RSD Alumni
Rehabilitation Science graduates are highly sought-after rehabilitation scientists and educators. Many of our graduates choose to join the faculty at universities throughout the country while others pursue postdoctoral training at renowned research organizations such as the National Institutes of Health and the Veterans Administration.
Learn about what our graduates studied, who mentored them, and what their dissertations were.
| First | Last | Mentor | Concentration | Dissertation | Degree Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan | Benevides, PhD | Dr. David Fuller | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Opto- and Chemogenetic Methods to Activate the Phrenic Neuromuscular System and Enhance Breathing | 2024 |
| Katherine | Buzzanca, PhD | Dr. Jason Beneciuk | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Multifactorial Predictors of Persisting Symptoms after Concussion in Rehabilitation Settings | 2024 |
| Isabelle | Coppa Wandenkolk, PhD | Dr. Sherrilene Classen & Dr. Nichole Stetten | Disability, Occupation, and Participation Science | Assessing Automated Ride-Sharing Services as a Transportation Option for Veterans | 2024 |
| Priyanka | Rana, MPT, PhD | Dr. Mark Bishop | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Enhancing Pain Modulation: Investigating the Efficacy of Repeated Conditioned Pain Modulation in Healthy Adults | 2024 |
| Miles | Cameron, PhD | Dr. Andy Judge | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Identification of Mechanisms and a Novel Therapeutic to Counter Cancer-associated Cachexia | 2023 |
| Carlyn | Ellison Keeler, PhD, MPH | Dr. Sherrilene Classen | Disability, Occupation, and Participation Science | Development, Reliability, and Validity of a Safety Tool for Older Adult Pet Owners | 2023 |
| Fiorella | Guerrero Calle, MA, PhD | Dr. Jessica Kramer | Disability, Occupation, and Participation Science | Evaluating quality of life in Peruvian families with children with disabilities | 2023 |
| Jaewon | Kang, PhD | Dr. Sergio Romero | Disability, Occupation, and Participation Science | Improving Home Safety and Accessibility to Support Aging in Place in Rural Areas | 2023 |
| Sharon | Medina, PhD, OTR/L | Dr. Consuelo Kreider | Disability, Occupation, and Participation Science | Self-Advocacy for Supporting Performance across Roles and Contexts of Young Adults with Learning Disabilities and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | 2023 |
| Yuhan | Mou, MA, PhD, CCC-SLP | Dr. Karen Hegland | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Disorders of airway protection | 2023 |
| Justine | Dallal-York, MS, CCC-SLP | Dr. Emily Plowman | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Mechanisms of Bulbar Dysfunction in Critically Ill Populations | 2022 |
| Alayna | Ernster, BHS, PhD | Dr. Deidre Pereira | Disability, Occupation, and Participation Science | Improving the Hr-QOL of Neuro-Oncology Patients and Caregivers | 2022 |
| Mary | Jeghers, OTR/L | Dr. Sandra Winter | Disability, Occupation, and Participation Science | Older Drivers' Perspectives on Autonomous Vehicle Technologies | 2022 |
| Michela | Mir, MS, CCC-SLP | Dr. Karen Hegland | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Clinical assessment of upper airway dysfunction | 2022 |
| Michele | Singer, MS, PhD, CC-SLP | Dr. David Fuller | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Coordination of Respiration and Deglutition | 2022 |
| Sarah | Skinner, MS, PhD | Dr. Russ Hepple | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Mitochondrial Permeability Transition in Aging Skeletal Muscle | 2022 |
| Majed | Albadi, MS, PhD | Dr. Marybeth Horodyski | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Adverse Events Associated with Cervical Spine Manipulation | 2021 |
