Research Directory
Research Directory
Lucyna Bowland, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Research Interests: Primate Hands and Muscle Insertion Sites
Krista Cox, MS, COTA/L, ATP
Occupational Therapy Content Expert, Instructor
Research Interests: Assistive Technology Access and Adoption
Kyle Flack, PhD, RD, LD
Director of Translational Research & Associate Professor of Pathophysiology
Research Interests: Integrated/Applied Exercise Physiology, Dietary Intake, Obesity and Chronic Disease
Adam Gunn, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Research Interests: Applied Cardiopulmonary and Exercise Physiology, Clinical Orthopedics
Kaci Handlery, PT, DPT, EdD
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Research Interests: Exercise Interventions for Neurological Diagnoses
Reed Handlery, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy & Director of the Center for Rehabilitation Research (CRR)
Research Interests: Exercise, Spinal Cord Injury, Parkinson’s, Stroke, Outcome Measurement
Noah Hansen, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Research Interests: Occupational Interventions for Mental Health Diagnoses
Holly Hertzberg, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Research Interests: Occupational Interventions for Neurological Diagnoses
Dana Kahl, PT, DPT, EdD
Dean of the School of Physical Therapy
Research Interests: Exercise Interventions for Neurological Diagnoses
Elizabeth LeQuieu, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, CLA
Associate Dean of Academics
Research Interests: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; Health Literacy; Occupational Justice
Claire Maciejewski, MS
Research Associate I- Aerospace Physiology and Medicine
Research Interests: Aerospace Physiology and Human Performance in Extreme Environments
Rabbia Mahdi, MS
Research Associate
Research Interests: Role of Innate Immune Regulation in Bacterial and Viral Infections
Sarah Mathis, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Research Interests: Pediatrics; Nature-Based Services; Reflex Integration; Executive Functioning
Blake Metcalf, DCN, RD, LD, CCMS, FAND
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Research Interests: Nutritional Physiology and Muscle Quality
Jennifer Moore, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, CLA
Dean of the School of Occupational Therapy
Research Interests: Community-Based Programming; Performing Arts as Therapeutic Medium
Jeffrey Osborn, PhD
Vice President of Research and Professor of Pathophysiology
Research Interests: Hypertension and Preeclampsia
Brandy Ree, PhD
Associate Professor & Chair of Biochem and Cell Biology
Research Interests: Cancer Therapeutics
Jessica Sanford, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Research Interests: Nutrition and Carbohydrates
Meg Schaller, PhD
Research Associate II- Diabetes and Metabolic Physiology
Research Interests: Gastrointestinal Physiology and Obesity
Adrienne Shelton, OTD, M.Ed., OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Doctoral Capstone Coordinator
Research Interests: Older Adult Safety, Resilience Strategies
Matthew White, PhD
MSB Program Director & Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Research Interests: Cell Biology and Cancer
Caitlin Yoakum, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Research Interests: Neuroanatomical Variation, Anatomical Morphology, and Tooth Morphology
Allison Young, PT, DPT
Director of Clinical Education
Research Interests: Adolescent Development
Tracey Zeiner, OTD, OTR/L, CLA, CAPS
Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
Research Interests: Animal-Assisted Interventions, Anatomical Education (SoTL), Aging-in-Place
Jade Zimpfer, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Research Interests: Social Determinants of Health, Social Epidemiology, GIS, Spatial Analysis, Rural Health