External Funding

CMS-Civil Money Penalty Grant- Wisconsin. Bingocize®: An evidence-based health promotion program to improve quality of life of Wisconsin CNF residents.  Co-Principal Investigators: Taylor, J., Means, W.T., & Delong, T. $472,591.00 [in-review] 

Kentucky Academy of Science Summer Undergraduate Research Grant; Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application to Help Improve Older Adult Health in Underserved Areas. $3,000.00 (2019)

United States Center for Medicare Services Civil Money Penalty Grant; Bingocize®: An evidence-based health promotion program to improve the quality of life of Tennessee certified nursing facility residents. $503,803.00 (2019)

National Institutes of Health- Institute on Aging Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15; Co-Principal Investigator, PI: Matthew Shake; Bingocize®: A Novel Mobile Application to Help Maintain or Improve Older Adults' Health, Function,and Cognition. $417,398.00 (2018)

United States Center for Medicare Services Civil Money Penalty Grant; Bingocize®: An evidence-based health promotion program to improve the quality of life of Kentucky certified nursing facility residents. $126,215.00 (2018)

United States Center for Medicare Services Civil Money Penalty Grant; Bingocize®: An evidence-based health promotion program to improve the quality of life of Kentucky certified nursing facility residents. $772,730.00 (2017)

Owensboro Regional Health Hospital Community Benefit Grant; Bingocize® improves health and quality of life in older adults. $36,677.00 (2017)

University of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England College Research Fund, Co-Investigator; Bingocize®: A Novel Mobile Application to Help Maintain or Improve Older Adults' Health, Function, and Cognition. $3,000.00 (2017)

National Science Foundation EPSCoR Research Scholars Program Grant; Examining Cognitive Changes in Older Adults Using a Mobile Application to Improve Health and Functioning. $7,439.00 (2016)

Retirement Research Foundation Research Grant; Efficacy of a mobile application for improving older adults’ health, function, and cognition. $94,682.00 (2015)

Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation Kentucky Commercialization Fund Grant. $74,860.00 (2014)

Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation SBIR/STTR Phase Double Zero Program Grant. $3,650.00 (2014)

Owensboro Health Hospital Community Benefit Grant. $7,800.00 (2013)

Owensboro Medical Health Systems Community Benefit Grant. $3,365.00 (2012)

Internal Funding

Western Kentucky University Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement (FUSE) Grant (Student: Heather Putman); Understanding the Impact of a Health & Exercise-Oriented Program for Older Adults. $3,000.00(2019)

Western Kentucky University Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement (FUSE) Grant (Student: Allyson Copeland); Bingocize Intervention Effectiveness on Improving Cognitive Functioning. $3,000.00(2019)

Western Kentucky University Office of International Programs International Activities Grant, Improving Older Adults Physical Activity Participation and University Student/Community Engagement in the United Kingdom: Lessons Learned from Bingocize® $2000.00 (2018)

Western Kentucky University Center for Citizenship & Social Justice Scholars in Service Grant to fund Graduate Assistant Thesis Research. $1000.00 (2017)

School of Public Health Interdisciplinary Seed Money Grant-Indiana University, Bloomington. Piatt, J., Taylor, J., Crandall, K.J., Keith, T. Community-based health interventions: Decreasing secondary health conditions in older adults through physical activity. $5000.00  (2016)

Western Kentucky University/University of Louisville Southern Kentucky Area Health Education Center. $760.00 (2016)

Western Kentucky University/University of Louisville Southern Kentucky Area Health Education Center. (

Western Kentucky University Research and Creative Activities Program (RCAP) Grant. $16,000.00 (2015)

Western Kentucky University College of Health and Human Services Faculty Research Grant. $6,000.00 (2015)

Western Kentucky University ALIVE Center Community Partnership Grant. $1,324.00 (2015)

Western Kentucky University Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement (FUSE) Grant. $3,000.00 (2014)

Western Kentucky University Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement (FUSE) Grant. $3,000.00 (2013)

Western Kentucky University College of Health and Human Services Faculty Scholarship Grant. $5,500.00 (2013)

Western Kentucky University ALIVE Center Community Partnership Grant. $2,500.00 (2013)

Publications

Middleton, G., H. Henderson, G. Clay, A. Mongan, M. Daniel, K.J. Crandall., M. Shake, & D. Broom. (2020). Exploring the effects of Bingocize®: an interactive community-based physical activity intervention for older adults in the UK. Technical Report. University of Lincoln, United Kingdom.

