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Quick Facts

30 - Number of students in the inaugural class of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, who graduated in May 2010

62% - First-time pass rate on the certification exam by graduates of the Program in Athletic Training (national average is approximately 45 percent)

10th - Ranking of Health Sciences - Pre-Clinical major among UCF's most popular majors in 2009-2010

Research

Theodore Angelopoulos, Ph.D, MPH

  • Exercise
  • Obesity and weight management
  • Lipoprotein metabolism
  • Muscle hypertrophy
  • Physiogenomics

William J. Hanney, PT, DPT, Ph.D(c), ATC/L, MTC, CSCS

  • Identifying variables for predicting a treatment outcome
  • Prognostic identifiers for patients with back and neck pain
  • Application of strength and conditioning principles in functional rehabilitation
  • The influence of position sense in lumbosacral and cervicothoracic movement control

Patrick Pabian, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

  • Function, strength and laxity outcomes after ACL reconstruction
  • Functional, physical, and quality of life outcomes after total joint replacement
  • Concussion incidence, management, and return to play
  • Post-rehabilitation and return to play/participation after orthopedic surgical interventions at the shoulder and knee

Jennifer Plant, MS Ed, ATC, LAT, CSCS

  • Scapular dyskinesis following rotator cuff injury in tennis players
  • Sacroiliac joint dysfunction in unilateral sport athletes
  • Learning styles of undergraduate and graduate athletic training students and the relationship to application in the clinical setting
  • Role straing of graduate and post-graduate athletic training students

Matthew Robinson, MA

  • Childhood Obesity
  • Aging
  • Metabolic Syndrome 

Carey Rothschild, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS

  • Prevention and treatment of overuse injuries in runners and triathletes
  • Prevention and treatment of pregnancy-related musculoskeletal pain and injury
  • Hip strength and flexibility in runners
  • Barefoot running
  • Management of the injured worker

Michael J. Rovito, Ph.D.

  • Health promotion and behavioral change disciplines specifically on men's health issues.
  • Informed decision-making in prostate health maintenance
  • Cancer screening promotion
  • Health messaging methodologies

Judi Schack-Dugre. PT, DPT, MBA

  • Healthcare delivery modeling
  • Linking productivity, performance and profitabllity
  • Entrepreneurial success in the health-related business start-up
  • Aging

Kristen Schellhase, EdD, ATC, LAT, CSCS

  • Athletic Training Education

Suha Saleh, Ph.D, MT

  • Diabetic neuropathy/retinopathy and community health
  • Health education
  • Curriculum develoment and evaluation

Gerald Smith, PT, Ph.D.

  • Neural Plasticity
  • Neural Regeneration
  • Neuro-rehabilitation

Jennifer Tucker, PT, DPT, PCS

  • Physical activity in children
  • Physical activity in children with special needs/chronic disease
  • Effective parent education
  • Service delivery models for pediatric physical therapy

L. Timothy Worrell, MPH, RRT

  • History of Cardiology
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring of the Critically Ill Patient
  • Invasive Cardiovascular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Diagnostic Techniques