Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program

About the Alumni  

 

 

Graduates of the Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral  Program

 

 

Year of Graduation

2005

Name

Lori Bolgla, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title

Etiology of patellofemoral pain syndrome: A proximal link to a distal problem

Location

docs/dissertations/Bolgla_2005.pdf

 

 

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://lib.uky.edu/ETD/ukyresc2005d00320/kleinert.pdf

 

 

Year of Graduation

2005

Name

Scott Tomchek, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title

Characterizing sensory processing in autism spectrum disorders

Location

docs/dissertations/Tomcheck_2005.pdf

 

 

Year of Graduation

2006

Name

Sherri Lovelace, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title

The role of book type in the retention of novel vocabulary among African American children with vocabulary deficits

Location

http://lib.uky.edu/ETD/ukyresc2006d00422/Dissertation.pdf

 

 

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://lib.uky.edu/ETD/ukyresc2007d00587/Dissertation.pdf

 

 

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

docs/dissertations/shaffer_2007.pdf

 

 

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

docs/dissertations/LaForme Fiss_2007.pdf

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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://lib.uky.edu/ETD/ukyresc2007d00575/DisserationKiesel.pdf

 

 

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

docs/dissertations/Tindall_2007.pdf

 

 

Year of Graduation

2007

Name

Hank White, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title

Validity of the pendulum test to measure quadriceps spasticity in children diagnosed with cerebral palsy

Location

docs/dissertations/White,H_Dissertation_2007.pdf

 

   

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

 docs/dissertations/English_2008.pdf

 

Year of Graduation

2008

Name

Tamara Cranfill, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title

Health-Related Quality of Life Assessment: Domain Importance to Persons with Aphasia

Location

 docs/dissertations/Cranfill_2007.pdf

 

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

docs/dissertations/Thomas_2008.pdf

 

Year of Graduation

2009

Name

Somaya H. Malkawi,  Ph.D.

Dissertation Title

Participation in Play Activities Of Children With Cerebral Palsy

Location

docs/dissertations/MalkawiDISSERTATIONcomplete.pdf

 

 

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

docs/dissertations/dwyer_RHB_2009.pdf

 

Year of Graduation

2009

Name

Kelly A. Kleinhans, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title

Written descriptions : an individualized method for interpreting unfamiliar communicative acts

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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

 

 

Year of Graduation

2010

Name

Anne Olson,  Ph.D.

Dissertation Title

Auditory Training at Home for Adults with Hearing Aids

Location

docs/dissertations/Dissertation - Olson 5_25.pdf

 

Year of Graduation

2010

Name

Kathleen E. Yancosek,  Ph.D.

Dissertation Title

Injury-Induced Hand Dominance Transfer

Location

docs/dissertations/Yancosek_dissertation_2010.pdf

 

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

docs/dissertations/Joshi,A_Dissertation_2011.pdf

 

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

docs/dissertations/Hoch,M_Dissertation_2011.pdf

 

Year of Graduation

2011

Name

Jennifer Howard,  Ph.D.

Dissertation Title

Clinical and Functional Assessment Following Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) to the Knee: the role of patient reported outcomes, performance based assessment, and response shift

Location

docs/dissertations/Howard,J_Dissertation_2011.pdf

 

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

docs/dissertations/Davies,C_DISSERTATION_2011.pdf