Research Highlights

Dr. Joel Martin, Associate Professor in Mason’s School of Kinesiology, leads study on how dehydration negatively impacts Navy pilots during flight
March 6, 2023
Testing at Mason’s SMART Lab focuses on prototype sensor that measures dehydration in human subjects.
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Music and dance improve well-being of older adults
November 16, 2022
Dr. Ambegaonkar co-authors Mason study on health benefits of community-engaged arts programs for individuals over age 65.
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Helmet mandates in HS girls’ lacrosse may be effective
September 26, 2022
Dr. Shane Caswell co-authored a study which found protective headgear lowered frequency of concussions in HS girls’ lacrosse.
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Breakthrough Biomarkers
July 15, 2021
Research from Kinesiology Professor Shane Caswell could spark development of a rapid, noninvasive, saliva-based test for concussion diagnosis and management.
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Impactful Research
April 8, 2021
Research led by Kinesiology professor Jatin Ambegaonkar provides insight into nutrition optimization in understudied ‘aesthetic athlete’ dancers. Read more...
Influential Research
March 9, 2020
Kinesiology professor Margaret Jones collaborates on study with Mayo Clinic that finds vitamin D deficiency in college athletes playing indoor sports. Read more...

Integrating the Arts
February 6, 2020
CEHD professor Jatin Ambegaonkar collaborates with CHHS, CVPA for study on effects of arts engagement on health of older adults. Read more...

Tackling Concussion Diagnosis
November 11, 2019
Athletic Training Professor Shane Caswell contributing to research that will use saliva to diagnose and monitor concussions. Read more...

Dance Medicine Program Thrives at Mason — and Beyond
March 20, 2019
Dancers’ medical needs, as athletes, have long been underserved. Jatin Ambegaonkar, an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development, has made it his goal to change that. Read more...

Mason program too valuable to lose, school board says
November 20, 2018
How do you know a community values your involvement? It steps up financially to keep your program running. That is what happened in Prince William County, Virginia, which this academic year budgeted $180,000 to continue a George Mason University program that provides athletic trainers to nine of the county’s 16 public middle schools with athletic programs. Read more...