Research

Biographies

Dwain M. Daniel, BA, DC, Research Faculty Liaison
Dr. Dwain Daniel graduated from Cleveland Chiropractic College in 1981 and opened his private practice in San Antonio, TX, in 1982. He was in solo practice until 2000 when he accepted the position of associate director of research at PCC.  In 2002 he was selected as the chairperson for the department of diagnosis and clinical applications. In 2006 he returned to the research institute to become the research-faculty liaison. His primary mission is to coordinate faculty research and provide information to the faculty on evidence-based prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a variety of commonly encountered conditions. This new and unique position is critical to retaining PCC’s position as a leader in chiropractic education in a rapidly changing information-based health care environment. Dr. Daniel received his BA degree from Texas State University, is a past president of the Texas Chiropractic Association, District 10, served as a committee member for the American Chiropractic Association’s Core Committee on Wellness and earned a Chiropractic Certification in Spinal Trauma (CCST). 

Maria Dominguez, Research Coordinator 
Ms. Dominguez is the research coordinator for the research institute. She initially began in 1993 in the admissions office, processing new students. She then moved on to academics-basic science assisting faculty and students. In January 1999 Maria joined the research institute. She is primarily responsible for office management, assisting with project management, and processing grants in both clinical and basic sciences. "I have really enjoyed helping the research institute evolve into a solid research program. We have come a long way and I look forward to great things to come. We have such a great group here in research and I am just happy to be a part of the team!"

Zhi-Jiang Huang, PhD, Research Associate 
Dr. Huang received his PhD in pharmacology at China Pharmaceutical University in 2005. He then worked for new medicine development in China (2005-2006), and joined Parker College in April 2006 with over 10 years of laboratory research experience. Dr. Huang is currently working in Dr. Xue-Jun Song's group in the Research Institute. His research  seeks to address the abnormal electrophysiological properties and intracellular ion regulation of neurons and their relationships with the chronic pain produced by inflammation or injuries to the sensory neurons and the spinal cord, and exploring the potential new treatments.

Wen-Tao Liu, PhD, Research Associate 
Dr. Liu received both a Master of Science in Pharmacology in 2001 and a Ph.D. in Microbial and Biochemical Pharmacy in 2005 at China Pharmaceutical University.  He previously served as assistant professor in Nan Jing Medical University in China for two years (2005-2007) before joining Parker College in February 2007 bringing over nine years of laboratory research experience to Parker. Dr. Liu is currently working in Dr. Xue-Jun Song's group at the research institute. His research seeks to address the molecular mechanism of the neuropathic pain and exploring the potential new treatments.

Daniel A. Martinez, MA, DC, Research Scientist
Dr. Daniel (Dan) Martinez finally decided to join the family business and graduated from Parker College of Chiropractic in January 2007.  He is the fourth brother in a family of eight to become chiropractors.  An individual with many interests, he studied art and music at the University of Central Oklahoma and received his Bachelor of Art in 1980. After graduation he moved to Dallas, to pursue a career in commercial art. He studied massage therapy as a means of learning anatomy to improve his art skills.  This study led him to pursue the study of anatomy in much greater detail.  He was accepted into the Master's of Medical Illustration program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in 1994 and received his Master's in Biomedical Communications in 1997. While working on his thesis, he began teaching anatomy and physiology for the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) and has been teaching as an adjunct professor ever since. His teaching and understanding of anatomy and physiology was a deciding factor in his decision to become a chiropractor.

Dr. Martinez is fluent in Spanish.  His goals include helping to establish research protocols for Parker’s Latin American sister schools and clinics. 

Harrison Ndetan, BSc., MSc., MPH, Assistant Professor
Harrison Ndetan is a graduate from the University of Buea - Cameroon, West Africa; with B.Sc. (1997) and M. Sc. (1999) degrees in physics and a minor in computer science. He was introduced to applied and computational statistics by the London-based ACCA program (2001) and had primary exposures to the imaging modalities for diagnostic medicine in the college of medical physics at the International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste - Italy (2002).

His ultimate goal is to preserve existing knowledge through teaching/seminar presentation and to contribute to the growth of new knowledge through research with focus on energy, health and how they impact mankind. He hopes to build a career in public health research with biostatical considerations. "I am truly edified to be part of Parker and particularly enthused to participate on the research team. With patience and profound discipline, I find research a fascinating experience. Although many dead ends follow the mindless drudgery that it involves, there is always the joy of exhilaration that is enjoyed as clues pan-out into new leads from some moments of inspiration".

Mr. Ndetan served as an Instructor for Physics at the University of Buea from where he graduated (1999-2003) and still serves as an Adjunct Instructor for Physics at the DCCCD, Dallas- Texas.

