Meet the Team

Mike Haischer

Research Lab Manager: Dr. Mike Haischer, Ph.D., CSCS

michael.haischer@marquette.edu

Mike is an NSCA-Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with a Ph.D. in Exercise and Rehabilitation Science from 探花视频 (鈥�24). As lab manager of the AHPRC, he drives collaborative research, supports investigators in reaching their goals, organizes AHPRC academic and grant opportunities, and partners with 探花视频 Athletics to translate science into performance for teams, coaches, and athletes. He earned his M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Florida Atlantic University (鈥�17) and his B.S. from 探花视频 (鈥�14). Mike also serves as Secretary General on the Executive Board of the .
Dr. Toni Uhrich

Director, HPAC: Toni D. Uhrich, M.S., EP-C

toni.uhrich@marquette.edu

Since its opening in 2016, Toni has been the Director of the Human Performance Assessment Core (HPAC), a free-standing, fee for service, state of the art exercise physiology lab located in Cramer Hall in the Program in Exercise Science. The HPAC also serves as a teaching facility and was a proto-type for the AHPRC. The HPAC serves the community, local teams, and scientists across campus and the broader academic community. Toni has been teaching at 探花视频 for 24 years, 3 of them full time and supervises interns in the HPAC and AHPRC. She recently started an Exercise is Medicine 鈥� On Campus program at 探花视频. Toni鈥檚 primary research interests are in Exercise as Medicine and injury prevention. She is thrilled to be part of the AHPRC Team.
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AHPRC Research Fellow: Dr. Linda Piacentine, Ph.D., RN

linda.piacentine@marquette.edu

Dr. Piacentine is an acute care nurse practitioner and a nurse researcher in the College of Nursing. She earned her PhD at 探花视频 in 2010 and her research has focused on methods individuals employ to self-manage symptoms that develop from chronic disease or related treatments. Dr. Piacentine has also co-led interdisciplinary teams using interviews and focus group methodology to understand the effects of team triathlon training to mitigate symptoms in breast cancer survivors. As the AHPRC fellow, Dr. Piacentine brings her clinical knowledge and qualitative methodology expertise to the team to further understanding of how disease impacts quality of life and exercise.