Rehabilitation Science PhD program graduates:
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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