Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center Director
Chief of Developmental Nutrition
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: mferruzzi@uams.edu
Director, Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Professor of Pediatrics
Faculty
Associate Director of the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: andresaline@uams.edu
Associate Director of the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Professor Professor of Pediatrics and Department of Geriatrics
Director of Research Faculty Development, Arkansas Children’s Research Institute
Professor Professor of Pediatrics and Department of Geriatrics
Director of Research Faculty Development, Arkansas Children’s Research Institute
Email: eborsheim@uams.edu
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: chenjinran@uams.edu
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: svchintapalli@uams.edu
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: ecdiazfuentes@uams.edu
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Precision Health Research, ACRI
Director of Precision Health Research, ACRI
Email: ckay@uams.edu
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: SLan@uams.edu
Professor of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, Neurology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Biomedical Informatics
Director of the ACNC Budding Brain Lab
Director of the ACNC Budding Brain Lab
Email: LJLarsonprior@uams.edu
Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics
Email: ouxiawei@uams.edu
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: BDPiccolo@uams.edu
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: CPorter@uams.edu
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine
Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine
Email: tswindle@uams.edu
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: KMThakali@uams.edu
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: udwankhade@uams.edu
Professor and Vice-Chair of Education, Dept. of Biostatistics
Email: WilliamsDavidK@uams.edu
Research Biologist, USDA-ARS, SEA, Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Email: meghan.ruebel@usda.gov
Research Leader, USDA-ARS, SEA,
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: laxmi.yeruva@usda.gov
Affiliated Faculty
Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Website: Faculty Profile
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio
Staff
Clinical Research Staff
Katina Murphy
Clinical Promoter I
Precious Jeffery
Clinical Research Professional I
Brandi Ryan
Physical Trainer
Brittany Reed, MS
Research Laboratory Manager
Clifton Holmes
Postdoctoral Fellow
Daphne Gaulden
Research Associate
Heather Downs
Brain Research Specialist
Mandeepa Kumawat
Exercise Physiologist
Meghan Crimmins
Research Assistant
Graciella “Caty” Alatorre-Cruz, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ruby Beaver, M.S., R.D.N.
Nutritionist Assistant
Markie Ballard, R.D.N., L.D.
Nutritionist - Research Assistant II
Sabrina Chambers
Nutritionist Assistant
Alvin Dupens III
Physical Trainer
Trevor Durey, B.S.
Neuropsychological Technician
Tim Edwards, M.S.
Exercise Physiologist
Anni Fuenmayor, M.S.
Nutritionist Assistant
Yuyuan Gu, M.S.
Research Support Specialist
Darcy Hagood
Brain Research Specialist
Elizabeth Hayes
Clinical Recruiting Coordinator
Adrienne Keck, M.S.
Nutritionist Assistant
Matt Keene, R.N.
Clinical Coordinator
Audrey Martinez-Rogacki, M.S., R.D.N.
Research Manager
Ginger McCorkle, M.S., L.P.E.
Licensed Psychological Examiner
Tonja Nolen, M.S.
Nutrition Study Coordinator II
Lexi Poole, R.D.N., L.D.
Nutrition Assistant II
Clark Sims, Ph.D.
Assistant Staff Scientist
Toni Taylor
Clinical Promotor
Donald Turner
Research Associate
Vivarium Staff
Jim Sikes
Animal Research Leader
Bobby Fay
Animal Assistant
Nathan Terry
Research Assistant
Abigail Barlow
Research Assistant
Research Science Staff
Jose Florêncio Diniz de Sousa, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Bharath Mulakala
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dipendra Bhandari
Senior Research Associate
Kanan Vyas
Research Assistant
Kiran Adepu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Hailemariam Assress, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Michael Blackburn
Research Associate
Perry Caviness, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Adam Corken, Ph.D.
Associate Staff Scientist
Matthew Cotter, M.S.
Senior Research Associate
Alvaro Cruz Carrion, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Chelsey Fiecke, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Renee Fox
Research Assistant
Lindsey Fullen
Data Manager
Manoj Gurung, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ahsan Hameed, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Yihong Jiang-Cao Kaufmann
Research Associate
Nicole Knox
Senior Research Associate
Diamond McGehee, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Oxana Lazarenko
Research Associate
Henry Paz Manzano, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Lindsay Pack, M.S.
Research Associate
Oleksandra Pavliv
Research Assistant
Taylor J. Ross
Research Associate
Leslie Tabor-Simecka
Research Associate
Lillie Treas
Research Associate
Elizabeth Wahl
Research Associate
Ying Zhong
Research Associate
Administration
Aracely Vasquez
Admin Assistant II
Email: vasquezaa@archildrens.org
Hannah Singer
Administrative Assistant III
Email: hsinger@uams.edu
Jackie Yarbrough
Clinical Research Finance Director
Email: jcyarbrough@uams.edu
Julie Shlisky, Ph.D.
Principal Staff Scientist
Email: JDShlisky@uams.edu
Michèle M. Perry
Director of Operations
Email: perrymichelem@uams.edu
Morgan Gurke, B.A.
Administrative Assistant III
Email: gurkem@archildrens.org