Investigators

Investigators
Name	Title	Focus Areas	Email
Bigelow, Kathryn	Associate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's Project	Early childhood language and social-emotional development Evidence-based interventions for parents, care providers, home visitors, and early intervention providers	kbigelow@ku.edu
Boyd, Brian	Associate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's Project	Development and evaluation of evidence-based behavioral interventions for children with ASD Restricted repetitive behaviors in ASD	brian.boyd@ku.edu
Brady, Nancy	Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing	Development of pre-speech communication Relation of pre-speech communication to language development Interventions promoting language	nbrady@ku.edu
Brumberg, Jonathan	Associate Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing	Computational neuroscience of speech motor control Neurological mechanisms underlying speech and communication and their use in brain-machine interfaces	brumberg@ku.edu
Butler, Merlin	Professor, Psychiatry and Pediatrics	Genetics of obesity with emphasis on Prader-Willi syndrome, autism, psychiatric and behavioral genetics Natural history and delineation of rare and uncommon clinical genetics syndromes	mbutler4@kumc.edu
Buzhardt, Jay	Associate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's Project	Implementation, usability and effectiveness of technology-based intervention, assessment, and training	jaybuz@ku.edu
Carlson, Susan	Distinguished Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition	Maternal and infant nutririon Prenatal and postnatal interventions to promote positive pregnancy and child neurodevelopmental outcomes	scarlson@kumc.edu
Carlsten Christianson, Julie Anna	Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology	Effect of early life stress and later outcomes Pharmacological and lifestyle interventions to address effects of early stress	jchristianson@kumc.edu
Carta, Judith	Professor, Special Education	Interventions to mitigate the effects of poverty on children's outcomes Developing practices that teachers and parents can use to promote children's language, early literacy, and social outcomes	carta@ku.edu
Christenson, Lane	Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology	Mechanisms and events affecting follicular development and luteal tissue formation during the periovulatory period	lchristenson@kumc.edu
Colombo, John	Professor, Psychology	Neurocognitive development in infancy and early childhood Evaluation of interventions to promote neurodevelopmental outcomes	colombo@ku.edu
Davis, Ann	Professor, Behavioral Pediatrics	Nutrition and obesity Infant/toddler feeding problems Disruptive behavior disorders, anxiety, and depression	adavis6@kumc.edu
Donnelly, Joseph	Director, Center for Physical Activity and Weight Management	Weight management and obesity in typically developing and IDD populations	jdonnelly@ku.edu
Durham, Dianne	Professor, Otolaryngology	Effects of altered auditory and vestibular experience on the CNS CNS neuronal cell death	ddurham@kumc.edu
Fleming, Kandace	Senior Scientist, Life Span Institute	Statistical methods with an emphasis on longitudinal methods and small (low incidence) samples Structural modeling	kfleming@ku.edu
Greenwood, Charles	Professor, Applied Behavioral Sciences	Evidence-based interventions for education with typically-developing and IDD populations	greenwood@ku.edu
Gunewardena, Sumedha	Research Assistant Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology	Bioinformatics and computational genomics: Modeling protein-DNA interactions Biological sequence analysis Microarray data analysis Biological pathways and network analysis Development of computational tools and databases	sgunewardena@kumc.edu
Hicks, Tyler	Assistant Research Professor, Life Span Institute	Bayesian approaches to modeling data with reduced sample sizes	tahicks@ku.edu
Hock, Michael	Director, Center for Research on Learning	Development and validation of reading interventions in academically underprepared adolescents and adults	mhock@ku.edu
Hull, Holly	Associate Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition	Impact of the maternal environment on the health of mothers and offspring	hhull@kumc.edu
Irvin, Dwight	Assistant Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's Project	Development of measurement approaches to capture movement and location in young children at-risk for or with IDD	dwirvin@ku.edu
Kurth, Jennifer	Associate Professor, Special Education	Implementing inclusive education Methods for providing appropriate supports and services for individual learners	jkurth@ku.edu
Lane, Kathleen	Professor, Special Education	Design, implementation, and evaluation of models of prevention to prevent the development of learning and behavior challenges	kathleen.lane@ku.edu
McCarson, Kenneth	Professor, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics	Neurobiology of pain CNS plasticity Behavioral assessment of rats or mice. Rodent models of Tourette Syndrome and undiagnosed genetic conditions in IDD	kmccarso@kumc.edu
Mosconi, Matthew	Professor, Applied Behavioral Sciences	Sensorimotor dysmaturation and underlying brain mechanisms in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder and FMR1 related disorders	mosconi@ku.edu