| Rawan | Aldhabi, MS, PhD | Dr. Marybeth Horodyski | Neuromuscular Plasticity | The Effect of Hip Abductor Strengthening Exercises on Postural Control and Gait following Total Knee Arthroplasty | 2021 |
| Kanika | Bansal, MPT, PhD | Dr. Dorian Rose | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Augmenting Clinical Assessments of Post-Stroke Walking Dysfunction | 2021 |
| Kavya | Nair, MPT, PhD | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Prediction of Loss of Ambition in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy | 2021 |
| Elaheh | Sajjadi, MsC, PT, PhD | Dr. Gordon Mitchell | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Acute Intermittent Hypoxia and Motor Control | 2021 |
| Abigail | Wilson, DPT, PhD | Dr. Joel Bialosky | Neuromuscular Plasticity | A Mechanistic Based Approach to Pain Management | 2021 |
| Katie | Butera, DPT, PhD | Dr. Emily Fox & Dr. Steven George | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Low Back Pain as a Nervous System Disease: Validation of Sensory, Psychological and Motor Processing Subgroups | 2020 |
| Kelly | Hawkins, PT, DPT, NCS, PhD | Dr. Emily Fox | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Walking Control after Stroke and the Feasibility of Transcutaneous Spinal Direct Current Stimulation during Locomotor Training after Spinal Cord Injury | 2020 |
| Ralele | Robison, MS, PhD | Dr. Emily Plowman | Communication and Swallowing Sciences and Disorders | Lingual Skill and Strength in Health and Disordered Swallowing | 2020 |
| Tommy | Sutor, MS, CSCS, PhD | Dr. Emily Fox | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Exploring the Coordination between Walking and Breathing | 2020 |
| Brendan | Doyle, PhD | Dr. David Fuller | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Delivering Genes to the Hypoglossal Motor System | 2019 |
| Milapjit | Sandh, PhD | Dr. David Fuller | Physical Therapy | Neuroplasticity in the Phrenic Motor System: Intermittent Hypoxia, Spinal Cord Injury and Stem Cell Transplantation | 2019 |
| Marcia | Schneider, PhD, OTR/L | Dr. Orit Shechtman | Disability, Occupation, and Participation Science | Establishing Grip Strength Testing Procedures For Children Ages 5-15 Using the DynEx Dynamometer with the Child's Handle Adapter | 2019 |
| Alicia | Vose, PhD, MA, CCC-SLP | Dr. Ianessa Humbert | Bulbar Science | Mechanisms Underlying Laryngeal Vestibule Airway Protection Patterns | 2019 |
| Joseph | Wasser, PhD | Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski | Neuromuscular Plasticity | Motion Factors Related to Low Back Pain in Lacrosse Athletes | 2019 |
| Shakeel | Ahmed, PhD, MPHT | Dr. Danny Martin | Movement Science | Acute Intermittent Hypoxia and Inspiratory Threshold Loading as Strategies to Enhance Inspiratory Muscle Function | 2018 |
| Umar | Alabasi, PT, PhD, MS | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Movement Science | Assessment of Disease Progression in Upper and Lower Extremity Muscles in Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Spectroscopy and Clinical Outcome Measures | 2018 |
| Alison | Barnard, PhD, DPT | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Movement Science | Lower Extremity and Respiratory Muscle Magnetic Resonance Biomarkers in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Relationships to Clinical Function and Effects of Genetic Modifiers | 2018 |
| Qian | Ding, PhD | Dr. Carolynn Patten | Movement Science | Neural Adaptations after Non-Paretic Hand Exercise to Task-Failure in Chronic Stroke | 2018 |
| Mi | Jung Lee, PhD, BSOT | Dr. Sergio Romero | Disability Science | Developing a Global PROMIS Self-Efficacy Measure for Managing Chronic Conditions | 2018 |
