Rehabilitation Science PhD program graduates:
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Jason M. Beneciuk, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Steven George
Department: Physical Therapy
Dissertation: “Investigation of the Start Back Screening Tool in Outpatient Physical Therapy Settings”
Degree awarded: May 2011 -
Vicky P. Buckles, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Jamie Pomeranz
Department: Behavioral Science and Community Health
Dissertation: “Exploring Issues During Special Needs Adoptions and the Applicability of Life Care Plans to Address Them”
Degree awarded: May 2011 -
Manuela Corti, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Carolynn Patten
Department: Physical Therapy
Dissertation: “Concurrent Neuroplastic and Behavioral Improvements Induced by Upper-Extremity Rehabilitation Post-Stroke”
Degree awarded: May 2012 -
Emily Fox, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Andrea Behrman
Department: Physical Therapy
Dissertation: “Locomotor Control and Recovery after Human Spinal Cord Injury”
Degree awarded: August 2011 -
Luther Gill, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. David Fuller
Department: Physical Therapy
Dissertation: “Diaphragm Plasticity Following High Cervical Spinal Cord Injury and Systemic Sepsis”
Degree awarded: December 2012 -
Lisa Lagorio, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Michael Crary
Department: Speech, Language, and Hearing Science
Dissertation: “Effects of Swallowing Effort on Bolus Accommodation in Healthy Elderly Individuals”
Degree awarded: December 2012 -
Rick Robinson, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Jamie Pomeranz
Department: Behavioral Science and Community Health
Dissertation: “Identification of Core Variables to be Considered in an Assessment of Vocational Earning Capacity in a Legal-Forensic Setting: A Delphi Study”
Degree awarded: August 2011 -
Pablo Saldana, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Jamie Pomeranz
Department: Behavioral Science and Community Health
Dissertation: “Career Development and Work Experiences of Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis: a Grounded Theory Study”
Degree awarded: May 2012
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Martina Spiess, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Carolynn Patten and Dr. Andrea Behrman
Department: Physical Therapy
Dissertation: “Presence, Assessment and Plasticity of Descending Pathways after Spinal Cord Injury”
Degree awarded: December 2012 -
Carolina Valencia, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Steven George
Department: Physical Therapy
Dissertation: “Investigation of Central Pain Processing in Post-Operative Shoulder Pain”
Degree awarded: December 2011 -
Ravneet Vohra, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Krista Vandenborne
Department: Physical Therapy
Dissertation: “Non-Invasive Monitoring of Disease Progression in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy”
Degree awarded: December 2012