Find a Mentor
If you are a medical student interested being involved in these projects or have questions about research, or if you are a faculty member with research opportunities for medical students, please contact the Office of Medical Student research at MedStudentResearch@OKState.edu
- Anatomy & Cell Biology
Daniel E. Barta, Ph.D.
Growth, variation, reproduction, comparative anatomy, and evolution of dinosaurs (including birds).
Ian Browne, Ph.D.
Photogrammetric techniques to create 3D digital models of anatomical and
vertebrate microfossils.Haley D. O'Brien, Ph.D.
Evolution and functional morphology of thermoregulatory cranial
vasculature and neurophysiological structuresKent Smith, Ph.D.
Evolution, systematics, biogeography, and functional and comparative anatomy of fossil and recent mammals.
Eric Snively, Ph.D.
Musculoskeletal function, dynamics, and structural mechanics of behavior
on dinosaurs and mammals.Anne Weil, Ph.D.
Vertebrate paleontology (mammalian): evolution and recovery from mass extinction events.
Nedra Wilson, Ph.D.
Identification of signaling pathways that regulate the assembly state of cilia/flagella.
Dolores Vazquez-Sanroman, Ph.D.
Dr. Vazquez-Sanroman studies the neruobiology of opioid and psychostimulants addiction, cellular signal mechanisms of reward-related plasticity in an adolescent rodent model.
- Biomedical Sciences
Randall L. Davis, Ph.D.
Neuroinflammation in CNS disease and infection; amd neuroimmune-opioid interactions.
randall.davis@okstate.eduRashmi Kaul, Ph.D.
Hormonal Regulation of Inflammation during infectionsor cancer development.
Gerwald Köhler, Ph.D.
Microbial pathogenesis, probiotics and gut microbiota in health and disease.
I-Hsiu Huang, Ph.D.
Bacterial pathogenesis with particular emphasis on the anaerobic pathogen Clostridium difficile and Fusobacterium nucleatum.
Jacob Manjarrez, Ph.D.
Using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans as a drug discovery model and measuring neural activity in the C. elegans nerve ring to decipher the neural networks associated with decision making for use in computer modeling and simulation.
- Center for Rural Health
Deena Wheeler, Ph.D
Health research involving Educare Family Health Project, Hospitality House
Network National Study, and HINTS data.Tori Taniguchi, MPH
Focus on Indigenous/Native communities’ health disparities using a community-
based participatory research approach. - Pharmacology and Physiology
Hugo Arias, Ph.D.
Nicotine specific research, including literature reviews of Nicotinic Receptors,
related to psychiatric and neurologic conditions.Alexis Jones, Ph.D.
Effects of breastfeeding on food preferences and interactions between gender
and stress in exercise participantsCraig W. Stevens, Ph.D.
Bioinformatics research centered on the evolution of opioid receptor protein
sequences by modeling of receptor sequences.David R. Wallace, Ph.D.
Effects of environmental or disease toxins on brain functioning.
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Jason Beaman, DO
Focused research on forensics, including mass murder, and psychiatric topics
of substance use disorders.Alicia Ford, Ph.D.
Clinical and research interests include the assessment and treatment of
cognitive effects of medical and psychiatric disorders.Micah Hartwell, Ph.D.
Research uses large data to investigate public health and medical topics—
food security, health disparities, addiction, & pediatrics.Matt Vassar, Ph.D.
Research focuses on improving the conduct and reporting of clinical research
and exploring the effects of bias on study outcomes.Tvli Jacob, Ph.D.
Uses media content (Video/Photo-voice) to study and understand health
among Indigenous Peoples. - Medical Education
Janel Johnson, DO
Currently developing a framework to incorporate student research.
Opportunities will be in conjunction with Cherokee Nation Public Health.Colony Fugate, DO
Pediatrics. Helps connect students, attendings, and residents to participate in
research projects, when relevant, or assist them in developing a unique project.
