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Katie Crane, BS -DPT candidate; PhD student

We are so thrilled to have Katie Crane, BS, joining our lab as a PhD student in the Laboratory for Investigatory Imaging, at The Ohio State University. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Akron and is currently in her third year of the DPT program, at Ohio State. Katie’s research interests focus on optimizing human movement to achieve the best outcomes, exploring aspects such as movement mechanics for sports performance and effective training from both musculoskeletal and physical therapy perspectives. Her work aims to enhance performance in sports and improve ergonomic practices. Katie is also an avid supporter of the Ohio State Buckeyes – GO BUCKS!!!

Andra Leary, OSU Biology-PreMed
LII volunteer

We are so excited to welcome Andra Leary, as a volunteer in the LII.  Andra is a second-year student at Ohio State, majoring in biology and planning to attend medical school, after graduation. Andra’s goal for volunteering in our lab is to gain relevant research experience while also expanding her knowledge of the human body.  She is a native West Virginian, but Ohio has been her home for many years now.  Andra is a member of the Ohio State boxing club and Youth for STEM Equity club. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking for her family and watching movies.  Andra is poised for greatness, as she follows in the footsteps of our amazing past pre-med students!!

Huriah Al Sultan, MS, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS HRS PhD Candidate

Congratulations to Huriah Al Sultan, MS -PhD candidate for being awarded the American Association for Respiratory Care’s Vision Award!!  This competitive grant opportunity will award Huriah with $41,000 and will work to support the proposal titled: Student Respiratory Therapy (RT) Training in Chest Sonography in the Management of Long COVID-19: A Value-Added Clinical Skill.  This education endeavor and summative evaluation of the skills that BS and MS students acquire will be targeted to prepare them in assessing patients who have chronic disease and specifically residual changes from COVID-19.  Huriah is working to pull all her work together into a PhD dissertation.

The Ohio State University’s Office of Academic Affairs and the Emeritus Academy Grant Selection Committee has awarded Dr. Evans with new funding. The total requests for funding far exceeded their available budget, therefore not all proposals could be fully funded.   Nonetheless, the Emeritus Academy was delighted to award funding to underwrite the incentives provided for participants in the study titled: Exploring the Use of Self-Care Strategies to Assuage Young Adults COVID-19 Symptoms: A Study of Potential Health Outcomes.  This prospective study will be completing IRB approval and recruiting new participants in early August 2024.