Associate Faculty
Associate Faculty members of the Landon Center on Aging include faculty from the KU Medical Center campuses in Kansas City, Salina, and Wichita. Faculty from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, and the Kansas City VA health care and research personnel are welcome. Membership is open to all faculty who are interested in promoting the mission of the Landon Center on Aging and who have major aging/geroscience efforts in research, education and/or patient care. All areas of aging/geroscience research are welcome including basic science, clinical research, translational research, pharmaceutical sciences, population sciences, and behavior and psychosocial science.
2024 Research Fellows
LCOA Geroscience Pilot Project Program
Research Fellows are currently working on projects that received funding from the LCOA Geroscience Pilot Project Program.
Rodrigo Del Rio, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cell Biology & Physiology
Professor, Nephrology and Hypertension
Associate Professor, Nephrology and Hypertension
Department Chair, Dietetics and Nutrition
Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
2023 Research Fellows
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training
Associate Director, Research and Training Center on Independent Living, University of Kansas
Assistant Research Professor, University of Kansas
Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Education
Associate Faculty
Dean, KU School of Health Professions
Alex Alsup
Data Scientist, Biostatistics and Data Science
Ahmad Batrash, M.D., FACP
Clinical Professor, Kansas City VA Medical Center
Vice Chair of Stroke Translational Research, Vice Chair of Stroke Translational Research, Neurology
Research Assistant Professor, Physical Activity & Weight Management
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Education
Associate Dean, Community Engagement and Workforce Initiatives, School of Health Professions
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Architecture and Design
Alejandra Camacho-Soto, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Professor with Tenure, Neurology
Research Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Research Assistant Professor, School Of Nursing
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Rodrigo Del Rio, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cell Biology & Physiology
Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training
Professor, Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
Professor, Physical Activity & Weight Management
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training
Assistant Professor, School Of Nursing
Research Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Julie Galliart
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Development, KU School of Medicine - Wichita
Clinical Associate Professor, School Of Nursing
Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
Professor, Urologic Surgery
Professor, Nephrology and Hypertension
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Mary Hastert, Ph.D., R.D.
Graduate Research Assistant, Physical Activity/Weight Management
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Associate Professor, Health, Sport, Exercise Science
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training
Professor, Physical Activity & Weight Management
Ida Johnson Feaster Professorship in Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE)
Department Chair, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training
Associate Director, Research and Training Center on Independent Living, University of Kansas
Associate Professor, Sociology
Assistant Professor, Hearing and Speech
Professor, Radiology
Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Professor, Urologic Surgery
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training
Barbara MacArthur, M.S., R.N., FAAN
Clinical Instructor, Kansas Nursing Workforce Center and GWEP
Professor, Population Health
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Research Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Assistant Research Professor, University of Kansas
Dean School of Medicine Salina - Professor, Population Health
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics & Data Science
Research Associate Professor, School Of Nursing
Melody Nelson, DCLS, CC(NRCC), M.S., MLS (ASCP)
Laboratory Scientist, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Professor, School Of Nursing
Associate Professor, Physical Activity & Weight Management
Assistant Professor
Department Chair, Occupational Therapy Education
Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor, Nephrology and Hypertension
Research Assistant Professor, Neurology
Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training
Assistant Professor, Palliative Medicine
Professor
Assistant Professor, Urologic Surgery
Biostatistics & Data Science
Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Associate Professor, Nephrology and Hypertension
Department Chair, Dietetics and Nutrition
Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Gene and Marge Sweeney Professor
Research Associate Professor, Physical Activity & Weight Management
Assistant Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition
Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Vice Chair for Research and Innovation, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Associate Professor, Psychology
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Kansas
Research Project Director, Center for Research on Aging and Disability Options
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Professor, School Of Nursing
Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Research Associate Professor, School Of Nursing
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Education
Professor, University of Kansas
Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences