CAHS Research Faculty

	ANDREW BALAS, MD, PHD Professor of Public Health and Health Management Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Biomedical Research Innovation Laboratory Research Interests: - Innovative biomedical research responsive to societal needs  - Advanced digital technologies for transfer of research to practice andrew.balas@augusta.edu
	TEAL W. BENEVIDES, PHD, MS, OTR/L Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Department of Occupational Therapy Research Interests: - Autism Spectrum Conditions - Health Services Research - Participatory Action Research - Research that impacts people's ability to participate in desired life activities tbenevides@augusta.edu
	LORI BOLGLA, PT, PHD, MACC, ATC Professor of Physical Therapy Department of Physical Therapy Research Interests:  - Management of Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain - Link between Patellofemoral Pain in Young Adults and Patellofemoral Joint Osteoarthritis - Kinesiological Applications of EMG - Identification of Risk Factors Associated with Falls in the Elderly lbolgla@augusta.edu
	RAYMOND CHONG, PHD Department Chair of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences and Professor of Physical Therapy Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Research Interests: - Movement theories - Human multi-sensory organization and postural control in healthy and neurologically impaired individuals  rchong@augusta.edu
	TIANA CURRY-MCCOY, PHD, MPH, MPA Associate Professor of Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department of Undergraduate Health Professions Research Interests:  - Basic science research in cell biology, cellular mechanism, inflammation, molecular biology, pathology, biochemistry tcurrymccoy@augusta.edu
	GIANLUCA DE LEO, PHD, MBA Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Research Interests: - Innovative virtual reality systems - Health care mobile technologies, simulation tools, gaming technologies, augmentative and alternative communication systems gdeleo@augusta.edu
	VANESSA EVERETT, PT, DPT Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Department of Physical Therapy Research Interests: - Assocation between balance, EMG Activity and Strength on SLS Performance (Cross-Sectional) - Vestibular Rehabilitation and Use of the Mobile Force Plate to Measure Stability vtrefethren@augusta.edu
	Valerie Williams Hogan, PT, PhD, DPT, OCS Assistant Professor Department of Physical Therapy Research Interests:  - Orthopaedic and sports physical therapy and injury prevention - Dance/performing arts medicine and science valwilliams@augusta.edu
	PAMALYN KEARNEY, EDD, OTR/L Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Department of Occupational Therapy Research Interests:  - Preparing students and clinicians to effectively work with culturally diverse individuals and groups - Health disparities and better understanding the factors that contribute to these - Scholarship of teaching and learning evidence that supports occupational therapy practice pkearney@augusta.edu
	Greg Passmore, PHD Professor of Nuclear Medicine Technology Department of Undergraduate Health Professions Research Interests:  - Clinical (diabetes mellitus) - Nuclear medicine educational research - Medical imaging physics - Undergraduate research partnerships gpassmor@augusta.edu
	LESTER G. PRETLOW, PHD Dean and Professor of Clinical Laboratory Sciences Research Interests: - Clinical chemistry, management instrument evaluation and validation lpretlow@augusta.edu
	SHARAD PUROHIT, PHD Assistant Professor of Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department of Undergraduate Health Professions Research Interests: - Identifying predictive and prognostic biomarkers for human diseases using high throughput technologies of mass spectrometry and Luminex bead array spurohit@augusta.edu
	YOON HO SEOL, PHD Associate Professor of Public Health Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Research Interests: - Information retrieval - Decision support systems - Data analytics in patient care and public health domains yseol@augusta.edu
	JEANE SILVA, PHD, MPA, EDS, MB(ASCP)CM Assistant Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science Department of Undergraduate Health Professions Research Interests:  - Molecular oncology - Tumor biomarkers - Drug discovery jsilva@augusta.edu
	JUDITH STALLINGS, EDD, MHE, PA-C Department Chair of Physician Assistant Department of Physician Assistant Research Interests:  jstallin@augusta.edu
	CHANDRAMOHAN WAKADE, MBBS Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Department of Physical Therapy Research Interests: - Second common neurodegenerative diseases in humans - Parkinson's Disease cwakade@augusta.edu