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Name/Web page |
Appointment |
Department |
Research Description |
| Achenbach,Thomas,Ph.D. | Professor/Professor | Psychiatry/Psychological Science | multicultural methods for assessing behavioral, emotional and social problems and adaptive functioning |
| Ades,Philip,M.D. | Professor | Cardiovascular Medicine | methods and benefits of weight loss in obese coronary patients; cardia rehabilitation |
| Althoff,Robert,M.D. Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Psychiatry & Pediatrics/Psychological Science |
genetic and environmental basis of behavior disorders |
| Ballif,Bryan,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Biology | signal transduction pathways regulating mammalian brain development |
| Bates,Jason,Ph.D. | Professor | Medicine | lung mechanics and quantitative evaluation of pulmonary function through the application of methods from physics, engineering and mathematics |
| Berger,Christopher,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Molecular Physiology & Biophysics/Biochemistry | molecular motors in axonal transport; tau and neural function |
| Bernstein,Ira,M.D. | Professor/Senior Associate Dean for Research | Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences/College of Medicine | evaluation of prepregnancy physiology and examining how it relates to pregnancy adaptation and the development of preeclampsia/eclampsia |
| Beynnon,Bruce,Ph.D. | McClure Professor | Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | biomechanics of joints; risk factors for athletic injury; osteoarthritis |
| Bingham,Peter,M.D. | Professor | Neurology | general pediatric neurology; neuromuscular diseases |
| Black,Ellen,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Neurological Sciences | Director of VIC Human Structure and Function; Neuroanatomy; Anatomy and Physiology |
| Black,Deborah,M.D.CM, CSPQ, FRCP(C) | Clinical Assistant Professor | Psychiatry/Neurological Sciences | neuropsychiatry; behavioral neurology; frontal lobe disorders; curriculum development |
| Bongard,Josh,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Computer Science | evolutionary robotics, evolutionary computation, physical simulation |
| Bouton,Mark,Ph.D. | Professor | Psychological Science | mechanisms of learning, memory, and emotion in classical conditioning |
| Boyd,James,M.D. | Associate Professor | Neurology | Parkinson's Disease and other movement disorders; deep brain stimulation; botulinum toxin injections |
| Braas,Karen,Ph.D. | Research Associate Professor | Neurological Sciences | neurotransmitters, receptors and their associated signaling pathways that guide neuronal function |
| Braff,Steven,M.D. | Professor | Neurological Sciences | chair of radiology |
| Brayden,Joseph,Ph.D. | Professor | Pharmacology | ionic mechanisms of communication between smooth muscle and endothelial cells in cerebral arterioles |
| Brewer, Matthias, Ph.D. | Associate Professor |
Chemistry | organic chemistry, synthetic methods, total synthesis, natural products |
| Brittain,Stephen,M.D. | Clinical Assistant Professor | Neurological Sciences | clinical neurology |
| Brock,David,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Rehabilitation and Movement Science | clinical trials, chronic disease prevention, and public health |
| Brown,Stephen,M.D. | Associate Professor | Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences | role of the zic2 transcription factor in holoprosencephaly |
| Burgin, Eileen, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Political Science | health policy at the national level, focusing on health care reform, Congress, decision making, policy formulation and implementation, and biomedical research |
| Burt,Keith,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Psychological Science | interplay of normal and abnormal behavioral development, especially across adolescence and the transition to young adult life |
| Cannizzaro,Michael,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Communication Sciences and Disorders | interrelationship of language and cognition in normal and brain-injured adults |
| Carney,Jan,M.D., M.P.H. | Professor | Medicine | associate dean for public health |
| Chen,Elizabeth,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Medicine | electronic health records; clinical decision support; clinical data mining and natural language processing |
| Cichoski Kelly,Eileen,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Medicine | medical education |
| Cipolla,Marilyn,Ph.D. | Professor | Neurological Sciences | Stroke, hypertension, vascular function and cerebral circulation |
| Clason,Todd,MS | Imaging/Physiology Core Manager | Neurological Sciences | light microscopy imaging and analysis |
| Cohen,Judith,Ph.D., RN | Professor | Nursing | moral distress and moral decision-making within organizations |
| Commichau,Chris,M.D. | Associate Professor | Neurological Sciences | ethics; neurocritical care and stroke |
| Contompasis,Stephen,M.D. | Associate Professor | Pediatrics | developmental disabilities in children adolescents and youth |