Neils-Strunjas, J., K. J. Crandall, X. Ding, A. Gabbard, S. Rassi, & S. Otto. (2020). Facilitators and Barriers to Attendance in a Nursing Home Exercise Program. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.09.023

Taylor, J., Piatt, J., Stanojevic, C., Crandall, K. J., & C-EP, A. C. S. M. (2020). Bingocize® beyond the numbers: Motivations and perceptions of a multicomponent health promotion program among older adults living in long-term care. American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 19(1), 23-34. 

Crandall, K.J. & J. Neils-Strunjas. (2019). A game-based health program for improving functional health and social engagement in long-term care residents. Journal of Aging and Long-Term Care, 2:3: 91-95. https://dx.doi.org/10.5505/jaltc.2019.29392

Dispennette, K., Crandall, K.J., Schafer, M., Shake, M., Macy, G., & Clark, B. (2019). Effects of a game-centered health promotion program on fall risk, health knowledge, and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. International Journal of Exercise Science, 12:4, 1149 - 1160. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijes/vol12/iss4/17

Crandall, K.J. , Shake, M., & Ziegler, U. (2019). Assessing the impact of a game-centered mobile app on community-dwelling older adults' health activation. OMB Integrative and Comlementary Medicine. 4(3), 12. DOI: 10.21926/obm.icm.1903041 

Neils-Strunjas, J., Crandall, K.J., Shackelford, J., Dispennette, K., Stevens, L.R., & Glascock, L.A. (2018). Students Report More Positive Attitudes Toward the Elderly Following an Interprofessional Service-Learning Course. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. DOI: 10.1080/02701960.2018.1479262

Shake, M., Crandall, K.J. l, Mathews, R., Falls, D.G., & Dispennette, K. (2018). Efficacy of Bingocize®: A game-centered mobile application to improve physical and cognitive performance in older adults. Games for Health Journal. 7(4): 1-9. doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2017.0139

Falls, D.G., Crandall, K.J., Shake, M., Norris, E., Taylor, J., & Arnett, S. (2018). Efficacy of a mobile application for improving gait performance in community-dwelling older adults. American Journal of Therapeutic Recreation. 17 (2):9-19.

Crandall, K.J., & Shake, M. (2016). A mobile application for improving functional performance and health education in older adults: A pilot study. Journal of Aging Science. 4(2): 1-5.

Willard, M.R., & Crandall, K. J. (2016). Intergenerational service-learning to combat ageism in exercise science students. Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport. 53(2): 55-67.

Crandall, K.J., Steward, K., & Warf, T. (2016). A mobile application to reduce perceived stress in female undergraduate students. American Journal of Health Studies.  31 (2): 68-73.

Fairman, C., Kendall, K., Harris, B., Crandall, K.J., & McMillan, J. (2016). Effectiveness of a training program using an Alter-G treadmill to improve physiological and psychosocial measures in female breast cancer survivors. International Journal of Exercise Science. 9(1): 101- 109.

Crandall, K. J., & Steenbergen, K.I. (2015). Older adults’ functional performance and health knowledge after a combination exercise, health education, and bingo game. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (1). October-December: 1-8, DOI: 10.1177/2333721415613201.

Crandall, K.J., Fairman, C., & Anderson, D. (2015). Functional fitness in older adults after a combination multicomponent exercise program and bingo game. International Journal of Exercise Science, 8 (1): 38-48.

Crandall, K.J. (2014). Bingocize®: Successful integration of intergenerational service-learning into an exercise science practicum project. Journal of Community Engagement in Higher Education, 6 (2): 1-6.

Vowels, M.R., & Crandall, K.J. (2014). A descriptive study of exercise science students’ knowledge of, and attitudes toward, older adults. Kentucky Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Journal, 51 (2): 66-78.