Young-Rock Hong

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Young-Rock Hong is a health services researcher and medical sociologist.

Scoial Determinants of Health Palliative Care Value-based care Cancer Screening Preventive Care Services

Zhoumeng Lin

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Zhoumeng Lin’s research is on developing computational models to study nanomedicine, food safety, nanoparticle and chemical risk assessment.

Machine Learning Food Safety Assessment Environmental Health Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling Toxicology

Meryl Alappattu

Research Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Meryl Alappattu's research interests include chronic pain, pelvic pain, rehabilitation and women's health.

Chronic Pain Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Pelvic Pain Physical Therapy Rehabilitation

Santanu Datta

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Santanu Datta's current research is focused in the areas of lung cancer screening, smoking cessation and adolescent vaping.

shared decision making for lung cancer screening Smoking Cessation Interventions Health Economics Vaping tax policy

Ara Jo

Clinical Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Ara Jo has expertise in healthcare system management and the development of preventive care models for chronic diseases and risk assessment.

Body composition assessment Healthcare System Preventive care model for chronic diseases (i.e., diabetes and prediabetes) Sarcopenia

Gordon Mitchell

Professor & Director · University of Florida

Gordon Mitchell is a preeminence professor of neuroscience in the department of physical therapy and McKnight Brain Institute.

Cellular mechanisms of intermittent hypoxia induced spinal respiratory motor plasticity Compensatory respiratory plasticity in motor neuron disease (ALS) Inflammation and spinal plasticity Developmental plasticity Intermittent hypoxia and brain function

Patricia Tripp

Professor/Associate Director · University of Florida

Patricia Tripp has expertise with lower extremity injury, injury prevention, movement screening, clinical policy, and healthcare leadership.

Movement Screening Healthcare Leadership and Administration Lower Extremity Injury Athletic Training ACL Injury

Brittney Dixon

Assistant Professor/Director · University of Florida

As a social and behavioral scientist, Brittney Dixon researches underserved populations, with an emphasis on health disparities.

Community-Engaged Research Chronic Conditions Health Equity Health Disparities Social Determinants of Health

Lusine Yaghjyan

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Lusine Yaghjyan's research focuses on the epidemiology of breast cancer.

Epidemiology Benign Breast Disease Molecular Breast Cancer Epidemiology Breast Cancer Enviornmental Contributors to Breast Cancer Etiology

Allison Holgerson

Clinical Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Allison Holgerson conducts comprehensive psychological evaluations for patients being considered for bariatric procedures.

Binge eating disorder Bariatric psychology Health Psychology obesity and weight management

Jennifer Applebaum

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Jennifer Applebaum is an expert on pet ownership and the resulting health and well-being/welfare implications of the human-pet dyad.

Companion Animals One Health Pet Ownership Pets Pet Owners

Jessica Payne-Murphy

Clinical Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Jessica Payne-Murphy is director of the Insomnia and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology.

Behavioral sleep medicine Depression Anxiety Fibromyalgia Clinical Health Psychology

David Fuller

Professor · University of Florida

David Fuller is a professor in the department of physical therapy who directs a research laboratory in the McKnight Brain Institute.

Motor Neurons Pompe Disease Spinal Cord Breathing Respiratory Muscles

Noah Hammarlund

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Noah Hammarlund researches disparities in cancer care with data science and community engagement approaches.

Artificial Intelligence Econometric Analysis Health Economics Machine Learning Prostate Cancer Disparities

Tracy Centanni

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Tracy Centanni studies the neural and genetic correlates of reading acquisition, risk factors for dyslexia, and neural plasticity.

Neural Plasticity Dyslexia Auditory and Visual Perception Brain Basis of Reading Acquisition Genetic Factors for Dyslexia

Sarah Westen

Clinical Assistant Professor/Director · University of Florida

Sarah Westen focuses on mental health disorders in children, adolescents and young adults with co-morbid medical illnesses.

Disease Adolescents Coping Chronic health conditions Mental Health

Russell Hepple

Professor · University of Florida

Russell Hepple's lab examines the mechanisms causing muscle atrophy and dysfunction with aging.

Aging Cancer Cachexia Mitochondria Muscle Atrophy Neuromuscular Junction

Afsar Ali

Research Associate Professor · University of Florida

Afsar Ali researches disease spillover from environment to humans and how to mitigate cholera and diarrheal diseases.

Diarrheal Disease Cholera Algal Blooms Flesh Eating Bacteria Environmental Disasters

Gina Maria Musolino

Professor/Associate Director · University of Florida

Gina Maria Musolino uses design, development, and evaluation for contemporary, health care professionals' development from class to clinic.

IPE Cultural Competence Physical Therapy Health Policy & Advocacy Reflective Practice Scholarship of Teaching & Learning: Professional Formation Clinical Faculty Development

Mark Bishop

Associate Professor and Director · University of Florida

Mark Bishop is an associate professor and the director of the doctor of physical therapy program.

Joint-Biased Manual Therapy Musculoskeletal Pain Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Patient Expectations Pain Rehabilitation