Dr. Wiskur (he/him) is an Associate Professor of Research in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the OU College of Medicine. He is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Additionally, he works as a psychotherapist at OU Health Psychiatry.
His teaching responsibilities include instructing neuroscience didactics to psychiatry residents and biopsychosocial determinants of health to social workers. Dr. Wiskur has extensive experience developing methodologies that assess population characteristics across the university and evaluating statistical prediction models for dependent variables such as student enrollment, performance outcomes, and staff retention.
He was the Director of Institutional Research for 10 years and the Interim Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Faculty Affairs for four years. His institutional role follows years of biomedical research as a neuroscientist and education program management efforts where he designed novel experimental studies, participated in educational program development, and evaluated both results. These efforts have resulted in 25 peer-reviewed scientific publications and NIH grant funding.
Before his graduate studies, he was a U.S. Army sergeant and has spent approximately two years in a deployed status. He is currently a member of an OUHS cross-departmental research team focusing on the impact of fear and trauma. He also serves as a field instructor for social work students in their practicum, some of whom have trained at CLL. In 2008, he earned his Doctorate in Neuroscience, and in 2017, he earned a master’s degree in social work. Brandt works with the CLL on special projects and participates as a faculty member in CLL-sponsored training events.
Academic Section(s):
OUFMC Research Division
Education:
2013 – 2017 MSW, Social Work (summa cum laude). Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
2009 - 2011 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
2003 - 2008 PhD, Neuroscience, Graduate College, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
2001 - 2003 BS, Chemistry (cum laude), Department of Chemistry, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO
Funding:
Current:
09/17/2024 – 06/30/2029
U19MD020537, D. Rhoades, M. Doescher, P. Spicer (MPI)
Improving Cancer Outcomes in Native American Communities (ICON).
Role: Program Evaluation
09/30/2023 – 06/30/2027
T9952111, S. Crawford (PI)
Medical Student Education Program to prepare medical students for primary care careers.
Role: Program Director, Program Evaluation
Completed:
07/01/2019 – 06/30/2024
U01 GM132175, Sood (PI)
Effectiveness of Innovative Research Mentor Interventions among Underrepresented Minority Faculty in the Southwest.
Role: Site Coordinator
09/01/2019 – 06/30/2024
T99HP33558, Crawford (PI)
Medical Student Education Program to prepare medical students for primary care careers.
Role: Program Evaluation
07/01/2017 – 06/30/2023
James (PI)
Education and Mentoring Professional Development Core (PDC), in Oklahoma Center for Clinical and Translational Resources (OSCTR).
Role: Program Evaluator
09/24/2017 – 05/31/2022
Stoner & Houchen (PIs)
Addressing Health Disparities among Oklahoma Minority and Rural Communities through Clinical Research Education and Career Development.
Role: Program Evaluator