2011 – 2012

Rehabilitation Science PhD program graduates:

  • 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