Kelley G. Hammond, Rehabilitation Science, Primary Mentor: Dr. Marcas Bamman

Kelley Hammond earned an MS in Human Movement Science from the University of Memphis and a BS in Exercise Science from Creighton University. With an education focused around exercise and muscle performance and two uncles with Parkinson disease (PD), she has found research that connects the two. In a collaborative project, she is characterizing type I myofiber grouping in healthy aging adults and persons with PD, as well as assessing muscle activation and fatigue in PD.