{"id":9,"date":"2023-09-12T15:01:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme-draft-draft\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:13:22","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"People\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-people\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-59\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-59\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/people\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-60\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/people\/staff\/\">Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Department Chair<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/yalda-shahriari\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/yalda-shahriari-new.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/yalda-shahriari-new.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/yalda-shahriari-new-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/yalda-shahriari-new-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/yalda-shahriari-new-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/yalda-shahriari\/\">Yalda Shahriari<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor and Chair<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5368<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:yalda_shahriari@uri.edu\">yalda_shahriari@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full-time Faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/reza-abiri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Reza-Abiri.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Reza-Abiri.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Reza-Abiri-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Reza-Abiri-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Reza-Abiri-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/reza-abiri\/\">Reza Abiri<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4102<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:reza_abiri@uri.edu\">reza_abiri@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/mohammad-zaeri-amirani\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Mohammad-Zaeri-Amirani.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Mohammad-Zaeri-Amirani.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Mohammad-Zaeri-Amirani-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Mohammad-Zaeri-Amirani-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Mohammad-Zaeri-Amirani-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/mohammad-zaeri-amirani\/\">Mohammad Zaeri Amirani<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Teaching Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:zaeri.amirani@uri.edu\">zaeri.amirani@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/walter-g-besio\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Walter-Besio.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Walter-Besio.jpg 350w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Walter-Besio-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Walter-Besio-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/walter-g-besio\/\">Walter G. Besio<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.4738<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:besio@uri.edu\">besio@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/kunal-mankodiya\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/kunal-mankodiya.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/kunal-mankodiya.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/kunal-mankodiya-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/kunal-mankodiya-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/kunal-mankodiya-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/kunal-mankodiya\/\">Kunal Mankodiya<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5661<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kunalm@uri.edu\">kunalm@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/rahul-singh\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Rahul-Singh.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Rahul-Singh.jpg 419w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Rahul-Singh-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Rahul-Singh-364x359.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/meet\/rahul-singh\/\">Rahul Singh<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rahul.singh@uri.edu\">rahul.singh@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Limited Joint Appointments<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/meet\/ryan-chapman\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/ryan-chapman.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/ryan-chapman.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/ryan-chapman-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/meet\/ryan-chapman\/\">Ryan Chapman<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Limited Joint Appointment<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Kinesiology<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7845<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rmchapman@uri.edu\">rmchapman@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/meet\/susan-e-dandrea\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Susan_dAndrea.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Susan_dAndrea.jpg 250w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2331\/Susan_dAndrea-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/meet\/susan-e-dandrea\/\">Susan E. 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