Research Foucs: Prosthetics and patient education

Professor

Research Focus: Examination and management of persons with low back pain, specifically how patient preferences and values are incorporated into clinical decisions (i.e. outcome measure and intervention selection) regarding the management of their low back pain

Research Focus: Comparative efficacy in multiple domains (i.e. performance, long term health outcomes, economic, etc.) as it relates to persons who have experienced extremity trauma and amputation.

Research Focus: Analysis of gait and balance in individuals with movement disorders; Efficacy of interventions to improve gait, balance and participation in people with neurodegenerative disorders, specifically ataxia and multiple sclerosis.

Research Focus: Efficacy of training and rehabilitation strategies to reduce tibiofemoral loads during walking by altering gait mechanics.