CUSHR chooses new faculty scholars and clinical faculty

The Clemson University School of Health Research (CUSHR) has selected its newest cohort of faculty scholars and clinical faculty.

Appointed annually by CUSHR, faculty scholars are faculty members who demonstrate a strong record of health research, teaching and service in collaboration with other Clemson faculty and students as well as Prisma Health–Upstate researchers and health partners.

Thomas Britt, chair of the CUSHR appointment committee and key facilitator of health-related partnerships, said these appointments recognize health researchers for influential and collaborative projects.

“It is so exciting to see this program grow each year as more Clemson faculty are working with our health system partners on innovative research,” said Britt. “This newest cohort has already proven themselves in the research field, and we look forward to seeing the work they accomplish as CUSHR scholars.”

The new faculty scholars are:

• Christopher Calabrese – Department of Communication, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
• Lyndsey Deaton – School of Architecture, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
• Zhana Duren – Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, College of Science
• Joanna Fiddler – Department of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
• Ge Lv – Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
• Jennifer Mason – Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, College of Science
• Michelle Parisi – Director, Nutrition and Health Extension Programs, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
• Lior Rennert – Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
• Cedomir Stanojevic – Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
• Amanda Stover – Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
• Hui-Lin Tsai – Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences

Clinical faculty are medical professionals who support collaborative health research, teaching and service with their Clemson colleagues – and the new clinical faculty have collaborated with Clemson faculty to conduct stronger and more impactful research studies.

The new clinical faculty are:

• Caroline Astemborski – Emergency Medicine, Prisma Health
• Gerald Beltran – Emergency Medicine, Prisma Health
• Jessica Britt – Obstetrics & Gynecology, Prisma Health
• Peter Carek – Sports Medicine, Prisma Health
• Alexandru Cojanu –Psychiatry and Neurology, Prisma Health
• John Gilpin – Radiology, Prisma Health
• Neha Hudepohl – Psychiatry, Prisma Health
• Matthew Neal – Emergency Medicine, Prisma Health
• Mark Pittman – Emergency Medicine, Prisma Health
• Daniel Schwerin – Emergency Medicine, Prisma Health
• Jennica Siddle – Emergency Medicine, Prisma Health

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The Clemson University School of Health Research (CUSHR) is a multidisciplinary unit facilitating health research and scholarship. Since 2013, CUSHR has been a key entity for health-related scholarship and collaboration, with more than 160 Clemson faculty engaged in health research that impacts both the local community and broader nation.