Areas of Expertise
Professor • Department Chair
Injury biomechanics, sports biomechanics, ergonomics.
Clinical Professor
Physical therapy, clinical practice guidelines, functioning and disability, work rehab, systematic reviews and meta-analysis, outcomes measurement, instrument development and validation.
Associate Professor • Program Director, Interprofessional Health Sciences (IHS) Ph.D. Program
Sports medicine, knee injury prevention and treatment, shoulder injury prevention and treatment.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), orthotic fabrication and design, traumatic injuries of the upper extremity, rehabilitation for brachial plexus reconstruction, mentoring and professional clinical education, healthcare leadership and management.
Associate Professor
Exercise and physical activity adherence, influence of environment and technology on physical activity behavior, strategies for healthy aging.
Professor Emerita
Postural control and fall risk in adults with multiple sclerosis, physical and psychological outcomes of exercise for individuals with multiple sclerosis, physical activity and health in people with multiple sclerosis.
Clinical Associate Professor
Integration of function, nutrition, and cardiovascular components to address individual and community wellness and quality of life, interprofessional oncology rehabilitation, lymphedema and swelling disorders, cultural immersion experiences and...
Associate Professor • Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Director
Neural correlates of motor impairment and recovery post-stroke, gait rehabilitation and neuromechanics, wearable technologies, physical activity assessment.
Occupational Therapy Program Director • Clinical Associate Professor
Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), hand rehabilitation, manual edema mobilization, orthosis, Executive Certificate in Home Modifications (ECHM) from the University of Southern California, aging-in-place.
Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Education
Analysis of structured clinical education in transition to workplace, service learning to engage student learning in geriatrics, leadership in D.P.T. education.
Associate Professor of Exercise Science • Undergraduate Program Director of Exercise Science • Secondary appointment: Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at The Robert Larner, MD College of Medicine
Behavioral and lifestyle modification for weight management and metabolic health with a focus on obesity prevention and treatment, influence of physical activity for longevity and the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.
Associate Professor
Treatment of post-traumatic osteoarthritis and chronic disease with therapeutic exercise and its relationship with changes in biochemical, biomechanical, MRI, clinical- and patient-oriented outcomes, Osteoarthritis imaging (radiographic and MRI)...
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences • Planetary Health Lead, Osher Center for Integrative Health • Research Assistant Professor, Larner College of Medicine • Lecturer and Research Affiliate, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources • Faculty Fellow, Gund Institute for Environment
Planetary health, climate change and human health, decarbonizing healthcare, environmental public health, health benefits of nature contact, integrative healthcare, Whole Person Health, pharmaceutical pollution, social science surveys,...
Assistant Professor
Pediatric physical therapy, physical health in kids, infant and child development, mind-body practices.
Clinical Professor • Osher Center for Integrative Health Education Director
Health & wellness coaching, integrative health, physical therapy, athletic training, kinesiology and biomechanics, injury prevention, orthopedic manual therapy, international health care collaborations, mentoring techniques for new clinicians...