| Pallavi | Sood, PhD, BPT, MS | Dr. Sergio Romero | Disability Science | Developing Tailored Functional Status Measures across Continuum of Care | 2018 |
| Lauren | Tabor, PhD, MS, CCC-SLP | Dr. Emily Plowman | Bulbar Science | Airway Sensorimotor Function in Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | 2018 |
| Harneet | Arora, PhD, BPT | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Movement Science | Examination of Disease Progression in Upper and Lower Limb Muscles in Boys with DMD Using Functional Clinical Endpoints and Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 2017 |
| Abinandan | Batra, PhD, MPT | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Movement Science | Non-Invasive Monitoring of Disease Progression in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy & Collagen 6 Related Dystrophy | 2017 |
| Sandra | Brown, PhD, MSOT | Dr. Christine Myers | Disability Science | Examination of the Application of Applied Behavior Analysis Principles on a Childâs Participation in Rehabilitation from the Perspective of the Therapist | 2017 |
| Sudeshna | Chatterjee, PhD, MS, BPTH | Dr. David Clark | Movement Science | Measurement of Sympathetic Nervous System Activity to Objectively Assess the Perceived Challenge of Walking during Complex Walking Tasks after Stroke | 2017 |
| Dominique | DuBose, PhD, ATC | Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski | Movement Science | The Effect of Sports-Related Concussion on Neuromuscular Function | 2017 |
| Trevor | Lentz, PhD, MPT, MPH | Dr. Steven George | Disability Science | Advancing the Understanding of Healthcare Utilization and Costs among Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain | 2017 |
| Laura Ann | Zdziarski, PhD, LAT, ATC | Dr. Heather Vincent | Movement Science | Improving Functional Outcomes in Obese Orthopaedic Trauma Patients with an Integrated Care Approach and Early Mobilization | 2017 |
| Paul | Arthur, PhD, OTR | Dr. William Mann | Disability Science | Examining the Impact of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms on Caregiver Well-Being | 2016 |
| Manjeshwar Sahana | Kamath, PhD | Dr. Carolynn Patten | Movement Science | Neural and Behavioral Markers of Upper-Extremity Motor Impairment Post-Stroke | 2016 |
| Fredy | Mora Solis, PhD, PT | Dr. Mark Bishop | Movement Science | Physical activity and its association with pain-related distress and pain processing before and after acute exercise-induced low back pain | 2016 |
| Jayakrishnan | Nair, PhD, PT | Dr. David Fuller | Movement Science | Phrenic and Cervical Afferents following Spinal Cord Injury | 2016 |
| Brandon | Roberts, PhD | Dr. Andrew Judge | Movement Science | The Role of FoxO1 during Cancer Cachexia | 2016 |
| Sharareh | Sharififar, PhD | Dr. Mark Bishop | Movement Science | Effects of Rehabilitation on Motor Function in People Post-Stroke | 2016 |
| Adam | Beharry, PhD | Dr. Andrew Judge | Movement Science | The Regulation of Foxo1 via Histone Deacetylases (Hdacs) during Cancer Cachexia | 2015 |
| Dewayne | DuBose, PhD, ATC, LAT, NCPT | Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski | Movement Science | Changes in Space Available for the Cord when Comparing a Stable Spine to an Unstable Spine during Range of Motion Testing | 2015 |
| Yoonjeong | Lim, PhD | Dr. Roxanna Bendixen | Disability Science | Impact of Child, Family, and Healthcare Service Satisfaction on Families of Children with Rare Diseases | 2015 |
| Isaac | Sia, PhD | Dr. Michael Crary | Bulbar Science | Pharyngeal Swallowing Power: Evaluating a Novel Measure of Deglutitive Bolus-Driving Function and its Relationship with Upper Esophageal Sphincter Function | 2015 |
