Physical Therapy students present at poster symposium and WCHP Research and Scholarship Symposium

Students in the Physical Therapy Department’s class of 2013 presented their research report or case report at the department’s poster symposium on December 5, 2012.  Six research presentations, including 17 student presentations and 26 individual case report presentations were made.

The poster symposium provides a forum for the third year physical therapy students to disseminate their scholarship project to peers and for first and second year students to learn about the different forms of scholarship performed by students and faculty in the department.  The event also serves as a time for UNE’s physical therapy community to celebrate scholarship and the achievements of students.

In addition to their presentations at the Physical Therapy Department’s poster symposium, four student research groups and one faculty member from the department presented at the WCHP Research and Scholarship Symposium on December 7, 2012

J. Adrienne McAuley PT, DPT, MEd, OCS, FAAOMPT presented her study: “Concurrent Validity of Caliper and Ultrasound Imaging to Measure Inter-Recti Distance.”

DPT student presentations included:

Hannah Ehrenhardt, Jay Mizuta, Christina Murphy
“Functional Outcomes of Persons with Parkinson’s Disease Participating in a Community-based Wellness Program: a Pilot Study” (Advisor Jim Cavanaugh, PT, Ph.D.)

Katelyn Provencher, Jenna Weitzman, Bethany Boutin
“ The Test-retest Reliability of the Self Paced Step Test as a Predictor of VO2 max in Young to Middle Aged Adults” (Advisor Mike Fillyaw, PT, M.S.)

Brian Bisson, Eric Torgerson, Ryan Knight
“The Functional Movement Screen In-Line Lunge: Relationship to Balance, a Known Predictor of Knee Injury, Power, and Speed” (Advisor Erin Hartigan, PT, DPT, Ph.D., OCS, ATC)

Kariann Gaudette, Amy Campbell, Cassie Dorval
“Transitioning Models of Health Care Delivery: Implications for Physical Therapy Practice” (Advisor Michael Sheldon, PT, Ph.D.)
 

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