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University of Dayton Doctor of Physical Therapy Annual Research Symposium

Every spring since 2009, students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program have presented their clinical research in a symposium for peers, faculty and professionals in the community. Completed in cooperation with faculty mentors, the projects often form the basis of publishable research submitted to professional conferences and reputable scholarly journals.

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The Relationship Between Dorsiflexion Mobility and Achilles Stiffness

Philip Anloague, Emma Collett, Sarah Monnier, Megan Garro, Tyler Stiers, Brandon Chan, Kendra Kahle, Hailey McPherson, and Joaquin Barrios

Faculty Advisor(s): Philip Anloague, PT, DHSc, Joaquin Barrios, PT, PhD
A Criterion Reference Validity Study for the Modified Thomas Test for Hip Extension Mobility Using Three-Dimensional Motion Capture

Joaquin Barrios, Anne Breeding, Hannah Dressman, Emily Howard, Justin Mitchell, Elizabeth Schueler, and Lauren Thomas

Faculty Advisor(s): Joaquin Barrios, PT, PhD
Concurrent Validation of a Reverse Wall Lunge Test Position to Assess Hip Joint Extension Mobility

Joaquin Barrios, Anne Breeding, Hannah Dressman, Emily Howard, Justin Mitchell, Elizabeth Schueler, and Lauren Thomas

Faculty Advisor(s): Joaquin Barrios, PT, PhD
Efficacy of Abdominal Curl up Task As Abdominal Exercise for Diastasis Recti Abdominis for Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

Julia Black, Ariana Bostwick, Sierra Darlington, Brooke Sizemore, and Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore

Faculty Advisor(s): Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore, PT, PhD
The Effect of Recumbent Stepping on Leg Muscle Activity in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis

Caroline Buchheit, Jack Castetter, Jessie Lakamp, Morgan Vollmer, and Kurt Jackson

Faculty Advisor(s): Kurt Jackson, PT, PhD
An After-School Adaptive Bicycle Program for Children With Disabilities: A Pilot Feasibility Study

Makenzie Dietz, Nicole Fuchs, Alli Hill, Kloe Muntz, Megan Petric, Sophia Wahib, Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore, and Trisha Renner

Faculty Advisor(s): Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore, PT, PhD, Trisha Renner, PT, DPT
Effects of an eHealth Program on Physical Performance in Women With Cancer-Related Fatigue and Breast Cancer

Sydney George, Kelsey Haas, Delaney Hardery, Catherine Nasman, and Mary I. Fisher

Faculty Advisor(s): Mary I. Fisher, PT, PhD
Determining the Concurrent and Predictive Validity of the Repetitive Step Test in Individuals With Parkinson’s Disease

Harold Merriman, Kurt Jackson, Kathleen Mulligan, and Arrah Sandy

Faculty Advisor(s): Harold Merriman, PT, PhD, Kurt Jackson, PT, PhD
Soft Tissue Mobilization Is More Effective Than Self-Stretching in Reducing Common Wrist Extensor Tendon Stiffness in Recreational Tennis Players

Olivia Potts, Noah Knackstedt, Cayton Ruby, Harold Merriman, and Joseph Day

Faculty Advisor(s): Harold Merriman, PT, PhD, Joseph Day, PT, PhD, OCS
The Use and Accuracy of Millimeter Wave Radar and Machine Learning for Gait Classification and Monitoring

Mubarak Alanazi, Abdullah Alhazmi, Vamsy Chodavarapu, Kurt Jackson, Meghan Brown, Kara Gnau, and Shannon Thiel

Faculty Advisor(s): Kurt Jackson, PT, PhD
An Artificial Intelligent Millimeter Wave Radar System for Human Activity Recognition and Monitoring

Abdullah Alhazmi, Vamsy Chodavarapu, Kurt Jackson, Cameron Djukic, Jennifer Jaszek, and Anna Brown

Faculty Advisor(s): Kurt Jackson PT, PhD
A Comparison of Clinical Measures Between Front and Back Court National Basketball Association Players

Philip A. Anloague, Brooklyn Keaton, Noah Monaghan, Brianna Pittenger, Angelica Scanland, Claire Slamka, Destiny Sunberg, and Brett Williams

