As a psychiatric epidemiologist, Catherine Woodstock Striley’s, PhD, MSW, MPE, research is concerned with increasing the recognition of psychopathology and addictive behavior to, in turn, increase service receipt, and with decreasing barriers to service. She has been a Co-Investigator on research involving community members, out-of-treatment drug users, and women in…
Dr. Heaton’s research interests include Pediatric Neuropsychology, Child and Adult Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Attention and Memory Processes. Full CV…
Dr. Janicke’s research efforts have focused on building a successful program of research related to pediatric obesity, including a specific emphasis on translation and dissemination of treatments for pediatric obesity, psychosocial adjustment of overweight and obese youth, family and environmental factors impacting healthy and unhealthy weight loss behaviors, and health…
The long range goal of Dr. Pereira’s research program is to improve health outcomes and promote the well-being of individuals with chronic and/or life-limiting illnesses, with an emphasis on malignancies that occur commonly or exclusively among women. Grounded in the biobehavioral model of tumor growth and development, her research seeks…
Dr. Smith’s research examines the time course and extent of respiratory muscle remodeling in response to respiratory muscle overload training, using a combination of basic science and clinical approaches. Her current research projects include 1) examining the biology of acute muscle remodeling following a respiratory overload, 2) using translational strategies…
Dr. Mann’s current research focuses on home monitoring and communications technologies (tele-health, tele-homecare), and older driver assessment and rehabilitation. Over the past 20 years his research has focused on approaches to promoting independence with technology, including driving and smart technology for persons with disabilities. Full CV…
Dr. Light’s research interests are in motor behavior problems of elderly patients, particularly those with chronic balance problems, cerebral vascular disease, Parkinson’s disease, and frailty. Full CV…
Dr. Judge’s research is focused on understanding the molecular signaling pathways that cause skeletal muscle atrophy during periods of muscle disuse (cast immobilization), and during cancer, sepsis, peripheral arterial disease, and aging. In addition, ongoing work in his lab seeks to understand the role that specific proteins play in regulating…
Dr. Xu’s primary research investigates the health effects of environmental exposures on chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. He has used a combination of methods of classical epidemiological methodology, ArcGIS techniques and advance statistical modeling to investigate the health effects of environmental exposures, particularly focusing on air pollution…
Dr. Harle’s research focuses on understanding how patients, consumers and health care professionals perceive and use health information and information technology. He draws on theory and methods from behavioral decision making, risk communication and machine learning in order to improve information systems that support health-related decision making. This research has…
