Expert Directory
Tamara Hew-Butler, DPM, PhD
Associate Professor - Wayne State University
American Physiological Society (APS)Exercise, Nutrition
Dr Tamara Hew-Butler is a podiatric physician and associate professor of Exercise and Sports Science at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She obtained her BS in Kinesiology at the University of California at Los Angeles, CA; Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA; and Philosophy Doctor (PhD) at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Dr Hew-Butler is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM) and specializes in both sports medicine and exercise physiology. Her expertise is in exercise-associated hyponatremia and the endocrine regulation of water and sodium balance. Her scientific work has been highlighted on radio shows (Science Friday, National Public Radio), television (The Weather Channel), podcasts (CJSM), newspapers (New York Times, Washington Post, CNN), a comic strip (xkcd) and reality television show (Adam Ruins Everything). Dr Hew-Butler is an avid runner and sports fan. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Bill, and pet ducks on their 10-acre hobby farm.
Exercise, Muscle
Kim Huey, professor of health sciences and 2017 Troyer Research Fellow in the Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, was recently named a fellow of the American Physiological Society (APS). APS is a global multidisciplinary community of nearly 10,000 scientists and educators solving the major issues affecting life and health. Members are advancing treatment and cures for a wide variety of conditions from heart disease and cancer, to addiction and obesity. The rank of fellow in the American Physiological Society is an elite member status meant to honor prominent leaders who have demonstrated excellence in science, have made significant contributions to physiological sciences and related professions, and have served the Society. Huey has been a student or professional member of the APS for more than 20 years. At Drake, Huey teaches a number of physiology courses to pharmacy and health sciences students while maintaining an active research program that investigates muscle function on both the basic science and applied levels. In a recent research project, Huey led a team of undergraduate students, one of which received an American Physiological Society Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, investigating the effects of statin treatment on muscle function and cardiorespiratory endurance in response to treadmill training in mice with high cholesterol. These experiments have important implications in the design of exercise training programs for individuals undergoing statin treatment. Starting this fall, Huey and two undergraduate students who received research fellowships from the Iowa Space Grant Consortium will study if Vitamin D supplementation improves the muscular and cardiorespiratory adaptations to endurance training or combined endurance and strength training in mice.
Chad M. Kerksick, PhD
Associate Professor - Lindenwood University
American Physiological Society (APS)Exercise, Nutrition
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Dr. Kerksick is currently an associate professor of exercise science in the Exercise Science Department in the School of Health Sciences at Lindenwood University. He currently serves as the director of the Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory (www.lindenwood.edu/epnl) and the Master of Science in Health Sciences program at Lindenwood University. His primary research interests include sport nutrition as well as the biochemical, cellular, and molecular adaptations relative to various forms of exercise and nutrition interventions, primarily those that promote muscle hypertrophy, prevent muscle atrophy, and promote health and recovery in healthy as well as clinical populations. ACADEMIC INTERESTS Dietary Supplements Obesity Performance Nutrition Protein Recovery Research Skeletal Muscle RESEARCH INTERESTS Examining the impact of exercise and nutritional interventions on changes in health, performance, and recovery of active and clinical populations. COURSES TAUGHT Exercise Physiology Independent Research Nutrition for Performance Research Methods and Data Interpretation Research Internship Sport Nutrition Thesis PUBLICATIONS Complete Bibliography This is a selected list of publications since the start of Dr. Kerksick’s faculty appointment with Lindenwood University (Jan. 2015). Harty PS, Zabriskie HA, Stecker RA, Currier BS, Moon JM, Richmond S, Jagim A, Kerksick CM†. Position-specific body composition norms in female collegiate rugby union athletes. J Strength Cond Res, Acceptance date: June 18, 2019. PMID: 31403573. Jäger R, Purpura M, Kerksick CM. Curcumin attenuates performance decrements following muscle damaging exercise. Nutrients. Acceptance date: July 18, 2019. PMID: 31340534. Harty PS, Zabriskie HA, Stecker RA, Currier B, Moon JM, Jagim AR, Kerksick CM†. Upper and lower thresholds of fat-free mass index in a large cohort of female collegiate athletes. J Sports Sci. 2019 Jun 25:1-8. PMID: 31238804. Currier B, Harty PS, Zabriskie HA, Stecker RA, Moon JM, Jagim AR, Kerksick CM†. Fat-free mass index in a diverse sample of male collegiate athletes. J Strength Cond Res, Acceptance Date: March 3rd, 2019. PMID: 30985525. Zabriskie HA, Currier BS, Harty PS, Stecker RA, Jagim AR, Kerksick CM†. Body composition and energy status across a women’s lacrosse season. Nutrients. 2019 Feb 23;11(2). Pii: E470. PMID: 20813399.
