Students and Alumni

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![]() AJ Rosenberg Research Interests: Email AJ |
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![]() Rich Severin PI: Shane Phillips Research Interests: Peripheral muscle adaptations due to cardiopulmonary and metabolic diseases, Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in orthopedic physical therapy patients. Email Ahmad CV | ![]() Shraddhali Sawant PI: Deepika Laddu-Patel Research Interests: Bone mineral density, body composition, body fat percentage Email Shraddhali CV | ![]() Sara Sherman PI: Tracy Baynard Research Interests: The effects of exercise on autonomic and other cardiovascular adaptations in persons with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. Email Sara |
![]() Natalia Lima PI: Tracy Baynard Research Interests: How chronic diseases and racial differences affect the cardiovascular system. Email Natalia CV | ![]() Brooks Hibner PI: Bo Fernhall Email Brooks |
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![]() Ahmad Sabbahi, PT, PhD Graduated Aug 2018, Advisor Phillips Where he is now… Assistant Professor at South College in the School of Physical Therapy (started Aug 2019). | ![]() Georgios Grigoriadis, PhD Graduated Aug 2020; Advisor Baynard Where he is now… Post-doctoral Associate at UIC with Dr. Shane Phillips in the Department of Physical Therapy (started Oct 2020). | ![]() Elizabeth C. Lefferts, PhD Graduated Dec 2020; Advisor Fernhall Where she is now… Post-doctoral Associate at the Iowa State University with Dr. Duck-Chul Lee in the Department of Kinesiology (starting Jan 2021). |
![]() Neil J. McMillan, MS Former IPL lab manager (2018-2020) Where he is now… PhD student at the University of Missouri, with Dr. Jaume Padilla in the Department of Exercise Physiology & Nutrition (started Aug 2020). | ![]() Thessa Hilgenkamp, PhD Completed post-doc Aug 2019, Mentor Fernhall Where she is now… Assistant Professor at University of Nevada Las Vegas in the Department of Physical Therapy (started Aug 2019). | ![]() Wes Lefferts, PhD Completed post-doc Aug 2020, Mentor Fernhall Where he is now… Assistant Professor at Iowa State University in the Department of Kinesiology (started Aug 2020). |
![]() Abeer Mohamed, MD, PhD Completed post-doc Aug 2019, Mentor Phillips Where she is now… Assistant Professor at UIC in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes (started Aug 2019). | ![]() Kanokwan "Mandy" Bunsawat, PhD Graduated Aug 2017; Advisor Baynard Where she is now… Starting a post-doc with Dr. Walter Wray at the University of Utah, in their Vascular Research Laboratory. | ![]() Alec Chaves, MS Graduated Aug 2017; Advisor Haus Where he is now… Starting his PhD studies at East Carolina University in Human Bioenergetics. |
![]() Karia Coleman, MS Graduated May 2014; Advisor Haus Where s\he is now… Currently building his existing personal training services. | ![]() Marc Cook, PhD Completed Post-Doc Dec 2016; Mentor Brown Where he is now… Assistant professor at North Carolina A&T in the Human Performance and Leiusre Department. | ![]() Brian Ferguson, PhD Post-doc through 2017; Mentor Clifford Where he is now… In Dec 2017, began his industry career as a Scientist with MyoKardia, in San Francisco, CA. |
![]() Kari Hultgren, MS, PA Graduated May 2014; Advisor Baynard Where she is now… Graduated from PA school at Pacific University August 2016, and is currently a PA in Maui, Hawaii | ![]() Jan Kretsczhmar, PhD Graduated Aug 2014; Advisor Brown Where he is now… Assistant professor in the newly-formed Exercise Science Department at Kings College in Wilkes Barre, PA | ![]() Chenyi Ling, PhD Graduated May 2016; Advisor Brown Where he is now… In the United States Army with the goal of becoming an Army scientist |
![]() Abbi Lane-Cordova, PhD Graduated Aug 2013; Advisor Fernhall Where she is now… Starting as an Assistant Professor in Aug 2017 at the University of South Carolina in the Department of Exercise Science. | ![]() Jacob Mey, PhD Graduated May 2017; Advisor Haus Where he is now… Post-doctoral research associate at the Cleveland Clinic. | ![]() Austin Robinson, PhD Graduated Aug 2016; Advisor Phillips Where he is now… Assistant Professor at Auburn University, in the School of Kinesiology (started Aug 2019). |
![]() Daniel White, PhD Completed Post-doc Nov 2015; Mentor Fernhall Where he is now… Assistant Professor at the University of Houston-Victoria in the Department of Biology. | ![]() Yiyu (David) Wang, MS Graduated May 2016; Advisor Baynard Where he is now… PhD student at Texas A&M in Motor Neuroscience. | ![]() Sanguok “Tommy” Wee Graduated Dec 2017; Advisor Fernhall Where he is now… Assistant Professor at California State University at San Bernardino, in the Department of Kinesiology. |