2018 SHAPE America Graduate Student Grant Recipient Xiaoxia Zhang, 24-hour Movement Behavior and Mental Health among Depressed Female Students
2019 UTA Undergraduate Research Assistant Program Research Poster Award: Angela Coriddi, Associations Between Sleep and Academic Self-Efficacy among College Students
2019 TAHPERD Undergraduate Student Research Award 1st Place Alina Shrestha, Associations between Fundamental Motor Skills and Academic Behaviors in Early Childhood
2019 TAHPERD Graduate Student Research Award 1st Place Britton Woolsey, Assessing the Neuropsychological Cognitive Function among Preschoolers: A Pilot Study
2019 TAHPERD Scholar Award (Dr. Xiangli Gu)
2020 SHAPE America Southern District Scholar Award (Dr. Xiangli Gu)
2020 TACSM 3rd Place Research Poster Award: Angela Coriddi, Xiaoxia Zhang, Samantha Moss, and Xiangli Gu (Feb. 2020) Assessing Sleep, Sedentary Behaviors, and Physical Activity among College Students: The Roles of Ethnicity and Obesity
2020 TAHPERD Student Scholarship Award (Samantha Moss)
2021 UTA Research Day Graduate Student Research Award 1st Place (Dr. Xiangli Gu, Samantha Moss)
2021 Clinical Excellence Award (Samantha Moss)
2021 TAHPERD Graduate Student Research Award 3rd place (Kimberly Vanhoose) Vanhoose, K., Moss, S.,& Gu, X. (December, 2021). The Effects of Virtual Reality Exercise on Mental Health in Adults: A Systematic Review.
2021 TAHPERD Undergraduate Student Research Award 1st Place (Mira Ghraizi) The Associations of Obesity and Physical Activity with Health-Related Quality of Life among Young Adults during COVID-19.
2021 NSF-sponsored Build and Broaden: Social Connections Conference Graduate Students Research Award (Samantha Moss) Moss, S. & Gu X. Ethnic and SES disparities in built environment: Impact on youth activity behaviors during COVID-19.
2021 NSF-sponsored Build and Broaden: Social Connections Conference Graduate Students Research Award (Kimberly Vanhoose) Vanhoose, K., & Gu, X. Assessing Health-Risk Behaviors and Depression During the COVID-9 Pandemic: A Health Disparity Exploration.
2021 Graduate Student 1st Place Award, 2021: Research Day, Department of Kinesiology (Samantha Moss) Moss, S., & Gu, X. Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity and Classroom Behavior among Preschoolers: Gender Disparity Exploration.
2021 SHAPE Thomas L. McKenzie Research Grant (Samantha Moss)
MPAE Poster Presentations
Vanhoose, K., Moss, S.,& Gu, X. (December, 2021). The Effects of Virtual Reality Exercise on Mental Health in Adults: A Systematic Review. Poster presented at Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (TAHPERD), Arlington, TX.
Ghraizi, M., Moss, S.,Vanhoose, K., & Gu, X. (December, 2021). The Associations of Obesity and Physical Activity with Health-Related Quality of Life among Young Adults during COVID-19. Poster presented at Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (TAHPERD), Arlington, TX.
Moss, S., & Gu, X. (October, 2021). Ethnic and SES Disparities in Built Environment: Impact on youth Activity and Behaviors During COVID-19. Poster presented at Build and Broaden: Conference on Social Connections to Promote Individual and Community Resilience in Post-COVID-19 Society: Supported by National Science Foundation, Arlington, TX (Graduate Students Research Award; Peer Reviewed, Regional).
Vanhoose, K., & Gu, X. (October, 2021). Assessing Health-Risk Behaviors and Depression During the COVID-9 Pandemic: A Health Disparity Exploration. Poster presented at Build and Broaden: Conference on Social Connections to Promote Individual and Community Resilience in Post-COVID-19 Society: Supported by National Science Foundation, Arlington, TX (Graduate Students Research Award; Peer Reviewed, Regional).
Gu, X., Moss, S.,& Zhang, X. (September, 2021). Effect of the Virtual Reality-Infused Movement and Activity Program (V-MAP) on Physical Activity and Cognition in Head Start Preschoolers. Poster presented at International Motor Development Research Consortium (I-MDRC) 5th Annual Meeting, Virtual.
Molinar, R., Gu, X. (August, 2021). The Effects of Virtual Reality Exercise on Depression and Cognition Deficits Among Adults. Poster presented at UT System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Student Research Conference, Virtual.
Moss, S.,Gu, X. (April, 2021). Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity and Classroom Behavior among Preschoolers: Gender Disparity Exploration. Poster presented at University of Texas at Arlington Graduate Research Day (Graduate Student 1st Place Award; Peer Reviewed).
Moss, S.,Zhang, X., Gu, X., & Zhang, T. (April, 2021). Health Disparities and Socio-Demographic Correlates among Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents. Poster presented at Society of Behavioral Medicine 42nd Annual Meeting, Virtual.
Moss, S.,Zhang, X., Melton, M., Zhang, A., & Gu, X. (April 2021). Association of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with Classroom Behavior in Preschoolers: A Gender-based Approach. Poster presented at Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) of America Virtual National Convention & Expo.
Zhang, X., Moss, S.,& Gu, X. (April, 2021). Effects of Weight Status and Sedentary Behavior on Depression among Young Adults. Poster presented at Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) of America Virtual National Convention & Expo.
Pham, S., Shoaib, S., Moss, S.,Zhang, X., & Gu, X. (April, 2021). Gender Disparities in Fundamental Motor Skills Development During Early Childhood. Poster presented at Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) of America Virtual National Convention & Expo.