Faculty

ADHD and Autism

Brian D. Clark, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Department: Neurobiology and Anatomy
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Modulation of neural systems by monoamines, pathophysiology of peripheral nerve in work-related musculoskeletal disorders
215-991-8420
brian.clark@drexelmed.edu

Felicia Hurewitz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT: Psychology
SPECIALTY: Applied cognitive and brain sciences.
fdh23@drexel.edu

Agustin Legido, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT: Pediatrics
SPECIALTY: Neurology
Phone: (215) 427-5470

Jed Shumsky, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT: Neurobiology and Anatomy
SPECIALTY: Behavioral assessment of recovery of function from spinal cord injury
Phone: 215-991-8736
jshumsky@drexelmed.edu

Barry Waterhouse, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurobiology and Anatomy
Vice Dean, Biomedical Graduate and Postgraduate Studies
DEPARTMENT: Neurobiology and Anatomy
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Role of central monoaminergic systems in brain function and behavior Phone:215-991-8411
bwaterho@drexelmed.edu

Aviation and Aerospace

Richard Hamilton, M.D., FAAEM
Professor and Chair
DEPARTMENT: Emergency Medicine
SPECIALTY: Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology
Phone: 215-762-2527
richard.hamilton@drexelmed.edu

Brianna Henwood
Director of Commercial Business
NASTAR Center

Thomas Hewett, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences Program
DEPARTMENT: Psychology and Computer Science
SPECIALTY: Design and development of computing support for knowledge workers and the evaluation of software.
hewett@drexel.edu

Leon Hrebien, Ph.D.
Professor
DEPARTMENT: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone: 215-895-6755
lhrebien@coe.drexel.edu

Kurtulus Izzetoglu, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT: School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Phone: 215-895-1579
kurtulus.izzetoglu@drexel.edu

Bill Mitchell
President and CEO
Environmental Techtonics Corporation

Sreekant Murthy, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research Compliance
DEPARTMENT: Office of Research
Phone: 215-762-3453
s.murthy@drexel.edu

Dario Salvucci, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT: Computer Science, Psychology, Information Science
SPECIALTY: Human multitasking, driver distraction, task interruption, computational cognitive modeling.
Phone: 215-895-2674
salvucci@cs.drexel.edu

Maria T. Schultheis, PhD
Research Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT: Psychology
Phone: 215.895.6106
schultheis@drexel.edu

Patricia Shewokis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT: College of Nursing and Health Professions
SPECIALTY: Movement science, statistics
Phone: 215-762-4442
shewokis@drexel.edu

James Tangorra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT: Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
SPECIALTY: Analysis of human and animal physiological systems.
Phone: 215-895-2296
tangorra@coe.drexel.edu

Brain Injury

Ramesh Raghupathi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT: Neurobiology and Anatomy
SPECIALTY: Cell death and plasticity after traumatic injury to the mature and immature brain
Phone: 215-991-8405
rramesh@drexelmed.edu

Eugene Hong, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
DEPARTMENT: Family, Community and Preventive Medicine
SPECIALTY: Sports medicine, family medicine
Phone: 215-482-1234
EHong@drexelmed.edu

Richard Hamilton, M.D., FAAEM
Professor and Chair
DEPARTMENT: Emergency Medicine
SPECIALTY: Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology
Phone: 215-762-2527
richard.hamilton@drexelmed.edu

Maria T. Schultheis, PhD
Research Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT: Psychology
Phone: 215.895.6106
schultheis@drexel.edu

Decision Sciences and Pedagogy

Vadake Narayanan, Ph.D.
Stubbs Professor & Associate Dean for Research
DEPARTMENT: LeBow College of Business
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Strategy implementation.
Phone: 215-895-6763
vkn22@drexel.edu

NeuroAIDS

Brian Wigdahl, Ph.D.
Chair, Microbiology and Immunology
Director, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease
215-991-8352
brian.wigdahl@drexelmed.edu

Olimpia Meucci, MD, Ph.D.
Professor
DEPARTMENT: Pharmacology & Physiology
Specialty: NeuroAIDS
215-762-2597
olimpia.meucci@drexelmed.edu

Michael Nonnemacher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT: Microbiology & Immunology
215-762-4151
mnonnema@drexelmed.edu

Vanessa Pirrone, Ph.D.
DEPARTMENT: Microbiology & Immunology

Julio Martin-Garcia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT: Microbiology & Immunology
215-762-7586
Julio.Martin-Garcia@DrexelMed.edu

Technologies

Banu Onaral, Ph.D.
Director, School of Engineering, Science and Health Systems
215-895-2247
Banu.onaral@drexel.edu

Kurtulus Izzetoglu, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT: School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Phone: 215-895-1579
kurtulus.izzetoglu@drexel.edu

Patricia Shewokis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT: College of Nursing and Health Professions
SPECIALTY: Movement science, statistics
Phone: 215-762-4442
shewokis@drexel.edu