Sara Myers, Ph.D.

Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity
Office of Research and Creative Activity

email:

samyers@unomaha.edu

office:

EAB 203

department phone:

402.554.2286

Additional Information

Areas of Focus

Office of Sponsored Programs
Grants Accounting
Research Compliance
Internal Funding Programs
Governmental Relations

Education

Ph.D., Biomechanics, University of Nebraska Medical Center
M.S., Exercise Science, emphasis in Biomechanics, Univeristy of Nebraska at Omaha
B.S., Exercise Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Biography

Sara A. Myers, received her PhD at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2011 while using biomechanics to better understand functional impairments in patients with peripheral artery disease. She joined UNO as faculty in 2011 in the Department of Biomechanics and joined the Office of Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) in 2016. Her current research focuses on improving quality of life in older individuals and those with peripheral artery disease. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans' Affairs, and NASA. In 2022, Dr. Myers was named Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity where she provides leadership of UNO’s growing and diverse research and creative activity mission. She provides oversight and support the Offices of Sponsored Programs, Grants Accounting, Research Compliance, and supporting Governmental Relations.

Related Websites

UNO Research
Office of Research and Creative Acitivty
Faculty Profile