| Cornbrooks,Carson,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Neurological Sciences | VIC Human Structure and Function; advisor for first and second years in Neuroscience Grad Program |
| Cushman,Mary,M.D., M.Sc. | Professor | Medicine/Pathology | etiologic factors in stroke and cognitive decline |
| Danforth,Chris,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Mathematics & Statistics | chaos; mathematical modeling; complex systems; big data |
| Danigelis,Nick,Ph.D. | Professor | Sociology | research methods and statistics, gerontology, and race relations |
| Diehl,Sean,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Medicine | signaling mechanisms underlying human immune responses and vaccine development |
| Dittus,Kim,M.D., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Medicine | exercise rehabilitation in breast cancer survivors |
| Dostmann,Wolfgang,Ph.D. | Professor | Pharmacology | regulation of cerebral vascular function by cyclic gmp- dependent kinase |
| Dumas,Julie,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Psychiatry/Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit | neurobiology, endocrinology, and transmitter systems in age related cognitive aging |
| Duncan,Paula,M.D. | Professor | Pediatrics | youth project director for the vermont child health improvement program (vchip) |
| Dunning,Susan,M.D. | Assistant Professor | Medicine | sleep apnea; sleep disorders; chronic respiratory failure |
| Ebert,Alicia,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Biology | genetic and molecular basis of development of the eye in zebrafish |
| Eppstein,Margaret (Maggie) ,Ph.D. | Chair / Associate Professor | Computer Science | networks, complex networks, etc., with applications in a variety of biological, physical, technological, and social domains. |
| Erdos, Benedek, M.D., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Pharmacology | central blood pressure regulatory mechanisms involved in the development of stress-, obesity- and age-related hypertension |
| Erickson,Jon,Ph.D. | Professor/Director | Ecological Economics/ Gund Institute | ecological economics; renewable energy development; regional sustainable development |
| Ezerman,Elizabeth,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Neurological Sciences | teaching: vic human structure and function |
| Falls,William,Ph.D. | Professor/Chair | Psychological Science | neurbiology of fear, anxiety and resilience |
| Flynn,Brian,Sc.D. | Professor Emeritus | Family Medicine | community health promotion; tobacco control |
| Forehand,Rex,Ph.D. | Heinz and Rowena Ansbacher Endowed Unversity Distinguished Professor | Psychological Science | family stress and psychosocial adjustment of children. |
| Forehand,Cynthia,Ph.D. | Associate Dean/Professor | Graduate College/Neurological Sciences | molecular and cellular mechanisms of axonal pathfinding during development |
| Francklyn,Christopher,Ph.D. | Professor | Biochemistry | molecular basis of neurodegeneration in genetically transmitted disease |
| Freeman,Kalev,M.D./Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Surgery | traumatic brain injury: effects on vasculature; cognitive therapy for tbi |
| Fries,Timothy,M.D. | Associate Professor | Neurological Sciences | peripheral electrophysiology in neurology |
| Galbraith,Richard,M.D./Ph.D. | Professor | Medicine | internal medicine; endocrinology; metabolism |
| Garavan,Hugh,Ph.D. | Associate Professor/Adjunct Associate Professor | Psychiatry/Psychological Science | cognitive neuroscience; behaviors and circuits underlying addiction; functional imaging |
| Garnett, Bernice, S.c.D. | Assistant Professor | Education & Social Services - Adolescent Health and Public Health | childhood obesity and eating disorders prevention, bullying, discrimination and harassment, youth health disparities, food access and food security, community based participatory research and comprehensive school health |
| Geller,Berta,EdD | Professor Emerita | Family Medicine | health services research: breast cancer detection, colorectal cancer screening, cancer survivorship |
| Giangreco,Michael,Ph.D. | Professor | Education | educational programs and services for students with disabilities |
| Greene,Sarah,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor/Director | Neurological Sciences/Anatomical Gift Program | developing, implementing, and evaluating educational techniques in anatomical sciences for students |
| Guitar,Barry,Ph.D., CCC-SLP | Professor | Communications Sciences and Disorders | normal speech and stuttering in children |
| Hamill,Robert,M.D. | Professor | Neurological Sciences | former chair of neurology; clinical care in neurology |
| Hammack,Sayamwong (Jom),Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Psychological Science | neurobiological mechanisms of stress, emotion, and resilience |
| Harder,Valerie,MHS, Ph.D. | Research Assistant Professor | Psychiatry | co-morbid psychiatric and substance use problems |
| Harp,Randall,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Philosophy | individual and collective goals and volitions in behavioral science; free will |
| Harvey-Berino,Jean,Ph.D., RD, | Professor | Nutrition and Food Sciences | behavioral weight control and lifestyle modification |
