Amanda Behr, PhD, MA, CCA, CMI, FAMI
Department Chair and Professor in College of Allied Health Sciences
- Augusta GA UNITED STATES
Dr. Behr is the program director of AU’s nationally recognized medical illustration program.
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Biography
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Award of Excellence, Animation – Didactic, Specimen Collection
2018 Association of Medical Illustrators
Award of Excellence, Animation – Didactic
2018 Association of Medical Illustrators
Maurice Hitchcock Award for Outstanding Poster, First Place, Partnership between Medical Education and Medical Illustration Programs
2019 Innovations in Medical Education Conference
Award for Significant Contributions to Augusta University’s COVID-19 Response
2020 Augusta University Research Institute
Da Vinci Award for Exemplary Case Results
2021 International Anaplastology Association
Education
Augusta University
Ph.D.
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
2024
Johns Hopkins Hospital Schools
M.A.
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator
2004
University of Georgia
BFA
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
2002
Affiliations
- Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology : Board Member, Treasurer
- Vesalius Trust : Advisor, Past-Secretary, Past-Board Member
- Association of Medical Illustrators
- International Anaplastology Association : President, Past Secretary, Member
Media Appearances
Drawing the Line Between Art and Science
Augusta University News online
2026-06-23
“Since the time of Leonardo da Vinci, art and science have been beautifully intertwined,” said Amanda Behr, PhD, chair of the Department of Medical Illustration in the College of Allied Health Sciences at Augusta University. “This lectureship offers a platform to showcase work at the intersection of these two disciplines.”
Medical illustration creates visual magic with Georgia DNR collaboration
Augusta University News online
2025-12-04
Amanda Behr, PhD, department chair and professor, said they have previously worked with Phinizy Swamp and had a great collaboration with them, providing posters for their educational programs while educating the community.
Love Your Heart: Medical Illustration student designs traveling exhibit
Augusta University News online
2025-02-13
“I love that we have this partnership with research on campus. The great thing about having a medical illustration program at an academic medical center is we’re able to pair students with real-world opportunities,” said Amanda Behr, PhD, department chair and professor in the Medical Illustration program within the College of Allied Health Sciences. “There’s nothing like the creativity of scientific and creative minds working together to create. Scientists have ideas, we have ideas, and, through collaboration, we make them a reality.”
Helping medical illustration students ‘make science come to life’
Augusta University News online
2024-06-27
“Each year, we alternate traveling to Baltimore and hosting in Augusta,” said Behr, who is the only board-certified clinical anaplastologist in the states of Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. “We call it the ‘student exchange’ because it is a great opportunity for faculty from other programs to teach our students and, likewise, for our faculty to teach their students.
Articles
A comprehensive mixed-methods analysis of women’s cardiovascular health needs in Georgia, United States
Biology of Sex Differences2025-08-11
Background and Aims: In the United States, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among both men and women; CVD and associated risk factors particularly affect women who live in rural areas. This mixed-methods analysis aims to explore cardiovascular health (CVH) risk factors and healthcare experiences among women in rural Georgia, to identify barriers to care, and to inform strategies for improving long-term health outcomes in rural communities. Methods:
Mechanistic Insights Into Redox Damage of the Podocyte in Hypertension
Hypertension2025-01-01
Podocytes are specialized cells within the glomerular filtration barrier, which are crucial for maintaining glomerular structural integrity and convective ultrafiltration. Podocytes exhibit a unique arborized morphology with foot processes interfacing by slit diaphragms, ladder-like, multimolecular sieves, which provide size and charge selectivity for ultrafiltration and transmembrane signaling. Podocyte dysfunction, resulting from oxidative stress, dysregulated prosurvival signaling, or structural damage, can drive the development of proteinuria and glomerulosclerosis in hypertensive nephropathy.
Faculty Perspective on Interprofessional Education Competencies: Respiratory Therapy Compared to Other Allied Health Professions
Respiratory Care2022-10-01
BACKGROUND: Interprofessional Education (IPE) provides a framework for collaborative education between health care specialties to improve patient care. In 2010, the Interprofessional Education Collaborative Expert Panel established the competencies of communication, ethics, roles and responsibilities, and teams and teamwork. Studies have assessed knowledge and attitudes about IPE in several allied health educational programs including respiratory therapy (RT). METHODS: We compared RT faculty to athletic training (AT), nutrition (NT), occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), and dental hygiene (DH) faculty. Faculty were asked to rank the IPE competencies according to importance. RESULTS: RT faculty ranked communication first, then teams and teamwork, roles and responsibilities, and last ethics. A Kruskal-Wallis Dwass-Steel-Chritchlow-Fligner pairwise analysis showed statically significant differences among allied health faculty rankings of IPE competencies.
A Comprehensive Research Schema for the Characterization of Aortic Aneurysms
International Journal of Angiology2023-03-01
A robust, accurate, and standardized approach to measurement of the aorta is critical to improve the predictive accuracy of these aortic measurements, and to investigate other aortic imaging biomarkers. Developing a comprehensive and generic schema for characterization of the aorta to enable investigators to standardize data that are collected across all aorta research. A systematic review of the literature was conducted to identify and assess schemata of aortic measurement and description. The schemata were reported and discussed to guide the synthesis of a comprehensive schema. We propose the International College of Angiology Aortic Research Schema as a comprehensive design that fills the gaps left behind by previously reported schemata.