| Meryl | Alappattu, PhD, DPT | Dr. Mark Bishop | Movement Science | Peripheral and Central Factors in Female Pelvic Pain | 2014 |
| Ishu | Arpan, PhD | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Movement Science | Non-Invasive Monitoring of Muscle Response to Disease Progression and Therapeutic Interventions in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using MRI and MRS | 2014 |
| Rogelio | Coronado, PhD, PT, FAAOM,PT | Dr. Steven George | Movement Science | Cervical and Shoulder Manipulative Therapy Effects on Pain Sensitivity | 2014 |
| Jose | Dominguez, PhD | Dr. Terese Chmielewski | Movement Science | Lower Extremity Biomechanics in Jump Landing Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction | 2014 |
| Charles | Garel, PhD | Dr. Mark Bishop | Movement Science | Functional Connectivity Changes within the Pain Processing and Modulatory Networks following Exercise-Induced Muscular Injury and Manual Therapy | 2014 |
| Chao-Jung | Hsu, PhD | Dr. Terese Chmielewski | Movement Science | Impairments and Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Meniscal Tears and Meniscectomy | 2014 |
| Woo Taek | Lim, PhD | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Movement Science | Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Muscle and Spinal Cord in a New Model of Severe Contusion Spinal Cord Injury | 2014 |
| Corey | Simon, PhD, DPT, FAAO,MPT | Dr. Steven George | Movement Science | Age Differences in Pain Sensitivity and Response to Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation | 2014 |
| Nami | Yu, PhD, CRC | Dr. Jamie Pomeranz | Disability Science | An Examination of Key Indicators of Well-Being in Aging Individuals with Disabilities: Secondary Analyses of The Health and Retirement Study | 2014 |
| Robert | Barnes, PhD | Dr. Marybeth Horodyski | Movement Science | Psychological Distress in Patients with Orthopaedic Trauma Injuries | 2013 |
| Leslie | Barnes, PhD, PT, ATC, CSCS | Dr. Marybeth Horodyski | Movement Science | Running Kinematics of the Thoracolumbar Spine across the Age Spectrum | 2013 |
| Kathleen | Berger, PhD | Dr. Craig Velozo | Disability Science | Analysis of a Measure in Functional Cognition for Persons with Stroke | 2013 |
| Elisa | Gonzalez-Rothi, PhD, DPT | Dr. David Fuller | Movement Science | Spinal Cord Injury and Plasticity in Cervical Motor Systems | 2013 |
| Maggie | Horn, PhD, DPT, MPH | Dr. MarkBishop | Movement Science | Clinical Outcomes, Healthcare Utilization and Costs in Patients with Neck Pain Utilizing Physical Therapy | 2013 |
| Consuelo | Kreider, PhD, OTR/L | Dr. William Mann | Disability Science | Social Networks and Participation of Youth with Learning Disability, Attention Deficit Disorder or Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Mixed-Method Study Using Personal Network Analysis and Qualitative Interview | 2013 |
| Virginia | Little, PhD | Dr. Carolynn Patten | Movement Science | Unrecognized Biomechanical Mechanisms of Gait Dysfunction Post Stroke | 2013 |
| Shilpa | Patil, PhD | Dr. Carolynn Patten | Movement Science | Distinct Pattern of Walking Recovery following Therapeutic Interventions Post-Stroke: Responders vs. Non-Responders | 2013 |
| Manuela | Corti, PhD | Dr. Carolynn Patten | Physical Therapy | Concurrent Neuroplastic and Behavioral Improvements Induced by Upper-Extremity Rehabilitation Post-Stroke | 2012 |
| Luther | Gill, PhD | Dr. David Fuller | Physical Therapy | Diaphragm Plasticity Following High Cervical Spinal Cord Injury and Systemic Sepsis | 2012 |
| Lisa | Lagorio, PhD | Dr. Michael Crary | Speech, Language, and Hearing Science | Effects of Swallowing Effort on Bolus Accommodation in Healthy Elderly Individuals | 2012 |
