The purpose of the Faculty Publications collection is to preserve and share the scholarship of the Kansas City University community. Here we showcase research done by current and former staff and faculty members while employed by KCU.
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Submissions from 2022
Clinical Review of Neuromusculoskeletal Complementary and Alternative Approaches for the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, Stephanie K. Marks, Nathan A. Rodriguez, Anisha Shah, Andi N. Garcia, Leah Ritter, and Angela N. Pierce
Commentary on: Upper Facial Anastomoses Between the External and Internal Carotid Vascular Territories - A 3D Computed Tomographic Investigation, Christopher C. Surek
Communicating Branches of the Facial Nerve: Descriptions and Clinical Considerations, Blair Freed, Charles Coker, Robert Steele, Clayton Marolt, Micaela Motzko, Bradley A. Creamer, and Jennifer F. Dennis
Comorbid Patterns in the Homeless Population: A Theoretical Model to Enhance Patient Care, Kanwalgeet Hans, Luke Mike, Robert Heidel, Paula Benavides, Robert Arnce, and Jan Talley
Compliance With SEP-1 Guidelines is Associated With Improved Outcomes for Septic Shock but not for Severe Sepsis, Shelly N.B. Sloan, Nathan A. Rodriguez, Thomas Seward, Lucy Sare, Lukas Moore, Greg Stahl, Kerry Johnson, Scott Goade, and Robert Arnce
Congestive Heart Failure and Sepsis: A Retrospective Study of Hospitalization Outcomes From a Rural Hospital in Southwest Missouri, Alexandra Skovran, Mason Hinke, Shelly N.B. Sloan, Greg Stahl, Kerry Johnson, Scott Goade, and Robert Arnce
COVID-19 Return to Sport: NFL Injury Prevalence Analysis, Troy B. Puga, Joshua Schafer, Prince N. Agbedanu, and Kevin Treffer
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Considerations for Reluctance and Improving Vaccine Uptake, Kaushal Parimi, Kyle Gilkeson, and Bradley A. Creamer
Decreases in G0-G1 Switch 2 Expression and Increases in Lipid Peroxidation Impaired Wound Healing in Aging Normal Human Fibroblasts, Kami Pearson, Spoorthi Hiremagalore, Jenna Fussell, Amanda Kalen, Prabhat Goswami, and Ehab Sarsour
Deep Plane Anatomy for the Facelift Surgeon: A Comprehensive Three-Dimensional Journey, Christopher C. Surek and Amanda K. Moorefield
Depth of the Dorsal Nerve of the Clitoris: Implications for Cosmetic and Urogynecologic Surgery, Micaela Motzko, Edwin Glueck, Brandalynn Holland, Christena Abraham, Christopher C. Surek, M. Scott Draper, Anna Stock, and Melissa Zolnierz
Distinct Patterns of Altered Quantitative T1ρ and Functional BOLD response Associated with History of Suicide Attempts in Bipolar Disorder, Joseph J. Shaffer, Virginia Willour, Jess G. Fiedorowicz, Gary E. Christensen, Jeffrey D. Long, Casey P. Johnson, Samantha L. Schmitz, Aislinn J. Williams, John Wemmie, and Vincent A. Magnotta
Editorial: The Role of Emotional Granularity in Emotional Regulation, Mental Disorders, and Well-Being, Yasemin Erbas, Maria Gendron, and Jennifer M.B. Fugate
Effects of Hypoxia and Reperfusion on the Neuronal Plasma Membrane Calcium Pump, Kailey Kowalski, Ehab Sarsour, and Asma Zaidi
Effects of Leg Length, Sex, Laterality, and the Intermediate Femoral Cutaneous Nerve on Infrapatellar Innervation, Kenneth S. Johnson, Joanna Rowe, Kanwalgeet Hans, Victoria Gordon, Adam L. Lewis, Clayton Marolt, Gilbert M. Willett, Charles Orth, Sarah Keim-Janssen, and Anthony Olinger
Examining Depression, Self-Stigma, Caregiver Role Identity, and Self-Compassion in Clergy Help-Seeking Attitudes, Kristen Sager, Changming Duan, Rachel Lawrence, and Craig A. Warlick
Extraordinary Accumulation of Arvicoline Rodents From Little Dell Dam (Pleistocene), Utah, Charles B. Withnell, Christopher J. Bell, and Christopher N. Jass
