Top Researchers
Top Medicine Researchers at University of Nebraska–Lincoln for 2026
Research across the University of Nebraska–Lincoln shows how broad medicine can be when it connects human health, animal studies, and biomedical methods. Over the past year, researchers have explored topics ranging from muscle performance and neuromuscular response to mental health, developmental health, imaging, and biomaterials.
This roundup highlights a cross-section of that work and offers a quick look at the kinds of questions UNL scientists are asking right now, from mechanisms of inflammation to measurement tools and clinical applications.
Featured Researchers
Terry J. Housh
Terry J. Housh’s recent work at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln centers on orthopedics and sports medicine, with a strong biomedical engineering angle in studies of training response, muscle performance, and strength estimation.
Activity over the last year: 9 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Effects of a Blend of Trisodium Citrate, Creatine Monohydrate, Leucine, and Blueberry Extract on Training-Induced Changes in Leg Extension Strength, Endurance, and Muscle Size (Jun 2025)
- No sex differences in fatigability or neuromuscular responses during one set of maximal intended velocity muscle actions to failure at 30 % one-repetition maximum (Jan 2025)
- Accuracy of Estimating Pre-Training, Post-Training, and Training-Induced Changes in Bench Press 1-Repetition Maximum (Mar 2025)
Tierney K. Lorenz
Tierney K. Lorenz focuses on psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, and general health professions, with recent publications spanning sexual desire, hypnosis for hot flashes, and concussion recovery contexts.
Activity over the last year: 7 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Sexual Desire and Fantasy Differ for Plurisexual vs Monosexual People in Mixed-Gender Relationships (Jun 2025)
- Self-Administered Hypnosis vs Sham Hypnosis for Hot Flashes (Nov 2025)
- A - 02 Institutional Gender Composition of Medical Providers and Collegiate Athlete Concussion Recovery Outcomes (Jul 2025)
Jessica L. Petersen
Jessica L. Petersen’s recent publications at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln connect genetics with animal science and zoology, especially in work on heat stress, inflammation, lipid metabolism, and muscle transcriptomics.
Activity over the last year: 8 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- PSVI-20 Heat stress-induced inflammation was mitigated by daily oral supplementation of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in finishing lambs, which in turn improved circulating adiponectin but not IGF-1. (Oct 2025)
- 66 Targeting inflammation with ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid nutraceutical interventions improved lipid flux and partially restored lipid metabolic indicators in heat-stressed finishing wethers. (Oct 2025)
- Changes in the skeletal muscle transcriptome due to the intramuscular administration of lidocaine in wether lambs (Jan 2025)
Dustin T Yates
Dustin T Yates works across pediatrics, physiology, and animal science and zoology, with recent studies on inflammation, neonatal lamb health, glucose metabolism, insulin secretion, and blood pressure.
Activity over the last year: 7 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Reducing Systemic Inflammation in IUGR-Born Neonatal Lambs via Daily Oral ω-3 PUFA Supplement Improved Skeletal Muscle Glucose Metabolism, Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion, and Blood Pressure (May 2025)
- PSVI-20 Heat stress-induced inflammation was mitigated by daily oral supplementation of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in finishing lambs, which in turn improved circulating adiponectin but not IGF-1. (Oct 2025)
- 66 Targeting inflammation with ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid nutraceutical interventions improved lipid flux and partially restored lipid metabolic indicators in heat-stressed finishing wethers. (Oct 2025)
Rebecca L. Brock
Rebecca L. Brock’s research at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln draws on social psychology, clinical psychology, and public health to examine prenatal flexibility, parenting, trauma-related distress, emotion socialization, and partner objectification.
Activity over the last year: 7 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- The interplay between prenatal psychological flexibility and couple secure base in promoting postpartum parenting. (Jul 2025)
- Intergenerational links between parental trauma-related distress and child maladaptive emotion regulation: The role of emotion socialization (Dec 2025)
- A multidimensional measure of sexual objectification in intimate relationships: The Inventory of Partner Sexual Objectification (IPSO). (Jul 2025)
Hillary Schwarb
Hillary Schwarb’s recent work combines cognitive neuroscience with radiology and nuclear medicine imaging, including studies of cortical properties, brain structure and function, and diffusion imaging methods.
Activity over the last year: 7 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Mechanical Properties of the Cortex in Older Adults and Relationships With Personality Traits (Feb 2025)
- Skin and Macular Carotenoids in Relation to Brain Structure and Function in School-Aged Children (Oct 2025)
- Tractometry of shear stiffness and damping ratio using diffusion weighted imaging and magnetic resonance elastography (Sep 2025)
Trevor D. Roberts
Trevor D. Roberts bridges orthopedics and sports medicine, cognitive neuroscience, and biomedical engineering, with publications on supplementation, strength testing, and one-repetition maximum estimation.
Activity over the last year: 7 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Effects of a Blend of Trisodium Citrate, Creatine Monohydrate, Leucine, and Blueberry Extract on Training-Induced Changes in Leg Extension Strength, Endurance, and Muscle Size (Jun 2025)
- Accuracy of Estimating Pre-Training, Post-Training, and Training-Induced Changes in Bench Press 1-Repetition Maximum (Mar 2025)
- Cross-Validation of Original and Modified Equations for Estimating Bench Press One-Repetition Maximum from Repetitions to Failure in Recreationally Active Men (Mar 2025)
Jingwei Xie
Jingwei Xie’s recent work spans biomaterials, surgery, and biomedical engineering, with publications on aerogels, microneedles, wound care, and hemorrhage management.
Activity over the last year: 5 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
What University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Medicine Community Is Working On
The most common subfields point to a community actively working at the intersection of biomedical engineering, orthopedics and sports medicine, clinical psychology, animal science and zoology, and cognitive neuroscience. That mix suggests a research environment where measurement, intervention, and mechanism all matter: some teams are refining tools and materials for care, others are studying performance, recovery, inflammation, and mental health, and several are connecting animal models with clinically relevant questions. Across the board, the work reflects a practical focus on improving understanding and outcomes.- Biomedical Engineering - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Clinical Psychology - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Animal Science and Zoology - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
- Cognitive Neuroscience - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
These recent studies show a medicine community working across lab, clinical, and translational settings, with clear overlap between physiology, psychology, engineering, and animal research. Explore the featured researchers below to see how those threads come together, and consider using Resub to streamline your own citation discovery, manuscript formatting, and submission prep.
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