| Heil,Sarah,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Psychiatry/Psychological Science | behavioral and pharmacological approaches to the treatment of substance use/abuse in pregnant and recently postpartum women |
| Higgins,Stephen,Ph.D. | Professor, Associate chairperson | Psychiatry/Psychological Science | behavioral and pharmacological processes in substance abuse; behavior change and health |
| Holmes, Gregory, M.D. | Professor, Chair | Neurological Sciences | pediatric epilepsy and learning disorders |
| Hood,Virginia,M.D. | Professor | Medicine | systems approach to management of chronic kidney disease |
| Horgan,Michael,M.D. | Associate Professor/Chief | Surgery/Neursurgery | clinical neurosurgery |
| Howe,Alan,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Pharmacology | molecular mechanisms underlying axonal pathfinding and cell migration |
| Hoza,Betsy,Ph.D. | Professor | Psychological Science | etiology, mechanisms, course, outcome and interventions for childhood adhd |
| Hudziak,James,M.D. | Professor | Psychiatry | genomic and neuroimaging studies of developmental psychopathology and wellness |
| Hughes,John,M.D. | Professor | Psychiatry/Psychological Science | clinical, laboratory and epidemiological studies on tobacco cessation and on marijuana cessation |
| Hutchins,Tiffany,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Communication Sciences and Disorders | mother-child interaction strategies; social cognition; child cognitive and language development |
| Jaworski,Diane,Ph.D. | Professor | Neurological Sciences | extracellular matrix proteolysis in normal and diseased nervous system; glioma |
| Jewell,Ryan,M.D. | Assistant Professor | Surgery | clinical neurosurgery |
| Johnson,Rachel,Ph.D., MPH, RD | Robert L. Bickford Jr. Green and Gold Professor | Nutrition and Food Sciences | nutrition, energy metabolism, diet and health |
| Jones, Christopher, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Health Economist | Surgery | personalized decision tools based on Big Data, voucher-based reinforcement and incentives-based cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, point-of-care cost analysis. Therapy areas: rare diseases, surgery, psychiatry, fertility |
| Kasser,Susan,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Rehabilitation and Movement Science | postural control, fall risk, physical activity and health in people with multiple sclerosis |
| Kennedy,Amanda,Pharm.D. | Associate Professor | Medicine | patient and medication safety research; clinical quality improvement research; health services research |
| Kessler,Rodger,Ph.D. | Research Assistant Professor | Family Medicine | clinical psychology |
| King,John,M.D. | Associate Professor | Family Medicine | clinical epidemiology and evidence based medicine; risk communication and shared decision making |
| Lee,Brian,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Engineering | transportation and land use modeling |
| Leibowitz,George,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Social Services | adolescent substance abuse development, assessment and evaluation; child and family welfare |
| Lewis,Judith,M.D. | Associate Professor | Psychiatry | psychiatric education, inpatient psychiatry |
| Li,Dawei,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics/NBH | identification of genes with mental disorders using genome-wide association study and deep sequencing |
| Litterberg,Ben,M.D. | Henry and Carleen Tufo Professor | Medicine | methodologies for technology assessment; clinical technology assessment; quality improvement and patient safety |
| Loeb,Don,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Philosophy | moral realism, methodology of moral reasoning, function of moral language; political philosophy |
| Lounsbury,Karen,Ph.D. | Professor | Pharmacology | signal transduction pathways underlying cancer |
| MacLean,Charles,M.D. | Professor | Medicine | outcomes research; shared decision making; clinical decision support |
| Maltby,Hendrika (Rycki),Ph.D., R.N., FRCNA | Professor | Nursing | cultural competency across nursing programs |
| Mawe,Gary,Ph.D. | Professor | Neurological Sciences | neural regulation of gut functions: inflammation-induced neuroplasticity, serotonin signaling in the gut; therapeutic targets for treatment of gi disorders |
| May,Victor,Ph.D. | Professor | Neurological Sciences | |
| McSherry,Joseph,M.D./Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Neurological Sciences | neurology; effects of cannabis on cardiovascular physiology and neural function |
| Morielli,Anthony,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Pharmacology | ion channel regulation in the brain; the role of potassium channel trafficking in synaptic plasticity |
| Moyer,Mark,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Philosophy | metaphysics, philosophy of mind |
| Mulligan,Moira,M.S., CCC-SLP | Clinical Associate Professor | Communication Sciences and Disorders | clinical supervision and mentoring; child speech and language; pediatric and adult feeding and swallowing |
| Murray-Close,Annie,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Psychological Science | gender differences in children and adolescents' social developmen; development of aggressive behavior. |