Forelimb Resistance Exercise Protects Against Neuromuscular Junction Denervation in the SOD1-G93A Rat Model of ALS, Hiroshi Nishimune, Kimberly G. Stanford, Jie Chen, James D. Odum, Alexander D. Rorie, Robert S. Rogers, Paige C. Geiger, and John A. Stanford
From the President's Desk: A Call to Serve, Bruce R. Williams
From the President's Desk: Fellowship and Family: Engendering Lifelong Connections, Bruce R. Williams
From the President's Desk: Making a Statement to Make an Impact, Bruce R. Williams
From the President's Desk: The Kind of Doctor I Wanted to Be, Bruce R. Williams
Hepatic Arterial Patterns and Variations: Using CT Data Visualization Software to Decrease Procedural Complications Due to Hepatic Arterial Variations, Christopher Krueger and Charles B. Withnell
Identifying Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children After COVID-19 Infection, Anthony McKeiver, W. Joshua Cox, and Gautam Desai
Impaired Calcium Signalling and Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Darier Disease: An Exploratory Review, Austin Ambur, Asma Zaidi, Charles Dunn, and Rajiv Nathoo
Implementation and Analysis of an Enhanced Screening and Testing Protocol for Prediabetes in a Dental School Patient Population, Roderick L. (Monty) MacNeil, Helena Hilario, Sharon Gordon, Carlos Degollado, Michael Malmrose, and Steven Lepowsky
Mapping the Saphenous Nerve from Surgical Landmarks: An Anatomic Guide for Adductor Canal Blocks, Celine Talley, Kara Fadanelli, and Suneeti Dash
Medical Management of Full-Thickness Macular Holes, Mrinali Gupta, Heeral Shah, and Keaton Taber
Metabolic Abnormalities in the Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum in Bipolar Disorder: A Multi-Modal MR Study, Vincent A. Magnotta, Jia Xu, Jess G. Fiedorowicz, Aislinn Williams, Joseph J. Shaffer, Gary E. Christensen, Jeffrey D. Long, Eric Taylor, Leela Sathyaputri, Jenny Gringer Richards, Gail Harmata, and John Wemmie
microRNA Expression Levels Change in Neonatal Patients During and After Exposure to Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Lance Hsieh, Lan N. Tu, Alison Paquette, Quanhu Sheng, Shilin Zhao, Douglas Bittel, James O'Brien, Kasey Vickers, Peter Pastuszko, and Vishal Nigam
Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning, Sheila L. Macrine and Jennifer M.B. Fugate
Navigating the Pandemic With Faculty Development: Unification While Working Remotely, Cindy Schmidt, Mark Pence, Robert Tyler, and Schoen Kruse
Operation-related Musculoskeletal Injuries among United States Surgeons: A Gender-stratified National Survey, Maria Tran, Michael W. Kortz, Britt Johnson, and Jeffrey E. Janis
Oral Health in America 2021: Making a Case for Curricular Change, Linda C. Niessen, Margherita Fontana, Robert J. Weyant, Paul S. Casamassimo, Jocelyne Feine, and Nadeem Karimbux
Penicillin Allergy Assessment and Medical Referral to Promote Antibiotic Stewardship, Elaine Bailey, Mackenzie Connell, Marie Fluent, and Erinne Kennedy
Rescuing Calcium Homeostasis with a Little Oil, Ronithe Senatus, Asma Zaidi, and Ehab Sarsour
Roles of Environmental Services Workers’ Wages and Status in Patient Safety, David Sine and Lloyd Duplechan
Sepsis and Acute Kidney Failure Outcomes Investigated in a Rural, Midwestern Population, Jenessa B. Lemon, Quinn Bohn, Shelly N.B. Sloan, Greg Stahl, Kerry Johnson, Scott Goade, and Robert Arnce
Smad3 Promotes Adverse Cardiovascular Remodeling and Dysfunction in Doxorubicin Treated Hearts, Melissa S. Cobb, Shixin Tao, Katherine Shortt, Magdy Girgis, Jeryl Hauptman, Jill Schriewer, Zaphrirah Chin, Edward Dorfman, Kyle Campbell, Daniel P. Heruth, Ralph V. Shohet, Buddhadeb Dawn, and Eugene A. Konorev