| Pablo | Saldana, PhD | Dr. Jamie Pomeranz | Behavioral Science and Community Health | Career Development and Work Experiences of Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis: a Grounded Theory Study | 2012 |
| Martina | Spiess, PhD | Dr. Carolynn Patten and Dr. Andrea Behrman | Physical Therapy | Presence, Assessment and Plasticity of Descending Pathways after Spinal Cord Injury | 2012 |
| Ravneet | Vohra, PhD | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Physical Therapy | Non-Invasive Monitoring of Disease Progression in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy | 2012 |
| Jason M. | Beneciuk, PhD | Dr. Steven George | Physical Therapy | Investigation of the Start Back Screening Tool in Outpatient Physical Therapy Settings | 2011 |
| Vicky P. | Buckles, PhD | Dr. Jamie Pomeranz | Behavioral Science and Community Health | Exploring Issues During Special Needs Adoptions and the Applicability of Life Care Plans to Address Them | 2011 |
| Emily | Fox, PhD | Dr. Andrea Behrman | Physical Therapy | Locomotor Control and Recovery after Human Spinal Cord Injury | 2011 |
| Rick | Robinson, PhD | Dr. Jamie Pomeranz | Behavioral Science and Community Health | Identification of Core Variables to be Considered in an Assessment of Vocational Earning Capacity in a Legal-Forensic Setting: A Delphi Study | 2011 |
| Carolina | Valencia, PhD | Dr. Steven George | Physical Therapy | Investigation of Central Pain Processing in Post-Operative Shoulder Painâ | 2011 |
| Bongsam | Choi, PhD | Dr. Craig Velozo | Occupational Therapy | Developing Precise Disability Measures for Back Pain | 2010 |
| Amy | D. Rodriguez, PhD | Dr. John Rosenbeck | Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | Semantic-Motor Representations: Effects on Language and Motor Production | 2010 |
| Kristin | Day, PhD | Dr. Andrea Behrman | Physical Therapy | Motor Control Solutions to Dynamic Stability Deficits during Walking after Spinal Cord Injury | 2010 |
| Harshavard | Deoghare, PhD | Dr. Danny Martin | Physical Therapy | Physiological Stress during Failed Spontaneous Breathing Trials in Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Patients | 2010 |
| Barbara | K. Smith, Ph.D. | Dr. Danny Martin | Physical Therapy | Respiratory Muscle Overload Training and Diaphragm Remodeling | 2010 |
| Jill | McClung, PhD | Dr. John Rosenbeck | Speech, Language, and Hearing Science | Effects of Notetaking Training on Note Fidelity and Recall in Healthy Older Adults | 2010 |
| Bhavana | Raja, PhD | Dr. Steven Kautz | Physical Therapy | Non-Paretic Leg Performance in Hemiparetic Walking: Loading Asymmetries, Compensatory Mechanisms and Responsiveness to Locomotor Training | 2010 |
| Yvonne Carol | Rogalski, PhD | Dr. John Rosenbeck | Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | Levels of Processing Effects on Text Memory in Older Adults | 2010 |
| Amit | Sethi, PhD | Dr. Lorie Richards | Physical Therapy | Understanding Variability in Reaching Movements Post Stroke: Non-Linear Dynamical Systems Perspective | 2010 |
| Fan | Ye, PhD | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Physical Therapy | Impact of Viral Mediated Insulin-Like Growth Factor I on Skeletal Muscle Following Cast Immobilization | 2010 |
| Sharon | Barak, PhD | Dr. Andrea Behrman | Physical Therapy | Habitual Ambulatory Activity Measurement Post-Stroke | 2009 |
| Mark | Bowden, PhD | Dr. Steve Kautz | Physical Therapy | Measurement of Activity Specific Behavioral Recovery in Chronic Stroke | 2009 |
| Jillian Lillibridge | Heilman, PhD | Dr. Mary Ellen Young | Behavioral Health Science | The Psychosocial Impact of Locomotor Training on Children with Severe, Chronic, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries | 2009 |