Exercise
RESEARCH INTERESTS Examine the physiological mechanisms and overall health benefits related to optimal hydration, physical activity, and heat exposure. EDUCATION Ph.D. University of Connecticut (2014) M.A. University of Connecticut (2008) B.A. George Washington University (2004) TEACHING KIN 4900, Drugs & Exercise Performance KIN 3021, Physiology of Exercise KIN 5586, Advanced Exercise Physiology
Melissa M. Markofski, PhD
Assistant Professor - University of Houston
American Physiological Society (APS)Exercise, Muscle, Nutrition
Research Interests Dr. Markofski's overarching research question is How do exercise and nutrition encourage healthy aging? We know that people who are physically active have a lower risk of chronic diseases and decreased mortality, but what are the mechanisms for this benefit? Dr. Markofski is primarily interested in the contribution of the immune system and skeletal muscle to healthy aging, but acknowledges that these systems are influenced by other physiological processes. Many of the diseases typically associated with aging may not be related to aging per se, but rather an age-associated decrease in physical activity and increase in sedentary time. These changes in physical activity cause numerous changes to physiology, including to the immune system, adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle—and cause an increase in the risk for developing chronic diseases. Dr. Markofski approaches her research questions by studying the acute and chronic effects of exercise and nutrition on skeletal muscle and immune function. She is an exercise physiologist with a research agenda in exercise immunology. Her current projects encompass healthy research participants, cancer patients and survivors, and health disparities.
Edward K. Merritt, PhD
Assistant Professor - Southwestern University
American Physiological Society (APS)Exercise, Nutrition
Christopher Minson, PhD
Singer Endowed Professor of Human Physiology- University of Oregon
American Physiological Society (APS)Exercise, Nutrition, Thermoregulation
Christopher Minson has been performing research on human adaptations to environmental extremes, biomarkers of cardiovascular health, and autonomic-vascular regulation for over 20 years at the University of Oregon. He has consistently been funded through the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and numerous other funding groups. The overarching goal of his work is to better understand the basic mechanisms of blood pressure and blood flow regulation, and to find novel ways to improve cardiovascular and metabolic health. He has a long-standing interest in the health benefits of environmental exposure including heat therapy as novel approaches for treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Particular areas of interest for Dr. Minson include topics related to women’s health and aging. He is also interested in the physiology of athletic performance, and has worked with many professional sports teams, Olympic athletes, collegiate and age-group competitive athletes in the U.S. and around the world. Dr. Minson graduated with a B.S. degree in Psychology from the University of Arizona in 1989. In 1993, he received his Master’s degree in Exercise Science from San Diego State University. He then went to The Pennsylvania State University where he graduated with a Ph.D. in Exercise Science. He subsequently trained as a post-doctoral fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota in the Department of Anesthesiology. He has received research awards from the American Physiological Society and the American College of Sports Medicine, Mentor Awards from the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon and the University of Oregon, and was a recipient of a University of Oregon Faculty Excellence Award. Dr. Minson is Director of the Human Cardiovascular Control Lab and Co-Director of the Exercise and Environmental Physiology Labs. He is also a Founder of the Bowerman Sports Science Center, and serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and Temperatureº.