| Nagle,Keith,M.D. | Associate Professor | Neurological Sciences | clinical neurology; epilepsy; sleep disorders |
| Naylor,Magdalena,M.D. Ph.D. | Professor | Psychiatry | structural and functional changes caused by coping with chronic pain; fmri & mri |
| Nelson,Mark,Ph.D. | Professor/Chair | Pharmacology | neurovascular coupling; ion channels in vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cell function |
| Parsons,Rodney,Ph.D. | Professor | Neurological Sciences | mechanisms of synaptic integration and signaling in autonomic ganglia and response to injury or disease |
| Penar,Paul,M.D. | Professor | Surgery | mathematical modeling of intracranial pressure physiology |
| Pendelbury,Bill,M.D. | Professor | Neurological Sciences | director, center on aging; neuropathology |
| Petrick Smith, Carmen, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Education | embodied cognition, games for learning, and STEM education |
| Peyser,Janis,Ph.D. | Clinical Associate Professor | Psychiatry/Neurological Sciences | neuropsychology |
| Pierattini,Robert,M.D. | Professor/Chair | Psychiatry | pharmacotherapy of mood and anxiety disorders; utilization of mental health services |
| Pinel, Elizabeth C.,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Psychological Science | interpersonal experiences that meet our psychological needs and that, in turn, make us psychologically healthy; plans to expand model to include physical health, both as an antecedent to prosociality and as a consequence of prosociality |
| Pippenger,Charles,Ph.D. | Adjunct Professor | Neurological Sciences | clinical neuropharmacology; antiepileptic drugs; glycobiology; sugars to treat neuro disease; free radicals |
| Podhajski,Blanche,Ph.D. | Clinical Associate Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor/President | Neurological Sciences/Communication Sciences/Stern Center for Language and Learning | differential diagnosis of language and learning disorders; evidence-based literacy learning for educators, parents, and physicians |
| Potter,Alexandra,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Psychiatry/Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit | nicotinic receptor systems in cognition and disorders of impulse control |
| Prelock,Patricia,Ph.D. | Professor/Dean | Communication Sciences and Disorders/College of Nursing and Health Sciences | nature and treatment of autism, specifically social cognition and social communication |
| Price, Matthew, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Psychological Science | creating innovative strategies to expand the reach of clinical care for victims of traumatic events and those suffering from anxiety disorders |
| Rettew,David, M.D. | Associate Professor | Psychiatry/Pediatrics | child temperament and relations to psychiatric disorders |
| Rizzo,Donna,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Engineering | development of new computational tools to improve the understanding of human-induced changes on natural systems and the way we make decisions about natural resources |
| Robey-Bond,Susan,Ph.D. | Research Associate | Biochemistry | molecular basis of neurodegeneration in genetically transmitted disease |
| Rohan,Kelly,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Psychological Science | psychopathology and treatment of adult mood disorders |
| Rose,Gail,Ph.D. | Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry | Psychiatry | behavior change; alcoholism prevention and treatment |
| Rosen,Michael,Ph.D. | Research Associate Professor | Engineering | design of devices to ameliorate human disabilities |
| Ryan,Susan,Ph.D. | Professor/Director | Education/Center on Disability and Community Inclusion | disability and inclusion; early childhood; native american populations; rural studies; special education |
| Sarkar,Neil,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor/Director | Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Computer Science/Biomedical Informatics | biomedical informatics; data mining; health records and research |
| Schermerhorn,Alice,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Psychological Science | neural processes underlying stress adjustment problems in children |
| Scott, Rodney, M.D./Ph.D | Professor/Vice-Chair for Research | Neurological Sciences | neural substrates of epilepsy and learning disabilities |
| Shapiro,Robert,M.D., Ph.D. | Professor | Neurological Sciences | migraine headache; circadian rhythms; neurology |
| Shaw,Judith,Ed.D., M.P.H., R.N. | Research Associate Professor | Pediatrics | Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP) |
| Sibold,Jeremy,A.T.C., Ed.D. | Assistant Professor | Rehabilitation and Movement Science | effects of exercise on mental health and well being |
| Sigmon,Stacey,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Psychiatry | behavioral and pharmacological treatment of opioid dependence and cigarette smoking |
| Simpatico,Thomas,M.D. | Professor | Psychiatry | design of health and human service delivery systems; clinical decision support; public psychiatry/serious mental illness; public policy; psychiatry and law. |
