• Involved in several research studies related to urinary incontinence.
• Interested in studies aimed at determining the efficacy of physical therapy as a treatment intervention for stress urinary incontinence.
• Involved in studying the validity of outcome measures related to quality of life, treatment expectations and treatment satisfaction in a clinical trial comparing different surgical methods for urinary incontinence.
• Involved in two National Institute of Health sponsored treatment networks related to urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorders.

Anne E. Burrows, Ph.D., DPT

• Primate feeding biomechanics
• Non-verbal communication
• Primate facial expression and its evolution

Christopher R. Carcia, Ph.D., PT, SCS

• The recudtion non-contact female anterior curciate ligament injuries by modifying resk factors.
• To determine the effect of prefabricated orthoses on lower extremity kinematics and kinetics during deceleration activities.

F. Richard Clemente, Ph.D., PT

• In collaboration with a colleague, to investigate the effects of electrical stimulation on the sequelae of peripheral neuropathy.

Gregory F. Marchetti, Ph.D., PT

• Factors predicting recovery of sit to stand function in persons after acute stroke.
• Postural control, gait, falls and fall-related injuries in person with vestiublar dysfunction.
• Epidemiology and prevention of playing-related musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders in performance musicians.
• The long-term effects of a supervised exercise program on balance, falls and quality of life in community dwelling older adult women.

Mary Marchetti, MS, PT      

• Research focus is postural control in individuals with Cognitive Dysfunction.

RobRoy L. Martin, Ph.D., PT, CSCS

• Outcome studies related to surgical and therapeutic interventions for the lower extremity. Specialized areas of interest include the hip, foor and ankle.
• FAAM
• FAAM Scoring Instructions
• Hip Outcome Score (HOS)

Clifford R. Pohl, Ph.D.

• Neural and hormonal signals that control or modulate the processes which initiate puberty, sustain menstral cycles, and generally drive hormonal systems involving biological clocks and pacemakers.
• Director of the Assay Core of the NIH-funded Pittsburgh Center for Research in Reproductive Physiology.

David L. Somers, Ph.D., PT

• To uncover an effective non-invasive treatment for causalgia.
• To examine the effectiveness and mechanisms of action of peripheral electrical nerve stimulation for the treatment of causalgia at both the behavioral and neurochemical levels.