Our Research… Enriching Lives

Each day, faculty and staff within the College of Health Sciences engage in research that is fundamental to advancing knowledge in the health sciences. Over 80 faculty and staff work in 27 research laboratories and four research centers, dedicated to conducting innovative research that yields exciting breakthroughs, providing evidence that UW-Milwaukee’s College of Health Sciences truly is, “Where science enriches lives.”

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Department of Biomedical Sciences

Antibiotic Resistance and Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 457
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-2645

Director
Troy Skwor, PhD
skwor@uwm.edu

Lyme Borreliosis Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room B49
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-2645

Director
Dean T. Nardelli, PhD
nardelld@uwm.edu

Multiple Sclerosis Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room B73a
Milwaukee, WI
414-229-3812

Director
Jeri-Anne Lyons, PhD
jlyons@uwm.edu

Photomedicine Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room B84
Milwaukee, WI 53211
608-215-5405

Director
Janis Eells, PhD
jeells@uwm.edu

Prostate Cancer Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room B73E
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-2645

Director
Jennifer A. Doll, PhD
dollj@uwm.edu

Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

Aphasia Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room B52
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-0537

Director
Sabine Heuer, PhD, CCC-SLP
heuer@uwm.edu

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Lab

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 871
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-4945
uwm.edu/aac-lab

Director
Shelley K. Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP
sklund@uwm.edu

Dysphagia Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 889
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-6057

Director
Barbara R. Pauloski, PhD, CCC-SLP
pauloski@uwm.edu

Language Analysis Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 888
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-4625

Director
John J. Heilmann, PhD, CCC-SLP
heilmanj@uwm.edu

Speech Acoustics & Development Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 888
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-2644

Director
Jing Yang, PhD
jyang888@uwm.edu

Stuttering and Fluency Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 882
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-4291

Director
Carol H. Seery, PhD, CCC-SLP
cseery@uwm.edu

Department of Health Informatics & Administration

Social Media and Health Research & Training (SMAHRT) Lab

414-229-7136
smahrt.org

Director
Priya Nambisan, PhD
nambisap@uwm.edu

Department of Kinesiology

The Body Weight & Shape Research Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 466
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-2645

Directors
Christy Greenleaf, PhD
cgreenl@uwm.edu

Lori A. Klos, PhD, RD
lklos@uwm.edu

Human Performance & Sport Physiology Laboratory

3409 N. Downer Ave.
Pavilion, Room 365
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-6717
uwm.edu/hpsp-lab

Director
Kyle T. Ebersole, PhD, LAT
ebersole@uwm.edu

Neuromechanics Laboratories

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 132
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-5147
uwm.edu/neuromechanics-labs

Directors
Stephen C. Cobb, PhD, ATC
cobbsc@uwm.edu

Jennifer E. Earl-Boehm, PhD, ATC, FNATA
jearl@uwm.edu

Kevin Keenan, PhD
keenan@uwm.edu

Kristian O’Connor, PhD
krisocon@uwm.edu

Jinsung Wang, PhD
wang34@uwm.edu

Pediatric Neuromotor Laboratory

3409 N. Downer Ave.
Pavilion, Room 356B
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-2449

Director
Victoria A. Moerchen, PT, PhD
moerchev@uwm.edu

Physical Activity & Health Research Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 434
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-4392
uwm.edu/pahrlab/

Directors
Scott J. Strath, PhD, ACSM Fellow
sstrath@uwm.edu

Ann M. Swartz, PhD, ACSM Fellow
aswartz@uwm.edu

Laboratory for Sport Psychology & Performance Excellence

3409 N. Downer Avenue
Pavilion, Room 375
Milwaukee, WI 53211
uwm.edu/lab-sppe/

Directors
Barbara B. Meyer, PhD, CMPC
bbmeyer@uwm.edu

Monna Arvinen-Barrow, PhD, (C. Psychol)
arvinenb@uwm.edu

Visuomotor Laboratory

3409 N. Downer Ave.
Pavilion 365A
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-3360
uwm.edu/visuomotor

Director
Wendy E. Huddleston, PT, PhD
huddlest@uwm.edu

Department of Occupational Science & Technology

Assistive Technology and Universal Access (ATUA) Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 135A
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-6568
TTY: 414-229-5628

Coordinator
Roger O. Smith, PhD, OT, FAOTA, RESNA Fellow
smithro@uwm.edu

Behavioral Health and Human Occupation Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 982
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-3110

Director
Virginia Stoffel, PhD, OT, BCMH, FAOTA
stoffelv@uwm.edu

Early Childhood Health Promotion Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 996
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-7151

Director
Kris A. Barnekow, PhD, OTR/L
krisb@uwm.edu

Ergonomics Laboratory for Independent Living Environment & Occupation

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 963
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-6240

Director
Jay Kapellusch, PhD
kap@uwm.edu

Mobility Laboratory

Innovation Campus
Accelerator, Room 140
1225 Discovery Parkway
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
414-316-3093
uwm.edu/mobilitylab

Director
Brooke A. Slavens, PhD
slavens@uwm.edu

Lab Manager
Alyssa Joy Schnorenberg, MS
paulaj@uwm.edu

Occupational Ergonomics Laboratory

2025 E. Newport Ave.
Northwest Quadrant, G419
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-6175

Director
Phyllis M. King, PhD, OT, FAOTA, FASAHP
pking@uwm.edu

Contact
Michaela Van Handel
vanhan25@uwm.edu

Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 955
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-1138

Director
Inga Wang, OTR/L, PhD
wang52@uwm.edu

Sensory Motor Performance Laboratory

2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 955
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-1138

Director
Inga Wang, OTR/L, PhD
wang52@uwm.edu