Physical Therapy Research Opportunities for DPT Students
Title: Assessing amputation-related knowledge of primary care practitioners in Kentucky: a survey-based descriptive study
Type of study: Chart Review, Case Report (Retrospective)
Numbers of Students needed: 2 students for approximately 2 years
Contact Information for more details: Shelia Clemens / Sheila.clemens@uky.edu / 859-323-8245
Student Responsibility: survey development, survey administration, data collection, data interpretation, abstract preparation
Title: Determining differences in basic prosthetic mobility tasks based on sociodemographic variables
Type of study: Write up of existing data
Numbers of Students needed: 2 students for approximately 1 year
Contact Information for more details: Shelia Clemens / Sheila.clemens@uky.edu / 859-323-8245
Student Responsibility: Data entry, data interpretation, literature reviews, abstract/manuscript preparation
Title: What is the best evidence related to shunt placement for a person with manifestation of both Parkinson's Disease and Normal Pressure Hydrocephaly?
Type of study: Critical Appraisal Topic
Numbers of Students Needed: 2
Contact Information for more details: Kara Lee / kara.lee@uky.edu / Phone: 859-218-0591
Student Responsibility: lit search, write up, developing a timeline with research advisor
Title: What is the best evidence for interventions for persons with POTS (Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) and long COVID.
Type of study: Critical Appraisal Topic
Numbers of Students Needed: 2
Contact Information for more details: Kara Lee / kara.lee@uky.edu / Phone: 859-218-0591
Student Responsibility: question honing, lit search, communication and creation of timelines in concert with research advisor
Title: Critical Appraisal Topics to clinical diagnose the following topics: Dermatome assessment for UE / Dermatome assessment for LE / Piriformis syndrome / Tests Gluteal Tendinopathy / Hip Instability / Syndesmotic Ankle Sprain /Deltoid ligament sprain of the Ankle / LCL and MCL sprain of the knee
Numbers of Students needed: 2 students for approximately 18 months per topic
Contact Information for more details: Tim Uhl / tim.uhl@uky.edu / Phone: 859-218-0858
Student Responsibility: DPT students will review literature to identify the best evidence to clinically diagnoses the above problems as limited evidence is currently available
Title: Functional testing does equate to adequate strength symmetry following ACL-R
Numbers of Students needed: 2 students for approximately 24 months
Contact Information for more details: Ryan McGuire and Tim Uhl / rpmcgu0l@uky.edu / Phone: 859-218-0834
Type of study: Write up of existing data for publication
Student Responsibility: DPT students will help perform literature review, abstract/manuscript preparation
Title: Case study on post-surgical knee and shoulder outcome
Numbers of Students needed:4 students for approximately 2 years
Contact Information for more details: Patrick Pabian / patrick.pabian@gmail.com / Phone: 8859-562-0787
Type of study: Retrospective chart review and case series
Student Responsibility: DPT students will help assist some retrospective case studies to write up - knee & shoulder ones
Title: Survey Study of Adaptive Equipment used by Kentucky Clinicians in Gait Training and Transfers
Type of Study: Cross-sectional study
Numbers of Students needed: 3 students for approximately 2 years
Contact Information for more details: Catherine Gohrband / clgo223@uky.edu / 859-218-0478
Student Responsibility: DPT students will review of literature, formulate a survey, IRB approval, disseminate survey, analyze data.
