Research Faculty

Dr. Bowers research interests include neuropsychology of emotion, basal ganglia and limbic functions in emotion, TMS, psychophysiology, laterality, forensic neuropsychology Full CV…

Dr. Bauer’s research interests include adult neuropsychology, aging and dementia, memory disorders, and epilepsy.

Dr. Young’s research interests can be broadly defined as the study of the psychosocial aspects of catastrophic illness or injury. Her past research centered on the brain and spinal cord injury populations. Specific topics of interest included community integration, vocational outcomes, social support and caregiving, sexuality and abuse, and issues…

Dr. Pomeranz’s research interests focus on personal care assistance requirements for individuals with spinal cord injury, life care planning for individuals with catastrophic injuries, and impact of disability.

Dr. Moorhouse’s primary research can be categorized across two general areas: 1) using Rasch analysis to validate rehabilitation and health behavior measures, and 2) investigating substance abuse behaviors in special populations. Specifically within the measurement arena, Dr. Moorhouse has worked to assess “functional cognition” among OEF/OIF veterans who have sustained…

Dr. Martin’s research efforts focus primarily on the development and implementation of respiratory muscle rehabilitation programs for lung transplant and ventilator dependent patients. The respiratory muscles are of interest because of the role they play in dyspnea perception, exercise tolerance and ventilator dependence. Weaning patients from mechanical ventilation is a…

Donovan’s main research interest is exploring the potential of exercise and rehabilitation programs to enhance skeletal muscle and motor function in patients with neuromuscular disease. This current focus involves examining how the amount of physical activity relates to muscle damage and disease progression in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Research…