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Effectiveness of a Talocrural Joint Mobilization on Restricted Dorsiflexion: A Time Series Intervention Analysis

Carly Archambeau, Ceili Kacmarcik, and Camryn Yacks

Faculty Advisor(s): Joaquin Barrios, PT, PhD
Altering the Lower Limb Kinetic Chain: Reliability and Minimum Detectable Change of Total Support Moment

J Barrios, R Cloud, M Gorski, A Grieshop, and A Kinney

Faculty Advisor(s): Joaquin Barrios, PT, PhD
Bal-A-Vis-X intervention to improve upper limb coordination in children with disability: A Pilot Study

Marta Boot, Zoe Clark, Kyla Hill, McKenzie Stefanoff, Betsy Donahoe Fillmore, Trisha Renner, Bo Slutz, and Mary I. Fisher

Faculty Advisor(s): Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore, PT, PhD; Trisha A. Renner, PT, DPT; Bo Slutz, PT, DPT; Mary I. Fisher PT, MSPT, PhD
Efficacy of Curl up Task As Abdominal Exercise Program for Diastasis Recti Abdominis

Wendy Chorny, Betsy K. Donahoe-Fillmore, Rio Harrelson, Laney Hulbert, Jessica Westerfield, and Mary I. Fisher

Faculty Advisor(s): Betsy K Donahoe-Fillmore, PT, PhD
eHealth Cancer-Related Fatigue Intervention Single Arm Study

Anne Fleischer, Samantha Gelhaus, Emily Flohre, Caroline Frazee, Mary I. Fisher, and Carrie Pickering

Faculty Advisor(s): Mary I. Fisher, PT, PhD
Wrist Flexor and Extensor Tendon Stiffness During Functional Grip: A Pilot Study

Kristin Stein, Matthew Stephens, Camryn Yacks, Harold Merriman, and Joseph Day

Faculty Advisor(s): Harold Merriman, PT, PhD; Joseph Day, PT, PhD, OCS
Determining the Concurrent and Predictive Validity of the Repetitive Step Test in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease

Rachel Wells, Evan Callahan, Jacob Greco, Harold L. Merriman, and Kurt Jackson

Faculty Advisor(s): Harold Merriman PT, PhD, CLT; Kurt Jackson, PT, PhD
The Relationship between Knee Valgus and Clinical Measures in Professional Basketball: A CART Analysis

Philip A. Anloague, Donald S. Strack, Carl Eaton, Joshua David Corbeil, Steven Michael Short, Paul John Insana, and Stephanie Lynn Nazario

Faculty Advisor(s): Philip A. Anloague, PT, DHSc
The Association between Y-Balance and the Delos Postural Proprioceptive System in Professional Basketball Players

Philip A. Anloague, Shawn Windle, Grady Garno, Mike Lewandowski, Caleb Norton, Ryan Smerke, Sierra Speck, Jenna Stoner, and Aaron Strausbaugh

Faculty Advisor(s): Philip A. Anloague, PT, DHSc
Scapular Acceleration during Upper Extremity Elevation in Healthy Individuals with and without Scapular Dyskinesis

Joseph M. Day, Taylor Hunter, Kayla Eiben, and Yitz Berger

Faculty Advisor(s): Joseph Day PT, PhD
Arm Function in Women Treated for Breast Cancer

Mary Insana Fisher, Anne Fleischer, Taylor Bergin, and Christine DeLong

Faculty Advisor(s): Mary Insana Fisher, PT, PhD
Effects of Extracurricular Physical Activity on Strength, Balance, Endurance and Quality of Life on Children with Disabilities

Christy Lee, Alana Mathews, Kayla Ayers, Madison Weisbarth, and Melissa Spurbeck

Faculty Advisor(s): Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore, PT, PhD; Trisha Renner, PT, DPT; Mary I. Fisher, PT, PhD
Predicting Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Using the Repetitive Step Test

Harold L. Merriman, Kurt Jackson, Jamie Wynk, Megan Gordon, Kathryn Quinn, and Sarah Welsh

Faculty Advisor(s): Harold Merriman PhD, PT, CLT; Kurt Jackson PhD, PT
Effect of Ankle-Foot Orthosis on Reactive Stepping in Healthy Young Adults: A Pilot Study

