RESEARCHERS
The Wright Center supports researchers across the university and health system in their work to improve human health. Some affiliated researchers represent and act as liaisons to collaborating institutions.
Affiliated Faculty
Derek Chapman, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator, Community-Engaged Research
School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine
David Cifu, M.D.
Co-Lead, Network Capacity
School of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Henry Donahue, Ph.D.
Lead, Research Methods
College of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering
Robert Findling, M.D., MBA
Co-Investigator, Hub Research Capacity
School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Khan Iftekharuddin, Ph.D.
Liaison to Old Dominion University
ODU Batten College of Engineering & Technology
Alexander Krist, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director, Community-engaged Research
School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine
Michael Lennon, M.D.
Faculty, Collaborative Advanced Research Imaging
School of Medicine Department of Radiology
Liangsuo Ma, Ph.D.
Faculty, Collaborative Advanced Research Imaging
School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
F. Gerard Moeller, M.D.
Director and Principal Investigator
School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Patrick Nana-Sinkam, M.D.
Associate Director, KL2 Career Development and Mentoring
School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Gretchen Neigh, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Ph.D. Program
School of Medicine Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Elizabeth Ripley, M.D.
Co-Investigator, Research Methods
School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Roy Sabo, Ph.D.
Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design
School of Medicine Department of Biostatistics
Arun Sanyal, M.D.
Co-Lead, KL2 Career Development and Mentoring
School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Devanand Sarkar, MBBS, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Ph.D. Program
School of Medicine Department of Human and Molecular Genetics
Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator, Translational Endeavors
School of Medicine Department of Health Behavior and Policy
Judy Silberg, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator, Hub Research Capacity
School of Medicine Department of Human and Molecular Genetics
Joel Steinberg, M.D.
Director, Collaborative Advanced Research Imaging Center
School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Leroy Thacker, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design
School of Medicine Department of Biostatistics
Katherine Tossas-Milligan, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator, Community-Engaged Research
School of Medicine Department of Health Behavior and Policy
Judith Voynow, M.D.
Co-Investigator, Hub Research Capacity
School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Steven Woolf, M.D., M.P.H.
Co-Investigator, Community-Engaged Research
School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine
Emily Zimmerman, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Co-Investigator, Community-Engaged Research
School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine
Faculty Scholars and Fellows
Wendy Bottinor, M.D., KL2 Scholar
School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Phoebe Dacha, M.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Taylor Ochalek, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Kathryn Polak, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
College of Humanities & Sciences
Psychology Department
Michael Preston, Ph.D., M.P.H., Wright Faculty Scholar in Health Disparities
School of Medicine
Department of Health Behavior and Policy
Mathula Thangarajh, M.D., Ph.D., KL2 Scholar
School of Medicine Department of Neurology
Division of Child Neurology