| Tseng-Tien | Huang, PhD | Dr. Danny Martin | Physical Therapy | Gene Expression Changes in the Human Diaphragm Following Cardiothoracic Surgery | 2009 |
| Tara | Patterson, PhD | Dr. Lorie Richards | Occupational Therapy | Upper Extremity Kinematics in Individuals with Stroke under Varied Task Constraints | 2009 |
| Jia-Hwa | Wang, PhD | Dr. Craig Velozo | Occupational Therapy | Using Real-Data Simulations to Compare Computer Adaptive Testing and Static Short-Form Administrations of an Upper Extremity Item Bank | 2009 |
| Pey-Shan | Wen, PhD | Dr. Craig Velozo | Occupational Therapy | Psychometric Properties and Rater Effects of the Computer Adaptive Measure of Functional Cognition for Traumatic Brain Injury | 2009 |
| Sandra | Winter, PhD | Dr. Sherrilene Classen | Occupational Therapy | Content and Predictive Validity of a Self-Report Safe Driving Behavior Measure for Older Adults and a Proxy Measure for Family Members or Caregivers | 2009 |
| Chitra | Balasubramanian, PhD | Dr. Steve Kautz | Physical Therapy | Quantification of Asymmetrical Stepping Post-Stroke and its Relationship to Hemiparetic Walking Performance | 2008 |
| Megan Witte | Bewernitz, PhD | Dr. William Mann | Occupational Therapy | Feasibility of Machine-Based Prompting for People with Alzheimer's Disease | 2008 |
| Joel | Bialosky, PhD | Dr. Steven George | Physical Therapy | Mechanisms of Manual Therapy | 2008 |
| Arun | Jayaraman, PhD | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Physical Therapy | Skeletal Muscle Adaptations Following Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury and Exercise Training | 2008 |
| Jessica | Johnson, PhD | Dr. William Mann | Occupational Therapy | Consumer Response to Home Monitoring: A Survey of Older Consumers and Informal Care Providers | 2008 |
| Leigh | Lehman, PhD | Dr. Craig Velozo | Occupational Therapy | Responsiveness Comparison of Two Upper Extremity Outcomes Measures | 2008 |
| Alfred | McDougall, PhD | Dr. Linda Shaw | Behavioral Health and Community Science | Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Regarding Individuals with Disabilities: Examining Contract and Attitudes as Predictors of Knowledge and Skills | 2008 |
| Michael | Moorhouse, PhD | Dr. Linda Shaw | Behavioral Health Science | Identifying Benchmark Competency Criteria for a Rehabilitation Counseling Supervision Instrument | 2008 |
| Preeti | Nair, PhD | Dr. Andrea Behrman | Physical Therapy | Neuromechanical and Neurophysiological Examination of Walking with and without an Ankle Foot Orthosis in Non-Injured Individuals and Persons with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury | 2008 |
| Cristina | Posse, PhD | Dr. William Mann | Occupational Therapy | The Impact of a Driving Rehabilitation Specialistâs Feedback on Older Adultsâ Driving Performance on Self-Regulation | 2008 |
| Sergio | Romero, PhD | Dr. Craig Velozo | Occupational Therapy | Minimal Detectable Change and Patient Reported Outcomes in Falls Rehabilitation | 2008 |
| Prithvi | Shah, PhD | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Physical Therapy | Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Skeletal Muscle Adaptations after Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury | 2008 |
| Julia | Waid-Ebbs, PhD | Dr. Linda Shaw | Behavioral Health Science | Creating a Novel Measure of Functional Problem Solving in Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Using a Rasch Analysis Procedure | 2008 |
| Patricia | Belchior, PhD | Dr. William Mann | Occupational Therapy | Cognitive Training with Video Games to Improve Driving Skills and Driving Safety among Older Adults | 2007 |
| Yi-Po | Chiu, PhD | Dr. Kathye Light | Physical Therapy | Stroke and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy: Use of Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation to Examine Quality of Movement | 2007 |
