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SEED Grant Projects

The SEED Grant program empowers Jefferson faculty, staff and students to turn bold ideas into action. By supporting interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of design, health, technology and community, SEED Grants help lay the groundwork for smarter, healthier and more sustainable cities.

JeffSmart Fellows

  • Lisa Phillips
    Associate Professor, Interior Design 
  • Louis N. Hunter. PT, DPT
    Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
  • Kihong Ku, DDes
    Associate Professor, Architecture
  • Martha Añez
    Associate Professor, Interior Design
  • Susan M. Parks, MD
    Professor and Brooke Salzman, MD, Professor, Family Medicine / Geriatrics
  • Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel
    Associate Professor, Health Communication Design
  • Stephen DiDonato, PhD
    Associate Professor, Nursing
  • Peng Du, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Urban Design and Geospatial Technology
  • Mitchell A. Kaminski, MD
    Associate Professor, Population Health
  • Severino Alfonso
    Assistant Professor, Interior Design & Interior Architecture
  • Loukia Tsafoulia
    Assistant Professor, Interior Design
  • Wendy Ross, MD, FAAP
    Associate Professor & Director, Center for Autism & Neurodiversity
  • Mijail D Serruya , MD, PhD
    Associate Professor, Medicine 
  • Jane Tobias, DNP, CPNP-PC
    Nursing
  • Kimberly Mollo, OTD
    Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
  • Alessandro Napoli, PhD
    Associate Professor
  • Iyad Obeid, PhD
    Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Amy Cunningham, PhD MPH
    Research Associate Professor, Director, Post-Doctorate Fellowship, Population Health Sciences
  • Brian George, PhD
    Associate Professor of Engineering, Director of Engineering Programs PhD
  • David Karp PhD
    Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology & Genomic Medicine Director, Clinical Laboratories, Quality, and Point of Care Testing
  • John Dwyer
    Department Chair, Associate Professor, College of Architecture and the Built Environment
  • Joshua A. Marks, MD, FACS, FCCM
    Associate Professor, Enterprise Surgeon Leader for Surgical Critical Care, Medical Director, SICU, Medical Co-Director
  • Katie Hunzinger PhD, ASCM-CEP, CPT
    Ronson Health & Applied Science Center
  • Lara Weinstein, MD, MPH, DrPH
    Professor, Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship
  • Murray Cohen, MD, FACS
    Associate Professor, Enterprise Surgeon Leader for Trauma Surgery
    Director, Division of Acute Care Surgery
  • Rachel Updegrove, BArch
    Adjunct Faculty, College of Architecture and the Built Environment
  • Richard Hass PhD
    Associate Professor in the Jefferson College of Population Health
  • Rosemary Frasso PhD
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College· Director, Mixed Methods Research
  • Sabra Townsend
    Director of Operations, Jefferson Center for Autism and Neurodiversity
  • Shannon Mclain, BArc
    Adjunct Faculty, College of Architecture and the Built Environment
  • Stanton Miller, MD, MPH
    Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Yang Yang PhD
    Assistant Professo, College of Architecture and the Built Environment
  • Yao Lu PhD
    Assistant Professor, College of Architecture and the Built Environment 
  • Renee Walker MFA 
    Associate Professor College of Design
  • Ryan Massoudi PhD 
    Professor of Mechanical Engineering DEC
  • Evan Anderson PhD 
    Associate Professor, College of Population Health

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