Jonathan Peake, PhD
Senior Lecturer - Queensland University of Technology
American Physiological Society (APS)Exercise, Immunity, Inflammation, Metabolism, skeletal muscle
Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland) Professional memberships and associations Board Member of International Society of Exercise and Immunology (www.isei.dk) Member of American Physiological Society (www.the-aps.org) F1000 Prime Faculty Member (Muscle & Connective Tissue) Associate Editor of Exercise Immunology Review Editorial Board Member of Frontiers in Sports and Exercise Nutrition Senior Research Affiliate, Queensland Academy of Sport Honorary Senior Research Fellow, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland
Mathijs Drummen, PhD
Clinical Development Scientist - Maastricht University
American Physiological Society (APS)Gastrointestinal/Digestive, Nutrition, Obesity
Linda Samuelson, PhD
Professor - University of Michigan Medical School
American Physiological Society (APS)Gastrointestinal/Digestive
Dr. Samuelson’s research program examines the development and function of epithelial cells in stomach and intestine. We are interested in how basic developmental pathways, growth factors and immune modulators function to regulate epithelial cell proliferation and differentiation in normal physiology and disease. Our approach is to use genetically engineered mouse models and organ culture systems to interrogate pathways regulating epithelial cell homeostasis. Recent studies have focused on the importance of Notch signaling for regulating stem and progenitor cells. In the intestine, we have determined that Notch plays a fundamental role in cell lineage choice between absorptive enterocytes and secretory cell types (goblet, endocrine, Paneth). These studies identified Atoh1 and Neurogenin3 as key transcriptional effectors regulating secretory cell differentiation. More recent findings demonstrate a distinct function for Notch signaling to maintain the intestinal stem cell. We have also shown that Notch regulates cellular proliferation and cell fate determination in the stomach, thus suggesting that this signaling pathway plays a fundamental role for epithelial cell renewal in the gastrointestinal tract. The Samuelson lab studies the development and function of the gastrointestinal system, focusing on epithelial cell homeostasis in stomach and intestine. In the gut, stem and progenitor cells continuously generate differentiated cell types to maintain and replenish these tissues. Multiple growth factors and morphogens, such as Notch, Wnt, Hedgehog and gastrin regulate proliferation and epithelial cell specification, although their mechanisms of action are poorly understood. Our current focus is directed to the Notch signaling pathway and its function in tissue homeostasis and regeneration after injury. We have determined that Notch directly targets gastrointestinal stem cells to regulate the balance of cellular proliferation vs. differentiation. We utilize a variety of modern experimental approaches and take advantage of genetically-engineered mouse models, mouse and human organoids and human cancer-derived cell lines to understand fundamental mechanisms of gastrointestinal stem cell function.
Gastrointestinal/Digestive, Nutrition
Dr. Jill P. Smith is a clinician scientist and professor of medicine at Georgetown University and a member of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She also is a staff physician in gastroenterology and hepatology at the DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Her passion has always been bench-to-bedside, or translational, research. She was recruited to Georgetown University from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, to establish a translational research program in gastrointestinal cancer. Her basic science research for over two decades has focused on cholecystokinin receptors and other G-protein coupled receptors, which are proteins that sit on the surface of a cell and transmit signals from outside to inside the cell. Her research focuses on pancreatic cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma in understanding the mechanisms involved with carcinogenesis (what makes cancer form) and developing novel strategies for therapy or cancer prevention.
