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Project Title<\/th>Mentor\/Department<\/th>Contact Information<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
The influence of training loads on running-related injuries in high school cross-country runners: A prospective study<\/td>Dr. David Bazett-Jones, Department of Health & Human Performance<\/td>dbazettj@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Walking biomechanics, swing mechanics, and knee health in golfers with and without a history of knee surgery<\/td>Dr. Don Goss, Department of Physical Therapy<\/td>dgoss@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Telehealth gait retraining for runners with knee pain: A randomized controlled trial<\/td>Dr. Don Goss, Department of Physical Therapy<\/td>dgoss@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Multi-session brain stimulation to improve balance and cognition in older adults with mild cognitive impairment<\/td>Dr. Melike Kahya, Department of Physical Therapy<\/td>mkahya@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Environmental physiology and splenic function<\/td>Dr. Jason Keeler, Department of Health & Human Performance<\/td>jkeeler@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Validation of gait event detection using markerless motion capture<\/td>Dr. Jamie Kronenberg, Department of Physical Therapy<\/td>jkronenb@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Effect of Supplement X on gut barrier function, inflammation, and systems physiology parameters during exercise-heat stress<\/td>Dr. Matt Kuennen, Department of Health & Human Performance<\/td>mkuennen@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Identifying and evaluating efficacy of PA student coping strategies<\/td>Dr. Amy Maurer, Department of Physician Assistant Studies<\/td>amaurer1@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Role of macrophage polarization in promoting lipid uptake, foam cell formation, and the progression of atherosclerosis<\/td>Dr. Shanmugam Nagarajan, Department of Physician Assistant Studies<\/td>snagaraj@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Effect of tropomyosin isoform expression on colon cancer cell proliferation and differentiation<\/td>Dr. Michael Papetti, Department of Physician Assistant Studies<\/td>mpapetti@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Wearable monitoring to enhance PT outcomes<\/td>Dr. Jason Pelletier, Department of Physical Therapy<\/td>jpellet1@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Footwear biomechanics and athlete research<\/td>Dr. Brett Pexa, Department of Athletic Training<\/td>bpexa@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Validation of 3 functional power tests<\/td>Dr. Dave Sinacore, Department of Physical Therapy<\/td>dsinacor@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Targeting BCAA metabolism for potential metabolic benefit in a model of skeletal muscle insulin resistance<\/td>Dr. Roger Vaughan, Department of Health & Human Performance<\/td>rvaughan@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Acute effects of neurodynamics on strength and endurance in athletes<\/td>Dr. Tommy Wyatt, Department of Physical Therapy<\/td>twyatt2@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Targeting choline kinase, an enzyme with a crucial role in many disease states from bacterial infection to diabetes\n<\/td>Dr. Tahl Zimmerman, Department of Physician Assistant Studies<\/td>tzimmerm@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n
Cognitive processing, visual attention, and motor function as early predictor for risk of developing Alzheimer's disease<\/td>Dr. Lisa Zukowski, Department of Physical Therapy<\/td>lzukowsk@highpoint.edu<\/td> <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n \n \n \n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_hpuaeo_plugin_post_data":"","_hpuaeo_plugin_meta_tags":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-704","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n2026 SURF Mentors - Congdon School of Health Sciences<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/healthsciences\/surf-mentors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2026 SURF Mentors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/healthsciences\/surf-mentors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Congdon School of Health Sciences\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-21T20:10:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/healthsciences\/surf-mentors\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/healthsciences\/surf-mentors\/\",\"name\":\"2026 SURF Mentors - 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