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Lucas Araujo de Almeida

Congratulations to Dr. Kinyata Cooper and Dr. Dalton Whitman

Dr. Kinyata Cooper Dr. Dalton Whitman Congratulations to Dr. Kinyata Cooper and Dr. Dalton Whitman on being selected to receive a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Extramural Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Award. The NIH LRP is a highly competitive program designed to recruit and retain outstanding health…

New Publication in the Journal of Applied Physiology

Our team has published a new study in the Journal of Applied Physiology! Led by Dr. Kinyata Cooper and conducted in collaboration with Dr. Sean Forbes, Dr. Kevin Farmer, and Dr. Glenn Walters, this project used advanced MRI techniques to study shoulder muscle health in individuals with chronic full-thickness…

New Publication in JOSPT

Addressing Shoulder Weakness in Individuals With Rotator Cuff–Related Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis. Our team has published a new systematic review and meta-analysis in JOSPT. Led by Botao and Nacho and carried out in collaboration with an international team of researchers from Canada and Italy, this…

Lab Team Presents at APTA CSM 2026 in California

Our lab participated in the APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) 2026 in California this February. Team members presented our latest research in both poster and platform sessions, sharing our work with clinicians, researchers, and educators from across the country. CSM provided an outstanding opportunity to exchange ideas, receive…

PhD qualifying exam

Botao Zhang and Ignacio Raguzzi passed their PhD qualifying exam! Passing the qual exam is an important milestone in the journey of a PhD student, and this will put them a step closer to proposing their dissertation!…