Record Number of Franklin Pierce DPT Students Present Work
Jan 1, 2020
February 14, 2017
Franklin Pierce University Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students and faculty are traveling to San Antonio, Texas this week for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting, where, beginning tomorrow (Wednesday, February 15), an impressive number of them will be presenting their research.
The Goodyear program had a record number of abstracts accepted (13!) for presentation at the meeting: four platforms and nine posters (see the details below).
The New Hampshire program will be presenting one platform and four posters (see the details below).
Also, Dr. Kim Kruchowsky, having passed her Board Exam, will be recognized at the Opening Ceremony by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist.
The entire Franklin Pierce community is celebrating the accomplishments of its peers in the DPT programs with extreme pride!
PLATFORMS (Arizona)
TITLE: White Coat Syndrome: Effect on arterial blood pressure in a controlled environment
PRESENTER: Tamara Hefferon
AUTHORS: Tamara Hefferon; Katherine Arave; Sarah Mitchell; Amy Peters; Sean Sibbett
SECTION: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
TITLE: Comparison of supine legs elevated to seated ankle pumps for promoting venous
return Following Moderate Ambulation
PRESENTER: Brentana Schursky
AUTHORS: Don Shaw; Curtis Bierscheid; Erica Bodenbender; Brentana Schursky; Ken Toves
SECTION: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
TITLE: Pressor and pulse response to music played during formal neuromuscular relaxation
sessions
PRESENTER: William Dyakiv
AUTHORS: William Dyakiv; Christine Meconi; Brittany Simon; Cole Steffen; Don Shaw
SECTION: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
TITLE: Use of telehealth for patients with congestive heart failure undergoing physical
rehabilitation: A systematic review
PRESENTER: Ashley Anderson
AUTHORS: Ashley Anderson; Cody Hernandez; Calvin Saulog; Justin Royer; Joseph Padilla; Don Shaw
SECTION: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
POSTERS (Arizona)
TITLE: The Effect of a Core Stability Training Program on Vertical Jump Performance in College-Aged Athletes: A Systematic Review
AUTHORS: Meghan Rovig; Matrasa Bailey; Khristian Morrell; Molly Dolan; Sidney Kane
PRESENTER: Meghan Rovig
SECTION: Sports Physical Therapy: Biomechanics
TITLE: Is Mirror Therapy more effective at reducing Phantom Limb Pain compared to
other interventions?: A Systematic Review
AUTHORS: Deborah Chamberlain; Heather Hollinger; Ammon Lovell; Ryan Mueller; Holly Reid
PRESENTER: Deborah Chamberlain
SECTION: Neurology: General
TITLE: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Do Post Treatment Restrictions Affect
Recovery? A Systematic Review
AUTHORS: Deborah Chamberlain; Cayce Bradley; Steven Hansen; Colin Johnson; Nathan Reber
PRESENTER: Deborah Chamberlain
SECTION: Neurology: Vestibular SIG
TITLE: High Intensity Interval Training and Its Effects on Short-Term Memory in First
Year Doctor of Physical Therapy Students
AUTHORS: Scott Richardson; Grant Frost; Patricia Gomez; Andrea Weber
PRESENTER: Scott Richardson
SECTION: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
TITLE: LEVELS OF STRESS AND SLEEPINESS IN DPT STUDENTS AT SELECT INTERVALS IN THE
CURRICULUM
AUTHORS: Scott Richardson; Nadia Babbitt; Neil Roberts; Matthew Glombicki
PRESENTER: Scott Richardson
SECTION: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
TITLE: Tenure-track junior faculty job satisfaction in U.S. physical therapist education
programs
AUTHORS: Kimberly Varnado; Debra Bierwas; Jeffrey Alexander; Don Shaw
PRESENTER: Kimberly Varnado
SECTION: Education
TITLE: Gait training progression after incomplete tetraplegia
AUTHORS: Jamie Nesbit
PRESENTER: Jamie Nesbit
SECTION: Neurology: SCI SIG
TITLE: Arterial Blood Pressure Response to Repeated Cuff Re-inflations without Interposed
Rests
AUTHORS: Don Shaw; Stephanie Johnson; Tamara Hefferon
PRESENTER: Don Shaw
SECTION: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
TITLE: "Effects of Multidirectional Gastrocnemius-Soleus Stretching vs. Static Gastrocnemius-Soleus
Stretching on Closed Chain Dorsiflexion"
AUTHORS: Kimberly Kruchowsky; Thomas Land; Blake McDonald; Christopher Melcher; Derrick Talley
PRESENTER: Kimberly Kruchowsky
SECTION: Orthopedics Foot/Ankle
PLATFORMS (New Hampshire)
TITLE: Impact of Skilled Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on the Incidence and Severity
of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Systematic Review
PRESENTER: Dr. Olga McSorley
AUTHORS: Dominique Heres; Katlyn Liley; Ashley Russell; Olga McSorley
PLATFORM: Women's Health
POSTERS (New Hampshire)
TITLE: "Efficacy of LSVT BIG, Rock Steady Boxing and traditional exercise on gait
and functional mobility in patients with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review"
AUTHORS: Christopher Conti; Nicholas Heafield; Ashley Noke; Nichole Slabinski; Amanda
Crowell; Christine Moss; Melanee Newman; Ann Coventry
PRESENTER: Dr. Ann Coventry
POSTER: Neurology Degenerative Disease SIG
TITLE: "Screencast versus Classroom Lecture: Does Mode of Content Delivery Impact
Physical Therapy Student Confidence with Applying Physical Agents? A Pilot Study."
AUTHORS: Lewis Cassidy; Trisha Boldt; Rachel Eddy; Jaimee Enos; Olga McSorley; Mary Palaima
PRESENTER: Lewis Cassidy
POSTER: Education
TITLE: "Stress Reduction Techniques for the Treatment of Brain Injury: A Systematic
Review"
AUTHORS: Eileen Dalton; Norah Snow; Charles Carville; Lauren Fischer; Grayson Grzegorczyk;
Samantha Hetzel; Chesney Silmon; Jennifer Parent-Nichols
PRESENTER: Jennifer Parent-Nichols
POSTER: Neurology: Brain Injury SIG
TITLE:
"When the Student Becomes the Master: A Case Study in Developing Skills and Confidence
in Physical Therapy Students as Clinical Instructors"
AUTHORS:
Lewis Cassidy;
Olga McSorley
PRESENTER:
Lewis Cassidy
Poster:
Education
