Our Team

Our interdisciplinary team of researchers is dedicated to improving the prevention and treatment of women's pelvic floor disorders.

Julie Tumbarello and Dee Fenner
Sarah Block AUGS Meeting
Dee Fenner and John DeLancey

The Pelvic Floor Research Group is led by a team of researchers with diverse expertise, including gynecologists, urologists, colorectal surgeons, biomechanical engineers, nurse researchers, nurse midwives, social scientists, cell biologists, epidemiologists, anatomists, anthropologists, and statisticians who are dedicated to improving the prevention and treatment of women's pelvic floor disorders. Our strategy has been to use the multifaceted approaches from these many disciplines to see fresh approaches to long-standing problems, and to design hypothesis-driven research to answer questions of direct importance to improving prevention and treatment.

Leadership

John O DeLancey

John O.L. DeLancey, M.D.

Professor
Janis Miller

Janis M. Miller, Ph.D.

Professor

James A. Ashton-Miller, Ph.D.

Research Professor

Investigators

Pamela Fairchild, MD

Pamela Fairchild, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dee E. Fenner, M.D.

Professor and Department Chair
Lisa Kane Low

Lisa Kane Low, Ph.D., C.N.M.

Advanced Practice Nurse

Daniel M. Morgan, M.D.

Professor
Megan Schimpf

Megan O. Schimpf, M.D.

Professor
Luyun Chen

Luyun Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

Payton Schmidt, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Research Staff

Julie Tumbarello

Julie Tumbarello, M.A.

Research Manager

Sarah Block, B.G.S.

Research Support
Ashly Chimner

Ashly Chimner, B.A.

Study Coordinator
Ruta Misiunas

Ruta B. Misiunas, B.A.

Study Coordinator
Sarah Richardson

Sarah Richardson, B.S.

Study Coordinator