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MS in Kinesiology

Our Clinical Exercise Physiology concentration prepares you to become an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist
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Kharma C Foucher

Associate Dean of Research

Professor,

College of Applied Health Sciences

Kinesiology and Nutrition

Contact

Building & Room:

754 AHSB

Address:

1919 W. Taylor St.

Office Phone:

312.355.3948

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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Professional Leadership

Community Council Chair, Board of Directors, 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

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