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Physical Therapy (DPT) - Research Opportunities
Physical Therapy faculty are constantly performing research and engaging students to participate with them. Much of their work is done in the Physical Therapy Department’s Motion Analysis Laboratory, located within the Patricia Leahy Memorial Research Laboratory, and in the BTE Technologies™ Rehabilitation Research Laboratory.
Research Areas
Biomechanics
Develop and implement clinical and translational treatment interventions to optimize knee function and return to activity and reduce the incidence of post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis in physically active individuals with knee injury, specifically ACL and cartilage injuries.
Gregory Thielman PT EdD, ATC, CSRS
Kinematic Movement Analysis of reaching post stroke/ Long Term follow-up of trained subjects
Musculoskeletal
Assessing students ability to provide manual therapy techniques (cervical traction and manipulation) correctly and using motor learning principles to teach students correctly and efficiently.
Cardiovascular
Gregory Thielman PT EdD, ATC, CSRS
Identification of issues that impact the activity and participation in people with stroke.
Neuromuscular
Gregory Thielman PT EdD, ATC, CSRS
Structuring Practice to facilitate learning in stroke patients- Clinical and Kinematic
Outcomes Research of various practice methods
Treatment interventions that result in long-term improvements in function in people with stroke.
Oncology
Cancer Rehabilitation
Qualitative
Britta Schasberger, MSPT, EdD
Advancing Evidence Based Practice: Impacts of a mentored fellowship on knowledge and practice of evidence based care
Experiential Learning in Pediatric Physical Therapy Education; Determinants of Success in a Physical Therapy Program
Scholarship of Teaching
Testing various teaching strategies to enhance learning.
Experiential Learning in Pediatric Physical Therapy Education; Determinants of Success in a Physical Therapy Program
Pediatrics
Britta Schasberger, MSPT, EdD
Early screening and educational intervention for prevention of torticollis in infants
Experiential Learning in Pediatric Physical Therapy Education; Determinants of Success in a Physical Therapy Program
Geriatrics
Falls in the older population; Pedagogy
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