ICOM researchers conduct studies in several areas including osteopathic principles and practice, rural and underserved medicine, medical education, and neurodegenerative diseases. Current projects, those completed recently, and research interests are listed below. ICOM student doctors may contact faculty members to request mentoring or involvement in these projects.
Rod Bates, DO
Nutrigenomics and applications to clinical medicine
Andrea Belovich, PhD
Implementation of connected-case study learning strategy during preclinical UME. Investigating molecular properties of the D-Serine transporter
Lora Bennett, MD
Cartilage regeneration for osteoarthritis
Todd Burt, MD
Medical Imaging (Radiology) in the Preclinical Medical School Curriculum
Brad Chadwell, PhD
Kinematics of animal locomotor behaviors and their association with anatomical variation
Stephanie Child, PhD
Anatomy Research Program
Sarah Davis, DO
Effects of peer mentorship in UME of new medical schools
Jessica Evans, PhD
Cellular response of multi-drug resistant bacteria to cell wall active antibiotics DNA-damage response from bacteria and archaea to damage from UV and ionizing radiation
Geri Deevska, PhD
Obesity, diabetes, and cardiometabolic syndrome
Jennifer Hotzman, PhD
Medical education
Ellis Locke, PhD
How tooth function in primates is altered by tooth wear during their lifespans Morphology, paleobiology, and paleoecology of Old World monkeys and apes
Launa Lynch, PhD
Effects of peer mentorship in UME of new medical schools
Blaine Maley, PhD
Origins and biology of the first Americans Quantifying microplastics found in air and food samples
Brian K. Martin, PhD
Neuroinflammation, gene regulation, cell motility in the central nervous system (CNS), CNS histology
Mike Mitov, PhD
Cellular bioenergetics, free radicals and oxidative stress, muscle biology, cancer, diabetes
Molly Montgomery, MLS, MS
The attitudes and perceptions of osteopathic medical students towards research
Luke Mortensen, PhD
Medical education, particularly interprofessional education
Jenisa Oberbeck, DO
Osteopathy in regard to children, adolescents, and women’s health/expectant moms
Inaia Phoenix, PhD
Medical education, particularly active-learning strategies
Richard Sloan, DO
Variability between graders on OPP practical examinations
Mark Slivkoff, PhD
Medical education and historical perspectives in physiology
Marlin Trainer, DO
Prevalence of the dorsals pedis artery
Michael Wells, PhD
Bioinformatics and/or Health Informatics Meta-Analysis
Studies of mosquito gene expression and protein secretion
Jessica Ziebarth, DO
Rural and underserved medicine Neurology and sports medicine Musculoskeletal medicine and rehabilitation medicine