Spatial Visualization of Human Anatomy Through Art Using Technical Drawing Exercises, Youjin Na, Derek W. Clary, Zak Rose-Reneau, Larry Segars, Andrea Hanson, Philip Brauer, Barth Wright, and Sarah Keim
Spiritual Health Predicts Improved PHQ-9 During COVID Isolation in Extended Care Facility Patients, Thomas Huth, Cindy Schmidt, Donald G. Smith Jr., Wen Dan Lin, and Alan Wang
Sustained Radiation Reduction Following Initial Quality Improvement Intervention in a Paediatric Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Anthony McKeiver, Jennifer Marshall, Peter Churchill, Douglas Bittel, James O'Brien, Stephen Kaine, and Michael Bingler
Targeting Lipolysis in Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment Induces Lipid Peroxidation and Suppresses Cancer Cells Growth, Katiana Hebbert, Abby Wojtas, Kami Pearson, Jayden Kennedy, and Ehab Sarsour
The Origin of Sympathetic Postganglionic Fibers in the Cervical Region of the Vagus Nerve, Carrie Wallace, Edwin Glueck, Shelby Kuhnert, Philip Brauer, Crystal Lemmons, Mary Kilmer, and Alla Barry
The Utility of Anatomical Diagrams Shared on Social Media, Micaela Motzko and Jennifer F. Dennis
To Touch or Not to Touch: Evaluating Student Laboratory Outcomes of Hands-On Versus Visual Examination of Prosected Cadavers, Jennifer F. Dennis and Bradley A. Creamer
Type II Diabetes – A Disease of Unregulated Calcium?, Emily Hagan, Ehab Sarsour, and Asma Zaidi
Wellness 911: A Valuable Lesson in Gratitude, Kendra Morrison, Laura Cazier, and Amanda Dinsmore
Wellness 911: Being Stoic Isn't Getting EPs Anywhere, Amanda Dinsmore, Laura Cazier, and Kendra Morrison
Wellness 911: Born This Way: Realizing Our Inherent Worth, Laura Cazier, Amanda Dinsmore, and Kendra Morrison
Wellness 911: Put Your Oxygen Mask on First, Laura Cazier, Amanda Dinsmore, and Kendra Morrison
Wellness 911: Taking Responsibility for Your Emotions (AKA Welcome to Adulthood), Laura Cazier, Amanda Dinsmore, and Kendra Morrison
Wellness 911: The Price of Perfection, Amanda Dinsmore, Laura Cazier, and Kendra Morrison
Wellness 911: The Shoulds: What to Do About Unmet Expectations, Laura Cazier, Amanda Dinsmore, and Kendra Morrison
Wellness 911: Want to Live Longer and Healthier? Tap into the Healing Power of Community, Amanda Dinsmore, Kendra Morrison, and Laura Cazier
Wellness 911: You've Arrived: Why Aren't You Happier?, Amanda Dinsmore, Laura Cazier, and Kendra Morrison
Submissions from 2021
A Cadaveric Study of the Dorsal Nerve of the Clitoris: Mapping a 3D Danger Zone for Female Cosmetic Genital Surgery, Micaela Motzko, Melissa Zolnierz, Brandalynn Holland, and Edwin Glueck
A Cadaveric Study of the Fibularis Longus: A Descriptive Study of Tendon Insertion and Curvature, Brandalynn Holland, Barth Wright, Micaela Motzko, and Edwin Glueck
A Head Above the Rest: Use of Prosected Specimens Increases Practical Exam Performance for Head and Neck Anatomy, Charles Coker, Blair Freed, Monica Kinde, Schoen Kruse, Robert S. Rogers, Robert Steele, and Jennifer F. Dennis
Analysis of Nipple-Areola Complex Localization Using Male Cadavers: Considerations for Gender-Affirming Surgery, Amanda K. Moorefield, Anna Stock, Zak Rose-Reneau, Pratima Singh, Zubeen Azari, Barth Wright, and Virender Singhal
An Analysis of Anatomy Education Before and During Covid-19: May-August 2020, Derek J. Harmon, Stefanie M. Attardi, Malli Barremkala, Danielle C. Bentley, Kirsten M. Brown, Jennifer F. Dennis, Haviva M. Goldman, Kelly M. Harrell, Barbie A. Klein, Christopher J. Ramnanan, Joan T. Richtsmeier, and Gary J. Farkas
Anatomy of the Sural Nerve Complex: Unaccounted Anatomic Variations and Morphometric Data, Robert Steele, Charles Coker, Blair Freed, Barth Wright, and Philip Brauer
A New Target for Temple Volumization? An Anatomical and Ultrasound-Guided Study of the Intermediate Temporal Fat Pad, Christopher C. Surek
