Lab Members

Richard Bouchard received his B.S. degree in biomedical and electrical engineering and cultural anthropology from Duke University in 2004 and received his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 2010. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Ultrasound Imaging and Therapeutics Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin in 2012.  Dr. Bouchard is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Imaging Physics at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center where he directs the Photoacoustic Imaging Research Lab and serves as Core Leader for ultrasound imaging in MD Anderson’s Small Animal Imaging Core Facility. His research interests include preclinical and clinical photoacoustic-ultrasonic imaging and ultrasound-based elasticity imaging.  

Trevor Mitcham received his B.S. degree in bioengineering from Rice University in 2012. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Medical Physics. His research interests include preclinical and clinical photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging.

Cayla Wood received her B.S. degree in Engineering Physics in 2014 and her M.S. degree in Applied Physics in 2015, both from Colorado School of Mines. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences where she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Medical Physics. Her research interests include preclinical and clinical photoacoustic imaging for diagnostics and therapy guidance.