Title: Retrospective chart review of patient outcomes
Type of Study: Retrospective Cohort
Numbers of Students needed: 2 students for approximately 2 years
Contact Information for more details: Ramona Carper / ramona.carper@uky.edu / 606-439-3557 x 83658
Student Responsibility: DPT students will be helping the advisor develop the study and carrying it out
Ongoing Student DPT Research
Title: Survey on PT Educational Curricula (Accepted for Oral Presentation at APTA-KY)
Advisor: Charles Hazle PT, DPT
Students: Bryson McKee, Trent Letcher, Rebecca Watts
Title: Identification of Scaphoid AVN
Advisor: Charles Hazle PT, DPT, Denise O'Dell PT, DSCPT
Students: Jared Golden, Matthew Crawford
Title:Effects of nutritional supplement for pain management (Delta-8))
Advisor: Charles Hazle
Students: Bradley Dalton, Michael Flora
Title: Effectiveness of Pain Neuroscience Education on Knee Pain
Advisor: Charles Hazle
Students: Patrick Veitch, Yehor, Vitel
Title: Virtual Reality Hand Therapy & Implementation (Accepted to present at APTA-KY)
Advisor: Denise O'Dell
Students: Cameron Elder, Eillie Jury
Title: Samaritan's Touch Pro Bono Clinic: Quality Improvement Project for Intake form and Follow-up (Accepted to present at APTA-KY)
Advisor: Denise O'Dell
Students: Hannah Young, Ally Priebe, Emily Bennett
Title: Advocacy with SCI / disability / or virtual reality
Advisor: Denise O'Dell
Students: Micah Moyes, Hannah Parker, Sarrah Farrell, Erika Kupper
Title: Critical appraisal topic or systematic review for potential review of exercise and physical therapy or nutrition impact on patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Advisor: Denise O'Dell
Students: Kaitlyn Wycoff, Allie Howard
Title: Vestibular Dysfunction following Moderate to Severe TBI
Advisor: Heather Witt
Students: Maddie Hancock, Jenifer Brockman, Lauren Noe, Kaitlyn Mullaney
Title: TBI/Vestibular Focus
Advisor: Heather Witt
Students: Emily Tweel, Karsen Hunter
Title: Vestibular Survey Investigating Student Clinical Education Experiences.
Advisor: Heather Witt
Students: Paiten Bush, Madison Bennett, Evonie Daughtery, Viviana Ortiz Guerrero
Title: Qualitative study of family responses and expectations to the NEMO clinic
Advisor: Catherine Gohrband PT, DPT, PCS
Students: Marian Haydon-Dones, Bailey Miller
Title: Reporting pain management in adults with CP
Advisor: Catherine Gohrband PT, DPT, PCS
Students: Lauren Harshbarger, Sidney Rudd, Morgan Chapuran
Title: Let's Play
Advisor: Catherine Gohrband and Patrick Kitzman PT, PhD
Students: Maddie Meredith, Kaleigh Clark, Katie Wesley
Title: The Benefits of Ambyke use for Reciepents of Amtryke from the Bluegrass Chapter or Ambucs
Advisor: Catherine Gohrband
Students: Hallie Turner, Shaylea Turner, Levi Wiggins
Title: Construct Validity of Muscle Power Assessments in Healthy Adults
Advisor: Kirby Mayer DPT PhD
Students: Kristin Meece, Dalten McCoy, Michael Bowdy, Drew Carter
Title: Construct Validity of Muscle Power Assessments in Individuals with Chronic Lung Diseases
Advisor: Kirby Mayer DPT PhD
Students: Tyler Sutton, Elise Katz, Cole Stump, Emily Guilford, Alexis Stewart, Matt Hyatt
Title: Physical and Cognitive Outcomes for Patients with Critical Illness (Presented Abstract at CSM 2023)
Advisor: Kirby Mayer DPT PhD
Students: Julia Sager, Casey Skeens, Katie Crabtree, Sierra Catiller
Title: Long-Term Outcomes after ACL Reconstruction
Advisor: Lauren Erickson DPT PhD
Students: Olivia Schalk
Title: Effect of Physical Therapy on Non-Structural Medial Elbow Pain (Accepted to present at APTA-KY)
Advisor: Tim L. Uhl
Students: Griffin Snyder, Andy Hickey
Title: Inter-rater reliability of 3- dimensional scapular kinematic motion device (Accepted to present at APTA-KY)
Advisor: Tim Uhl
Students: Jackson Boggs, Nathan Tuft, Colin Smith
Title: “Rehab Buddy” an IMU Feedback System Provides Similar Exercise Supervision to A Physical Therapist
Advisors: Tim Uhl
Student: Rusi Dzhorgov, Kelsey Castle
Title: Diagnostic Accuracy of the FADDIR for Acetabular Labral Tears
Advisor: Tim Uhl
Students: Garret Collins
Title: SCALPEL: Surgeons can avoid lasting pain through exercise literacy
Advisor: Tim Uhl
Students: John Meador
Title: Critical Appraisal of Literature on Diagnostic Accuracy for Medial and High Ankle Sprains
Advisor: Tim Uhl
Students: Tyler Beck
Title: Pelvic Health
Advisor: Deberoah Kelly PT, MSED, DPT
Students: Leah Wright, Catherine Raleigh
Title: Is there Evidence for Combining Pelvic Floor Exercises with Core Exercises to Decrease Pain and Disability in Patients with non-specific Low Back Pain over Core Exercises alone?
