Graduate Students

Structural Anatomy & Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Program

Current Graduate Students

Courtney Miller

PhD Candidate – Menegaz Lab

Craniofacial anatomy, Biological anthropology

Taylor Robertson

PhD Candidate – Reeves Lab

Anatomy education, Ultrasound imaging (sonography)

Indya Thompson

PhD Student – Gonzales Lab

Locomotor anatomy, Primate paleontology

Baonhu Tran

PhD Student – Maddux Lab

Respiratory anatomy, Biological anthropology

Lyndee Ward

PhD Student – Maddux Lab

Respiratory anatomy, Geometric morphometrics

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Recent Alumni

PhD Graduates

Alexa Kelly, PhD (2023)

Assistant Professor
Department of Anatomy
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Buies Creek, NC

Maddux Lab. PhD Dissertation: The interactive influence of climate and Energetics on human nasal morphology.

Libby Bradley, PhD (2023)

Assistant Professor
Division of Anatomy
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Reeves Lab. PhD Dissertation: Quantifying student satisfaction and academic performance: a comparison of four active learning techniques in an online, asynchronous graduate anatomy course.

Malaka ‘Graci’ Finco, PhD (2022)

Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Patterson & Menegaz Labs. PhD Dissertation: Quantifying Musculoskeletal & Biomechanical Symmetry in Individuals with Lower-Limb Amputation: A Step Towards Assessing Injury & Fall Risk.

Maureen Purcell, PhD (2022)

Reeves Lab. PhD Dissertation: Does Diversity matter? Disparities in diagnostic delays and contralateral risk factors with slipped capital femoral epiphysis.

Suhhyun ‘Sarah’ Kim, DO, PhD (2022)

Resident Physician
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Maddux Lab. PhD Dissertation: Three-dimensional variation in maxillary sinus anatomy: Implications for health disparities in sinonasal disease.

Ricardo Belmares, PhD (2018)

Assistant Professor of Anatomy
School of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
El Paso, TX

Abbott Lab. PhD dissertation: Histological Investigation of Human Glaucomatous Eyes: Extracellular Fibrotic Changes and Galectin 3 Expression in Trabecular Meshwork and Optic Nerve.

Jessica Juarez, PhD (2018)

Forensic Anthropologist
Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Western Michigan University

Reeves Lab. PhD dissertation: Heterotopic Ossification: A Recurrence Model and Novel Approach to NSAID Prophylaxis

Victoria Kowalewski, DPT (2016), PhD (2018)

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
Carrol University
Waukesha, WI

Bugnariu Lab. PhD dissertation: The Effect of Hearing Loss on Balance

Vuvi Nguyen, PhD (2017)

Assistant Professor of Anatomy
School of Dentistry
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

Reeves Lab. PhD dissertation: A Cadaveric Investigation of the Dorsal Scapular Nerve

Addison Wood, DO, PhD (2017)

Resident Physician
Department of Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine
JPS Health Network
Fort Worth, TX

Patterson Lab. PhD dissertation: An Anatomical Approach to Reconstructive Surgery of the Lower Extremity.

Victor Taylor, PhD (2014)

Assistant Professor of Anatomy
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
George Washington University
Washington, DC

Reeves Lab. PhD dissertation: Comparing the change in force between iliotibial tract cut and gluteus maximus cut in Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome

MS Graduates

	Javan Stalls, MS (2023) Menegaz Lab. MS Practicum: A Novel Scanning and Staining Methodology for Visualizing Skeletal and Soft Tissue Using Micro-CT.
	Clay Carey, MS (2022) Medical Student Long School of Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, TX Maddux Lab. MS Practicum: CT-based assessment of lower limb surface area, volume, and tissue composition: Implications for ecogeographic rules of thermoregulation.
	Lila ‘Milo’ Huston, MS (2022) Medical Student College of Osteopathic Medicine University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX Gonzales Lab. MS Practicum: Osteogenesis imperfecta: An analysis of inner ear development in Mus musculus (house mouse) with comments on hearing quality.
	Jacob Moore, MS (2022) Medical Student Via College of Osteopathic Medicine University of Louisana Monroe, LA Handler Lab. MS Practicum: Dental tissue volumes with osteogenesis imperfecta.
	Zachary Terrell, MS (2021) Medical Student McGovern School of Medicine University of Texas Medical Center Houston, TX Patterson Lab. MS Practicum: Effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment on Parksinsonian Gait: A statistical parametric mapping analysis.
	Ashley Steele, MS (2020) Medical Student Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine University of North Texas HSC Fort Worth, TX Menegaz Lab. MS Practicum: Craniofacial morphology of juvenile mice with osteogenesis imperfecta.
	Elizabeth Thai, MS (2020) Medical Student Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine University of North Texas HSC Fort Worth, TX Maddux Lab. MS Practicum: Evaluating morphological variation in human nasal passages using 3D modeling.
	Jonathan Sweeney, MS (2020) Medical Student Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine University of North Texas HSC Fort Worth, TX Reeves Lab. MS Practicum: The Cephalic vein: Anatomical study and evaluation of the coracoid process as a topographical body landmark.
	Alexandra McBride, MS (2019) Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) Student College of Dentistry Texas A&M University Dallas, TX Menegaz Lab. MS Practicum: Craniofacial bone mineral density in mice with osteogenesis imperfecta.
	Elizabeth Nelson, MS (2015) Postdoctoral Researcher Microbial Paleogenomics Unit Pasteur Institute Paris, France Kirchhoff & Planz Labs. MS thesis: Possible fluoride toxicity in North America: A paleopathological assessment and discussion of modern occurence.