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Marquette University College of Health Sciences 1515 W. Wisconsin Ave. P.O. Box 1881 Milwaukee, Wis. 53201-1881 414.288.6000 marquette.edu/health-sciences Dean of the College of Health Sciences William E. Cullinan, Ph.D. Associate Dean Kim L. Halula, R.D.H., Ph.D. Assistant Dean Michelle Schuh, M.S. Director of Academic Business Affairs Michelle Raclawski Chair of Biomedical Sciences John R. Mantsch, Ph.D. Associate Chair of Biomedical Sciences David A. Baker, Ph.D. Chair of Clinical Laboratory Science April Harkins, Ph.D. Chair of Physical Therapy Lawrence G. Pan, P.T., Ph.D., F.A.P.T.A. Director of Exercise Science Program Paula E. Papanek, Ph.D., M.P.T., ACT/L, F.A.C.S.M. Chair of Physician Assistant Studies Mary Jo Wiemiller, P.A.-C., M.S. Chair of Speech Pathology and Audiology Linda K. Crowe, Ph.D., C.C.C.-S.L.P. Marquette Health Sciences is published for alumni, colleagues and friends of the college. Feedback and story ideas are appreciated. Editor: Jesse Lee jesse.lee@marquette.edu Advising editor: Stephen Filmanowicz Copy editor: Sarah Koziol Art director: Sharon Grace /MUHealthSciences
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I am very pleased to welcome you to the fall 2014 issue of Health Sciences Magazine. The past year has seen very significant progress and major accomplishments, perhaps none more impressive than those of our faculty. Dr. Sandra Hunter, professor of exercise science, received two prestigious university awards — the Way Klingler Fellowship in Science and the John P. Raynor, S.J., Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence — while also receiving an additional NIH research grant. Dr. John Mantsch, professor and chair of biomedical sciences, was awarded a $2.6 million NIH grant for his studies examining neural mechanisms underlying the addiction process. Dr. Paul Gasser, associate professor of biomedical sciences, in collaboration with three departmental faculty colleagues, received a $1.85 million NIH grant award for his studies concerning a novel brain mechanism of monoamine clearance, a project that may have enormous implications for the treatment of neuropsychiatric illnesses such as depression and PTSD. In addition to receiving two NIH grant awards, Dr. Allison Hyngstrom, assistant professor of physical therapy, was awarded the Way Klingler Young Scholar Award. Dr. Behnam Ghasemzadeh, associate professor of biomedical sciences, was awarded a $450,000 NIH research grant for his studies aimed at the development of new treatments for schizophrenia. Dr. Marie Hoeger-Bement, associate professor of physical therapy, received two grant awards totaling $460,000 to fund her studies on the link between stress and pain perception. We have also seen grant awards made to two of our newest faculty members: Dr. Marieke Gilmartin, assistant professor of biomedical sciences, received a $225,000 grant for her research on brain mechanisms underlying memory formation and fear, a project with important implications for understanding several forms of mental illness, and Dr. Abiola Keller, clinical assistant professor of physician assistant studies, was awarded a $100,000 grant to study depression care in advanced practice providers and physicians. These accomplishments represent only new awards made to our faculty during the past year. Numerous funded multiyear projects are ongoing across the college — perhaps most notably the work of Dr. Paula Papanek, associate professor and director of the program in exercise science, and Dr. Larry Pan, professor and chair of physical therapy, who have collaborated on three separate projects totaling some $4.5 million for programs benefiting disadvantaged youth populations in the Milwaukee community. Of course, we are equally proud of the many accomplishments of our students, as well as the outstanding quality of our programs, which stand among the highest ranked and nationally recognized across the university. Demand for our professional programs in physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and speech and language pathology continues to climb, similar to our undergraduate programs in athletic training, biomedical sciences, clinical laboratory science, exercise physiology, and speech pathology and audiology. We are also seeing increases in the quality of our applicant pools and our overall program selectivity. Though we are poised to grow to help meet a critical demand in the labor market, we take particular pride in the kind of practitioners our graduates will ultimately become: caring, competent, compassionate, ethical professionals in whom people place great trust. And that is as it should be for graduates of this great university and of this very special college that inhabits its place within it. I do hope you enjoy reading about some of the faculty and student accomplishments in these pages, though they are but a sample of the many remarkable happenings within the college. We’re truly excited about the opportunity to develop additional new and innovative programs of distinction, as well as increase high-impact experiences for our students as they work toward the day when they will take their places in an increasingly complex health care environment in great need of their talents and abilities. It’s all part of advancing, and living, what we have termed “The Science that Heals.” With warm regards,
William E. Cullinan, Ph.D. Professor and Dean, College of Health Sciences Director, Integrative Neuroscience Research Center