SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING A REST A PRIORITY
For many of us, summer is a time for slowing down, taking time off, enjoying vacations, and heading to the community pool after work to catch the last few hours of sun and fun before heading home. It’s generally a less busy than the rest of the year.
Even for families that have to scramble to get the kids to summer camps and those who are in year-round school, summer just has a different feel than the rest of the year. Yet according to the Pew Research Center, almost half of Americans don’t take all their allotted time off. There are many likely reasons for this, but I think not taking time to rest has a big impact on productivity, career longevity, relationships with family and friends, and mental health.
This impact is likely greater now than it was 20 years ago due to our constant connectedness and easy access to our phones and computers. Americans spend an average of 72 minutes per day checking emails and checking their phones on average between 96 to 144 times per day. (Statistica.com).
We all need a break! When I was 14 years old, my family took a sixweek summer vacation traveling across the country visiting national parks and camping along the way in a Volkswagen Westfalia pulling a pop-up camper (and with no cell phones!). My brother and I were teenagers and we did not want to leave our friends for that long and pouted the whole first day. It ended up being the greatest vacation of my life and I would give anything to do that kind of adventuring and disconnecting again.
While most of us cannot take a six-week vacation out west, we can make resting and disconnecting a priority. This might look differently for all of us: a week at the beach, a staycation, a day hike in the North Carolina mountains or taking in a Durham Bulls game. I also think it is important to keep this rest and disconnection mindset throughout the whole year and setting limits on cell phone usage and answering email and by making time for things that bring you joy.
My wife, Ashley, and I are currently reading through a book that provides practical advice for “getting your life back.” It has motivated us to push against the grain of our fast-paced culture and stopping for rests and refreshment. I think there is a lot of wisdom here.
To be clear, we work hard and have some ambitious goals to attain at Duke DPT. But the work is hard and there will always be new challenges ahead. Making sure that we all rest along the way will keep us in the game for the long-term.
I hope this summer you and your family get some well-needed rest that it carries over to the rest of the year. For Duke DPT to be successful, we need your support and engagement in our program and in our profession for the long term.
Third year DPT students Lucas Saacks, Jack Katlic, Karen Brosko, Loren Wherry, Sarah Beth Dolinger, and Hayley Phillips joined Dr. Rick Clendaniel for the intensive course Vestibular Rehabilitation: A Competency Based Course. Co-sponsored by Duke University’s Department of Orthopaedics, Doctor of Physical Therapy Division, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Communication Sciences and the American Physical Therapy Association, the course was delivered at the Emory Conference Center and Hotel in Atlanta. Dr. Clendaniel served as one of 16 international presenting faculty.
More than 100 runners participated in the 18th Annual Duke DPT 5K on March 4, thanks to the hard work of second-year students Hannah Koch, Morgan Baxter, Emilija Peleckas, and Shani Mueller. First-year Claire Hanlon was the race winner, finishing with an incredible time of 19:50. The other top female finishers were first-year students Kylie Dahlberg and Ciara Roche, and the top male finishers were Vince Galgano, Paul Soma, and first-year student Jack Commeville. $3,813 was raised for the VCU-Marquette Challenge, which supports the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research, earning Duke DPT an Honorable Mention in the Challenge. Race day volunteers included second-year student Jordan Jaklic, and first-year students Sammy Kim, Jordyn Parks, and Rachel Jablonski. The 5K was sponsored by APTA North Carolina, CityPT, Inc, Duke GPSG, Duke University Stores, Fleet Feet, Midtown Yoga, The Ruby Spa, and Triangle Rock Club.
Second-year students Miles Moore, Déja Linton, Beautiful Reed, Emma Kosbab and Taylor Doherty traveled to Washington, DC, as part of the Federal Advocacy Advanced Practice Course and spent a day at the American Physical Therapy Association headquarters engaging with executive staff, membership staff, and government affairs experts and lobbyists to learn about issues facing our profession in Congress. The next day students completed 11 visits to Senate and House of Representatives offices from their home states to discuss issues related to patient access, rural health, and loan repayment. The trip was facilitated by Dr. Kyle Covington ‘04 and Dr. Rachel Miller ‘22.