An Osteopathic Approach to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Samantha N. Baxter, Alexandra C. Millhuff, Gautam Desai, and Dennis J. Dowling
Author Correction: Identifying Genetic Factors That Contribute to the Increased Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in Infants With Down Syndrome, Cristina E. Trevino, Aaron M. Holleman, Holly Corbitt, Cheryl L. Maslen, Tracie C. Rosser, David J. Cutler, H. Richard Johnston, Benjamin L. Rambo-Martin, Jai Oberoi, Kenneth J. Dooley, George T. Capone, Roger H. Reeves, Heather J. Cordell, Bernard D. Keavney, A. J. Agopian, Elizabeth Goldmuntz, Peter J. Gruber, James O'Brien, Douglas Bittel, Lalita Wadhwa, Clifford L. Cua, Ivan P. Moskowitz, Jennifer G. Mulle, Michael P. Epstein, Stephanie L. Sherman, and Michael E. Zwick
Blood-Based Biomarkers for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Heather M. Wilkins, Mazen M. Dimachkie, and Abdulbaki Agbas
Changes in Anatomy Lecture and Laboratory Instruction During Covid-19, Derek J. Harmon, Stefanie M. Attardi, Malli Barremkala, Danielle C. Bentley, Kirsten M. Brown, Jennifer F. Dennis, Haviva M. Goldman, Kelly M. Harrell, Barbie A. Klein, Christopher J. Ramnanan, Joan T. Richtsmeier, and Gary J. Farkas
Changes in Gross Anatomy Laboratory Assessment During Covid-19, Stefanie M. Attardi, Malli Barremkala, Danielle C. Bentley, Jennifer F. Dennis, Gary J. Farkas, Haviva M. Goldman, Derek J. Harmon, Kelly M. Harrell, Barbie A. Klein, Christopher J. Ramnanan, and Kirsten M. Brown
Clinician to Medical Teacher: Perspectives for the First Year, Robert Tyler, Mariam Akhtar, Michael Selby, Ken Stewart, and Robert Arnce
Collaborating and Teaching a Synchronous, Multi-University, Virtual Course: Health Policy and Access to Dental Care, Erinne Kennedy, Benjamin Alex White, Jane A. Weintraub, Mark E. Moss, Samantha L. Jordan, Karin K. Quick, Shenam Ticku, Boyen Huang, and Chester Douglass
Commentary on: The Course of the Angular Artery in the Midface: Implications for Surgical and Minimally Invasive Procedures, Christopher C. Surek
Coping with the Practice of Medicine: Religion, Spirituality, and Other Personal Strategies, Cindy Schmidt and Marissa Roffler
COVID-19 Vaccine and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State, Mohammed A. Abu-Rumaileh, Ahmad M. Gharaibeh, and Naser Eddin Gharaibeh
Dental Faculty Well-Being Amid COVID-19 in Fall 2020: A Multi-Site Measure of Burnout, Loneliness, and Resilience, Carlos S. Smith, Erinne Kennedy, Karin K. Quick, Caroline K. Carrico, and Sophia Saeed
Dermboy Saves Vacation: An Adventure in Sun Safety!, Brian Matthys, Scott Emmons, and Renee Andriani
Evaluation of a Novel Spinal Ligament in the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine: The Midline Interlaminar Ligament, Alexandra C. Millhuff, M. Scott Draper, Hannah Haddad, Barth Wright, Edwin Glueck, Brandalynn Holland, and Micaela Motzko
Exploring the Influence of a Pandemic on Medical Education, Mariam Akhtar
Fresh Air, Immunizations, and Respiratory Illnesses, John Paulson and Karstan Luchini
Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Larry D. McIntire, Kindall Martin, Gregory Motzkus, Kunal Shah, Lauren Malinowski, and John Paulson
Innovations in Geriatric Oral Health Care, Elisa M. Ghezzi, Linda C. Niessen, and Judith A. Jones
Innovations Through Virtual Reality Simulation, Robert Tyler, Galina Danilova, Schoen Kruse, and Angela N. Pierce
Integrating Oral Health into Primary Care, Erinne Kennedy and Linda C. Niessen
Intrinsic Aerobic Capacity Affects Hippocampal pAkt and HSP72 Response to an Acute High Fat Diet and Heat Treatment in Rats, Li Gan, Xiaonan Wan, Delina Ma, Fu-Chen Yang, Jingpeng Zhu, Robert S. Rogers, Joshua L. Wheatley, Lauren G. Koch, Steven L. Britton, John P. Thyfault, Paige C. Geiger, and John A. Stanford
