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Joshua Burns, PhD

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Jeweler's Charity Fund Endowed Chair

Director, St. Jude Disability Prevention Program

Director, Human Performance, Gait & Mobility Labs

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Contact Information

Joshua Burns, PhD

Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

MemphisTN 38105-3678

Education

BAppSc (Pod)(Hons) – University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia PhD - University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia FFPM RCPS (Glasg) - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow FAHMS - Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences

Research Interests

  • Gait and movement disorders of childhood 
  • Peripheral neuropathy and nervous system malformations 
  • Clinical Outcome Assessments and biomarkers
  • Precision measurement and disability prevention