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Athletic Training
Peggy Houglum, Ph.D., PT, ATC (Intervention Science)
Effects of McConnell taping techniques on patellar stability, EMG activity and knee function.
Effects of therapeutic exercise on EMG activity and function.
Linda Platt Meyer, Ed.D., ATC (Intervention Science, Health Science Education)
Injuries, conditions and diseases identified in the Special Olympics population
Development of leadership in Athletic Training
Evaluation of student learning styles in clinical education
Enhancement of clinical education and instruction in athletic training education.
Paula Sammarone Turocy Ed.D., ATC (Health Science Education, Basic and Applied Science, Intervention Science)
Impact of curricular and instructional changes on the development and implementation of new educational practices for the multi-skilled health care professional
Youth Baseball Health and Safety
Therapeutic and physiological considerations to enhance physical performance-strength, flexibility, VO2 Max, nutrition
Ergogenic aids and their impact on physical performance and human physiology
Ethical Practice in Health Care
Health Management Systems
Robert J. Campbell, Ed.D.
The integration and impact technology has on hospitals, physician's offices and society.
How media and technology influence the learning process.
Joan M. Kiel, Ph.D.
The role of information technology in physician practices under managed care.
The effect of the internet and information technology on healthcare delivery, specifically the physician-patient relationship.
Occupational Therapy
Patricia Crist Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA (Intervention Science, Health Sciences Education)
The scholarship of practice emphasizing the influence of psychosocial and environmental variables on occupational performance, self efficacy and quality of life.
Experiential instructional methods and professional development activities with emphasis on fieldwork education processes and entry level practice expectations.
Daniel Goldreich, Ph.D. (Basic and Applied Science)
Psychophysiological testing of tactile acuity in visually-impaired and other populations.
Perri Stern, Ed.D., OTR, FAOTA
Articulation and outcomes of innovative educational methods in academic and clinical settings
Qualitative research methods in academic and clinical environments.
Physical Therapy
Diane Borello-France, Ph.D., PT
Examination of the impact of exercise variables (exercise frequency, adherence, posture) on outcomes in women with stress urinary incontinence.
Study of the efficacy of physical therapy as an adjuvant intervention to enhance long-term outcomes for women following pelvic floor surgery.
Investigation of the efficacy of exercise and bladder training in reducing incontinence in individuals with multiple sclerosis.
Annie Burrows, Ph.D., DPT (Basic and Applied Science)
Primate feeding biomechanics
Non-verbal communication
Primate facial expression and its evolution
Christopher R. Carcia Ph.D., PT, SCS (Intervention Science)
Identifying means by which non-contact female anterior cruciate ligament injuries may be reduced.
Examining the influence of a foot orthotic on altering lower extremity kinematics and kinetics in female athletes during landing activities.
Determining whether or not the latencies of certain lower extremity muscles in female athletes may be altered following an intervention program.
F. Richard Clemente, Ph.D., PT
Sensory Nerve stimulation for the treatment of causalgia.
Synaptosomal neurotransmitter levels in neuropathic dorsal horns treated with sensory nerve stimulation.
Descriptive anatomical investigation of undescribed human anatomical relationships and variants.
Gregory F. Marchetti, Ph.D., PT (Basic and Applied Science, Intervention Science)
Factors predicting recovery of sit to stand function in persons after acute stroke.
Postural control, gait, falls and fall-related injuries in person with vestibular 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.
RobRoy Martin Ph.D., PT (Intervention Science)
Outcome research related to the treatment of musculoskeletal lower extremity disorders.
Development of a Hip Outcome Survey, an evaluative self report instrument that could be used in describing patient-centered outcomes of treatment for individuals with musculoskeletal disorders of the hip.
Determining the best predictors, based on objective clinical measures and subjective report, of the outcome of treatment of a wide variety of hip pathologies
Clifford R. Pohl, Ph.D.
Examination of the neuroendocrine control and feedback mechanisms using the reproductive axis as the model system for study. Current studies are aimed at investigating a range of growth-realted signals to the neruous system that may induce the pulsatile release mechanisms at puberty, including growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor I, and leptin.
In situ hybridization and immunocytochemical identification of target cells in the pituitary for the gonadal peptide inhibin. Feedback targets in the brain and pituitary of other signals, including the growth signals mentioned above, will also be investigated.
David L. Somers, Ph.D., PT
Sensory nerve stimulation for treatment of causalgia.
Synaptosomal neurotransmitter levels in neuropathic dorsal horns treated with sensory nerve stimulation.
Jane L. Wetzel Ph.D., PT (Intervention Science)
Evaluation of interventions designed to reduce the impact of ventilatory limitations on physical performance
Energy cost and body mechanics
Exploring the role of physical therapist in evaluation of cardiovascular and endurance impairments in community settings
Speech Language Pathology
Yang Chen, Ph.D.
Multidimensional objective measures of vocal fold vibratory behavior
Susan Felsenfeld, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Etiology of idiopathic speech disorders, primarily stuttering, using behavioral genetic methodologies (twin family, and adoption designs) as means of investigation.
Kathryn L. Garrett, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Effect of alternative communication strategies on the communication interactions of persons with aphasia.
Impact of context on the interactions of persons with severe aphasia.
Cognitive-linguistic demands of alternative communication strategies for persons with aphasia.
Mikael D.Z. Kimelman, Ph.D.
The modification of linguistic message processing by psychoacoustic information (e.g., acoustics) that is independent of the linguistic message: The influence of prosody on auditory comprehension in people with aphasia.
The production of acoustic variation, such as prosody, in spekers who intend to influence a listeners processing, perception, and comprehension of a linguistic message.
Cognitive processing across normal and disordered (e.g., aphasia, TBI, dementia) populations, including motor control issues in patient groups such as Parkinson's Disease, and issues surrounding the ethics of informed consent in populations with language impairments. |