Kirsten Gelsdorf, ML
Professor of Practice of Leadership and Public Policy; Director of Global Humanitarian Policy
NewswiseHumanitarian Assistance, Global Disaster, International Development, Ukraine Humanitarian, Refugees
As a Professor of Practice and the Director of Global Humanitarian Policy, Kirsten brings 20 years of experience working in the humanitarian sector. She currently co-leads a large humanitarian research initiative focusing on building evidence and policy solutions to supporting conflict and disaster responses around the world. She has led major policy processes and authored numerous high-profile reports that have been implemented by partners such as the Red Cross, United Nations, and Government donor agencies. She also serves as an advisor to the World Economic Forum, Sesame Workshop, and the Humanitarian Innovation Fund. She has written peer-reviewed articles and been the guest editor of Journal special editions focused on humanitarian crises. In 2019 she co-authored the book Understanding the Humanitarian World. Her career also includes long-term field postings and operational deployments to numerous emergencies including the international responses to Hurricane Mitch in Honduras, the Ethiopian Famine, the South African Regional Food Crisis, the Liberian War, the Tsunami in Indonesia, Hurricane Katrina, the Pakistan Earthquake, the Timor-Leste Security Crisis, and the Global Food Crisis. She has also served in leadership roles such as the Chief of Policy Analysis at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and as the Humanitarian Advisor to President Clinton in his role as the UN Special Envoy for 2010 Haiti Earthquake. She is the winner of the State of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Virginia All-University Teaching Award, and the Batten School Excellence in Engagement in Public Policy and Leadership Award. She holds degrees from Dartmouth College and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Education, Early Childhood Development, Early Childhood Education, Humanitarian, Migration
Lucy Bassett is a Professor of Practice at the University of Virginia’s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and co-Director of the Humanitarian Collaborative, an applied research initiative focused on improving humanitarian response. Bassett’s research focuses on understanding how to best support young children in humanitarian and low-income contexts. Her recent work has involved evaluating the impact of programs for refugee and migrant children, assessing training and professional development needs for preschool teachers and school leaders, identifying models for childcare in emergency contexts, and understanding conditions of families and young children on the US/Mexico border. As of Fall 2022, she is launching a new project funded by the Lego Foundation to elevate children’s voices in emergency contexts and share their stories and experiences. Before joining the University of Virginia, Bassett spent ten years as an education and social protection specialist with the World Bank leading projects and research on education and social protection at the World Bank, in countries from Bangladesh to Haiti and Serbia and Cameroon. Her practitioners’ perspective is further grounded by previous work at UNICEF, the World Food Programme, Save the Children, the International Food Policy Research Institute, and Peace Corps. Bassett holds many high-level, international advisory roles. For example, she is a member of the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies Early Childhood Development Working Group, Early Childhood Development Action Network Knowledge Fellows Steering Committee, and Research Forum on Early Childhood in Emergencies Steering Committee. She is also expert reviewer for numerous initiatives, such as the Lego Foundation’s Build a World of Play and American Institute of Research’s Scholars and Leaders Awards. In addition to her expertise in global early childhood research and practice, Bassett brings real-world experience as a pre-K teacher. In addition to her expertise in international early childhood development, education, and childcare, Bassett focuses on feminist approaches to public policy and programming, co-creation and community engagement, and contemplative pedagogy. She won a University of Virginia All-University Teaching Award in 2021.
Organizational Responses to Disasters, reputation management, Organizational Stigma, stakeholder management
Professor Lashley’s research lies at the intersection of strategic management, entrepreneurship, and organizational theory. Her research focuses on questions related to organizational social evaluations such as stigma, reputation, and status, particularly in entrepreneurial firms. She is also interested in how organizations and their audiences use language to affect social evaluations. Her work on firms' efforts to reduce stigma in the marijuana industry has been published in Administrative Science Quarterly. Kisha has also has expertise in the supplier diversity, and has startup experience.
Megan Rhoads, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Alabama at Birmingham
American Physiological Society (APS)Hypertension, Renal
My research focuses on the characterization of spontaneous hypertension in a novel model Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus, the African Green Monkey. As an Old World non-human primate, the African Green Monkey is highly similar to humans in terms of physiology, gene structure, social hierarchy, and behavior. I am specifically interested in the connections between the sympathetic nervous system and the adaptive immune system and their contributions to blood pressure control in this novel animal model. Research Interests: Physiology Hypertension Adaptive Immune System women's health Science Education
Melanoma, Breast Cancer, Immunotherapy, Focused Ultrasound, Breast Surgery, Mastectomy, shared decision-making
Dr. Lynn Dengel is a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgical oncologist specializing in breast cancer and melanoma. She is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Virginia and practices as a breast and melanoma surgeon at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Dengel cares for patients in a robust multidisciplinary fashion, utilizes state of the art technology, incorporates up-to-date research findings and takes time to provide education and counseling to her patients to provide outstanding clinical care. Dr. Dengel is recognized by her peers as an expert in breast disease and melanoma. She serves as a committee member for both the Society of Surgical Oncology and the American Society of Breast Surgeons. She has authored and co-authored several articles in leading peer-reviewed publications, including the Annals of Surgical Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Annals of Surgery. Dr. Dengel has received recognition for her outstanding research, including the Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Merit Award, supported by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and the Harvey Baker Traveling Fellow Award from the Society of Surgical Oncology. Research expertise: Dr. Dengel’s research and expertise include translational studies and clinical trials investigating the immune environment at tumor sites and mechanisms that may bolster innate immune response. She is the Principal Investigator of a clinical trial investigating focused ultrasound ablation combined with immunotherapy in advanced solid tumors. Dr. Dengel also serves as lead investigator in multiple studies investigating patient decision making, specifically aiming to improve the process of shared decision making and decreasing decisional regret for patients considering prophylactic mastectomy. Training and education: Dr. Dengel completed a breast surgery fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York after finishing her general surgery residency at the University of Virginia Hospital Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA, where she received the Award of Academic Excellence from the department of surgery. Dr. Dengel received her medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington D.C. where she graduated cum laude and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. Prior to medical school, she received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College.
