Assistant Professor
Division of Physical Therapy
Department of Health Sciences
3041 Bondurant Hall, CB# 7135
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7135
Office: (919) 843-7317
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Delaware, Department of Physical Therapy, 2016 – 2019
- PhD, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2016
- DPT, The Ohio State University, 2011
- BS, Exercise Science, University of Mount Union, 2008
Grants/Funding
- NIH NIAMS, Career Development Award K23 – “Helping Adults with RA PREVAIL: Developing a model to Preserve Valued Activities In Life” – 2021 – 2026
- Rheumatology Research Foundation Medical/Graduate Student Preceptorship (Preceptor) – 2021/2022, 2022/2023
- NIH Loan Repayment Program – 2018 – 2020, 2021-2024
- NIH NIAMS, Kirschstein – National Research Service Award (NRSA) F32 – “Physical Activity, Weight Gain, and Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis after Traumatic Knee Injury” – 2018 – 2019
Research Interests
- Identifying and implementing strategies to improve long-term joint and general health after knee injury
- Optimizing rehabilitation and recovery after orthopaedic injury and surgery
- Physical activity assessment and intervention during rehabilitation
- Using large data sets to understand the long-term consequences of orthopaedic injury on individuals, health systems, and society
Teaching
- PHYT 724 – Functional Assessment and Outcome Measurement in Physical Therapy
- PHYT 874 – Topics in Sports Physical Therapy
- PHYT 754 – Research Experience
Honors and Awards
- 2022 Dr. Robert Lewis Kane Memorial Award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Centers
- 2020 Arthritis Care & Research Top Reviewers
- 2019 Arthritis Care & Research Top Reviewers
- 2019 Best Infographic, ‘Osteoarthritis: A Serious Disease’, Osteoarthritis Research Society International
- 2018 Arthritis Care & Research Top Reviewers
- 2017 Arthritis Care & Research Top Reviewers
- 2017 Orthopedic Section Poster Award Finalist, Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association
Professional Societies
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
- Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
- American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy
- Section on Research
- Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI)
- American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ACR/ARP)
- Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI)
Publications
- Please see this PubMed Link for a list of peer review publications
