Research Spotlight
AHS researchers and scholars share how they're pursuing new knowledge
AHS faculty conduct life-changing research and scholarship to eradicate health disparities, improve clinical outcomes, dismantle barriers, and create real and lasting solutions that make a positive difference in our communities—and the world. Watch them describe in their own words how they’re transforming health care practice and social systems.
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Experience as Theory
Carrie Sandahl
Professor, Department of Disability and Human Development
Director, Program on Disability Art, Culture and Humanities
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Data Simplification to Improve Clinical Outcomes
Andrew Boyd
Associate professor, Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences; Department of Physical Therapy; Program in Rehabilitation Sciences
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Moving in a Culturally Relevant Way
David X. Marquez
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Director, Exercise Psychology Lab
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Biomechanics for Equity
Kharma Foucher
Associate professor, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Director, Biomechanics and Clinical Outcomes Lab
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Creating Environments to Understand and Improve Children’s Participation in Life
Mary Khetani
Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
Director, Children’s Participation in Environment Research Lab (CPERL)
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Priming the Brain
Sangeetha Madhavan
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy; Program in Rehabilitation Sciences
Director, Brain Plasticity Lab
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Improving Health Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Conditions through Mobile Interventions
Spyros Kitsiou
Associate professor, Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
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What Will Happen to Ray?: Improving Lives for People with Disabilities and Their Families
Tamar Heller
Distinguished professor, Department of Disability and Human Development
Director, Developmental Disabilities Family Clinic
Director, Institute on Disability and Human Development
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Are Falls Inevitable or Preventable?
Tanvi Bhatt
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy; Program in Rehabilitation Sciences
Director, Cognitive Motor Balance Rehabilitation Lab
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Targeting Inflammation to Improve Diabetic Wound Healing
Timothy Koh
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition
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Revolutionizing Anatomy and Physiology Education: Introducing Innovative Tools
Tomer Kanan
Clinical assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Director, undergraduate anatomy and physiology, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition