Home Town: Heber Springs, AR When I study medicine, I most enjoying learning about: Endocrine and Developmental disorders Things that make me unique are: I’m the only healthcare professional in my family. I was born with Pectus Excavatum, I’m 6’4”, I’ve travelled to 10 countries I’m not only a doctor, I also […]
Rachel A. Clingenpeel, MD
Lina Al-Jaberi, M.D.
Matthew “Adam” Ratliff, M.D.
V. Laxmi Yeruva, Ph.D.
Education Ph.D., University of Nevada Las Vegas M.S., Osmania University, Hyderabad, India B.S., Osmania University, Hyderabad, India Biography Research Interests Maternal factors (i.e., diet, environment, stress, and obesity), mode of delivery, and postnatal factors (i.e., human milk versus formula, early life stress, and antibiotics) affect infants’ growth and development. All these factors likely shape infants’ gut […]
D. Keith Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Education B.S., Mathematics Education, University of Central Oklahoma M.S., Statistics, Oklahoma State University M.P.H., University of Oklahoma Ph.D., Biostatistics, University of Oklahoma Biography Dr. Williams joined UAMS in 1998. Outside of work, he enjoys cycling, tennis, fly-fishing, and music. Research Interests His research interests are in areas of linear models, graphics, and simulation methods. Current […]
Taren M. Swindle, Ph.D.
Education B.S., Psychology, University of Memphis M.S., Human Development and Family Science and Clinical Nutrition, University of Memphis Ph.D., Educational Psychology and Research, University of Memphis Biography Taren enjoys golf, Crossfit, travel, hiking and pursuing Christian discipleship. Research Interests Broadly, Dr. Swindles research program focuses on understanding and improving health and developmental outcomes for children […]
Xiawei Ou, Ph.D.
Education B. Sc., Peking University, Nuclear physics Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, Magnetic resonance imaging Physics Biography Dr. Ou joined the Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) in 2008 as an MRI physicist and has been a faculty member of UAMS since then. He is currently a Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics at UAMS, and the Director of Brain […]
Linda Larson-Prior, Ph.D.
Education B.A., Arabic/Anthropology, Ohio State University M.A., Physical Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University Ph.D., Neurobiology, Kent State University Biography Dr. Larson-Prior’s research focuses on interactions between the brain and environmental factors such as nutrition and sleep across the lifespan, and in both health and disease. Her laboratories use several neuroimaging tools, from electroencephalography (EEG) to […]
Elisabet Børsheim, Ph.D.
Education B.Sc., Sport Sciences, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences B.Sc., Natural Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway M.Sc., Physiology, University of Oslo, Norway Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Biography Dr. Børsheim’s main background is in physiology, and she focuses on the relationship between physical activity in pregnancy and in childhood and […]