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Patrick Tighe

M.D. | Associate Professor | Co-Director

Dr. Patrick Tighe’s research examines how AI can improve acute postoperative pain and patient safety.

Tools to Reduce Disparities in Perioperative OutcomesPerioperative MedicineBiomedical InformaticsAnesthesiologyArtificial Intelligence

Michael Tonks

Interim Chair

Michael Tonks's research is focused on understanding the behavior of materials in harsh environments, including in nuclear reactors.

Materials in harsh environmentsMolten salt reactorsNuclear energyNuclear space reactorsComputational materials sciences

Patrick Traynor

Professor

Patrick Traynor is an expert in cybersecurity.

Nonconsensual image sharingMobile PaymentsComputer NetworksCybersecurityCellular Networks

Welson Tremura

Professor | Director

Welson Tremura specializes in musicology-ethnomusicology and is a professor at the School of Music & Center for Latin American Studies.

Folia de ReisBrazilian StudiesMusic and Religion (Folk Catholicism), Samba, and Bossa-NovaPortuguese Language (Culture, Politics, and Identity)Musicology

Patricia Tripp

Professor | Associate Director

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

Movement ScreeningHealthcare Leadership and AdministrationLower Extremity InjuryAthletic TrainingACL Injury

Ana Turner

Associate Professor

Dr. Ana Turner's expertise is street psychiatry, treating those experiencing both homelessness and mental illness on the streets.

Street PsychiatryHomelessnessCommunity Psychiatry

Nikos Tziolas

Assistant Professor

Nikos Tziolas develops interpretable AI techniques and integrated sensing systems to support informed decision-making in agriculture.

Soil ScienceDeep LearningSpectroscopyAIArtificial Intelligence

David Vaillancourt

Professor | Chair

David Vaillancourt’s studies how the brain regulates voluntary and involuntary movement with a specific focus on motor disorders.

Structural and Functional Imaging in Rodents and HumansRehabilitative, Surgical and Pharmacological Interventions for Motor DisordersCortical Oscillations that Underlie Voluntary and Involuntary MovementNeuroscience and the BrainProgression Markers of Parkinson’s Disease