
Jill Ward, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ward is a first-generation college graduate and received her Bachelor's degree in Animal Science from Auburn University. Dr. Ward then earned a Ph.D. in Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology from the University of Louisville where she studied the effects of treadmill locomotor training on locomotion, urogenital function, and pain following spinal cord injury in rats. Dr. Ward's post-doctoral training at Emory University focused on enhancing peripheral axon regeneration via neuronal activity in various forms, including running exercise, optogenetics, and electrical stimulation, and the role of hormones and sex differences on the effectiveness of these experimental treatments in transgenic mouse models. The lab's current interests are investigating translatable therapeutic targets that might enhance axon regeneration and improve neural repair and also exploring plasticity within the sympathetic nervous system after neural injury.

Research Specialist
Alumni

Kendall Campbell

Barbara Marin

Alden Brown
