Hannah Hensel, MBA

• Education
• MBA, University of Michigan, 2010
• BA, University of Michigan, 1992
• Selected Work Experience
• BPL International, Co-Founder 2010-present
• Central Michigan University, Special Olympics, Sr. Development Director, 2005-2010

Doug Mullen, PhD

• Education
• PhD, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 2010
• MSE, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 2007
• BSE, Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, 2005
• Selected Work Experience
• MI Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine & the Biological Sciences, Researcher, 2005-2010

Sabina Siddiqui, MD

• Education
• MD, University of Tennessee, 2000-2004
• BS, Biology, BA, Communication, George Washington University, 1995-2000
• Selected Work Experience
• General Surgery Residency, University of Tennessee, 2004-2010

Laura Walz, PhD

• Education
• PhD, Michigan Technological University, 2009
• MS, Electrical Engineering, 2008
• BBE Biomedical Engineering, 2002
• Selected Work Experience
• University of Michigan, Biomedical Lecturer, 2009
• Michigan Technological University, Research Assistant, 2003-2009
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Engineering Intern, 2002

Margaret Scisney-Matlock, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN

WHEELS in Motion
Dr. Margaret Scisney-Matlock, RN, MSN, PhD, FAAN, Professor, University of Michigan, School of Nursing and Former Director Acute, Critical and Long Term Programs, is nationally recognized as a nursing scientist, scholar, and educator. For over two decades, her research has focused on transforming the understanding and care of patients with hypertension--high blood pressure-- through development and testing of cognitive-behavioral interventions based on the assessment of relationship between cognitive representations of disease--self descriptions of beliefs, attitudes, and intentions of behavior -- and actual health-related behavior. Since 2007, she has expanded her research to provide a computerized clinical information program. The WHEELS-I Program, a theoretically derived cognitive-behavioral intervention incorporated the National Institute's of Health, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet, (DASH) and daily self-appraisal activities to guide decisions to enhance sustained healthier eating habits and improve blood pressure. As principal investigator on major grants, the most recent, funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Michigan, is to establish impact of WHEELS-I Program on blood pressure and weight in women from diverse backgrounds, and to lay the foundation to communicate directly with healthcare providers and payors about the benefits of the WHEELS-I Program. Her affiliation with MIC will provide unique opportunities to further examine the WHEELS-I Program for the translation to clinical practice with potential for commercialization. More about Dr. Scisney-Matlock and her work...