| Deborah
Thorpe, PT, PhD, PCS Associate Professor |
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| Division of Physical Therapy Department of Allied Health Sciences Bondurant Hall 3006, CB# 7135 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7135 OFFICE: (919)843-8679 FAX: (919)966-3678 email: Deborah_Thorpe@med.unc.edu webpages: Project GRASP ; ACT NOW |
1. Application of motor learning principles to physical therapy interventions for persons with cerebral palsy.
2. Effects of aquatic-based intervention on functional outcomes in persons with cerebral palsy
3. Development of lifespan community-based fitness programs for persons with developmental disabilities
4. Effects of aging on functional outcomes in persons with developmental disabilities
5. Profile of grip/load ratios in children with autism as compared to typically developing peers.
1. Effects of aquatic resistive exercise on strength, gait
parameters, energy
expenditure, functional outcomes and perceived physical competence in persons with
cerebral palsy
2. Long term retention of cognitive strategies used to learn novel motor skills in children with cerebral palsy
3. The Differential Effects of Internal Versus External
Focus of Attention on
Learning a Novel Motor Task in Children.
4. Evaluation of anticipatory control using grip/load
ratios in adolescents and
young adults with autism.
B.S., Elementary Education (Emphasis Math and Science),
West
Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (1979)
M.S., Early Childhood Motor Development and Motor Learning, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (1983)
B.S., Physical Therapy, University of New England, Biddeford, ME (1988)
Pediatric Certified Specialist of the American Physical Therapy Association (1993)
Ph.D., Pediatric Physical Therapy, Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA (1998)
DPT
Select lectures on pediatric content
PhD Program In Human Movement Science
Scientific Basis for Human Movement (HMSC 200B- lecture on psychosocial influences on movement)
Refereed Papers/Articles
Dusing SC, Thorpe D, Mercer V, Rosenberg, A, Poe, M, Escolar, M. Tempral and Spatial Gait Characteristics of Children with Hurler Syndrome, Post Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant. Physical Therapy. 2007; In Press
Dusing SA, Thorpe DE. A Normative Sample of Temporal and Spatial Gait Parameters in Children using the GAITRite ® Electronic Walkway. Gait and Posture. 2007; 25: 135-139.
Dusing SA, Thorpe DE, Rosenberg A, Mercer V, Escolar ML. Gross motor abilities in children with Hurler syndrome: a case series. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 2006; 48: 927-930.
Thorpe DE, Reilly, MA, Case LE. The Effects of an Aquatic Resistive Exercise Program
on Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy. Aquatic Physical Therapy. 2005;13(2): 21-34.
Thorpe DE, Dusing SC, Moore CG. Repeatability of Temporo-Spatial Gait Measures in
Children using the GAITRite ® Electronic Walkway. Archives of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation. 2005; 86(12): 2342-2346.
Dusing SC, Mercer VS, Yu B, Reilly M, Thorpe DE. Trunk position in supine of infants
born preterm and at term: An assessment using a computerized pressure mat. Pediatr
Phys Ther. 2005; 17(1): 2-10.
Huang HJ, Mercer VS, Thorpe DE. Effects of different concurrent cognitive tasks on
temporal-distance gait variables in children. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2003; 15(2):105-113.
Mehta, TB, Thorpe DE and, Freburger JK. Development of a Survey to Assess
Backpack use and Neck and Back Pain in Seventh and Eighth Graders. Pediatr Phys
Ther. 2002; 14(4): 171-184.
Thorpe DE, Valvano, JA. The effects of knowledge or performance and cognitive strategies
on motor skill learning in children with cerebral palsy. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2002; 14(1):
2-5.
Thorpe DE, Reilly MA. The effect of aquatic resistive exercise on lower extremity
strength, energy expenditure, functional mobility, balance and self-perception in an adult
with cerebral palsy: A retrospective case report. Aquatic Physical Therapy.
2000; 8(2): 18-24.
Thorpe DE, Foxworth, JL. The Use of Aquatic Resistive Exercise for a Patient with
Anterior Knee Pain. Physical Therapy Case Reports. 2000; 3(3): 114-119.
Thorpe DE, Baker CP. Addressing Cultural Competence in Health Care Education. Pediatr Phys
Ther. 1995; 7, (3): 143-144.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
North Carolina Physical Therapy Association
North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)
American Physical Therapy Association
Pediatric Section, Aquatic Section
American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
