2013 – 2014

Rehabilitation Science PhD program graduates:

  • Meryl Alappattu, Ph.D., DPT

    Advisor: Dr. Mark Bishop
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Peripheral and Central Factors in Female Pelvic Pain”
    Degree awarded: May 2014
    Alumni Spotlight

  • Ishu Arpan, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Krista Vandenborne
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Non-Invasive Monitoring of Muscle Response to Disease Progression and Therapeutic Interventions in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using MRI and MRS”
    Degree awarded: May 2014
    Publications while a student

  • Leslie Barnes (née Lear), Ph.D., PT, ATC, CSCS

    Advisor: Dr. Marybeth Horodyski
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Running Kinematics of the Thoracolumbar Spine across the Age Spectrum”
    Degree awarded: December 2013
    Alumni Spotlight

  • Robert Barnes, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Marybeth Horodyski
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Psychological Distress in Patients with Orthopaedic Trauma Injuries”
    Degree awarded: August 2013

  • Kathleen Berger, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Craig Velozo
    Track: Disability Science
    Dissertation: “Analysis of a Measure in Functional Cognition for Persons with Stroke”
    Degree awarded: August 2013
  • Rogelio Coronado, Ph.D., PT, FAAOMPT

    Advisor: Dr. Steven George
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Cervical and Shoulder Manipulative Therapy Effects on Pain Sensitivity”
    Degree awarded: May 2014
    Publications while a student

  • José Dominguez, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Terese Chmielewski
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: Lower Extremity Biomechanics in Jump Landing Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
    Degree awarded: December 2014

  • Charles Gay, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Mark Bishop
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Functional Connectivity Changes within the Pain Processing and Modulatory Networks following Exercise-Induced Muscular Injury and Manual Therapy”
    Degree awarded: December 2014
    Publications while a student

  • Elisa Gonzalez-Rothi, Ph.D., DPT

    Advisor: Dr. David Fuller
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Spinal Cord Injury and Plasticity in Cervical Motor Systems”
    Degree awarded: May 2013
  • Maggie Horn, Ph.D., DPT, MPH

    Advisor: Dr. MarkBishop
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Clinical Outcomes, Healthcare Utilization and Costs in Patients with Neck Pain Utilizing Physical Therapy
    Degree awarded: August 2013
  • Chao-Jung Hsu, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Terese Chmielewski
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Impairments and Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Meniscal Tears and Meniscectomy”
    Degree awarded: December 2014

  • Consuelo Kreider, Ph.D., OTR/L

    Advisor: Dr. William Mann
    Track: Disability Science
    Dissertation: “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”
    Degree awarded: May 2013
  • Woo Taek Lim, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Krista Vandenborne
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Muscle and Spinal Cord in a New Model of Severe Contusion Spinal Cord Injury”
    Degree awarded: August 2014

  • Virginia Little, Ph.D.

    Advisor: Dr. Carolynn Patten
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Unrecognized Biomechanical Mechanisms of Gait Dysfunction Post Stroke
    Degree awarded: August 2013
  • Shilpa Patil, Ph.D.

    Advisor:  Dr. Carolynn Patten
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Distinct Pattern of Walking Recovery following Therapeutic Interventions Post-Stroke: Responders vs. Non-Responders”
    Degree awarded: December 2013

  • Corey Simon, Ph.D., DPT, FAAOMPT

    Advisor: Dr. Steven George
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Age Differences in Pain Sensitivity and Response to Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation”
    Degree awarded: December 2014
    Publications while a student

  • Nami Yu, Ph.D., CRC

    Advisor: Dr. Jamie Pomeranz
    Track: Disability Science
    Dissertation:  “An Examination of Key Indicators of Well-Being in Aging Individuals with Disabilities: Secondary Analyses of The Health and Retirement Study”
    Degree awarded: December 2014