Research & Scholarly Activity

The College of Health Professions engages in exciting, innovative research and supports talented, committed researchers. The College strengthens its research mission by:

• increasing faculty productivity in grants and published research.
• encouraging faculty to seek research funds creatively, from such non-governmental sources as corporations and foundations.
• encouraging collaborative research.
• developing a research infrastructure supported by best practices and outstanding staff.
• creating an awareness among students of faculty research and opportunities for research assistantships.
• providing research opportunities for students.
• ensuring sufficient support to train faculty, students, administrators, and staff in the uses of new technologies.  
  

 Some recent accomplishments are:

• The College of Health Professions ranks #3 in NIH funding to schools of health professions, with over $4 million in NIH awards received in 2006, the latest year for which data is available.
• Total support from federal, state, and foundation sources in 2006-2007 was $13.3 million.
• Seven faculty members are part of the University’s Million Dollar Research Award Club.

A complete list of active grants is available from the Faculty Research webpage.

Investigations focus on medical interventions, social and behavioral inquiries, as well as animal and basic science; inquiries are frequently interdisciplinary, crossing departmental and collegial lines, and drawing on resources from across the University. Temple is uniquely situated to pursue translational research, evaluating the real-world impact on intellectual advances. Set in an urban neighborhood with which it maintains strong ties, the University conducts population based studies to determine how changes in the understanding and treatment of disease affect average people. Internal support and an urban location have enabled Health Professions researchers to initiate several innovative programs, as described on the Research Centers and individual faculty webpages.

“The creation of new knowledge, the support of new ideas, and a firm evidence base for what we do are inherent in academics, and especially in the health professions. What underlies any productive research is the freedom to test out any idea that may or may not work, and the opportunity to change direction to explore something new and different. CHP allows that freedom and encourages it.”

- Emily Keshner, Chair, Physical Therapy