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Programs in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science At Drexel University July 2009 Newsletter

The big news from our Department this quarter is the success of our applicants for promotion with tenure. Lisa Chiarello, PT, PhD, PCS, Maggie O’Neil, PT, PhD, MPH, Margo Orlin, PT, PhD and Sheri Silfies, PT, PhD have been working incredibly hard. This paid off in May when they were awarded well-deserved tenure! Dean Donnelly was very proud of the caliper of these applicants. She commented that they made the College of Nursing & Health Professions look good!

Dr. Sarah Wenger is now Sarah Wenger, PT, DPT, OCS. Sarah passed her certification exam and is a board certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist! Congratulations to her!

Dr. Silfies and Sue Smith, PT, PhD recently had two articles published. PhD student, Rupal Mehta, PT, MS, co-authored one of the articles published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation titled: “Differences in feedforward trunk muscle activity in subgroups of patients with mechanical low back pain”. The second article, “Trunk control during standing reach: A dynamical system analysis of movement strategies in patients with mechanical low back pain,” co-authored with Anand Bhattacharya, PT and Dr. Simon Giszter (Drexel College of Medicine), was published in Gait & Posture.

Dr. Orlin, Robert J. Palisano, PT, ScD, Dr. Chiarello, Lin-Ju Kang, PT, MS (PhD Student), Marcia Polansky, MS, ScD, MSW, Nihad Almasri, PT, MS (PhD Student) and Jill Maggs, DocEd, MMedSci, MCSP recently had an article published in Development Medicine & Child Neurology, titled, “Participation in home, extracurricular, and community activities among children and young people with cerebral palsy.” Support for this study was provided by Shriners Hospitals for Children.

On June 26 -28, we hosted the Comprehensive Survey Course in Hand Therapy sponsored by the American Society of Hand Therapists. Jane Fedorczyk, PT, PhD, CHT, ATC served as onsite coordinator and primary faculty member for the preconference course on Physical Agents. Other Drexel presenters included faculty member, David Ebaugh, PT, PhD, PhD student, Bryan Spinelli, PT, MS, OCS and alums and/or adjunct faculty, Teresa Zapotochny, PT, CHT, Terri Skirven, OTR/L, CHT, Mark Walsh, PT, DPT, MS, CHT, ATC and Gayle Severance, MS, OTR/L, CHT.

 

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