Kyra Twohy, Hunter Andrews, Ryan Christopher, Aaron Scott, Katie Valentine, and Kurt Jackson

Faculty Advisor(s): Kurt Jackson, PT, PhD
Frontal and Sagittal Plane Lower Extremity Mechanics during Single-Limb Squatting in Chronic Ankle Instability

David M. Werner, Kati Brubakken, Claire Grace, Mike Lawless, Aaron Lewis, Marc McCuen, Dennis Mirosh, and Joaquin Alberto Barrios

Faculty Advisor(s): Joaquin Barrios, PT, DPT, PhD
Reliability of the Arch Height Index Tool as a Foot Measure in Children Ages 1-7 Years

Jessica White, Anna Rushing, and Katie Durisek

Faculty Advisor(s): Trisha A. Renner, PT, DPT; Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore, PT, PhD
Comparison of Hip Range of Motion and Arch Height Index of Collegiate Female Dancers and Collegiate Females

Philip A. Anloague, Lauren MacNab, and Brittany Pease

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Quadriceps and gluteus medius activation with increasing task speed during a lateral step-down

Mat Auger, Elisabeth Groeber, Nick Nolan, Morgan Stefanoff, Aswin Vijayan, Dave Werner, Allison Kinney, and Joaquin A. Barrios

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Inter-Rater and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Repetitive Step Test in Community Dwelling Older Adults

Harold L. Merriman, Kurt Jackson, Kristin Beigel, Sara Simpson, Jennifer Smith, and Jamie Wynk

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Using the Classification and Regression Tree Analysis in Determining the Relationship Between Functional Movement Assessment, Clinical Measures, and Injury in NBA Players

Philip A. Anloague, Matt Gundlach, Andrew Hackney, Jacob Hoying, and Meg Saunders

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Normative Percent Differences between Inter-day and Inter-Limb Upper Extremity Volume in Healthy Adult Females

Lauren Canady, Emily Henry, Mollie McCormick, and Gabrielle Whisler

Faculty Advisor(s): Mary I. Fisher, PT, PhD, OCS, CLT
The Effects of an 8 vs. 16 Week Yoga Practice on Balance, Strength, Flexibility, and Mindfulness in Children Ages 4-10 Years: A Pilot Study

Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore, Samantha Brown, Katherine Chu, Kelly Clancy, Jordan McMillan, Lesley Park, Kari Shank, and Safiyeh Shalash

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The Influence of Carbon Composite and Plastic Ankle Foot Orthoses on Balance and Gait in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study

Hana Goubeaux, Carmen Macy, Tabatha Trauner, and Kurt Jackson

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Test-Retest Reliability of the Repetitive Step Test in Community Dwelling Older Adults

Harold L. Merriman, Kurt Jackson, Blake Erwin, Adam Hutchison, Mike Loew, Patricia Schutter, and Emily Snyder

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A Comparison of Arch Height Index Measures Between Collegiate Basketball and National Basketball Association Players

P Anloague, N Hess, L Barhorst, G Hock, A Iannarino, A Kelly, and C Williams

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The Effects of Yoga on Balance, Strength, Flexibility, and Mindfulness in Typical Children Ages 4-9 Years

Betsy Donahoe Fillmore, Mary I. Fisher, Katie Lunsford, Justin Master, SarahAnne Pelkey, Emily Puthoff, Kristen Schulte, Brittany Snider, and Jordan Villanueva

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Instrumented Measures of Gait and Mobility Are Not Correlated with a History of Falls or Balance Confidence in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

Brandi Elking, Courtney Hasson, Emily Sanders, and Kelsey Schlater

Faculty Advisor(s): Kurt Jackson PT, PhD, GCS; Kimberly Bigelow PhD
Functional Performance of Older Adults with Dementia Participating in Adult Day Service Programs

Kurt Jackson, Kimberly Edginton-Bigelow, Elizabeth Cox, Allison Gaier, Hannah Geyer, Ethan Grant, and Kayla Storey

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Differences in Interlimb Performance During a Repetitive Step Test in Older Adults

Harold L. Merriman, Kurt Jackson, Wesley Horn, Jake Jones, Evan Price, and Jill Spicer