| Rick | Davenport, PhD | Dr. William Mann | Occupational Therapy | Perceived Smart Technology Needs among Elders with Mobility Impairments: An Ethnographic Approach | 2007 |
| Harrison | Jones, PhD | Dr. John Rosenbek | Communicative Disorders | The Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation on Speech Motor Planning/Programming in Patients with Parkinsonâs Disease | 2007 |
| Bhagwhat | Sindhu, PhD | Dr. Orit Shechtman | Occupational Therapy | Effect of Upper Extremity Injury on Grip Strength Effort | 2007 |
| Ying-Chih (Inga) | Wang, PhD | Dr. Craig Velozo | Occupational Therapy | Linking the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and the Minimum Data Set (MDS) | 2007 |
| Roxanna | Bendixen, PhD | Dr. William Mann | Occupational Therapy | Assessment of aTelerehabilitation and a Telehomecare Program for Veterans with Chronic Illnesses | 2006 |
| Chad | Betters, PhD | Dr. Linda Shaw | Behavioral Health and Community Science | The Psychological Status of Workersâ Compensation Clients and Select Demographic and Forensic Variables | 2006 |
| Man-Soo | Ko, PhD | Dr. Andrea Behrman | Physical Therapy | Symmetric Limb Loading: Immediate Effect on Gait Initiation in Persons with Hemiparesis | 2006 |
| Frank | Lane, PhD | Dr. Linda Shaw | Rehabilitation Counseling | Police Officer Agreement with Hate Crime Classification: A Prospective Study of Differences Across Protected Categories | 2006 |
| Min | Liu, PhD | Advisor: Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Physical Therapy | Adaptations in Skeletal Muscle Following Spinal Cord Injury and Locomotor Training | 2006 |
| Chetan | Phadke, PhD | Dr. Andrea Behrman | Physical Therapy | Sensori-Motor Effects of Three Locomotor Training Variables: Body Weight Support, Walking Environment, and Armswing | 2006 |
| Roberta | Pineda, PhD | Dr. Lorie Richards | Occupational Therapy | Investigation f Breastfeeding Practices in The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Before and After An Intervention Plan | 2006 |
| Claudia | Senesac, PhD | Dr. Lorie Richards | Occupational Therapy | Generalization of Repetitive Rhythmic Bilateral Training | 2006 |
| Michelle | Woodbury, PhD | Dr. Lorie Richards & Dr. Craig Velozo | Occupational Therapy | Measurement of Post-Stroke Arm Motor Ability: Examination of the Measurement Properties of the Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Assessment with an Item Response Theory Measurement Model | 2006 |
| Lori | Burkhead, PhD | Dr. John Rosenbek | Communicative Disorders | Effect of Jaw and Tongue Position on Suprahyoid Muscle Function During Swallowing | 2005 |
| Christina | Dillahunt-Aspillaga, PhD | Dr. Elizabeth Swett | Rehabilitation Counseling | Fall Prevention in Elders: A Psychosocial Model to Reduce Brain Injuries | 2005 |
| Neila | Donovan, PhD | Dr. John Rosenbek | Communicative Disorders | Extending Dysarthria Research with a Measure of Communicative Effectiveness | 2005 |
| Charles | Ellis, Jr., PhD | Dr. John Rosenbek | Communicative Disorders | The Contribution of the Basal Ganglia to Expressive Language Performance | 2005 |
| Michael | Justiss, PhD | Dr. William Mann | Occupational Therapy | Development of a Behind-The-Wheel Driving Performance Assessment of Older Adults | 2005 |
| Dennis | McCarthy, PhD | Dr. William Mann | Occupational Therapy | Outcomes Evaluation of the Assessment of Driving Related Skills (ADRES) Screening Tool | 2005 |
| Neeti | Pathare, PhD | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Physical Therapy | Metabolic Adaptations with Limb Disuse and their Impact on Skeletal Muscle Function | 2005 |