Gregory Hicks, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FGSA, above, delivered the 2023 Eleanor Branch Lecture Breaking Down Barriers: A Pathway to Societal Impact on May 11. Dr. Hicks, associate vice president for clinical and translational research at the University of Delaware, is well-known in the profession for his passion for health care research. He has served as the principal investigator for the Delaware Center for Translational Research ACCEL program, which supports research through mentoring, education, and infrastructure improvements with the aim to improve health outcomes for Delaware residents. He has also served as director of Advancing Diversity in Physical Therapy (ADaPT), UD’s program to increase diversity in the physical therapy workforce and led a series of major research projects, including a $4.3 million study funded by the NIH National Institute on Aging, relating to chronic low back pain in older adults.
Duke DPT continues to be wellrepresented in the Duke University Master of Management in Clinical Informatics program. DPT alum Matt Garet ‘04 is finishing the program this summer along with second-year students Emma Kosbab and Jamie Pardee. First year students Erica Block, Madison Buchwald, Tim Chang, and Ciara Roche begin this fall. There is a Duke PT alumni discount on tuition and fees for this program. For more information, e-mail mmci@duke.edu.
The House of DUKElegates for the Class of 2024 was held on Monday, May 22. Duke DPT faculty and 35 guest mentors helped the students debate the most important issues in the physical therapy profession. “This experience positions our students to understand the value of their voice in advocating for change in our profession. We are committed to providing them with unique experiences in advocacy and leadership. This positions our students to enter the profession ready to lead in ways that other programs don’t provide,” said Dr. Kyle Covington ‘04, who organizes the event. Watch the recording of the event here
STEPs® Clinical Educator of the Year Award
Kristin Tell, PT who works at inpatient rehabilitation at Duke Regional Hospital, received the STEPs® (Student Team Experience in Practice) Clinical Educator of the Year Award in March for her role as a clinical educator for a team of Class of 2024 students. The award recognizes a clinical educator who demonstrates excellence in clinical skills, communication, and interpersonal skills as well as an ability to plan and organize a clinical experience for a team of students. Nominators emphasized Kristin’s ability to create a safe and positive learning environment.
“Kristin showed excellent clinical skills in patient education and rapport with patients. She recognized each of our individual needs from STEP 3 and intentionally assigned patients for us to lead the treatment in STEP 4 which challenged each of our areas of growth. She promoted a positive and focused learning environment and kept all team members engaged. Kristin was receptive to our questions about clinical reasoning. She checked in on how we were doing mentally throughout the week. She showed openness about lessons she learned early on in her career such as ethical decisions about discharge safety, prolonging a patient’s stay, insurance dilemmas and situations that have taught her empathy.”
Kristin has been teaching STEPs® for Duke DPT since 2010. The Duke DPT Clinical Education Team is proud to recognize Kristin and grateful for her ongoing contributions to our program.
Dean’s Valued Service Staff Award
Kaitlin Hicks, Clinical Education Senior Program Manager, was one of four School of Medicine employees to receive an inaugural Dean’s Valued Service Staff Award. This program recognizes a staff member who has positively enhanced the lives of others within the School of Medicine, working behind the scenes with an enthusiastic attitude in whatever capacity is necessary and who demonstrates outstanding reliability in the execution of vital duties, without which the School of Medicine could not function. Teammates who nominated Hicks noted her incredible perseverance. She began working for Duke at the height of the pandemic.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery Dr. Tiffany Adams and Minority Recruitment, and Retention and Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Tomeico Faison, OTD, OTR/L, participated in a panel on Black Women in STEM at North Carolina Centra University, hosted by the student organization Science African American Majors Evolving in February.
They discussed pathways to the PT and OT professions and shared the successes they have had as Black women in these fields. They also discussed traditional and innovative career opportunities within the PT and OT professions and the significance of mentorship in their own paths.
Women’s History Month was celebrated this year with a video featuring many DPT students, faculty, and administrators.
