2007 – 2008

Rehabilitation Science PhD program graduates:

  • Chitra Balasubramanian, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Steve Kautz
    Department: Physical Therapy
    Dissertation: “Quantification of Asymmetrical Stepping Post-Stroke and its Relationship to Hemiparetic Walking Performance”
    Degree Awarded: August 2008

  • Patricia Belchior, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. William Mann
    Department: Occupational Therapy
    Dissertation: “Cognitive Training with Video Games to Improve Driving Skills and Driving Safety among Older Adults”
    Degree Awarded: August 2007

  • Joel Bialosky, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Steven George
    Department: Physical Therapy
    Dissertation: “Mechanisms of Manual Therapy”
    Degree Awarded: August 2008

  • Yi-Po Chiu, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Kathye Light
    Department: Physical Therapy
    Dissertation: “Stroke and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy: Use of Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation to Examine Quality of Movement”
    Degree Awarded: December 2007

  • Rick Davenport, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. William Mann
    Department: Occupational Therapy
    Dissertation: “Perceived Smart Technology Needs among Elders with Mobility Impairments: An Ethnographic Approach”
    Degree Awarded: December 2007

  • Arun Jayaraman, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Krista Vandenborne
    Department: Physical Therapy
    Dissertation: “Skeletal Muscle Adaptations Following Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury and Exercise Training”
    Degree Awarded: May 2008
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  • Jessica Johnson, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. William Mann
    Department: Occupational Therapy
    Dissertation: “Consumer Response to Home Monitoring: A Survey of Older Consumers and Informal Care Providers”  
    Degree Awarded: May 2008

  • Harrison Jones, Ph.D.

    Advisor:  Dr. John Rosenbek
    Department: Communicative Disorders
    Dissertation: “The Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation on Speech Motor Planning/Programming in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease”  
    Degree Awarded: December 2007

  • Leigh Lehman, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Craig Velozo
    Department: Occupational Therapy
    Dissertation: “Responsiveness Comparison of Two Upper Extremity Outcomes Measures”  
    Degree Awarded: May 2008

  • Alfred McDougall, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Linda Shaw
    Department: Behavioral Health and Community Science
    Dissertation: “Counselors’ Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Regarding Individuals with Disabilities: Examining Contract and Attitudes as Predictors of Knowledge and Skills”  
    Degree Awarded: May 2008

  • Michael Moorhouse, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Linda Shaw
    Department: Behavioral Health Science
    Dissertation: “Identifying Benchmark Competency Criteria for a Rehabilitation Counseling Supervision Instrument”
    Degree Awarded: August 2008

  • Preeti Nair, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Andrea Behrman
    Department: Physical Therapy
    Dissertation: “Neuromechanical and Neurophysiological Examination of Walking with and without an Ankle Foot Orthosis in Non-Injured Individuals and Persons with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury” 
    Degree Awarded: May 2008

  • Cristina Posse, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. William Mann
    Department: Occupational Therapy
    Dissertation: “The Impact Of A Driving Rehabilitation Specialist’s Feedback On Older Adults’ Driving Performance On Self Regulation”
    Degree Awarded: December 2008

  • Sergio Romero, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Craig Velozo
    Department: Occupational Therapy
    Dissertation: “Minimal Detectable Change and Patient Reported Outcomes in Falls Rehabilitation”
    Degree Awarded: August 2008

  • Prithvi Shah, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Krista Vandenborne
    Department: Physical Therapy
    Dissertation: “Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Skeletal Muscle Adaptations after Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury”
    Degree Awarded: May 2008

  • Bhagwhat Sindhu, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Orit Shechtman
    Department: Occupational Therapy
    Dissertation: “Effect of Upper Extremity Injury on Grip Strength Effort”  
    Degree Awarded: December 2007

  • Julia Waid-Ebbs, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Linda Shaw
    Department: Behavioral Health Science
    Dissertation: “Creating a Novel Measure of Functional Problem Solving in Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Using a Rasch Analysis Procedure”  
    Degree Awarded: December 2008

  • Ying-Chih (Inga) Wang, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Craig Velozo
    Department: Occupational Therapy
    Dissertation: Linking the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and the Minimum Data Set (MDS)”
    Degree Awarded: May 2007

  • Megan Witte Bewernitz, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. William Mann
    Department: Occupational Therapy
    Dissertation: “Feasibility of Machine-Based Prompting for People with Alzheimer’s Disease”
    Degree Awarded: August 2008