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A graduate degree in rehabilitation sciences prepares you to engage in scientifically based practice and team research, leadership roles in the rehabilitation community, entry-level teaching, and/or further graduate study.

 Publications from previous graduates:

  • Cahill S, Bulanda M. Using transformative learning theory to enhance professional development. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 2009; 7 (1).
  • Iyengar V, Santos M., Aruin A. Role of movement velocity on the magnitude of grip force while lifting an object with touch from the contralateral finger. Motor Control. 2009; 13: 1-14.
  • Iyengar V, Santos M., Ko M., Aruin A. Effect of contralateral finger touch on grip force control in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2009; Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print]
  • O'Shea RK, Bulanda M. Assessments. In O'Shea RK (ed) Pediatrics for the Physical Therapy Assistant. St. Louis, Saunders, Elsevier, 2009; 17-25.
  • Campbell SK, Swanlund A, Smith E, Liao-PJ, Zawacki L. Validity of the TIMPSI for estimating concurrent performance on the Test of Infant Motor Performance. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2008; 20: 3-10.
  • Goldstein LA, Campbell SK. Effectiveness of the Test of Infant Motor Performance as an educational tool for mothers. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2008; 20: 152-159.
  • Kanekar N, Santos MJ, Aruin AS. Anticipatory postural control following fatigue of postural and focal muscles. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2008; 119 (10): 2304-2313.
  • Iyengar V, Santos M., Aruin A. Does the location of the touch from the contralateral finger application affect grip force control while lifting an object? Neuroscience Letters. 2007; 425(3): 151-155.
  • Millis S, Straube D, Iramaneerat C, Smith E, Lyden P. Measurement properties of the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale for people with right- and left-hemisphere lesions: Further analysis of the Clomethiazole for acute stroke study-ischemic (Class-I) trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2007; 88: 302-308.
  • Shenoy S, Aruin A. Effect of chair design on feedforward postural control in sitting. Motor Control. 2007; 11(4): 309-321
  • Campbell SK, Levy P, Zawacki L, Liao PJ. Population-based age standards for interpreting results on the Test of Infant Motor Performance. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2006; 18: 119-125.
  • Irwin K E, Wening J D, Bhatt T, Pai Y-C. Does knee osteoarthritis alter the neuromuscular responses to a perturbation during single lower limb stance? Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy. (2005) 28: 93-101.
  • Liao PJ, Zawacki L, Campbell SK. Annotated bibliography: Effects of sleep position and play position on motor development in early infancy. Phys Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. 2005; 25 (1/2): 149-160.
  • Kolobe THA, Bulanda M, Susman L. Predicting motor outcomes at preschoolage for infants tested at 7, 30, 60 and 90 days after term age using the Test of Infant Motor Performance. Physical Therapy. 2004; 84: 1144-1156.
  • Liao PJ, Campbell SK. Examination of the item structure of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2004; 16: 31-38.
  • White LJ, Straube D, Keehn M. Using compensations to assess physical performance in ambulatory outpatients. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2004; 85: 1519-24.
  • Straube D, Campbell SK. Rater discrimination using the visual analog scale of the Physical Therapist Clinical Performance Instrument. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 2003; 17 (1), 33-38.
  • Liao PJ, Campbell SK. Comparison of two methods for teaching therapists to score the Test of Infant Motor Performance. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2002; 14: 191-198.
  • Murney ME, Campbell SK. The ecological relevance of the Test of Infant Motor Performance elicited scale items. Physical Therapy. 1998; 78: 479-489.