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Jody Feld

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Dickinson College, 1991
  • Master of Physical Therapy, Hahnemann University & Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1995
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy, Stony Brook University, 2005
  • Faculty mentor: Prudence Plummer, PT, PhD

Credentials

  • Physical Therapy License BPTS Neurological Clinical Specialist (NCS) – 2002 (re-certification 2012)
  • Certified in Treatment of Adults with Hemiplegia (C/NDT) – 1998 to present

Awards and Honors

  • Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society 1991
  • Alpha Eta National Honor Society for Allied Health Professionals 2005
  • Duke University Doctor of Physical Therapy Division’s Jan K. Richardson Excellence in Teaching Award 2014
  • Duke University School of Medicine Master Clinician/Teacher of the Year Distinguished Nominee 2014
  • University of North Carolina Graduate School Doctoral Merit Assistantship for study in Human Movement Science 2015

Selected Publications and Presentations

  • Rabadi MH, Feld JA, Blau AD, Jordan BD. Berg Balance Scale and Prediction of Outcome in Acquired Brain Injury. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2000;14(1):79.
  • Feld JA, Rabadi MH, Blau AD, Jordan BD. Berg Balance Scale and Outcome Measures in Acquired Brain Injury. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2001;15:239-244.
  • Feld JA, Jordan BD. Berg Balance Scale and Risk for Falls in an Acute Rehabilitation Setting. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2005; 19(4):376.
  • Moore EA, Feld JF, Babyar SR, Jordan BD. Relationship of the Berg Balance Scale Items and Outcomes for Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury in an Acute Rehabilitation Setting. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2005; 19(4):378.
  • Dunning K, O’Dell M, Kluding P, Wu S, Feld J, Ginosian J, McBride K. The Functional Ambulation: Standard Treatment vs. Electrical Stimulation Therapy (FASTEST) Trial for Stroke: Study Design and Protocol. Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials 2013;5:39-49.
  • Kluding PM, Dunning K, O’Dell MW, Wu SS, Ginosian J, Feld J, McBride K. Foot drop stimulation versus ankle foot orthosis after stroke: 30-week outcomes. Stroke 2013;44:1660-1669.
  • O’Dell MW, Dunning K, Kluding P, Wu SS, Feld J, Ginosian J, McBride K. Response and prediction of improvement in gait speed from functional electrical stimulation in persons with poststroke drop foot. PMR 2014 Oct;6(10):967.
  • O’Dell MW, Dunning K, Kluding P, Wu SS, Feld J, Ginosian J, McBride K. Response and prediction of improvement in gait speed from functional electrical stimulation in persons with poststroke drop foot. PMR 2014;6(7):587-601.
  • Feld JA, Zukowski LA, Fletcher D, Giuliani CA, Plummer P. Dual-task gait speed is strongly related to physical activity in the real world for community-dwelling individuals post stroke. Accepted for Poster Presentation on May 11th, 2016 at 9th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation (WCNR) in Philadelphia, PA, May 10-13.

Research Interests

  • Allocation of visual attention (assessed through innovative tracking of gaze behavior) during gait in individuals with chronic disability due to stroke in (1) a traditional clinical setting and (2) a complex, real world environment
  • Identify how situational awareness and allocation of visual attention is influenced by the addition of a cognitive task while walking in (1) a traditional clinical setting and (2) a complex, real world environment
  • Differences in locomotor performance based on cognitive, visual, and motor abilities of individuals with stroke, including factors associated with fall risk.

Hobbies

I love doing anything outdoors including kayaking, hiking, water skiing and especially taking walks with our golden retrievers, Molly and Bailey!