{"id":16066,"date":"2024-08-28T11:21:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/?page_id=16066"},"modified":"2026-01-07T13:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:38:19","slug":"t32-training-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/research\/t32-training-program\/","title":{"rendered":"T32 Training Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/08\/Dark-Blue-Modern-Digital-Marketing-Agency-Linkedin-Banner-1024x173.png\" alt=\"The Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Epidemiology and Outcomes Training Program at the University of North Carolina\" width=\"1018\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/08\/Dark-Blue-Modern-Digital-Marketing-Agency-Linkedin-Banner-1024x173.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/08\/Dark-Blue-Modern-Digital-Marketing-Agency-Linkedin-Banner-300x51.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/08\/Dark-Blue-Modern-Digital-Marketing-Agency-Linkedin-Banner-768x130.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/08\/Dark-Blue-Modern-Digital-Marketing-Agency-Linkedin-Banner-600x102.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/08\/Dark-Blue-Modern-Digital-Marketing-Agency-Linkedin-Banner.png 1269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Co-PIs<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/rheumatology-allergy-immunology\/people\/leigh-f-callahan-phd\/\"><som-cell cell-info=\"{&quot;ID&quot;:16683,&quot;post_author&quot;:&quot;114753&quot;,&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-07-16 12:49:24&quot;,&quot;post_date_gmt&quot;:&quot;2025-07-16 16:49:24&quot;,&quot;post_content&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_title&quot;:&quot;T32 Co-PIs&quot;,&quot;post_excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_status&quot;:&quot;publish&quot;,&quot;comment_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;ping_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;post_password&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_name&quot;:&quot;t32-co-pis&quot;,&quot;to_ping&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;pinged&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_modified&quot;:&quot;2025-07-16 12:59:34&quot;,&quot;post_modified_gmt&quot;:&quot;2025-07-16 16:59:34&quot;,&quot;post_content_filtered&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_parent&quot;:0,&quot;guid&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/tarc\\\/cell\\\/t32-co-pis\\\/&quot;,&quot;menu_order&quot;:0,&quot;post_type&quot;:&quot;somcell&quot;,&quot;post_mime_type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;comment_count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;filter&quot;:&quot;raw&quot;}\" cell-meta=\"{&quot;_upd_sortorder&quot;:[&quot;1&quot;],&quot;layout&quot;:[&quot;RepeatableBoxes&quot;],&quot;cellInformation&quot;:[&quot;{\\&quot;singleCellBlocks\\&quot;:{\\&quot;imagePercent\\&quot;:50,\\&quot;imageMinHeight\\&quot;:350,\\&quot;textOverlay\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;foregroundImage\\&quot;:1},\\&quot;repeatableBoxes\\&quot;:[{\\&quot;includeLink\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;boxImage\\&quot;:\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/tarc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/802\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/Amanda-E.-Nelson_Headshot-2024-e1740674579467.png\\&quot;,\\&quot;boxImageAltText\\&quot;:\\&quot;Amanda E. 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Guidance on payback obligation requirements can also be found online in section <a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/policy\/nihgps\/HTML5\/section_11\/11.4.3_payback.htm#Definiti\">11.4.3.1 Service Payback<\/a> of the NIH Grants Policy Statement.<em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Current Trainees<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/08\/Ashley-Buck_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Ashley N. Buck\" width=\"191\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/08\/Ashley-Buck_headshot.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/08\/Ashley-Buck_headshot-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/07\/Danae-Gross_headshot.png\" alt=\"Danae Gross, MS, RDN, LDN\" width=\"188\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/07\/Danae-Gross_headshot.png 688w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/07\/Danae-Gross_headshot-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/07\/Danae-Gross_headshot-600x739.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/03\/Reece-Blay-headshot-e1758821942198.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"228\" \/><em>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"color: #0a1c52\">Ashley N. Buck, MS\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> \u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #0a1c52\">Danae C. Gross, MS, RDN, LDN\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Reece Blay, PhD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nPre-Doctoral Trainee\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Pre-Doctoral Trainee\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Post-Doctoral Trainee<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2025\/02\/michelle_ramirez_updated_headshot-e1739545045537.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Ramirez (Duke)\" width=\"189\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"color: #0a1c52\">Michelle Ramirez, PhD, DPT, PT\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nPost-Doctoral Trainee<em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Past Trainees<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/08\/Helal_headshot-1.jpg\" alt=\"Helal El-Zataari Updated\" width=\"195\" height=\"237\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0a1c52\"><strong>Helal El-Zaatari, PhD<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPost-Doctoral Trainee<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">T32 Products<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>Buck AN<\/strong>, Moore SR, Smith-Ryan AE, Schwartz TA, Nelson AE, Davis-Wilson H, Blackburn JT, Pietrosimone B. Body Composition, Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Clinical Outcomes Following ACL Reconstruction. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2025 Feb 10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.org\/10.1249\/MSS.0000000000003670\">doi: 10.1249\/MSS.0000000000003670. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39929144.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Lee H, <strong>Buck AN<\/strong>, Armitano-Lago C, Creighton RA, Kamath GM, Spang JT, Li X, Lalush D, Franz JR, Blackburn JT, Pietrosimone B. Aberrant Gait Biomechanics Linked to Cartilage Changes After ACL Reconstruction in Those With High Body Mass Index. J Orthop Res. 2025 Aug;43(8):1413-1422. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jor.26099\">doi: 10.1002\/jor.26099. Epub 2025 May 19. PMID: 40384518; PMCID: PMC12258122.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Buck AN, Gross DC<\/strong>, Kim JJ, Rauff EL, Dinallo JM, Abbate LM, Schwartz TA, Beresic NJ, Newman CB, Shultz SP. BMI-Specific Nutritional Education Priorities for Weight Management in Osteoarthritis. Nutrients. 2025 Jun 20;17(13):2056. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/nu17132056\">doi: 10.3390\/nu17132056. PMID: 40647161; PMCID: PMC12250860.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>El-Zaatari H<\/strong>, Arbeeva L, Nelson AE. Applying binary mixed model to predict knee osteoarthritis pain. PLoS One. 2025 Jul 15;20(7):e0325678. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0325678\">doi: 10.1371\/journal.pone.0325678. 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