Advisor: Deberoah Kelly PT, MSED, DPT
Students: Abbie Whitman, Elizabeth Powell
Title: Is the Addition of Dry Needling to Exercise Effective in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis for Older Adults; A Critical Appraisal Topic
Advisor: Deberoah Kelly PT, MSED, DPT
Students: Elizabeth Gilbert, Jordan Frodge
Title: What is the best evidence related to a week long PT intensive interventions for Freezing of Gait (FOG)?
Advisor: Kara Lee
Students: Aubrey Graves, Kindall Talley
Title: Pelvic Health Summit- Networking Impact
Advisor: Kara Lee
Students: Sarah Barker, Taegan Strain, Kaitlyn Rose
Title: Impact of a Mentoring Network on a Diverse Group of DPT students
Advisor: Kara Lee
Students: Jessie Li
Title: Stronger Life - longitudinal study of wellness measures in an older adult population:
Advisor: Kara Lee
Students: Kesley Castle, Natalier Kleier, Amy Thomason
Title: Development of a Reference Standard for Knee ROM Recovery Following ACL-R: A Clinical Decision Making Tool
Advisor: Ryan McGuire and Tim Uhl
Students: Parker Bisek, Isabel Fairbanks, Aly Peacock, Grace Martin
Title: Early measures of torque development are related to peak torque at 6 months following ACL-R
Advisor: Ryan McGuire and Tim Uhl
Students: Madison Pawley, Clare Parker
Title: Determining the Impact of Access on Refurbished Medical Equipment on Quality of Life and Community Participation
Advisor: Patrick Kitzman
Students: Lauren Briggs, Bella Estes
Title: Determining the Impact of a Service-Learning Program on Biases and Perceptions of Disability in a Rural Community (Accepted to present at APTA-KY)
Advisor: Patrick Kitzman
Students: Lauren Spencer, Sydney Dehart
Title: Determining the Barriers to use of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Physical Therapy, A Critical Appraisal Topic
Advisor: Patrick Kitzman
Students: Callie Pearl, Steven Tang
Title: Determining the Barriers to use of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Rehabilitation; Differences between rural and urban settings.
Advisor: Patrick Kitzman
Students: Chris Burpo, Becca Risner
Title: Examining socioeconomic disparities in functional outcomes of people with lower limb amputation- a multi-site collaborative study
Advisor: Shelia Clemens
Students: Paige Freeman, James Suhr, Dewayne Connor
Title: Exploring functional recovery and the experiences of underrepresented populations with dysvascular lower limb amputation: a mixed-methods pilot study
Advisor: Shelia Clemens
Students: Stefany Reyes, Amanda Slater. Anna Fortier
Title: Identifying the Magnitude and Impact of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Veterans with Lower Limb Amputation
Advisor: Shelia Clemens
Students: Anna Urbanowicz
Title: Examining effect of a Prosthetic Training Program on Basic Prosthetic Mobility using the Component Time Up and Go Test: A Longitudinal Analysis of Adults with Lower Limb Amputation
Adivsor: Shelia Clemens
Students: Marian Boyko, Emanuel Mora,
Title: Exploring relationships between body composition, postural sway, upper and lower extremity reaction time in older adults.
Advisor: Nathan Johnson
Students: Becca Eltzroth, Lauren Roby
Title: Dermining the spatial relationship between thoracic spine spinous and transverse processes.
Advisor: Nathan Johnson
Students: Lily Paganetto, Hannah O'brien
Title: Determining the relationship between an assessment of critical thinking and performance in a PT program.
Advisor: Nathan Johnson
Students: Sam Walters, Kegan Settle, Cody Scales,Kennedy Howard
Title: Determining the relationship between PTCAS applications and DPT program performance
Advisor: Nathan Johnson
Students: Josh Crank, Megan Claypoole, Elizabeth Hollon
