Core Faculty

Core faculty share research interests in rehabilitation, recovery, and disability, and are affiliated with the Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, Center for Rehabilitation Sciences, and PhD Curriculum in Rehabilitation Sciences. Faculty are involved in advising students and postdoctoral fellows, participating in various research and related activities.

Betty Abreu Title Clinical Professor Department/Affiliation Transitional Learning Center; Occupational Therapy Expertise Brain injury, virtual environment, postural control seated, cognitive rehabilitation

Soham Al Snih Title Assistant Professor Department/Affiliation Rehabilitation Sciences Expertise Obesity, muscle strength, health outcomes and disability among older Mexican Americans

Christine Baker Title Associate Professor Department/Affiliation Physical Therapy Expertise Long-term health of pediatric burn survivors, graduate outcomes, pedi disability treatment outcomes

Jeffrey Baker Title Associate Professor Department/Affiliation Rehabilitation Sciences Expertise Treatment of pain, adjustment disorders, chronic medical conditions, quality of life, psych stressors

Ivonne Berges Title Assistant Professor Department/Affiliation Rehabilitation Sciences Expertise Psychological factors associated with health outcomes among minority groups

Elisabet Borsheim Title Assistant Professor Department/Affiliation Surgery - Metabolism Unit Expertise Muscle Metabolism, protein synthesis

William Buford Title Professor Department/Affiliation Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Expertise Applied biomechanics of rehabilitation

Mabel Caban Title Professor and Dean Department/Affiliation Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Expertise Chronic pain, rehabilitation and cancer

Barbara Doucet Title Assistant Professor Department/Affiliation Occupational Therapy Expertise Stroke, motor control, rehabilitation

Hans Dreyer Title Assistant Professor Department/Affiliation Physical Therapy Expertise Muscle metabolism, protein synthesis

Micah Drummond Title Assistant Professor Department/Affiliation Physical Therapy Expertise Muscle metabolism, protein synthesis

Jean Freeman Title Associate Professor Department/Affiliation Internal Medicine - Geriatrics; Sealy Center on Aging Expertise Health service research, epidemiology

Caroline Jansen Title Associate Professor Department/Affiliation Physical Therapy Expertise Hand and upper extremity rehabilitation

Melinda Moore Title Associate Professor Department/Affiliation Internal Medicine - Endocrinology Expertise Hormone replacement, muscle metabolism

Kurt A. Mossberg Title Associate Professor Department/Affiliation Physical Therapy Expertise Physical capacity and fitness in persons with brain injury

Glenn Ostir Title Assistant Professor Department/Affiliation Internal Medicine - Geriatrics; Rehabilitation Sciences Expertise Positive emotions, functional performance

Kenneth Ottenbacher Title Professor and Director Department/Affiliation Rehabilitation Sciences Expertise Research methods, functional assessment

Douglas Paddon-Jones Title Assistant Professor & Director Department/Affiliation Physical Therapy Expertise Muscle metabolism, protein synthesis

M. Kristen Peek Title Assistant Professor Department/Affiliation Preventive Medicine and Community Health Expertise Ethics and cultural differences in aging and disability

Elizabeth Protas Title Professor and Chair Department/Affiliation Physical Therapy Expertise Geriatrics, rehabilitation of adults with stroke, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injury

Mukaila Raji Title Associate Professor Department/Affiliation Internal Medicine - Geriatrics; Sealy Center on Aging Expertise Cognitive impairment, dementia and disability of older adults

Blake Rasmussen Title Associate Professor Department/Affiliation Physical Therapy Expertise Muscle metabolism and physiology related to exercise, diabetes and exercise

Timothy Reistetter Title Assistant Professor Department/Affiliation Rehabilitation Sciences Expertise Upper extremity movement/function, spasticity and movement disorders, neurological rehabilitation

Gretchen Stone Title Associate Professor Department/Affiliation Occupational Therapy Expertise Community health, disaster response and needs of persons with disabilities

Elena Volpi Title Associate Professor Department/Affiliation Internal Medicine - Geriatrics; Sealy Center on Aging Expertise Insulin sensitivity, protein synthesis

Gayle Weaver Title Associate Professor Department/Affiliation Rehabilitation Sciences Expertise Minority health issues, women with disabilities

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