William F. Jackson, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology - Michigan State University
American Physiological Society (APS)microcirculation
Ongoing studies in Dr. Jackson’s laboratory seek to understand how arterioles in the microcirculation sense their environment and how changes in the environment alter the contractile function of vascular muscle cells in the walls of these microvessels to lead to changes in blood flow and blood pressure. Using techniques such as intravital videomicroscopy, single cell contraction, immunocytochemistry, single cell quantitative RT-PCR, fluorescence microscopy, calcium imaging, patch clamp recording, pressure myography and conventional microelectrode methods, the Jackson lab seeks to understand the role played by smooth muscle and endothelial cell ion channels in the regulation of calcium signaling and vascular smooth muscle tone in arterioles related to the local regulation of blood flow in the microcirculation, and the impact of aging and disease states, such as hypertension and obesity, on these processes.
Matthew Hudson, PhD
Assistant Professor - University of Delaware
American Physiological Society (APS)Muscle
The primary focus of our lab is developing therapeutics and identifying biomarkers for neuromuscular and neurological pathologies. Specifically on utilization of small, naturally occurring molecules termed extracellular vesicles. Extracellular vesicles are released from most, if not all, cells in the body into the extracellular environment and contain a variety of molecular cargo (RNA, protein, microRNA, etc.). Further, extracellular vesicles deliver molecular cargo to neighboring and distant recipient cells. Our lab reverse engineers extracellular vesicles to contain therapeutic cargo, and then utilize the naturally delivery capabilities of extracellular vesicles to deliver cargo to tissues of interest. Separately, during pathological conditions cells release extracellular vesicles with a unique molecular signature and our lab examines these molecular signatures for identification of potential novel biomarkers. Research Interests: Understanding the role of EVs in physiological and pathological processes Utilizing EVs from circulation and other body fluids as biomarkers of presence of disease, progression of disease, and effectiveness of therapeutics and treatments Engineering EVs for targeted therapeutic delivery
Pascale Lane, MD
Professor - University of Oklahoma Medical Center
American Physiological Society (APS)Renal
Pascale Lane, MD, of Edmond, Oklahoma serves as a professor of pediatrics in the section of pediatric nephrology at the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center (OUHSC). She received her MD from the University of Missouri in Kansas City and trained in pediatrics at Rush Medical College in Chicago. Her fellowship in nephrology was at University of Minnesota. Dr. Lane joined the faculty at OUHSC in 2011. In 2008, the American Society of Nephrology selected her as founding editor of ASN Kidney News, its national magazine. Dr. Lane is the author of The Promotion Game: Your Guide to Success in the Academic Medical Center (Pascale Lane, 2014). Dr. Lane is a member of many professional organizations in nephrology and associated scientific disciplines. She performs and publishes both basic, clinical and educational research, teaches in the lecture hall and clinic and cares for patients in her specialty. Other interests include faculty development, particularly writing skills, research administration and the evolving role of social media in medicine and science. She also founded Academic Women for Equality Now as a project for Vision 2020.
Jessica Leigh Faulkner, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow - Augusta University
American Physiological Society (APS)Reproductive
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