Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest:
Medical physics
Physical Address
Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Center
1700 6th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Adminstrative Contact
Kara Bishop
205-975-0223
kjbishop@uabmc.edu
Research Interests
Automated treatment planning, deep learning for adaptive radiotherapy, deformable image registration, and motion management.
Education and Postdoctoral Training
Bachelor of Science, Physics, Austin Peay State University, 2014
Master of Science, Medical Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2105
Doctor of Philosophy, Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018
Therapy Physics Residency, Emory University, 2021
Awards and Honors
2021, Best in Physics, ASTRO Annual Meeting Travel Award in Physics, Presentation: “Cardiac Motion and its Impact on Target Coverage during SBRT for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia”
2019, 3rd Place, Emory Radiation Oncology Resident Research Day, Presentation: “Applications of Imaging for Reducing Proton Treatment Uncertainty”
2016, Student Travel Grant, Conference on Applications of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Presentation: “Source Effects on Image Quality in Active Interrogation Applications”
2012, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Austin Peay University, Project: Beginning Desktop NMR
2012, Featured in NBC Sports Article, “Austin Peay Forward Joe Harms is Smarter Than You” by Eric Angevine
2012-2013, Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2012, Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honors Society
2012, Scholar Athlete, Men’s Basketball, Austin Peay State University
2010-2014, Dean’s List, Austin Peay State University
2010-2014, President’s Emerging Leaders Program, Austin Peay State University