Shawn Roll has expertise in a specific type of “handiwork.”
Roll, an assistant professor at the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, focuses primarily on research for the prevention, rehabilitation and assessment of musculoskeletal disorders like carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Thanks to a new $2.3-million research grant from the Centers for Disease Control’s NIOSH, the scientist will be studying the early stages of CTS in dental hygiene students.