The Stepping in 4 Respect training team of Dr. Jamie Greco, Dr. Ashley Poole, Dr. Jody Feld, Dr. Tiffany Adams, Liv Mohammed, and Kaitlin Hicks, provided upstander intervention training for faculty, staff, and students this semester.
Organized jointly by OTD and DPT program leaders, the ImpACT summer program engaged 10 local high school students in learning about healthy lifestyles and opportunities for pursuing OT and PT careers. The three-day program wrapped up on June 30.
The seventh annual Summer Discovery Program was held on campus June 12-16 for 20 undergraduate students from demographic communities that are currently underrepresented across the profession. This year’s cohort participated in a new mock interview with faculty and staff and learned about different aspects of physical therapy, including various specializations like pelvic health, adaptive technology, and performing arts. Along with the PT Olympics and sessions on mentorship, participants experienced many of Duke’s iconic spaces, including Cameron Indoor Stadium and the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
Dr. Todd Cade and his collaborators from Washington University were awarded the grant 1 R01 HD111022-01 Wheelchair user physical activity training intervention to enhance cardiometabolic health (WATCH): A community-based randomized control trial (PI: Kerri Morgan, OTD, PhD, Co-I: Todd Cade, PT, PhD). The description of the project is as follows: Wheelchair users have a higher risk for obesity and cardiometabolic healthrelated diseases compared to persons without a disability and remain one of the most sedentary populations in the United States. Engaging wheelchair users in physical activity levels following the current recommendations to achieve cardiometabolic health-related changes requires tailoring and supports in an accessible community environment, but it is unclear if a community-based physical activity intervention that also prioritizes intensity levels is best to improve cardiometabolic health. This project will determine the effects and implementation outcomes of a community-based, intensity-controlled aerobic and strength training intervention on the cardiometabolic health of wheelchair users and will significantly advance public health knowledge of how to engage wheelchair users in physical activity to reverse or prevent cardiometabolic healthrelated disease.
A geriatric physical therapist with over a decade of clinical experience, Dr. Tiffany Adams graduated with her PhD in Leadership Studies from North Carolina A&T State University. She serves as the Chair of APTA North Carolina’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and is a member of the APTA’s DEI Committee. She is passionate about increasing the presence and success of underrepresented minority students and faculty in the PT profession and mentoring students to become leaders.
Dr. Laura Case presented Clinical Assessment of Motor Status in LateOnset Pompe Disease Identified by NBS: The Challenge of Identifying Symptom Onset, which was part of the session, Managing Late-Onset Pompe Disease in the Era of Newborn Screening: Considerations for Disease Monitoring and ERT Initiation at the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders Annual Meeting on March 20. She was also part of a team that presented their research Sex Differences in Functional Exercise Capacity and its Impact on Glycemic Control in Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes at the annual Duke Department of Pediatrics 2023 Research Retreat and MBS Scholars Day on April 17. In May, she was a featured podium presenter for Duke Orthopaedics 2023 Departmental Research Day on May, presenting Disease Modifying Treatments and Newborn Screening in Genetically Based Neuromuscular Disorders.
On February 4, Dr. Chad Cook gave the virtual fundraising lecture attended by 255 physiotherapists for the Philippines Physiotherapy Association titled Mechanisms of Manual Therapy; the funds raised was earmarked to support 10 physical therapists from the Philippines to attend the IFOMPT conference in Basil, Switzerland, in 2024.
Dr. Cook also gave another virtual lecture on February 8 to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapist Student Interest Group titled The Demonization of Manual Therapy, which was attended by students and clinicians from multiple institutions across the United States, including our own Duke students. In March, he delivered the keynote address, Aligning Manual Therapy to Modern Clinical Practice at the 2023 Swiss Association of Orthopedic Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy in Europe, where he also spoke at gatherings of French and Finnish physiotherapists. On April 1, he presented The Misinformation Effect at APTA North Carolina Student Conclave.
On January 9, Dr. Gary Johnson and Dr. Chad Cook were presenters and panelists for the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists Student SIG driven session title Edutopia, discussing social determinants of health.
