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 26 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 SciencesAntibiotic Resistance and Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Laboratory
PA
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 457
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-251-7457
Director
Troy Skwor, PhD
skwor@uwm.edu
Lyme Borreliosis Laboratory
PA
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room B49
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Director
Dean T. Nardelli, PhD
nardelld@uwm.edu
Photomedicine Laboratory
BT HW PA
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room B84
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-251-8047
Director
Janis Eells, PhD
jeells@uwm.edu
Prostate Cancer Laboratory
HW PA
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room B73F
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-4840
Director
Jennifer A. Doll, PhD
dollj@uwm.edu
Aphasia Laboratory
DR HW
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room B52
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Director
Sabine Heuer, PhD, CCC-SLP
heuer@uwm.edu
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Lab
DR HW
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 871
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-6465
uwm.edu/aac-lab
Language Analysis Laboratory
DR HW PH
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 888
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Speech Acoustics & Development Laboratory
DR
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
DR HW PH
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 882
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Social Media and Health Research & Training (SMAHRT) Lab
HI
The Body Weight & Shape Research Laboratory
HW
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 466
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Neuromechanics Laboratories
HW
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 132
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-5147
uwm.edu/neuromechanics-labs
Physical Activity & Health Research Laboratory
HW PH
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 434
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-4392
uwm.edu/pahrlab
Assistive Technology and Universal Access (ATUA) Laboratory
BT DR HW HI PH
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 135A
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Coordinator
Michelle Silverman, MS, OTR
silverm2@uwm.edu
Behavioral Health and Human Occupation Laboratory
HW
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 982
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Early Childhood Health Promotion Laboratory
PH
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 996
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-7151
Ergonomics Laboratory for Independent Living Environment & Occupation
DR
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 963
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-5292
Director
Jay Kapellusch, PhD
kap@uwm.edu
Human Performance & Sport Physiology Laboratory
HW
3409 N. Downer Ave.
Pavilion, Room 365
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-251-5340
sites.uwm.edu/hpsp-lab
Mobility Laboratory
BT DR PA
Innovation Campus
Accelerator, Room 140
1225 Discovery Parkway
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
414-316-3093
sites.uwm.edu/mobilitylab
Director
Brooke A. Slavens, PhD
slavens@uwm.edu
Lab Manager
Alyssa Joy Schnorenberg, MS
paulaj@uwm.edu
Occupational Ergonomics Laboratory
DR
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
Pediatric Neuromotor Laboratory
DR HW
3409 N. Downer Ave.
Pavilion, Room 356B
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-229-2449
Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Laboratory
DR
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 955
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-251-7936
Director
Inga Wang, OTR/L, PhD
wang52@uwm.edu
Sensory Motor Performance Laboratory
DR
2400 E. Hartford Ave.
Enderis Hall, Room 955
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-251-7936
Director
Inga Wang, OTR/L, PhD
wang52@uwm.edu
Laboratory for Sport Psychology & Performance Excellence
HW
3409 N. Downer Avenue
Pavilion, Room 375
Milwaukee, WI 53211
sites.uwm.edu/lab-sppe
Visuomotor Laboratory
DR HW PA
3409 N. Downer Ave.
Pavilion 365A
Milwaukee, WI 53211
sites.uwm.edu/visuomotorlab