| Solomon,Laura,Ph.D. | Emerita Professor | Family Medicine | office of health promotion research; behavior change; smoking cessation |
| Solomon,Sondra, Ph.D. | Clinical Associate Professor/Associate Professor |
Psychiatry/Psychological Science | psychosocial sequelae of HIV/AIDS in rural areas; visible and concealed physical distinctions (stigma); multicultural concerns and curriculum transformation |
| Spees,Jeffrey,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Medicine | role of neural stem cells in repair of cns after stroke |
| Sprague,Brian,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Surgery/Office of Health Promotion Research | breast cancer detection, role of health-related behaviors in breast cancer risk and survivorship |
| Stein,Gary,Ph.D. | Professor/Chair/Co-Director | Biochemistry/Vermont Cancer Center | transcriptional regulation of cell cycle control in cancer and disease |
| Stickle,Timothy,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Psychological Science | assessment, prevention, and treatment of the antisocial and aggressive behavior in children. |
| Strolin,Jessica,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Social Work | implementation and evaluation of evidence supported interventions with children, youth, families in child welfare, school and health settings |
| Suter,Jesse,Ph.D. | Research Assistant Professor | Education/Center on Disability and Community Inclusion | development, research, and evaluation of school-based interventions for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities |
| Swift,Kerry | Technology Licensing Officer | Office of Technology Commercialization | technology commercialization |
| Tandan, Rup,M.D., F.R.C.P. | Professor/Chair | Neurological Sciences | motor neuron disease; peripheral neuropathies |
| Tarule,Jill,Ed.D. | Professor | Education | adult learning; ensuring that higher education furthers equity, justice, and reflective thinking |
| Teuscher,Cory,Ph.D. | Professor | Medicine | nonclassical immune response genes in demyelinating disease; genetic of sexual behavior |
| Tompkins,Connie,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Exercise Physiology | perception of physical activity in healthy weight and obese adolescents; incentives to increase physical activity in obese children and adolescents; inhibitory control and obesity in adolescents |
| Toufexis,Donna,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Psychological Science | sex hormone effects on emotional learning and anxiety behaviors |
| Tranmer,Bruce,M.D. | Professor | Surgery | neurosurgery |
| Van Houten,Judith,Ph.D. | Professor | Biology | molecular mechanisms of chemoreception in paramecium and mice |
| Velleman,Shelley,Ph.D. | Chair, Professor | Communication Sciences and Disorders | speech sound development in typically-developing children and in children with disorders especially neurodevelopmental syndromes (williams syndrome, 7q11.23 duplication syndrome, autism) |
| Verschraegen,Claire,M.D., M.S. | Professor, Co-Director | Hematology & Oncology/Vermont Cancer Center | rare cancers, (mesothelioma, melanoma, sarcoma, and gynecologic malignancies); new anticancer drugs and treatments for solid tumors |
| Vigoreaux,Jim,Ph.D. | Professor, Department Chair | Biology | structure, function, development and evolution of muscle |
| Vizzard,Margaret,Ph.D. | Professor | Neurological Sciences | neural control of urinary bladder and response to injury and disease |
| Waheed,Waqar,M.D. | Assistant Professor | Neurological Sciences | autonomic responses and neurological disease |
| Wasserman,Richard,M.D. | Professor | Pediatrics | standards for pediatric care, motivational interviewing for pediatric obesity, pharmacoepidemiology of psychotropic medications |
| Waterman,Scott,M.D. | Professor Emeritus | Psychiatry | neurobiology of mood and anxiety disorders; philosophy of mind in medical education, discourse, and practice. |
| Watts,Richard,Ph.D. | Assistant Research Professor | Community Development and Applied Economics | strategic communications & media discourse, public policy, energy use and transportation behavior, citizen participation |
| Weaver,Sheila,Ph.D. | Senior Lecturer | Mathematics & Statistics | statistics education |
| Wellman,George,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Pharmacology | neurovascular control of cerebral blood flow; changes following subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| Whalley,Adam,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Chemistry | organic chemistry, materials chemistry and science |
| White,Sheryl,Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Research Scholar Pathway | Neurological Sciences | gene structure, expression and regulation, with a focus on neural plasticity and developmental neurobiology |
| Wilcke, Jr.,Burton ,Ph.D., SM(ASCP) | Associate Professor/Chair | Medical Laboratory and Radiation Sciences | global health infrastructure; public health systems and services; quality systems and laboratory practice |
| Woodside-Jiron,Haley,Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Education | educational policy; learning and cognition; reading education and literacy |