NMPT Leadership
Department:
College of Public Health and Health Professions Dean's Office
David Fuller Ph.D.
Associate Dean For Research
Aging & Geriatric Research
Aging & Geriatric Research
David Clark, ScD
Neuromuscular plasticity; Aging and neuromuscular control of movement
Physiology & Aging
Todd Manini, Ph.D.
Neuromuscular plasticity; mobility decline in older adults
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Elisabeth Barton, Ph.D.
Muscle plasticity, Muscular Dystrophy, IGF-1 for muscle therapeutics
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Justin Hardee, Ph.D.
Neuromuscular plasticity; Acquired and genetic disorders
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Rachael Seidler, Ph.D.
Motor control, aging, neuroplasticity and rehabilitation associated with spaceflight
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Ashley Smuder, Ph.D.
Muscle plasticity; antioxidants; mechanisms of muscle atrophy
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
David Vaillancourt, Ph.D.
Neuroplasticity, Motor control, motor disorders, neurological disorders, brain structure and function
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
Lan Wei-LaPierre, Ph.D.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Matthew S Gentry, Ph.D.
neurodegenerative diseases; spatial metabolomics, novel therapeutics
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ramon C Sun, Ph.D.
neurodegenerative diseases; spatial metabolomics, novel therapeutics
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Daniel Ferris, Ph.D.
Cognitive and motor learning, stroke, neurorehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury
Biomedical Engineering
Christine Schmidt, Ph.D.
Neuroplasticity; neural engineering, biomaterials, nerve regeneration, spinal cord injury
Clinical & Health Psychology
Clinical and Health Psychology
Shellie-Anne Levy, Ph.D.
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Karim Oweiss, Ph.D.
Brain machine interface, neural integration and coordination in sensorimotor systems
Genetics & Genomics
Pediatrics
Barry Byrne, MD-Ph.D.
Neuromuscular plasticity; Muscular dystrophies, Pompe disease, gene transfer, pediatric clinical trials
Neuroscience
Neurology
Michael Okun, MD
Neuroplasticity; movement disorders treatment, brain stimulation effects on cognition, behavior, and mood; basal ganglia
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Daniel Kopinke, Ph.D.
Muscle plasticity; mechanisms of muscle atrophy and hypertrophy
Physiology & Aging
Physiology & Aging
Karyn Esser, Ph.D.
Neuromuscular plasticity; Cognitive and motor learning, stroke, neuro-rehabilitation, prosthetics
Physiology & Aging
Glenn Walter, Ph.D.
Neuromuscular plasticity, Magnetic resonance imaging, muscle damage, gene transfer, muscular dystrophies, muscle atrophy and regeneration
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
Mark Bishop, PT, Ph.D.
Neuromuscular plasticity; musculoskeletal pain, orthopedic physical therapy, biomechanics, muscle damage
Physical Therapy
Emily Fox, Ph.D.
Neuroplasticity, spinal cord injury, hypoxia based therapies, clinical trials
Physical Therapy
Sean Forbes, Ph.D.
Muscular dystrophies, muscle plasticity, clinical trials
Physical Therapy
Elisa Gonzalez-Rothi
Physical Therapy
Sarah Judge, Ph.D.
Skeletal muscle wasting, remodeling, dysfunction associated with Cancer Cachexia
Physical Therapy
Donovan Lott, Ph.D.
Neuromuscular plasticity, muscular dystrophy, Duchenne Myotonic Dystrophy, exercise, MRI, functional mobility & rehabilitation
Physical Therapy
Gordon Mitchell, Ph.D.
Neuroplasticity, spinal cord injury, hypoxia-based therapies, neurophysiology
Physical Therapy
Dorian Rose, Ph.D.
Neuroplasticity, Stroke, motor control, rehabilitation, clinical trials
Physical Therapy
Barbara Smith, Ph.D.
Neuromuscular plasticity; muscle training to improve breathing, ALS
Physical Therapy
Krista Vandenborne, Ph.D.
Neuromuscular plasticity, Muscle atrophy regeneration, magnetic resonance imaging, muscular dystrophies, pediatrics, muscle damage
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
Tracy Centanni, Ph.D.
Dyslexia; auditory and visual perception; neural plasticity; reading acquisition; Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
Charles Ellis, Jr., Ph.D.
Neurologically based disorders of communication and equity in service provision.
Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
Karen Hegland, Ph.D.
Neuromuscular plasticity; mechanisms of airway protection, swallowing, cough, rehabilitation
