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Professor

Division of Physical Therapy
Department of Health Sciences
Bondurant Hall, CB# 7135
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7135

Education

  • Ph.D., Exercise Science, The University of Iowa, 1997
  • DPT, MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2005
  • MS, Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, 1990
  • BS, Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1982

Research Interests

  • Otago Home Exercise Program for individuals with liver frailty awaiting transplant
  • Exercise interventions and motor control

Recent Funding

  • Modifying Corticomotor Excitability in the Rehabilitation of Knee Osteoarthritis
    NC TraCS Translational Research Matched Pilot Grant Program
    10/2016-9/2017

Teaching

  • PHYT 751 – Evidence based Practice 1
  • PHYT 752 – Evidence based Practice 2
  • PT Residents and Fellows: Evidence based Practice Combined Module

Professional Societies

  • American  Physical Therapy Association
    • Academy memberships: Orthopaedics, Research, Education
  • APTA North Carolina

Editorial Boards

  • International Editorial Review Board, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

Honors

  • Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association, May 2021
  • Penny Kroll Visiting Speaker, Marshall University School of Physical Therapy, June 2020
  • Bette Ann Harris ’83 Distinguished Alumni Award, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, 2009
  • Faculty Service Award, School of Allied Medical Professions, The Ohio State University, 2003
  • Faculty Teaching Award, School of Allied Medical Professions, The Ohio State University, 2003
  • Faculty Research Award, School of Allied Medical Professions, The Ohio State University, 2002

Publications

  • Please see this PubMed Link for a list of peer-reviewed publications
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