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Home • In the Classroom • Faculty • Nicollette L. Purcell, MS, PhD Nicollette L. Purcell, MS, PhD Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Next Previous Phone: 312-949-7418 Email: ​ npurcell@ico.edu All Faculty Christine Allison, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Kashifa Ansari, OD Barclay W. Bakkum, DC, PhD Alaina Bandstra, OD, FAAO Tahira Bedgood, MS Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO Brittney Brady, OD, FAAO Aubrey Breithaupt, OD, FCOVD Kristen Buskirk, OD, FAAO Elyse L. Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Michael Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Samantha Dodda, OD, FAAO Katie Foreman, OD, FAAO Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Geoffrey Goodfellow, OD, FAAO Greta Gregg, OD, FAAO Eric Harris, OD, FAAO Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, FSLS Kathryn Hohs, OD, FAAO Erica Ittner, OD, FAAO Valerie Kattouf, OD, FAAO Darren Koenig, OD, PhD, FAAO Alyssa Lancaster, OD, FAAO Courtney Luce, OD Tracy Matchinski, OD, FAAO Matthew McGee, OD Mallory McLaughlin, OD, FAAO Janice McMahon, OD, FAAO Leonard Messner, OD, FAAO Stephanie Messner, OD, FAAO Dominick L. Opitz, OD, FAAO Yi Pang, OD, PhD, FAAO Jaymeni Patel, OD, FAAO Andria Pihos, OD, FAAO Danielle Piser, OD, FAAO Nicollette L. Purcell, MS, PhD Harneet Randhawa, OD, FAAO Daniel K. Roberts, OD, PhD, FAAO Anne Rozwat, OD, FAAO Patricia Salazar, OD, FAAO Navjit K. Sanghera, OD, FAAO Lindsay A. Sicks, OD, FAAO, FIACLE, FSLS Denise Skiadopoulos, OD, FAAO William Skoog, OD, FAAO Ashley Speilburg, OD, FAAO Wendy J. Stone, OD, FAAO Christine Weber, EdD, MLS, AHIP Janis E. Winters, OD, FAAO Elizabeth Wyles, OD, FAAO Xiaohua Zhuang, PhD, FAAO Rebecca K. Zoltoski, PhD Why ICO? The dedication ICO's faculty has to their student's professional and academic success, as well as personal well being, made it an institutional environment I was eager to be a part of and further grow as an educator. Biography Having moved out of the northwest suburbs to attend Michigan State University as an undergraduate, I returned to Chicago as a graduate student at Rush University. I received a master’s degree in anatomy and a PhD in biomedical sciences from Rush University’s Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology with the intention of remaining in academia to pursue teaching. Following completion of my PhD, I held several instructor and visiting professor positions in both undergraduate and graduate programs, but I am thrilled to now be at ICO as an anatomist and Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. Special Interests Anatomy, neurodegenerative diseases, and wearable technologies Education Michigan State University (BS), Rush University (MS & PhD) Experience College of DuPage (Adjunct Professor of Anatomy) Chamberlain University (Visiting Professor of Anatomy) Rush University (Instructor of Anatomy) Awards & Honors Professional Organizations Member, American Association for Anatomy Publications Purcell NL, Goldman JG, Ouyang B, Liu Y, Bernard B, O'Keefe JA. The effects of dual-task cognitive interference on gait and turning in Huntington's disease . PLoS One. 2020 Jan 7;15(1):e0226827. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226827. PMID: 31910203; PMCID: PMC6946131. Purcell NL, Goldman JG, Ouyang B, Bernard B, O'Keefe JA. The Effects of Dual-Task Cognitive Interference and Environmental Challenges on Balance in Huntington's Disease . Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2019 Jan 16;6(3):202-212. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12720. PMID: 30949551; PMCID: PMC6417749