Paige Clawson, a graduate student in Athletic Training, received a $1,000 grant award from the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association (SEATA) for her project entitled, “The Role of Hip Strength Deficits on Dynamic Function in Those with Chronic Ankle Instability.” The purpose of this study is to evaluate the expected deficiencies and anticipated associations of isometric hip strength and self-reported function and disability in individuals with chronic ankle instability. She will present her results at the 2020 SEATA Clinical Symposium and Members Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms.

As modern technology evolves, the medical professions are following suit thanks to the hard work of practitioners like Vrushali Angadi, PhD, CCC-SLP. Angadi, a speech-language pathologist and assistant professor with the communication sciences and disorders program at the College of Health Sciences—with the assistance of her colleagues Drs.

Josh Van Wyngaarden, PT, DPT, has always been interested in the mechanisms behind pain. As a member of the U.S. Air Force, he’s well-acquainted with chronic pain and the devastating effect it can have on his fellow Airmens’ lives. 

Kathryn Lucas, DPT, a student in the Rehabilitation Sciences PhD program, was awarded a $5,000 Doctoral Student Research Grant from the American College of Sports Medicine Foundation for a one-year project, entitled, “The Evaluation of Postural Stability and Balance after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.” The purpose of this study is to integrate tools used in neurological conditions to evaluate postural control after ACL reconstruction. Kathryn is mentored by Dr. Brian Noehren.
 

On Feb. 20, the UK College of Health Sciences hosted the inaugural Myron and Elaine Jacobson Innovation Award Symposium at UK's Chandler Hospital.

In the nineties, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) medical specialist Edward Kasarskis, MD, PhD, director of UK’s ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic, asked Tony English, PT, PhD, now the director of physical therapy at the College of Health Sciences, to participate in one of his new research studies. This partnership soon morphed into a clinic and later a collaboration to help find novel treatments for a rare type of the neurodegenerative disease in Kentucky patients.

Human health sciences (HHS) major Amina Nouri is no stranger to persistence. During the many hours she spends in the lab each week, she is faced with countless frustrations and triumphs. “One day you’ll run the perfect experiment with the perfect results,” she said. “But, when you try to reproduce it, it just doesn’t happen. You might repeat the experiment four or five times before you get the results you want.” 

Ming-Yuan Chih, PhD, MHA, assistant professor in health sciences, education, and research, clinical leadership and management, and human health sciences, received a $30,000 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant from the UK Markey Cancer Center.

Davis Englund, a rehabilitation sciences PhD student, was recently named as a Clinical and Translational Science Program TL1 Predoctoral trainee and will be supported by UK’s CTSA award from the National Institutes of Health. Davis’ project entitled, “Determining the fiber type-specific requirements for satellite cells during skeletal muscle hypertrophy,” is designed to gain an in-depth understanding of the role of muscle stem cells (satellite cells) during muscle hypertrophy.

For children with hearing loss or deafness, health interventions often focus on immediate issues related to the ear and language development, sometimes overlooking important psychosocial dynamics such as behavior and parenting patterns. But for University of Kentucky social worker and public health researcher Christina Studts and otolaryngologist Dr. Matt Bush, the critical interplay between children’s hearing loss, children’s behavior, and parenting is at the center of an ongoing collaboration that aims to improve the lives of Kentucky kids and families.