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An Item-to-Total Analysis of the Foot Posture Index

Amanda Pallija, Brian Bohman, Paige Prenger, Emely Richardson, and Joaquin Barrios

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Inter-rater Reliability of Weight Bearing Knee Joint Space Measurements Obtained with Diagnostic Ultrasound

Colton Adkins, Patrick Hart, Jacob Hinton, and Alicia Nelson

Faculty Advisor(s): Mary I. Fisher, PT, PhD, OCS; Terri Glenn, PT, PhD
The Utility of Functional Movement Assessment and Select Clinical Measures in Predicting Injury in NBA Players

Collin Brown, Elizabeth DePalma, Zach Gerber, Matthew Linstedt, Kevin Royce, and James Swanson

Faculty Advisor(s): Philip Anloague, PT, DHSc, OCS, MTC
The Use of the Four Square Step Test and the Y Balance Test to Assess Balance in Typical Children Ages 6-10 Years

Sarah Collier, Kendra Lucas, Leah Meyer, Amanda Watamaniuk, Kelsey Waterman, and Ashely Zappia

Faculty Advisor(s): Besty Donahoe-Fillmore, PT, PhD, PCS; Mary I. Fisher, PT, PhD, OCS, CLT
Scapular Performance in Women with Breast Cancer Compared to Healthy Controls

Carlie S. Henzler, Mary I. Fisher, Lucinda A. Pfalzer, Ellen Levy, Shana E. Harrington, Naomi L. Gerber, and Nicole L. Stout

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Rapid Step Test Based on Leg Length as a Novel Dynamic Standing Balance Test in the Geriatric Population: A Pilot Study

Harold L. Merriman, Kurt Jackson, E. Conkel, D McIntyre, Q Rizvi, and P Sharkey

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Specific Sport Training Effect on FMS and Y Balance Scores

Phillip Anloague, Nicholas Herrin, John Malone, and Cody Bond

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Use of the Mini-BESTest In Individuals with Peripheral Neuropathy: Does it Correlate with Falls and Sensory Loss?

Kasey Birchfield, Jennifer Lamoreau, Courtney Beinlich, Alyssa Reiter, and Molly Scholl

Faculty Advisor(s): Kurt Jackson, PT, PhD, GCS
Normative Percent Differences between Inter-day and Inter-Limb Upper Extremity Volume in Healthy Adult Females

Chelsea M. Boch, Marissa L. Steppe, Malia A. Woodard, and Molly J. Woodhall

Faculty Advisor(s): Mary I. Fisher, PT, PhD, OCS, CLT
A Novel Rapid Step Test Differentiates Between Older Adults Who are Fallers and Non-Fallers

Harold L. Merriman, Kurt Jackson, Michael Breneman, Amy Collins, Tiffany McEldowney, and Ashton Swinford

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Arch Height in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study

Christopher Aeschliman, Rebecca DeMattia, Rex Hurlbut, and Adam Joy

Faculty Advisor(s): Kurt Jackson, PT, PhD, GCS
The Utility of Functional Movement Assessment on NBA Players

Philip A. Anloague, Donald S. Strack, Joshua Corbeil, Carl Eaton, Shawn Windle, Branden Bubnick, Philip Firkins, Alex Gehle, Krystal Heile, Timothy Lynn, and Steven Short

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The Immediate Effects of Carbon Composite Ankle Foot Orthoses on Balance and Gait in Individuals with Peripheral Neuropathy: A Pilot Study

Holly Combs, Tristen Glesey, Renee Laux, Lucas Petkewitz, and Gina Santoianni

Faculty Advisor(s): Kurt Jackson, PT, phD, CGS
Test Items in the Complete and Short Forms of the BOT-2 that Correlate to Subtest Score in Typically Developing Children 6-10 Years of Age

Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore, C. Jayne Brahler, Kadi Carmosino, Ashley Grzeszczak, Kaylie McMurray, Bo Slutz, Brittany Zoll, Susan Aebker, and Megan Kreill

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Effects of Yoga on Arm Volume Among Women with Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema: A Pilot Study

Mary I. Fisher, Betsy Donahoe-Fillmore, Laura Leach, Colleen O'Malley, Cheryl Paeplow, and Tess Prescott

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