Anthony L. Rosner, Ph.D., LL.D.[Hon.], Director of Research Initiatives
Anthony Rosner was director of research and education at FCER for the past 15 years, blending a large variety of tasks distilled from a multifaceted background in basic research in biochemistry, clinical chemistry laboratory direction at a major teaching hospital of Harvard, grants administration, teaching, journalism and minority research program development. After obtaining his Ph.D. in Medical Sciences at Harvard in 1972 and conducting postdoctoral research at the NIH in Bethesda and at the CNRS in Gif-sur-Yvette, France, in 1973 and 1974, he directed research and clinical chemistry laboratories at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital, then taught chemistry and served as department administrator in chemistry at Brandeis University and managed research operations in neonatology at Children's Hospital in Boston until he joined FCER in 1992, He chaired one of six charter committees at the inception of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in 1992 and has served on the editorial board of three peer-reviewed journals, authoring papers reviewing chiropractic research, critiquing recent publications of questionable research design, and exploring the role of homocysteine in provoking spontaneous vertebral artery dissection. He is the recipient of the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the American Chiropractic Association in 2000 as well as of an honorary degree from the National University of Health Sciences in 2002. He has just joined the research faculty at the Parker College of Chiropractic, maintaining his office in Brookline, MA.

Ronald L. Rupert, MS, DC, Professor, Dean of Research 
Dr. Rupert has been involved with chiropractic research since 1981. He has previously served as the director of research at Cleveland Chiropractic College. At Cleveland he was the principal investigator in the profession's first randomized clinical controlled trial for low-back pain. This study was a joint medical chiropractic trial that took place in Egypt. Dr. Rupert was in full time private practice for almost 20 years with 17 of those years in Texas.

During that time he was successful at writing and securing grants and continued conducting and publishing research. Two of those studies dealing with the role of chiropractic in fostering wellness, appear in the January 2000 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT).

Although involved in a variety of research projects, his primary interest is the study of the role of chiropractic in promoting healthy patients. He has also completed several basic science studies that investigate soft tissue techniques and effective strategies for successful practice.

Dr. Rupert is currently the dean of research at the Parker College Research Institute. He is also editor-in-chief and developer of MANTIS, the largest index of chiropractic literature and the largest index of alternative medical literature in the United States. Dr. Rupert serves as chairman of the wellness committee for the American Chiropractic Association.

He received his chiropractic degree from Cleveland Chiropractic College, Kansas City, his M.S. from Troy State University in Alabama and his B.S. from Rockhurst College, Kansas City, MO.

Xue-Jun Song, MD, PhD, Professor 
Associate Director of Basic Science Research
Dr. Song received his MD (1986) from Xuzhou Medical College and PhD (1995) in neurobiology from Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai Brain Research Institute. Dr. Song, as a postdoctoral fellow, did his research in the department of anesthesiology and meurobiology at Yale University School of Medicine from 1995-1998, and then as an instructor in the department of integrative biology, pharmacology and physiology at The University of Texas Medical Center at Houston from 1998-1999. Dr. Song joined Parker in 1999 as a senior scientist. He was later promoted to associate professor and is currently full professor.

Dr. Song has established a laboratory at Parker College focusing on neurophysiological studies of chronic pain and nerve injury. His research is directed toward elucidating cellular and molecular mechanisms of pain and hyperalgesia using the animal models of chronic pain produced by inflammation or injuries to the sensory neurons and the spinal cord, and exploring therapeutic countermeasures. Another major project is to investigate the effects and neural mechanisms of treatment of chiropractic on chronic pain. Dr. Song's research has provided and will continue to provide sound scientific evidence to support the chiropractic profession and Parker College. 

H. Charles Woodfield, III, RPh, DC, Associate Professor
Dr. Woodfield brings 30 years of varied health care experiences to Parker College of Chiropractic and the Research Institute. He brings enthusiasm and the unique perspective having worked in traditional 'pharmaceutical' medicine and Chiropractic.

Upon graduation from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA, Dr. Woodfield, he remained at Palmer Research assisting Dr. Cheryl Hawk create a viable practice based research program while developing research skills and to develop other research interests. Dr. Woodfield also served the research department at Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic in developing a PBR program. Eventually, Dr. Woodfield opened his own chiropractic practice in North Carolina. 

Dr. Woodfield remained very involved in PBR with Chicago based practitioners coordinating studies on diabetes and chronic fatigue syndrome during 10 years of private practice.  His collaborative efforts with traditional medical and chiropractic practitioners in Chicago resulted in publication of a single blinded study of hypertension using upper cervical chiropractic care.

Dr. Woodfield is very pleased to be joining the Parker research team in a quest to provide valuable and usable evidence to benefit the field practitioner.