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Grants & You: Fall 2022: Grants Funded - Internal

Grants Funded Internally by ATSU

Grants Funded June 29 - September 27, 2022

Congratulations!  13 New Internal Grants Funded in 2022, Totaling $143,569

Warner/Fermaturo & ATSU Board of Trustees Research Fund

Suhail Akhtar, PhD, KCOM Biochemistry, “Effects of Vitamin D3 on Intestine Epithelial Barrier Function,” $10,000.

Michael Bradbury, PhD, KCOM Biochemistry, “Cell Culture Model of Progression and Resolution of Alcoholic Liver Disease,” $10,000.

David Doubblestein, PT, PhD, ASHS Physical Therapy, and Katherine Jones, OTR/L, ASHS Occupational Therapy, “Reaction and Movement Time in Women with Breast-Cancer Related Lymphedema: A Cross-Sectional Study with Comparison,” $10,000.

Peter Kondrashov, PhD, KCOM Anatomy, William Brechue, PhD, KCOM Physiology, “The Effect of Anti-TNF-α Therapy on the Progression of Post-Traumatic Knee Joint Osteoarthritis Caused by Medial Meniscus Destabilization in a Rat Model,” $10,000.

Patricia Lodato, PhD, KCOM Microbiology, “Ribonuclease Regulation of Shiga Toxin and Bacteriophage Production in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC),” $10,000.

Shanu Markand, PhD, KCOM Anatomy, “Investigation of the Role of Melatonin as a Potential Treatment for Hyperhomocysteinemia and Age-related Macular Degeneration in Primary Human Donor Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cells,” $10,000.

Kenneth Lam, ScD, ATC, ASHS Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, and Cailee Welch Bacon, PhD, ATC, ASHS Athletic Training, “Athletic Training Educators’ Perceptions of and Experiences with using an Academic Electronic Health Record as an Instructional Tool for Student Learning,” $8,795.

Kelsey Picha, PhD, AT, ASHS Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Bailey Jones, PhD, AT, fellow, ATSU Research Support, Alison Valier, PhD, AT, FNATA, and Cailee Welch Bacon, PhD, AT, ASHS Athletic Training, “Exploring the Educational Opportunities Related to Social Determinants of Health Provided by Professional Athletic Training Programs,” $5,484.

Kimberly Skinner, AuD, PhD, ASHS Audiology, “Investigation of Word Recognition Presentation Level in Audiology Practice,” $1,350.

ATSU Highly Flexible Learning Options Using Technology Grants

Cailee Welch Bacon, PhD, AT, ASHS Athletic Training, and Kenneth Lam, ScD, ATC, ASHS Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, “The Use of an Academic Electronic Health Record to Promote Highly Flexible Learning Opportunities in Athletic Training Education,” $7,000.

Hanan Omar, BDS, MSc, PhD, MOSDOH Education, “The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Simulation (VRS) as an Educational Tool for Intraoral Radiography and Local Anesthesia,” $6,390.

ATSU Underserved Community Scholarly Improvement Grants

Romana Muller, RDH, MSDH, MOSDOH Clinical Education, “Student-Doctor Translators: An Innovative Approach to Reducing Language Barriers for Patients with Limited English Proficiency,” $30,000.

Valena Fiscus, DO, MPH, KCOM Internal Medicine, “Kirksville Community Health Needs Assessment,” $24,550.