MICHR Welcomes Fellows to Advance Patient Partner and Network-Based Research Initiatives

The Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) is proud to announce the addition of two distinguished fellows to our team. Each will bring their distinct expertise and research focus to enhance the vital work of the Patient Partner Academy and the Network-Based Research Unit. Their unique contributions promise to bring new perspectives to our research community.  

Daniel Whibley, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan, has been appointed as the Patient Partner Academy (PPA) Fellow for the 2024 – 2025 academic year. Whibley is an accomplished applied health sciences researcher with a background as a UK-trained physical therapist and clinical epidemiologist. He specializes in the development of non-pharmacological interventions for pain, with an emphasis on sleep optimization improvement and physical activity as behavioral interventions.

Erin Carlton, MD, MSc, assumes the role of the first Network-Based Research Fellow for the 2024 – 2025 academic year. She was also a MICHR K scholar in 2021. As a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Dr. Carlton brings a wealth of expertise in pediatric critical illness and sepsis survivorship. Her research is oriented toward understanding and mitigating the long-term effects of pediatric critical illness, pinpointing risk factors for morbidity, and improving patient and family outcomes post-critical care, with a particular focus on sepsis.

These fellows bring expertise and vision that promise to drive innovation and elevate research within MICHR and beyond.