On Wednesday, April 12th, more than half of our Rehabilitation Science students presented at the 30th Annual PHHP Research Day. Dr. Michael Perri, Dean of the the College of Public Health and Health Professions Research Day explains Research Day “is a time that allows our students and faculty to share findings from their research and allows us to celebrate milestones on the road to discovery.” Discovering effective ways to improve the health of individuals and communities is a core tenant to both the College and Rehabilitation Science PhD program. We were proud to have 21 students who showcased their work from across the Rehabilitation Science program.
Photo Captions: Top Left: Rehabilitation Science student, Caitlin Brown, presents her research to Graduate Faculty, Dr. Ianessa Humbert. Top Right: Rehabilitation Science students Sandy Brown and Harneet Arora. Bottom Left: Rehabilitation Science Students Present at PHHP Research Day. Bottom Right: Rehabilitation Science student, Katie Duker, presents her poster to Graduate Faculty, Dr. Sherrilene Classen.
| Presenter | PhD Mentor | Title |
| Alabasi, Umar | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Upper Extremity Muscles Involvement in Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Natural Disease Progression Study |
| Arora, Harneet | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Quantitative MR Measures of Upper Extremity are Related to Upper Extremity Functional Ability in Boys with DMD |
| Banks, Caitlin | Dr. Carolynn Patten | Methods Matter: EMG Normalization Differentiates Co-Contraction During Walking Post-Stroke |
| Barnard, Alison | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | A Novel MRI Study of Diaphragm and Chest Wall Dynamics in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
| Batra, Abhindran | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | MRI: A Marker of Cardiac Involvement in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
| Brown, Sandra | Dr. Christine Myers | Investigation of the Frequency and Impact of Challenging Behaviors on Participation in Pediatric Rehabilitation from the Therapist’s Perspective |
| Butera, Katie | Dr. Emily Fox & Dr. Steven George | Recovery of Function and Pain Dissipation in Men Versus Women Following Exercise-Induced Shoulder Muscle Injury |
| Chatterjee, Sudeshna | Dr. David Clark | Sympathetic Nervous System Activity Can Objectively Quantify the Perceived Challenge of Walking Tasks in Stroke Survivors |
| Ding, Qian | Dr. Carolynn Patten | Non-Paretic Limb Exercise to Task-Failure Produces Sustained Modulation of Ipsilesional Hemisphere Circuits and Paretic Hand Function Post-Stroke |
| Doyle, Brendan | Dr. David Fuller | Comparison of Treatment Efficacy in the Hypoglossal Motor System of AAV-DES-coGAA and Novel Vector AAV-DES-IGFIIcoGAA in Gaa-/- Mice Mice |
| Dubose, Dominique | Dr. Marybeth Horodyski | Decreased Level of Quadriceps Voluntary Activation Following Sports-Related Concussion |
| Duker, Katherine | Dr. Carolynn Patten | Visual Target Systematically Increases Volitional Force Output Post-Stroke |
| Hawkins, Kelly | Dr. Emily Fox | Backward Walking Impairments in Post-Stroke Community Ambulators |
| Kelly, Mia | Dr. Gordon Mitchell | Impact of “High Dose” Intermittent Hypoxia on Respiratory Motor Function after Cervical Spinal Injury |
| Medhizadah, Shabnam | Dr. Sherrilene Classen | Constructing and Validating the Short Form Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure |
| Robison, Raele | Dr. Emily Plowman | Impact of Respiratory Strength Training (Inspiratory and Expiratory) in an Individual with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| Sajjadi, Elaheh | Dr. Gordon Mitchell | Is the Surface EMG a Good Representative of the Voluntary Neural Drive? |
| Schneider, Marcia | Dr. Orit Shetchman | A Scoping Literature Review on Grip Strength Norms in Children |
| Sunshine, Michael | Dr. David Fuller | Intraspinal Microstimulation for Respiratory Muscle Activation |
| Sutor, Tommy | Dr. Emily Fox | Locomotor-Respiratory Coupling During Walking in Adults with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury |
| Tabor, Lauren | Dr. Emily Plowman | Mechanisms of Airway Invasion in Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |