Graduates of the Rehabilitation and Health Sciences PhD Program

Year of Graduation: 2024
Name: Dana AlGhadban, Ph.D.,
Dissertation Title:  "A Mixed Methods Exploration of Occupational Therapy Practice and Multiple Sclerosis Specialization"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/

Year of Graduation: 2024
Name: Lindsey Jubina Fresenko, Ph.D.,
Dissertation Title:  "“The Role of Social Determinants of Health on Patient Recovery after Critical Illness”
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/

Year of Graduation: 2024
Name: Kinya D. Embry-Wright, Ph.D.,
Dissertation Title:  "The Critical Need for Early Language Access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/

Year of Graduation: 2024
Name:  Alyaa Zagzoog, Ph.D.,
Dissertation Title:  "Exploration of Burn Survivors' Experiences with Nutrition during the Rehabilitation Phase of Burn Injury Recovery:  A Qualitative Study"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/

Name:  Reiley Bergin, Ph.D.,2024
Dissertation Title:  "Using Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) to Assess Fatigue-Related Changes in Running:  Applications in Training Load Management"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/

Year of Graduation: 2024
Name:  Michaela Keener, Ph.D.,
Dissertation Title:  "Equestrian Activities and Health Outcomes:  A Multidimensional Analysis of Physical Activity, Injury Patterns, and Occupational Concerns"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2024
Name:  Hannah Douglass, Ph.D.,
Dissertation Title:  "Key to Success:  A Comprehensive Examination of Support Personnel in School-Based Speech-Language Telepractice"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2024
Name:  Molly Taylor, Ph.D.,
Dissertation Title:  "An Uncultivated Skillset:  Emotional Intelligence in Healthcare Profession Students"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2024
Name:  Jennifer Tinsley Kubala, Ph.D.,
Dissertation Title:  "Physical and Psychosocial Factors Relating to Firefighter Musculoskeletal Disorders"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2024
Name:  Ke'La Porter, Ph.D.,
Dissertation Title:  "The Effect of Adding Perceptual-Cognitive Load to Assessments and Intervention Strategies in Healthy Adults"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2024
Name:  Lina Ochoa, Ph.D.,
Dissertation Title:  "Relationships Between Cognitive and Physical Performance and Readiness in Military Populations"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2023
Name: Richard Watson, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Blood Flow Restrictive Training following Medial Patell Ofemoral Ligament and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2023 
Name: Catherine Gohrband, Ph.D. 
Dissertation Title: “ Moving Toward and Accessing Adult-Oriented Re-habilitation Therapy Services for Adults with
Lifelong Disabilities: A Tale of Three Studies ”
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2023 
Name: DeAnna Pinnow, Ph.D. 
Dissertation Title: "Developing Ecologically Valid Clinical Tools for Persons with TBI: Understanding The Role of Impact of Distractions”
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2022 
Name: Kristen Weidner, Ph.D. 
Dissertation Title: "Telehealth Readiness in Older Adults in Kentucky"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2022 
Name: Laura Bray, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "The Effectiveness of Handwriting Interventions on Handwriting and Spelling Outcomes Delivered via Telehealth"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2022 
Name: Rachel Kleis, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "The Utilization of Physical Literacy to Understand Physical Activity in Individuals with a History of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2022
Name: Elise Kearns, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Implementation of Physical Activity in Kentucky Public Schools from Theory to Policy"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2022
Name: Cheryl Carrico, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "The Experience of Meditation, and its Effects on Attention, for Adults with Stroke or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:  A Three-Part Dissertation with Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds 

Year of Graduation: 2022
Name: Jenny Dorich, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Content Validation of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Pediatric Clients with Hand and Upper Extremity Impairment"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2022
Name: Valerie Miller, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Increasing Social Inclusion For Children With Disabilities in Faith-Based Settings: A Four-Part Dissertation”
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2021
Name: Katherine Bain, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Neurophysiological and Psychological Characteristics of Individuals with History of Lateral Ankle Sprain"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2021
Name: Jordana Lockwich, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Changing the Perspective in Management of a Progressive Neurological Disorder: Developing Interventions to Target Multifactorial Components of Parkinson’s Disease with Emphasis on Improving Clinical Meaningful Outcomes"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2021
Name: Zach Hettinger, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: " The Use of Mechanotherapy to Promote the Recovery from Disuse Atrophy in Aging Rat Skeletal Muscle"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2021
Name: Maria Bane, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Beyond the Treatment Protocol:  Active Ingredients for Precision Voice Rehabilitation"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2021
Name: Garrett Naze, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "The Influence of Physical Health, Emotional Health, and Socioeconomic Factors on the Musculoskeletal Pain Experience in Patients Attending a Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2021
Name: Nathan Morelli, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Cognitive-Motor Interactions in Gait and Postural Control and Cortical Network Neurocorrelates"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2021
Name: Nicole Windsor, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Pain Neuroscience Education Curriculum for Patients who Experience Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain with Concurrent Opioid Dependence"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Mohammed ALHarbi, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Improve Naming Ability in Post-Stroke Aphasia: Evaluating Evidence and Optimizing Outcomes" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Joshua Van Wyngaarden, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Psychosocial Predictors of Chronic Pain and Pain-Related Disability 12-Months After Lower Extremity Fracture"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Laura Stone, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title:"The Effects of Three Service Delivery Models on Vocabulary Learning by Second Grade Children" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Chelsey Roe, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Influences of Functional and Psychological Factors on Biomechanics Following an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Carolina Quintana, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Vestibular Consequences of Sports-Related Concussion and the Utilization of a Multifaceted Assessment Strategy"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Bailey Peck, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Transcriptomic and Cellular Response to Mechanical Overload and the Underlying Role of Macrophages in Extracellular Matrix Remodeling"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Jennifer Mullins, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "The Clinical and Neurophysiologic Effects of Dry Needling on Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability"  
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Katie Lucas, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "An Evaluation of Postural Stability and Balance After ACL Reconstruction" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Emily Hunt, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury-Induced Alterations in Inflammation and Muscle Physiology" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Katie Goldey, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Experiences of Adolescents in the General Education Setting Interacting with Peers with Intellectual Disability" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Afnan Gmmash, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Physical and Occupational Therapy for Young Children with Delayed Motor Development:  Exploring Current Practices, Challenges, and Families' Implementation of Home Activities in Early Intervention" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Neil Evans, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Clinical Measurements of the Posterior Shoulder Endurance Test (PSET)" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Davis Englund, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Determining the Role of Satellite Cells During Skeletal Muscle Adaptation" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Nicole Cascia, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Biopsychological Predictors of Pain and Function in Patients with Rotator Cuff Conditions" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2020
Name: Muataz Almaddah, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Effects of Load Carriage on Shoulder Neuromuscular Functions and Recover" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2019
Name: Katy Sutton, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "A Comprehensive Assessment of Crisis in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Its Implications for Physical Therapy" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2019
Name: JoAnna Sloggy, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Growing Old as a Rock Star- A Four-Part Study of the Aging Voice"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2019
Name: Jessy Rushing, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Evidence-Based Music Therapy Treatment to Elevate Mood During Acute Stroke Care" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2019
Name: Stacey Pagorek, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Prevalence of Sports-Related Stress Urinary Incontinence in the Female Collegiate Athlete" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2019
Name: Kirby Mayer, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Changes in Muscle Size, Quality and Power are Related to Physical Function in Patients with Critical Illness" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2019
Name: Alexa Johnson, Ph.D. 
Dissertation Title: "Connecting the Pieces:  How Low Back Pain Alters Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Shock Attenuation in Active Individuals" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2019
Name: Shelby E. Baez, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Injury-Related Fear in Patients After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction"  
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2018
Name: Kate N. Jochimsen, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "The Role of Psychosocial Factors on Pre and Postoperative Pain in Patients with Acetabular Impingement" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2018
Name: Timothy M. Benedict, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Tissues and Trauma:  Pain Neuroscience Education for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress and Low Back Pain" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2018
Name: Sarah E. Campbell, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Thrombolysis and Early Speech and Language Recovery After Stroke" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2018
Name: Renee Causey-Upton, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Readiness for Discharge After Total Knee Replacement:  Exploring Patients' Perceptions of Discharge Preparation and Providers' Descriptions of Pre-Operative Education" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2018
Name: Courtney Allison Hatcher, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Parent-Implemented Language Intervention with Young Children form Low-SES Environments who Have Language Impairment" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2018
Name: Ryan S. Husak, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Joint Decision-Making in Married Couples Affects by Aphasia" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2018
Name: Audrey M. Johnson, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Mobility Boost:  A Quality Improvement Project to Bridge a Gap in Care for Hospitalized Adults" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2018
Name: Kelsey J. Picha, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "The Assessment and Utilization of Patients' Self-Efficacy for Exercise During Rehabilitation" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2017
Name: Elaine K. Fehringer, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "A Grounded Theory Study of Maternal Engagement of Low Income, Young Rural Mothers in Home-Based, Early Intervention Services" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2017
Name: Paul W. Kline, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Longitudinal Adaptations in Muscle Strength, Functional Performance, Gait Biomechanics, and Patient-Reported Function After Unilateral Total Knee Anthroplasty"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2017
Name: Kyle B. Kosik, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Chronic Ankle Instability and Aging" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation:2017 
Name: Kelly L. Leigers, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Social Participation in Schools:  Developing the Role of Occupational Therapy Practitioners" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2017
Name: Katherine McComas Maddy, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "The Relationship Between Selective Attention and Global Coherence in Narrative Discourse Following Right Hemisphere Stroke" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2017
Name: Ryan S. McCann, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Prediction of Acute and Recurrent Ankle Sprains in Athletes" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2017
Name: Kathryn Schwartzkopf-Phifer, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "The Effect of One-On-One Intervention in Athletes with Multiple Risk Factors for Injury" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2017
Name: Caitlin E. Whale Conley, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Effect of a 12-Week Home-Based Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Treatment on Clinical Outcomes Following Articular Cartilage Knee Surgery" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2016
Name: Vrushali Angadi, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Investigating the Efficacy of Vocal Function Exercises in Improving Vocal Function in Adults Irradiated for Laryngeal Cancers:  A Three Part Dissertation" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2016
Name: Daniel J. Croake, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "Vocalization Subsystem Responses to a Temporarily Induced Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2016
Name: Conrad M. Gabler
Dissertation Title: "Temporal Neuromuscular Alterations of the Quadriceps After Unilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2016
Name: Brian T. Gregg, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: " An Exploration of Transition Experiences Shaping Student Veteran Life Flow"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2016
Name: Sheryl L. Holt, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: RETROSPECTIVE FRAMES OF DISABILITY: THEMES DERIVED FROM PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO GREW UP WITH CONGENITAL DISABILITY
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2016
Name: Natalie Myers, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: "A Biomechanically Based Observational Tennis Serve Analysis Method can be used to Assess Serve Mechanics"
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2016
Name: Aaron D. Sciascia, Ph.D. 
Dissertation Title: "Prospective Assessment of Return to Pre-Injured Levels of Activity" 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2015
Name: Christen G. Page, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: PERCEPTION AND USE OF COMMUNICATION CARE PLANS BY CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS IN NURSING HOMES: THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2015
Name: Wendy L. Wilkerson, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: EFFECTS OF AN ONLINE TRAINING IN THE ZIGGURAT MODEL ON THE AUTISM KNOWLEDGE OF SCHOOL-BASED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2015
Name: Julie Baltisberger, Ph.D., OTR/L
Dissertation Title: BENT BUT NOT BROKEN: A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF MOTHERS WITH BREAST CANCER
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2015
Name: Enrique Smith-Forbes, Ph.D., MOT, OTR, CHT
Dissertation Title: EXPLORATION OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PATIENT ADHERENCE IN UPPER EXTREMITY REHABILITATION: A MIXED-METHODS EMBEDDED DESIGN
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2015
Name: Janice Carter Smith, Ph.D., CCC/SLP
Dissertation Title: PROBLEM SOLVING OF TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN ON AN ADAPTATION OF THE TWENTY QUESTIONS TASK
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2014
Name: Joanne Estes, Ph.D., OTR/L
Dissertation Title: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS' EXPERIENCES WITH ETHICAL AND OCCUPATION-BASED PRACTICE IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2014
Name: Nicole Etter, Ph.D., CCC/SLP
Dissertation Title: THE RELATIONSHIP OF SOMATOSENSORY PERCEPTION AND FINE-FORCE CONTROL IN THE ADULT HUMAN OROFACIAL SYSTEM
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2014
Name: Suzanne Martin, Ph.D., MACT, PT
Dissertation Title: PLAY IN CHILDREN WITH MOTOR DISABILITIES
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2014
Name: Jenny Toonstra, Ph.D., M.A., ATC
Dissertation Title:  THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT EXPECTATIONS, FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME, SELF-EFFIENCY, AND REHABILITATION ADHERENCE FOLLOWING CARTILAGE REPAIR OF THE KNEE: A SEQUENTIAL EXPLANTORY ANALYSIS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2013
Name: Christine Waters Banker, Ph.D., ATC
Dissertation Title: IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECTS OF MASSAGE IN SKELETAL MUSCLE
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2013
Name: Daisuke Sugimoto, Ph.D., ATC, CSCS
Dissertation Title: EFFECT OF COMPLIANCE OF NEUROMUSCULAR TRAINING ON LOWER EXTREMITY MUSCULATURE STRENGTH IN FEMALE ATHLETES
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2013
Name: Stephanie Moore, Ph.D., ATC
Dissertation Title: PREDICTORS OF OUTCOME FOLLOWING STANDARDIZED REHABILITATION FOR PATIENTS WITH SHOULDER PAIN
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2013
Name: Amy Marshall, Ph.D., OTR/L
Dissertation Title: DESCRIPTION AND SERVICE INNOVATION IN ADOLESCENT TRANSITION WITHIN KENTUCKY STATE AGENCY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2013
Name: Mary I. Fisher, Ph.D., PT, OCS, CLT
Dissertation Title: A COMPARISON OF UPPER EXTREMITY FUNCTION BETWEEN FEMALE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND HEALTHY CONTROLS: TYPICAL SELF-REPORT OF FUNCTION, MOTION, STRENGTH, AND MUSCULAR ENDURANCE LEVELS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2013
Name: Joseph Matthew Day, Ph.D., PT, OCS, CIMT
Dissertation Title: SCAPULAR MUSCLE ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS WITH LATERAL EPICONDYLALGIA
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2013
Name: Megan Danzl, Ph.D., PT, DPT, NCS
Dissertation Title: DEVELOPING THE REHABILITATION EDUCATION FOR CAREGIVERS AND PATIENTS (RECAP) MODEL FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY IN STROKE REHABILITATION
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2013
Name: Andrea Cripps, Ph.D., ATC
Dissertation Title: ALTERATIONS IN VISUAL PROCESSING AND ITS IMPACT ON UPRIGHT POSTURAL STABILITY IN ATHLETES FOLLOWING SPORT-RELATED CONCUSSION
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2012
Name: Susan Frank,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: USE OF EXPLICIT NON-EVOCATIVE PRINT REFERENCING WITH AT-RISK PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: IMPLICATIONS FOR INCREASING PRINT KNOWLEDGE
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2012
Name: Johanna Hoch, PhD, ATC
Dissertation Title: DIFFERENCES IN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE DAMAGE, AND SELF-REPORTED PAIN AND FUNCTION FOR PATIENTS WITH ACUTE KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY BASED ON BONE BRUISE LESION PRESENCE AND SEVERITY
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2012
Name: Camille Skubik-Peplaski,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE ON AN INPATIENT STROKE REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2012
Name: Gina C. Siconolfi-Morris,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: USE OF A VIDEO GAME BASED BALANCE TRAINING INTERVENTION ON THE BALANCE AND FUNCTION OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2012
Name: Thomas Palmer,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: EFFECTS OF PROXIMAL STABILITY TRAINING ON SPORT PERFORMANCE AND PROXIMAL STABILITY MEASURES
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2012
Name: Kellie Ellis, PhD, CCC-SLP
Dissertation Title: SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS' PERCEPTIONS AND KNOWLEDGE OF EMERGENT LITERACY INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES: A MIXED METHODS STUDY
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2012
Name: Carrie Silkman Baker,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELF-EFFICACY OF BALANCE SCALE (SEBS): INVESTIGATION OF PSYCHOMETIRC PROPERTIES IN FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2012
Name: Melba Custer,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: DEVELOPING A MODEL OF CLIENT SATISFACTION WITH A REHABILITATION CONTINUUM OF CARE
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2011
Name: Claire Davies,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: PRACTICE PATTERNS OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS IN CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING WHEN TREATING PATIENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2011
Name: Jennifer Howard,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT FOLLOWING AUTOLOGOUS CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION TO THE KNEE:  THE ROLE OF PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES, PERFORMANCE BASED ASSESSMENT, AND RESPONSE SHIFT
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2011
Name: Ashwini Joshi,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: CENTRAL NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL CORRELATES OF VOICE SECONDARY TO INDUCED UNILATERAL VOCAL FOLD PARALYSIS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2011
Name: Matthew Hoch,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: THE EFFECT OF JOINT MOBILIZATION ON FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2010
Name: Kathleen E. Yancosek,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: INJURY-INDUCED HAND DOMINANCE TRANSFER
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2010
Name: Anne Olson,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: AUDITORY TRAINING AT HOME FOR ADULT HEARING AID USERS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2009
Name: Charles R. Hazle,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: A SIMULATED PASSIVE INTERVERTEBRAL MOTION TASK: OBSERVATIONS OF PERFORMANCE IN A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2009
Name: Kelly A. Kleinhans, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: WRITTEN DESCRIPTIONS:  AN INDIVIDUALIZED METHOD FOR INTERPRETING UNFAMILIAR COMMUNICATIVE ACTS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2009
Name: Somaya H. Malkawi,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: PARTICIPATION IN PLAY ACTIVITIES OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2009
Name: Maureen K. Dwyer,  Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: THE ROLE OF THE HIP ABDUCTOR MUSCLE COMPLEX IN THE FUNCTION OF THE PATHOLOGICAL HIP JOINT
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2008
Name: Lisa Thomas, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: EFFECT OF DYSTROPHIN DEFICIENCY ON SELECTED INTRINSIC LARYNGEAL MUSCLES OF THE mdx MOUSE
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2008
Name: Tony English, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: CLINICAL FUNCTIONAL TESTING IN PEOPLE 30-60 YEARS OLD. EXPECTED PERFORMANCE VALUES AND CORRELATIONS TO MUSCLE FITNESS AND ACTIVITY LEVEL
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2008
Name: Tamara Cranfill, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT: DOMAIN IMPORTANCE TO PERSONS WITH APHASIA
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2007
Name: Lyn Roark Tindall, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: VIDEOPHONE DELIVERED VOICE THERAPY: COMPARING OUTCOMES TO TRADITIONAL DELIVERY FOR ADULTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2007
Name: Henry "Hank" White, II Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: VALIDITY OF THE PENDULUM TEST TO MEASURE QUADRICEPS SPASTICITY IN CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2007
Name: Christine Teeters Myers, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF THERAPY PROVIDERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD TRANSITIONS:  PARTICIPATION, PRACTICES, AND PREDICTORS OF INVOLVEMENT
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2007
Name: Kyle Benjamin Kiesel, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: A COMPARISON OF SELECT TRUNK MUSCLE THICKNESS CHANGE BETWEEN SUBJECTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN CLASSIFIED IN THE TREATMENT-BASED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND ASYMPTOMATIC CONTROLS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2007
Name: Alyssa Catherine LaForme Fiss, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: EFFECT OF INCREASED PRACTICE TIME USING SENSORIMOTOR GROUPS ON GROSS MOTOR SKILL ACQUISITION FOR CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2007
Name: Scott Shafer, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: THE IMPACT OF DIABETES AND PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY ON FALL RISK AND FUNCTION IN ADULTS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2007
Name: Sharon Hart, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING COMMUNICATION-CENTERED INTERVENTION TO FACILITATE PHONOLOGICAL LEARNING IN YOUNG CHILDREN
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2006
Name: Sherri Lovelace, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: THE ROLE OF BOOK TYPE IN THE RETENTION OF NOVEL VOCABULARY AMONG CHILDREN AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN WITH VOCABULARY DEFICITS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2005
Name: Scott Tomchek, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: CHARACTERIZING SENSORY PROCESSING IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2005
Name: Lori Bolgla, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: ETIOLOGY OF PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME: A PROXIMAL LINK TO A DISTAL PROBLEM
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/ 

Year of Graduation: 2005
Name: Jane O’Regan Kleinert, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: A COMPARISON OF SYNTAX TRAINING FOR STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES UTILIZING CLINICIAN-DIRECTED VERSUS SELF-DETERMINED SESSION PARADIGMS
Location: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/