Kharma C Foucher
Associate Dean, Research, College of Applied Health Sciences
Professor, Kinesiology and Nutrition
Professor, Physical Therapy
Focus Areas
Office Phone
Office
1919 W. Taylor St., 754 AHSB
Mail Code
518
Office Hours
https://go.uic.edu/OfficeHours
About
As Associate Dean for Research, Kharma Foucher, MD, PhD works to foster a culture of collaboration, support, and community for AHS scholars. She leads the Office of Research, overseeing sponsored projects administration, providing and supervising research-related services, and promoting research accomplishments to internal and external stakeholders.
Her research aims to reduce the burden of osteoarthritis-related disability and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in musculoskeletal health care through innovative person-centered biomechanics research. Current projects seek to identify and address disease-specific biomechanical factors associated with reduced physical activity and falls in people with osteoarthritis and joint replacements.
Outside of AHS, Dr. Foucher has a courtesy appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and is the Director of Education and Professional Development for the Center for Clinical and Translational Science. Beyond UIC, she is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering and a member of the Board of Directors of the Orthopaedic Research Society as the Chair of the Community Council.
Selected Grants
National Institutes of Health/National Institue on Aging, Preoperative perturbation training to prevent falls after total knee arthroplasty, Principal Investigator
US Department of Defense, Improving Mobility and Function Following Transfemoral Amputation: A Novel Approach to Reverse Volumetric Muscle Loss, Co-Investigator
Selected Publications
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Leadership in the Profession
Orthopaedic Research Society, Community Council Chair, Board of Directors
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Associate Editor
Notable Honors
2021 - Adele L. Boskey, PhD Award, Orthopaedic Research Society
2017 - Excellence in Clinical Science Award, Journal of Orthopaedic Research
2014 - Best in Class Poster Award, Association of American Medical Colleges, Group on Faculty Affairs
Education
MD, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2008
PhD, Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006
SB, Engineering Sciences (Biomedical), Harvard University, 1996