Class of 2025 DPT Research Day Agenda

Unveiling Mechanisms of Muscle Weakness in Critical Illness Survivors to Optimize Rehabilitation

Allison Owens PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky

Examining socioeconomic disparities in functional outcomes of people with lower limb amputation- a multi-site collaborative study.

Paige Freeman, James Suhr, Dewayne Connor
Advisor: Shelia Clemens

Exploring functional recovery and the experiences of underrepresented populations with dysvascular lower limb amputation: a mixed-methods pilot study

Amanda Slater, Anna Fortier, Stefany Reyes
Advisor: Shelia Clemens

Preliminary evidence characterizing the occurrence of pelvic floor disorders in males and females with unilateral lower limb amputation

Anna Urbanowicz
Advisor: Shelia Clemens

Assessment of Validity and Accuracy of VO2 Master

Alexis Stewart, Emily Stillwell
Advisor: Kirby Mayer

1:16,666: The Impact of Forming a Pelvic Health Provider Community in a Rural State

Taegan Strain, Kaitlyn Rose, Sarah Barker
Advisor: Kara Lee

Determining the Impact of a Service-Learning Program on Biases and Perceptions of Disability in a Rural Community

Sydney Dehart, Lauren Spencer Haney
Advisor: Patrick Kitzman

Determining the Impact of access to refurbished durable medical equipment on quality of life and community participation

Lauren Briggs, Isabella Estes
Advisor: Patrick Kitzman

Impact of a One Week Physical Therapy Intensive on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Aubrey Graves, Kindall Talley
Advisor: Kara Lee

Comparison of Blood Pressure Measurements within an ALS clinic

Allie Howard, Kaitlyn Wycoff
Advisor: Denise O’Dell

Benefits of using adaptive cycling for adults with life-long disabilities

Shaylea Turner, Hallie Turner, Levi Wiggins
Advisor: Catherine Gohrband

Mentoring: An Elective Course to Support Aspects of Physical Therapy Student Diversity

Jessie Li
Advisor: Kara Lee

Height is related to postural control in older adults

Becca Eltzroth, Mandy Keeton, Lauren Roby
Advisor: Nathan Johnson

Unveiling Mechanisms of Muscle Weakness in Critical Illness Survivors to Optimize Rehabilitation

Allison Owens, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky

Determining the relationship between PTCAS application submission date and PEAT performance

Josh Crank
Advisor Nathan Johnson

Belonging Within a Multi-site campus: A Scoping Review

Dalton Stevens, Noah Wood
Advisor: Mona Carper

Health Sciences Reasoning Test and Graduate Record Exam Predict First-Year Academic Performance

Kenney Howard, Cody Scales, Kegan Settle, Sam Walters
Advisor Nathan Johnson

Student Awareness of Accessibility in Professional Healthcare

Sarah Farrell, Erika Kupper, Micah Moyers, Hannah Parker
Advisor: Denise O’Dell, Lee Hall

Vestibular Experiences in Clinical Education Scoping Review

Madison Bennett, Paiten Bush
Advisor: Heather Witt

Vestibular Experiences in Clinical Education: What are Students Seeing in the Clinic?

Karsen Hunter, Emily Tweel, Viviana Ortiz Guerrero, Evonie Daugherty
Advisor: Heather Witt

Diagnostic accuracy of the FADDIR for Acetabular Labral Tears

Garrett Collins
Advisor: Tim Uhl

A Guide for Clinicians on Over-The-Counter Cannabinoids

Bradley Dalton, Michael Flora
Advisor: Charles Hazle

Determining the spatial relationship between thoracic spine spinous and transverse processes

Hannah O’Brien, Lily Paganetto, Nick Hoskins
Advisor: Nathan Johnson

Does functional testing equate to adequate strength symmetry following ACL surgery?

Patrick Veitch, Yehor Vitel
Advisor: Ryan McGuire

A clinical tool to monitor the Trajectory of Knee range of motion recovery following ACLr

Aly Alkire, Parker Bisek, Isabel Fairbank, Grace Martin
Advisor: Ryan McGuire