| Emily | Plowman, PhD | Dr. John Rosenbek | Communicative Disorders | Reproducibility of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Mapping Swallowing Musculature in the Human Motor Cortex | 2005 |
| Jamie | Pomeranz, PhD | Dr. Linda Shaw | Rehabilitation Counseling | Identifying Critical Constructs and items Necessary to Examine the Need for Personal Attendant Care for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury | 2005 |
| Arlene | Schmid, PhD | Dr. Pam Duncan | Aging and Geriatric Research | Impact of Post-Stroke Mobility on Activity and Participation | 2005 |
| Katherine | Byers, PhD | Dr. Craig Velozo | Occupational Therapy | Testing the Accuracy of Linking Healthcare Data Across The Continuum Of Care | 2004 |
| Stacy | Fritz, PhD | Dr. Kathye Light | Physical Therapy | Functional and Descriptive Predictors Of Outcomes For Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy For Individuals With Post-Stroke Hemiparesis | 2004 |
| Elizabeth | Hannold, PhD | Dr. Mary Ellen Young | Rehabilitation Counseling | Effects of Locomotor Training on The Psychosocial Adaptation of Persons with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury | 2004 |
| Tiffany | Hilton, PhD | Dr. Krista Vandenborne | Physical Therapy | Adaptations In Skeletal Muscle During Cast Immobilization And Rehabilitation | 2004 |
| David | Howard, PhD | Dr. Beth Swett | Rehabilitation Counseling | Leisure in The Lives of Older Men: Coping and Adaptation Following Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment | 2004 |
| Stephen | Lussier, PhD | Dr. Linda Shaw | Rehabilitation Counseling | Counselor Perspectives on Suicide and Suicidal Ideation | 2004 |
| Marieke Van | Puymbroeck, PhD | Dr. Mary Ellen Young | Rehabilitation Counseling | Predictors of Quality if Life in Caregivers at One and Six Months Post Stroke | 2004 |
| Toni | Chiara, PhD | Dr. Danny Martin | Physical Therapy | Expiratory Muscle Strength Training in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis and Healthy Controls | 2003 |
| Hye-Seon | Jeon, PhD | Dr. Carl Kukulka | Physical Therapy | Modulating the Soleus Hoffman Reflex (H-Reflex) During Gait Initiation | 2003 |
| Matthew | Malcom, PhD | Dr. Kathye Light | Physical Therapy | The Reliability And Utility Of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation To Assess Activity-Dependent Plasticity In Human Stroke | 2003 |
| Cynthia | Townson, PhD | Dr. Mary Ellen Young | Rehabilitation Counseling | Predictors of Acute Care Discharge Destinations of Patients With Primary Diagnosis of Stroke: The Influence of Activities of Daily Living Skills and Behaviors | 2003 |
| Mark | Bishop, PhD | Dr. Dennis Brunt | Physical Therapy | Interlimb Coordination of Force Modulation During Gait Termination | 2002 |
| Hyeong-Dong | Kim, PhD | Dr. Dennis Brunt | Physical Therapy | The Effect of Direction Change and Dual Task on Stepping Behavior in Young and Elderly Adultsâ Dissertation: âInterlimb Coordination of Force Modulation During Gait Termination | 2002 |
| Chien-Hui | Huang, PhD | Dr. Danny Martin | Physical Therapy | Respiratory Sensation in Normal Subjects: The Relationship Between Inspiratory Motor Drive and Perception During Resistive Loading and Pressure Threshold Loading | 2001 |
| Julie | Prins, PhD | Dr. Linda Shaw | Rehabilitation Counseling | The Effects of Spirituality on Coping in Frail Seniors Across Physical Capacity Levels and Living Situations | 2001 |
| Nancy | Silva, PhD | Dr. Linda Shaw | Rehabilitation Counseling | Effect of Empathy Training on Masterâs-Level Counseling Students | 2001 |
| Weiying | Zhao, PhD | Dr. Danny Martin | Physical Therapy | Mechanisms in The Perceptual and Respiratory-Related Evoked Potential Response to Inspiratory Loads | 2001 |