Administrative
Core
Objective/Responsibilities:
To assure that the mission of the Emory University CAM Center is fulfilled
by 1) providing technical and administrative support services to individual
and developmental projects/investigators; 2) overseeing the activities
of the Developmental Research and Career Development Programs; 3) working
directly with the Advisory Committee; and 4) assuring timely and relevant
communications with the National Institute of Health.
Members:
· Dr. Mahlon R. DeLong, M.D., Center Director
· Dr. Steven L Wolf, Ph.D., FAPTA, Center Associate Director
· Dr. Jorge Jucos, M.D, Director of Career Development Program
· Rebecca Portman, M.A., Center Administrator
Movement
Analysis Core
Objective/Responsibilities:
Because the relationship between static postural stability measurements
and normal dynamic movements remains open to debate, a primary objective
of the measurements proposed in this core is to evaluate stability as
related to movement disorders during natural movement conditions. Gait,
the initiation of gait, and turning are everyday experiences. Hence,
using an evaluation of selected aspects of these movement patterns to
study the effects of alternative/complementary medical procedures on
movement disorders in selected clinical populations has merit. The evaluation
and recording procedures are designed to address the portion of the
specific aims of each project related to movement disorders.
Measurements:
Data collection is conducted in the Center for Human Movement Studies
at the Georgia Institute of Technology, which is in the Centennial Research
Building on the campus of Georgia Tech. Six tests, with appropriate
modifications, are available to each of the patients in each project.
The procedures available include 1) strength and power measurements
in the preferred lower extremity of each patient, 2) one series of trials
of normal overground walking, 3) one series of trials involving gait
initiation during which time the patients may step in different directions
from a standing position, 4) one series of trials involving turns, either
to the right or to the left, initiated upon command or made deliberately
while the patient is walking forward at their normal, chosen walking
speed, 5) a submaximal bike test for endurance, and 6) a sit-to-stand
test from an instrumented chair. The testing order in each series of
walking and turning trials (i.e., numbers 2-5) are randomized for each
subject.
Members:
· Dr. Robert J. Gregor, Ph.D, Principal Investigator
· Steven L. Wolf, Ph.D., FAPTA, Co-Principal Investigator
· Dr. Dwight Waddell, Ph.D., Research Engineer I
· Guayhaur Shue, Research Engineer I
· Webb Smith, Research Associate II
Biostatistical
Core
Objectives/Responsibilities:
To provide expertise in data management and statistical analysis to
Emory CAM Center Investigators.
Members:
· Dr. Michael Kutner, Ph.D, Principal Investigator
· Dr. Michael Haber, Ph.D., Investigator
· Rebecca Zhang, M.S., Biostatistician
· Neeta Shenvi, M.S., Information Analyst
· George Cotsonis, M.S., Statistics Programmer
· Seegar Swanson, Data Entry Coordinator
Advisory
Committee
Objective/Responsibilities:
To provide scientific oversight of the Center work and to assure that
the Administrative Core members are meeting their responsibilities.
This Committee will periodically review Center operations to ensure
that the Center resources, including core facilities, are employed optimally
for those projects deemed scientifically worthy. The Committee meets
twice annually and the members serve on a rotating basis for a two-year
period. The members are encouraged to take a proactive role in encouraging
younger faculty members and trainees to become engaged in developmental
projects that are compatible with the Center's mission.
Members:
· Barbara Berger, President of American Parkinson's Disease Association
· Laurie Craig, MS, Dean of Students for the Atlanta School of
Massage Therapy
· Judy Dovers, MPA, long-time student of Tai Chi and Coordinator
for Transportation Public Involvement at the Atlanta Regional Commission
· Dr. Linda Gooding, Ph.D., Emory University Professor of Microbiology/Immunology
· Dr. John Hanfelt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department
of Biostatistics at the Rollins School of Public Health
· Dr. Gurusahay Khalsa, Chiropractor/Diplomate in Acupuncture
· Margaret Miller, Parkinson's patient and fundraiser
· Dr. Richard Sattin, MD, FACP, Specialist Assistant for Extramural
Research at the National Center for Injury and Prevention (CDC) and
Associate Director for Clinical Intervention Research at Emory University's
Center for Health in Aging (Dr. Sattin serves as the Epidemiologist)
