Research Staff
Russell Baker, Ph.D.
As director of IOURMR, Russell Baker leads research efforts to increase access to evidence-based contemporary healthcare in Idaho’s rural and underserved communities. Russell’s personal research interests include models and quality of health professions education programs; survey and instrument development and validation; manual therapy interventions for musculoskeletal pathology; musculoskeletal injury and examination; and psychometric evaluation of patient-reported outcome instruments.
Madeline P. Casanova, Ph.D.
Madeline's research interests include assessing and identifying psychosocial factors related to overall well-being, mental health, injury and peak performance; survey and instrument development; and evaluating psychometric properties of outcome measures.
Madeline P. Casanova, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Sarah M. Deming, Ph.D.
Sarah's research explores social determinants of health and well-being such as poverty and racial and gender inequality. She specializes in employing qualitative and survey methodologies to inform decision-making at institutional and public policy levels.
Alexandra M. Dluzniewski, Ph.D.
Allie's research focuses on how positive psychological factors (e.g., optimism, gratitude, QOL) influence perceived pain, disablement and function in physically active individuals.
Alexandra M. Dluzniewski, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Cassandra Leonard, PhD
Cassandra's research uses multiple methodologies to examine social determinants of chronic disease, especially in developing countries and other resource-poor contexts. She is also interested in the role of nonprofits and NGOs in supplementing health resources in resource-poor contexts.
Cassandra Leonard, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jonathan D. Moore, Ph.D.
Jonathan's research interests are primarily focused on infectious diseases with a particular interest in hepatitis C. However, he also has an interest in clinical implementation research and investigating factors influencing clinical practice and provider decision-making.
Jonathan D. Moore, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Yesol Sapozhnikov, M.S.
Yesol is a graduate student in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, and has a nursing background in long-term care, oncology, and staff development. She is interested in studying the interplay between genetics and social factors influencing health outcomes.
Yesol Sapozhnikov, M.S.
Research Assistant
