RSP Scholars Cohort 1 (2021-2022)
2021-22 Research Scholars (Cohort 1)
The Research Scholars Program is aligned with national priorities for research diversity, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) program goal of creating cultures of inclusive excellence at NIH-funded institutions by implementing well-integrated, evidence-based strategies and evaluating their impact on metrics of institutional culture, inclusive excellence and diversity.
Joseph Benitez
Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health
Research interests: Health economics and empirical health policy analysis using applied econometrics techniques focused on Medicaid
Jean Fry
Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition, College of Health Sciences
Research interests: Rehabilitation following ACL tear and reconstruction surgery, rehabilitation nutrition, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and precision medicine
Cetewayo Rashid
Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, College of Medicine
Research interests: Environmental factors that contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes
Michael Samaan
Kinesiology and Health Promotion, College of Education
Research interests: Use of biomechanics and musculoskeletal imaging to better understand the mechanisms and effects of lower extremity joint diseases
Lauren Whitehurst
Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Research interests: Body/brain interactions during sleep to produce regulatory effects on cognition and health