Investigation of a Novel Cranial Ligament Between the Occiput and Cervical Spinal Dura, Edwin Glueck, Charles Coker, Rory Li, Robert Steele, Philip Brauer, Brandalynn Holland, and Micaela Motzko
It Is Time for an Oil Change: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Human Health, Natalie Powell, Suman Chaudhary, and Asma Zaidi
Key Anatomical Clarifications for the Marginal Mandibular Branch of the Facial Nerve: Clinical Significance for the Plastic Surgeon, Clayton Marolt, Blair Freed, Charles Coker, Robert Steele, Kenneth S. Johnson, Russell Arellanes, Victoria Gordon, Barth Wright, Robert Stephens, and Christopher C. Surek
Larsen's Human Embryology, Gary C. Schoenwolf, Steven B. Bleyl, Philip Brauer, and Philippa H. Francis-West
Management of Obesity Using Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Angela A. Wang-Selfridge and Jennifer F. Dennis
Mapping a Danger Zone of the Dorsal Nerve of the Clitoris: Implications in Female Cosmetic Genital Surgery, Victoria Gordon, Joanna Rowe, Lauren Grubb, Adam L. Lewis, Kenneth S. Johnson, Larry Segars, Christopher C. Surek, Travis McCumber, Gilbert M. Willett, and Anthony Olinger
Measuring Mitochondrial Electron Transfer Complexes in Previously Frozen Cardiac Tissue from the Offspring of Sow: A Model to Assess Exercise-Induced Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Changes, Daniel Barrera, Sierra Upton, Megan Rauch, Tara Notarianni, Ki Suk Eum, Megan Liberty, Sarmila Venkoba Sah, Robert Liu, Sean Newcomer, Linda E. May, Emre Agbas, Jessica Sage, and Abdulbaki Agbas
Mental Wellness and Self-Care Needed Now More Than Ever, Kirby Randolph
MG53 Preserves Neuromuscular Junction Integrity and Alleviates ALS Disease Progression, Jianxun Yi, Ang Li, Xuejun Li, Kiho Park, Frank Yi, Yajuan Xiao, Dosuk Yoon, Tao Tan, Lyle W. Ostrow, Jianjie Ma, and Jingsong Zhou
N-Alkyl Triphenylvinylpyridinium Conjugated Dihydroartemisinin Perturbs Mitochondrial Functions Resulting in Enhanced Cancer Versus Normal Cell Toxicity, Mahboubeh Varmazyad, Mira M. Modi, Amanda L. Kalen, Ehab Sarsour, Brett Wagner, Juan Du, Michael K. Schultz, Garry R. Buettner, F. Christopher Pigge, and Prabhat Goswami
National Resident Matching Program Performance Among US MD and DO Seniors in the Early Single Accreditation Graduate Medical Education Era, Michael W. Kortz, Austin Vegas, Sean P. Moore, Edwin McCray, Monica C. Mureb, Jacob E. Bernstein, Joshua May, Brandon Bishop, Mitchell Frydenlund, and John R. Dobson
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as an Intervention to Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in First Responders: A Pilot Study, Christena Abraham, Shelly N.B. Sloan, Charles Coker, Blair Freed, Matthew McAuliffe, Halden Nielsen, Tanner Riscoe, Robert Steele, Andrew Dettwiler, Gia Oberley, Kenneth Zaremski, Kelley Joy, Andi Selby, Ree Wells-Lewis, and Bradley A. Creamer
Oxaloacetate Treatment Preserves Motor Function in SOD1G93A Mice and Normalizes Select Neuroinflammation-Related Parameters in the Spinal Cord, Sudheer K. Tungtur, Heather M. Wilkins, Robert S. Rogers, Yomna Badawi, Jessica Sage, Abdulbaki Agbas, Omar Jawdat, Richard J. Barohn, Russell H. Swerdlow, and Hiroshi Nishimune
Pandemic Brings Loss, Hardship, and Challenges; KCU Remains Committed and Dedicated, W. Joshua Cox and Laura Rosch
Physician Disengagement and Spiritual Dissonance in Medical Students, Cindy Schmidt, Loes Nauta, and Andrew Dang
Physics, Behaviorism, and the Disparate Impact of COVID on People of Color, Carlton Abner
Principles over Propositions: Or, How to Reject Metaphysical Neutrality in Bioethics, Jeremy R. Garrett and Leslie Ann McNolty
