MPAE Awards

  • 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.