Kharma Foucher, MD, PhD
Associate Dean of Research
Professor,
College of Applied Health Sciences
Kinesiology and Nutrition
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754 AHSB
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1919 W. Taylor St.
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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.
Dr. Foucher is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, with appointments in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Physical Therapy. Her research group, the Biomechanics and Clinical Outcomes Lab, uses an approach that she refers to as Person-Centered Biomechanics Research to reduce the burden of osteoarthritis-related disability and improve musculoskeletal health care for all. Their 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 is the Director of Education and Professional Development for the Center for Clinical and Translational Science where she oversees workforce development strategies and programming for PIs, trainees, and all members of the research team.
Beyond UIC, she serves as a faculty member of the Young Investigator Initiative Grant Mentoring Program of the Orthopaedic Research Society, where she recently completed a term on the Board of Directors.
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
Publication Aggregators
Professional Leadership
Faculty, Young Investigator Initiative Grant Mentoring Program, Orthopaedic Research Society
Associate Editor, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
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