Research That Drives Results

Research in the College of Health Sciences focuses on nearly every aspect of patient care, including prevention, rehabilitation, outcomes and health monitoring. With more than 120 faculty members across six departments as well as other programs, Health Sciences fosters collaboration on research programs that address cardiovascular health, neurological diseases, aging, symptom science and more. Collaboration is not limited to the College of Health Sciences – we work across the University and with external partners on research endeavors that are funded by multiple agencies and organizations, including the National Institutes of Health.

Our research labs also provide an opportunity for students to learn firsthand how research influences care. As we seek ways to develop the next generation of healthcare leaders, we also find more innovative ways to teach students and prepare them for their highly skilled careers. Our goal is to contribute to a healthy Delaware and develop best practices that advance healthcare across the nation and across the globe.

Research Resources

From funding opportunities and grant review help, to biostatistical and facilities help. 

The College of Health Sciences is doing a series of billboards focusing on the opportunities UD has to offer - Albtool Alturkestani (girl with hijab), Ngozi Dom-Chima (student with blue lab coat), Meera Patel (shoulder length hair, of Indian descent) and Jazzlyn  Jones (red hair) all participate in the photoshoot.

LABS & PROGRAMS

 

Dedicated to conducting first-rate research that spans across a variety of research topics, our interdisciplinary labs engage faculty and students from across the university. There is unique research going on in each of our departments.

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CHS News in Research
  • Interdisciplinary neuroscience Ph.D. student Sara Penuela Rodriguez is wearing goggles as she administers infrared laser therapy through a touchscreen computer to study participant Tim Hihn who's shown in the background wearing a helmet iwth sensors eqipped to it to the deliver the light. The study is blind and it's unclear whether Hihn is receiving the laser therapy or a placebo.

    Lighting up hope

    July 09, 2025 | Written by Amy Cherry
    Researchers in UD's Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology are studying whether infrared laser therapy, or photobiomodulation, can be used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
  • June College of Health Sciences For the Record

    July 09, 2025 | Written by CHS Staff
    College of Health Science community reports appointments, exhibitions, publications, and honors for June.
  • Linked health risks

    July 07, 2025 | Written by Amy Cherry
    A new data analysis by epidemiology researcher Tarang Parekh finds that millions of Americans are unknowingly progressing through stages of a newly defined condition—cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome. CKM links three of the most common chronic diseases in the U.S. and may better predict risk for heart attack, kidney failure, or diabetes-related complications than any one diagnosis alone.