Research Interest
Activity programs that promote optimal mechanical and cognitive stimuli are known to provide health benefits. I am interested in exercise prescription as it relates to healthy aging throughout the lifespan. I plan to quantify the demands of golf-related tasks to guide the design of safe, feasible, and effective intervention programs, which improve psychosocial, cognitive, and physical health status.
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Contact
Office Phone: (323) 442-2948
Email: guanrong@usc.edu
Office: Center for Health Professionals (CHP), G9
Research Network: ResearchGate
Education
- California State University Bakersfield, B.S. Kinesiology and Physical Education with a minor in Economics, 2018
- University of Southern California, M.S. Biokinesiology (Sports Science), 2021
Manuscripts
- Moore, G., Kanwar, K., Du Bois, A., Cai, G., & Salem, G. (2022) The Fitness Effects of a 10-Week Golf Training Program for Older Adults: A Non-Randomized, Pre-Post, Pilot Study. American Journal of Recreation Therapy. Vol 21, No.3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2022.0265
Conference Proceedings
- McKay, R., Cai, G.^, Merino, S., Rodriguez, C., Scholefield, Z., Moore, J., Salem, G., & Lei, C. Utilizing Data Clustering for Hypotheses Exploration in Multimodal Exercise and Health Interventions with Limited Sample Size. In 2022 6th International Conference on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (ICCBB 2022), December 26–28, 2022, Bali Island, Indonesia. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 6 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3589437.3589446
^Co-first and presenting author
Abstracts
- Cai, G., Cho, J., Zou, Y., Cannon, J. & Salem, G. Low Back Demand of Equipment Transportation Tasks in Golf. SWACSM 2023 Annual Meeting, Oct. 27-28. Poster presentation
- Cai, G. & Salem, G. Golf Recreational Exercise for ENhanced Survivorship (GREENS) in Underrepresented Prostate Cancer Survivors. Society of Integrative Oncology Conference. September 14-16, 2023. Poster presentation
- Cai, G., Cannon, J., Zou, Y., & Salem, G. Frontal Plane Knee Demand in Golf Equipment Transportation Tasks. ACSM 2023 Annual Meeting and World Congresses, May 30-June 2. Poster presentation
- Zou, Y., Cai, G., Cannon, J., & Salem, G. Gait Kinematics and Between-Limb Symmetry Associated with Bilateral and Unilateral Golf Equipment Carriage. ACSM 2023 Annual Meeting and World Congresses, May 30-June 2. Poster presentation
- Cai, G., Cannon, G., Zou, Y., & Salem, G. Unilateral Load Carriage in Golf Increases Frontal Plane Moment Demand at the Knee. SWACSM 2022, Oct 28-29. Poster presentation
- Zou, Y., Cai, G., Cannon, G., & Salem, G. Does Carrying Golf Equipment Unilaterally or Bilaterally Influence Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters? SWACSM 2022, Oct 28-29. Poster presentation
- Cai, G., Moore, J., & Salem, G. The Effects of Golf Recreational Exercise Programs on Cognitive Performance. ACSM 2022 Annual Meeting and World Congresses, May 31-June 4. Poster presentation.
- Moore, J., Cai, G., Kanwar, K., & Salem, G. Changes in Gait Velocity Following a 10-Week Golf Program in Healthy, Older Adults. ACSM 2022 Annual Meeting and World Congresses, May 31-June 4. Oral presentation
- Cai, G., Cannon, J., Moore, J., Ogata, N., Zou, Y., & Salem, G. Frontal Plane Lower Extremity Kinetics during Golf Equipment Transportation. USC Ostrow Research Day 2022. March 23, 2022. Poster presentation
- Cai, G., Moore, J., Kanwar, K., Lee, H., Hawkes, R., & Salem, G. Sagittal Plane Lower Extremity Joint Demands of the Golf Swing in Novice Older Adult Golfers. XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB). July 25-29, 2021. Online oral presentation
- Moore, J., Kanwar, K., Lee, H., Cai, G., Hawkes, R., & Salem, G. Lower Extremity Biomechanical Demands of a Bend and Pick-Up Task in Healthy, Older Adults. XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB). July 25-29, 2021. Online poster presentation
- Cai, G. & Salem, G. (2021) Golf – The Next Novel Activity Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors? USC Ostrow Research Day 2021. May 27, 2021. Online poster presentation
- Moore J., Cai G., & Salem G. Producing High-Intensity Interval Training Protocols from Heart Rate Maximum Testing. USC Ostrow Research Day 2021; May 27, 2021. Online poster presentation
- Cai, G., Moore, J., Kanwar, K., Lee, K., Hawkes, R., & Salem, G. (2020) Physical Activity During Mindful Exercise Activity in Healthy Older Adults: Golf. USC Institute for Integrative Health & Wellness Virtual Conference. November 14, 2020. Online poster presentation
- Cai, G., Moore, J., Kanwar, K., Lee, K., Hawkes, R., Salem, G. (2020) Feasibility and Adherence of a Novel Golf Training Intervention for Healthy Older Adults. 2020 Annual Meeting of American College of Sports Medicine. Online Poster presentation
- Cai, G., Moore, J., Kanwar, K., Lee, K., Hawkes, R., Salem, G. (2020) Are Swing Biomechanical Demands Unidirectional in Novice, Older Adult Golfers? 2020 NSCA National Conference. July 8-11, 2020. Accepted for podium presentation and masters award consideration
- Cai, G., Moore, J., Kanwar, K., Lee, K., Hawkes, R., Salem, G. (2019) Effect of a Novel Golf Program on Gait Performance in Older Adults. 2019 Annual Meeting of American College of Sports Medicine, Southwest Chapter. October 25-26, 2019. Poster presentation
- Miller, J. M., Hudson, A., Contreras, N., Serrano, D., Cai, G., Morgan, K., & Street, B. D. (2017) Metabolic Syndrome and Activity Levels in College Students. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 49:976. DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000519666.64869.97
- Cai, G., Cruz, A., & Street, B. D. (2017) Sensorless Video-based Motion Capture System for Sport and Clinical Purposes. 2017 Annual Meeting of American College of Sports Medicine, Southwest Chapter. October 20-21, 2017. Poster presentation