Awards received between May 15, 2019 and October 14, 2019

• Cory Dungan, PhD

  Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (National Institute on Aging) Examining the Impact of Exercise and Obesity on Autophagy, miRNA Abundance, and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology

• Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD and Tim Butterfield, PhD, ATC

  Massage Therapy Foundation Massage as an Intervention for Muscle Atrophy

• Susan Effgen, PT, PhD

  Shriners Hospital for Children The Impact of Dosing Parameters on Motor Skill Acquisition and Retention in Bilateral Cerebral Palsy

• Phillip Gribble, PhD, ATC, FNATA

  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Central Appalachian Regional Education Research Center: Athletic Training

• Lauryn Lanzer

  NATA Research & Education Foundation Deficits in Disease and Patient Oriented Outcomes in Adolescents with Chronic Ankle Instability

• Kirby Mayer, DPT (anticipated)

  Academy of Acute Care Physical Therapy Physical Therapy Interventions in Critically Ill Patients Requiring Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

• Kevin Murach, PhD

  National Institute on Aging Myonuclear Epigenetics of Skeletal Muscle Mass Regulation with Age

• Charlotte Peterson, PhD and John McCarthy, PhD

  National Institute on Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Supplement to Exercise-Induced Skeletal Muscle Exosomes Promote Adipocyte Lipolysis

• Tim Uhl, PhD, ATC, PT, FNATA

  National Science Foundation Rehab Buddy: Extending Individualized Physical Rehabilitation Beyond the Clinic Using Wearable Technology to Empower Patients

Intramural

• Esther Dupont-Versteegden, PhD

  Igniting Research Collaboration Pilot Grant Chronic Orofacial Neuropathic Pain-Associated miRNAs and the Efficacy of Massage Therapy

• Geetanjali Gera, PhD, PT

  Department of Neurology Faculty Pilot Grant Program Quantification of Balance Deficits in Parkinson’s Disease after Deep Brain Stimulation

• Geetanjali Gera, PhD, PT

  UK Brain Restoration Center in partnership with the Ann Hanley Parkinson’s Research Fund Gait and Balance Assessment Using Mobility Lab in Patients Receiving Deep Brain Stimulation

• Nathan Johnson, PT, DPT, PhD

  Igniting Research Collaboration Pilot Grant Can Exercise Improve Therapeutic Learning among Women with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder?

• Brian Noehren, PhD, PT, FACSM and Chris Fry, PhD

  UK CCTS Small Grants Program Changes in Muscular Quality Due to a Lower Extremity Fracture

• Charlotte Peterson, PhD

  Igniting Research Collaboration Pilot Grant Imposing Organization in Large Volume Artificial Muscle Tissue

Health Sciences Academic Fund for Excellence

• Ms. Caroline N. Arthur
• Mr. William R. Barker
• Mrs. Sandra A. Bell
• Mrs. Jane S. Brantley
• Ms. Mary Jane Burton
• Mrs. Jennifer Carter
• Dr. Ming-Yuan Chih
• Mr. Michael A. Cooper and Mrs. Beth Byers Cooper
• Mr. Timothy S. Elliott and Mrs. Catherine Randall Elliott
• Dr. Courtney Allison Hatcher
• Juandalynn Heslop
• Ms. Alyssa Ann Huddleston
• Ms. Julie A. Jacoby
• Mr. Christopher T. Jones and Mrs. Lauren M. Jones
• Mr. Barret Lanham May
• Mrs. Denise N. McCarthy
• Dr. Randa Remer-Eskridge
• Mrs. Holly G. Roeder
• Mrs. Rebecca T. Serrano
• Mrs. Celia M. Wilke

Athletic Training Development and Alumni Fund

• Ms. Sharon M. Frank

Clinical Leadership and Management Fund

• Sarah Kercsmar

Communication Sciences Disorders Scholarship Fund

• Mrs. Alexis Phillips

Physical Therapy Development Alumni Fund

• Dr. Chalee R. Engelhard
• Mrs. Amy G. Grizzard

Medical Laboratory Sciences Development Alumni Fund

• Dr. Anne Stiene-Martin
• Mr. Chad Guilliams

Medical Laboratory Science Scholarship Fund

• Ms. Julie A. Jacoby
• Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Lytle
• Mrs. Martha Davenport Mayland

Physician Assistant Studies Development Alumni Fund

• Dr. Kevin M. Schuer
• Dr. Somu Chatterjee
• Ms. Ann Wiles

Marc and Esther Dupont PT Scholarship

• Dr. Esther Dupont-Versteegden and Mr. Marc Dupont

Clinical Leadership and Management Fund

• Sarah Kercsmar

Ellen Felice Mattacola Scholarship Fund

• Dr. Carl G. Mattacola
• Ms. Sharon M. Frank

William J. Meadors Physician Assistant Educational Fund

• Lincoln Memorial University on behalf of Michael Dugan, David Jones, and Danielle Mayton

Dwain Robert Rice Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Dr. Esther Dupont-Versteegden
• Mrs. Kathy J. Schuler-Ringo

UK SMRI in honor of Mr. Terry B. Mobley

• Mr. Robert E. Lee, Jr.
• Rosenthal Family Foundation

UK SMRI Fund

• Dean Scott M. Lephart
• Dr. John Abt

SMRI Jockey Equestrian Initiative

• Carol Lavin Bernick Family Foundation
• Winchester Feed Company, Inc.

Active Duty Military and Veterans Fund

• Mr. Nick Alexakos

Active Women's Health Initiative Fund

• Ms. Jayne Hancock
• Ms. Jill Burkeen

Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network Fund

• Dr. Xiaobo N. Li

Grace Jones Memorial Fund

• Dr. Davy Jones

PT Study Abroad Fund

• Dr. Robert A. English