Nothnick, Warren	Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology	Physiology and pathophysiologies of the uterus/endometrium, with a primary focus on endometriosis	wnothnic@kumc.edu
Nudo, Randolph	Distinguished Professor, Landon Center on Aging	Translational science on clinical interventions for aging-related neurological disorders Effects of rehabilitative training on functional plasticity after stroke	rnudo@kumc.edu
Paul, Soumen	Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine	Transcriptional mechanisms that involve regulate gene expression during mammalian development	spaul2@kumc.edu
Ptomey, Lauren	Assistant Research Professor, Center for Physical Activity and Weight Management	Impact of diet and physical activity on body composition, cognition, and metabolism in individuals with IDD	lptomey@ku.edu
Raza, Hashim	Assistant Professor, Child Language Doctoral Program	Genetic studies of specific language impairment	razam@ku.edu
Rice, Mabel	Distinguished Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing	Language disorders in children The genetics of language acquisition	mabel@ku.edu
Rouse, Adam	Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery	Motor control of precise arm and finger movements Brain-machine interfaces Machine learning/data science for neurotechnology	arouse@kumc.edu
Saadi, Irfan Associate	Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology	Genetic and molecular mechanisms of birth defects, with a focus on craniofacial malformation	isaadi@kumc.edu
Sailor, Wayne	Professor, Special Education	Multi-tiered systems of support and response to intervention Schoolwide applications of positive behavior interventions and support for typically-developing and IDD populations	wsailor@ku.edu
Saunders, Kathryn	Senior Scientist, Life Span Institute	Interventions for and assessment of reading with IDD populations Discrete trial instruction in ASD	ksaunders@ku.edu
Schnitz, Alana	Assistant Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's Project	Teacher and parent training programs Positive behavioral supports to families with typically-developing children and children with IDD	aschnitz@ku.edu
Shogren, Karrie	Professor, Special Education	Self-determination and systems of support for students with IDD Contextual factors that impact outcomes for students with IDD	shogren@ku.edu
Smith, Peter	Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology	Autonomic neurobiology Peripheral sensory axon growth Neuroplasticity and regeneration IDD	psmith@kumc.edu
Soares, Michael	Distinguished Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine	Mechanisms of placental development Effects of maternal environment on placental adaptations Fetal adaptations and impacts on adult health and disease	msoares@kumc.edu
Storkel, Holly	Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing	Word learning in typically-developing populations Word-learning deficits in children with language disorders Development of effective treatments for language impairments	hstorkel@ku.edu
Thiemann-Bourque, Kathy	Associate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's Project	Alternative and augmentative communication approaches to functional communication and reciprocal interactions between young children with ASD and classmates without disabilities in inclusive settings	thiemann@ku.edu
Thompson, James	Professor, Special Education	Support/needs assessment and planning with children and adults with IDD and related developmental disabilities	jrthomp@ku.edu
Veatch, Olivia	Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences	Use of computational genetics, bioinformatics and in vitro studies to translate genetics data into clinically useful knowledge Use of genetics to inform the treatment of disorders of the brain	oveatch@kumc.edu
Vivian, Jay	Research Associate Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine	Development of pluripotent stem cells and genetically modified mice for modeling rare undiagnosed neurodegenerative disorders	jvivian@kumc.edu
Walker, Dale	Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children's Project	Effects of early experience and caregiver-child interaction on language development and school performance Development and evaluation of interventions for promotion of language in typically-developing and IDD populations	walkerd@ku.edu
Warren, Steven	Distinguished Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing	Communication and language development in children with IDD Effects of different types of communication and language interventions and the manner in which children with specific disorders (e.g. Down syndrome, FXS) respond to these interventions	sfwarren@ku.edu
Wehmeyer, Michael	Distinguished Professor, Special Education	Self-determination, positive psychology and disability Education and inclusion of students with extensive support needs Technology use by people with cognitive disabilities	mlw@ku.edu
Wills, Howard	Associate Professor, Educational Psychology	Evidence-based academic and behavioral interventions for students with challenging behavior Development and evaluation of multi-tiered systems of support and classroom management interventions Technology based self-monitoring to support children and adults with IDD	hpwills@ku.edu
Zheng, X. Long	Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine	Reproductive physiology Protein C inhibitor in human reproduction and fertilization Reproductive endocrinology	xzheng2@kumc.edu