2017 – 2018

Rehabilitation Science PhD program graduates:

  • Shakeel Ahmed, Ph.D., MPHT

    Mentor: Dr. Danny Martin
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Acute Intermittent Hypoxia and Inspiratory Threshold Loading as Strategies to Enhance Inspiratory Muscle Function”
    Degree awarded: August 2018

  • Umar Alabasi, PT, Ph.D., MS

    Mentor: Dr. Krista Vandenborne
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Assessment of Disease Progression in Upper and Lower Extremity Muscles in Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Spectroscopy and Clinical Outcome Measures”
    Degree awarded: December 2018

  • Harneet Arora, Ph.D., BPT

    Mentor: Dr. Krista Vandenborne
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Examination of Disease Progression in Upper and Lower Limb Muscles in Boys with DMD Using Functional Clinical Endpoints and Magnetic Resonance Imaging”
    Degree awarded: December 2017

  • Alison Barnard, Ph.D., DPT

    Mentor: Dr. Krista Vandenborne
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Lower Extremity and Respiratory Muscle Magnetic Resonance Biomarkers in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Relationships to Clinical Function and Effects of Genetic Modifiers”
    Degree awarded: December 2018

  • Abhinandan Batra, Ph.D., MPT

    Mentor: Dr. Krista Vandenborne
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Non-Invasive Monitoring of Disease Progression in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy & Collagen 6 Related Dystrophy”
    Degree awarded: August 2017
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  • Sandra Brown, Ph.D., MSOT

    Mentor: Dr. Christine Myers
    Track: Disability Science
    Dissertation: “Examination of the Application of Applied Behavior Analysis Principles on a Child’s Participation in Rehabilitation from the Perspective of the Therapist”
    Degree awarded: August 2017 

  • Sudeshna Chatterjee, Ph.D, MS, BPTH

    Mentor: Dr. David Clark
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Measurement of Sympathetic Nervous System Activity to Objectively Assess the Perceived Challenge of Walking during Complex Walking Tasks after Stroke”
    Degree awarded: August 2017

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  • Qian Ding, Ph.D.

    Mentor: Dr. Carolynn Patten
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Neural Adaptations after Non-Paretic Hand Exercise to Task-Failure in Chronic Stroke”
    Degree awarded: August 2018 

  • Dominique DuBose, Ph.D., ATC

    Advisor: Dr. MaryBeth Horodyski
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “The Effect of Sports-Related Concussion on Neuromuscular Function”
    Degree awarded: May 2017
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  • Mi Jung Lee, Ph.D., BSOT

    Mentor: Dr. Sergio Romero
    Track: Disability Science
    Dissertation: “Developing a Global PROMIS Self-Efficacy Measure for Managing Chronic Conditions”
    Degree awarded: August 2018

  • Trevor Lentz, Ph.D., MPT, MPH

    Mentor: Dr. Steven George
    Track: Disability Science
    Dissertation: “Advancing the Understanding of Healthcare Utilization and Costs among Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain”
    Degree Awarded: August 2017
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  • Pallavi Sood, Ph.D., BPT, MS

    Mentor: Dr. Sergio Romero
    Track: Disability Science
    Dissertation: “Developing Tailored Functional Status Measures across Continuum of Care”
    Degree Awarded: August 2018

  • Lauren Tabor, Ph.D., MS, CCC-SLP

    Mentor: Dr. Emily Plowman
    Track: Bulbar Science
    Dissertation: “Airway Sensorimotor Function in Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis”
    Degree Awarded: May 2018

  • Laura Ann Zdziarski, Ph.D., LAT, ATC

    Advisor: Dr. Heather Vincent
    Track: Movement Science
    Dissertation: “Improving Functional Outcomes in Obese Orthopaedic Trauma Patients with an Integrated Care Approach and Early Mobilization”
    Degree awarded: May 2017
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