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PhD Student Research

PhD students at the College of Nursing and Health Professions in creative arts therapies, couple and family therapy, nursing, nutrition, and health and rehabilitation science engage in impactful research to expand the science of their respective disciplines, while developing critical team science skills through interdisciplinary core research courses and seminars. To learn more about a select few of our current PhD students, please see below. This page and individual profile pages will be updated periodically throughout the year.

Areas of Research

  • Addiction
  • Aging
  • Attachment and Parenting
  • Community-based Participatory Research
  • Food and Health
  • Implementation Science
  • Intervention Science

Featured PhD Students

Grant Morales headshot

Grant Morales

Couple and Family Therapy

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Kusuma Schofield headshot

Kusuma Schofield

Nutrition Sciences

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Dahlia Stott headshot

Dahlia Stott

Nutrition Sciences

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Featured PhD Alumni

Laura Baehr, PT, DPT

Laura Baehr

Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

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Amira Clemens, MSN, RN

Amira Clemens

Nursing

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Martha Coates, MSN, RN, CRNP, AGPCNP-BC

Martha Coates

Nursing

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Headshot of PhD Research student Carrie Cottone in front of greenery

Carrie Cottone

Creative Arts Therapies

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Katherine Dilks-Webb, MA

Katherine Dilks-Webb

Couple and Family Therapy

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Elizabeth Euiler, MS

Elizabeth Euiler

Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

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Melissa Kavanaugh, MS

Melissa Kavanaugh

Nutrition Sciences

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Headshot of PhD Research student Cynthia Klobodu in front of road and shrubs

Cynthia Klobodu

Nutrition Sciences

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Bani Malhotra, MA, ATR-BC

Bani Malhotra

Creative Arts Therapies

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Dara Herbert, MS

Dara McDowell

Couple and Family Therapy

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Brigette Schneible, MA, MT-BC

Brigette Schneible

Creative Arts Therapies

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Dimitra Thomopoulos, MS, RDN, ACSM-CPT

Dimitra Thomopoulos

Nutrition Sciences

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