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Our Faculty

The members of the IIHHS Research Community assist each other in improving the quantity and quality of our scientific research.

Faculty in this group tend to prioritize their research work above many other faculty activities.

Cynthia Cadieux Cynthia Cadieux, Ph.D.
Health Sciences
cadieucp@jmu.edu      
http://www.healthsci.jmu.edu/facultystaff/cadieux.html
   
PHOTO: Steve Evans Steven Evans, Ph.D.
Psychology and IIHHS
evanssw@jmu.edu
http://chp.cisat.jmu.edu/evans.html
Research interests: developing and evaluating school-based and school-linked treatments for children and adolescents with ADHD  
PHOTO: Judith Flohr Judith Flohr, Ph.D.
Kinesiology
flohrja@jmu.edu
www.jmu.edu/kinesiolgy/faculty/flohr.html
Research interests: children and physical activity; nutrition and physical activity
PHOTO: Lincoln Gray Lincoln Gray, Ph.D.
Communication Sciences & Disorders
graylc@jmu.edu
www.csd.jmu.edu/people/gray.html      
Research interests:  development of hearing; auditory processing in children with ADHD and Dyslexia
PHOTO: Micheal Hall Michael Hall, Ph.D.
Psychology
hallmd@jmu.edu|
Research interests:  speech and music perception; auditory perception and cognition
PHOTO: Linda Hulton Linda Hulton, Ph.D.
Nursing
HultonLJ@jmu.edu
www.nursing.jmu.edu/contact/hulton.html         
Research interests:  Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs, Adolescent Health Promotion, Adolescent Sexual Decision-Making Models
PHOTO: Jeff Marler Jeff Marler, Ph.D.
Communication Sciences & Disorders
marlerja@jmu.edu
www.csd.jmu.edu/people/marler.html
Research interests:  developmental communication disorders; electrophysiological measures of brain function in childhood communication disorders; auditory processing and early cognitive interactions in phonological development
PHOTO: Aashir Nasim Aashir Nasim, Ph.D.
Psychology
nasimax@jmu.edu
http://www.iihhs.jmu.edu/thek12project
Research interests:  protective and risk factors for substance abuse among African Americans
PHOTO: Brenda Ryals Brenda Ryals, Ph.D.
Communication Sciences & Disorders
ryalsbm@jmu.edu
www.csd.jmu.edu/people/ryalsbm.html
Research interests:  anatomy and physiology of the auditory system; auditory plasticity in the periphery-hair cell regeneration; central auditory system plasticity as a function of hair cell regeneration or deprivation
PHOTO: Michael Saunders

Michael Saunders, Ph.D.
Kinesiology
saundemj@jmu.edu
www.jmu.edu/kinesiology/faculty/saunders.html         
Research interests:  metabolic aspects of endurance performance; metabolic determinants of muscle damage and recovery

PHOTO: Zewe Serpell Zewe Serpell, Ph.D.
Psychology
serpelzn@jmu.edu
http://chp.cisat.jmu/faculty/serpell.html
Research interests:  sociocultural factors in learning environments; school climate; teacher bias; culture and cognitive development in children of African descent
PHOTO: Cheryl Talley Cheryl Talley, Ph.D.
Psychology
talleyce@jmu.edu
Research interests:  behavioral pharmacology; memory modulation; addiction; transpersonal psychology
PHOTO: Christopher Watts Christopher Watts, Ph.D.
Communication Sciences & Disorders
wattscr@jmu.edu
www.csd.jmu.edu/people/watts.html
Research interests:  vocal physiology; voice disorders; motor speech disorders
PHOTO: Christopher Womack Christopher Womack, Ph.D.
Kinesiology
womackcx@jmu.edu
www.jmu.edu/kinesiology/faculty/womack.html
Research interests:  blood coagulation responses to exercise; genetic influences on exercise responses