Dr. Amy Pastva and her PT-cardiologist colleague, Gordon Reeves, MD, were interviewed February 6 on Doctor Radio – Rehabilitative Medicine, hosted by Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR, Vice Chair, Clinical Operations Medical Director, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Rusk Rehabilitation about their research results from the National Institute of Aging-funded multisite trial, REHAB-HF, which showed that older patients with acute heart failure and worse baseline frailty status had a more robust improvement in physical function (short physical performance battery, six-minute walk distance) and quality of life in response to the transitional, tailored, multidomain physical rehabilitation intervention than those who were prefrail. The findings also suggest that the REHAB-HF intervention may be most effective among frail older patients with HF with a high burden of functional impairment and, thus, most need such rehabilitative therapy. On March 13, Dr. Pastva presented Functional Assessment and Rehabilitation of Older Adults with Acute Heart Failure: Lessons from REHAB-H for Geriatric Grand Rounds. At the annual conference of the American Geriatrics Society on May 5, she provided provided the Plenary Session, Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: New insights on an evolving geriatric syndrome with gerocardiology colleagues from Indiana University, Cornell University and Washington University. She was then featured in the Medscape Medical News article, Heart Failure With Preserved EF: New Insights, Respect for Exercise?, discussing the state of the science on exercise for patients with HFpEF. Additionally, she along with an international group of interprofessional colleagues led by Michelle Kho, PT, PhD, McMaster University in Canada, received 100K in CIHR Bridge Funding to support process evaluation of their international randomized clinical trial, CYCLE (Critical Care Cycling To Improve Lower Extremity Strength).
Dr. Ashely Poole received the 2023 Merit Award from the APTA Academy of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Physical Therapy. She also began hosting APTA Acute Care this year and was named a Duke AHEAD Fellow at Health Professions Education Day on March 24. The Duke AHEAD fellow program identifies education leaders who demonstrate the potential for major and ongoing contributions. Duke AHEAD fellows are early and mid-career educators with leadership roles within an educational program and/or who have developed courses, curricula, and innovative educational materials and methods.
Dr. Corey Simon was named to the 2023-24 cohort for the Tideswell AGS Emerging Leaders in Aging Program at the University of California, San Francisco. He was chosen for his “clear commitment to the field of aging as evidenced by his longstanding research focus on pain in older adults with resultant funding and publication.” Dr. Simon has been a Duke Pepper Center Scholar and a Beeson Scholar and has served as a principal investigator for the National Institute of Health’s project, Stress Reactivity and Low Back Pain in Older Adults: Influences on Disability (ReLOAD), awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The Emerging Leaders in Aging (ELIA) program is a national leadership development program that trains a cadre of interprofessional leaders focused on the health and well-being of older people.
The DPT Class of 2023 chose to honor Dr. Kelley Reynolds with the Jan K. Richardson Excellence in Teaching Award. She presented the poster Equity in Assessment in Health Professions Education for co-authors Dr. Jeff Hoder and Dr. Collette Waddell at Health Professions Education Day. On May 19, Dr. Reynolds successfully defended her dissertation Understanding Potential: An Investigation of Personal Attributes, Diversity, and Academic Performance in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students on May 19. She is pursuing her PhD in health sciences and health professions education Rocky Mountain University.
Faculty Development Resident, Dr. Allyson Sutkowi-Hemstreet ‘14, left, wrote the Viewpoint Being Authentic Offers Better Patient Care for the June issue of APTA Magazine. She also co-presented Teaching for All: Cultivating Inclusive Teaching Practices with Dr. Ashley Poole at Health Professions Education Day.
Liz Arnold ‘19 and Dr. Derek Clewley. PM&R, Effect Of Physical Therapy Timing On Patient Reported Outcomes For Individuals With Acute Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials
Amy Arundale ‘11, Ryan Kelly ‘20, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. Exercise-Based Knee And Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention
Lindsay Ballengee ‘11, Dr. Corey Simon, Trevor Lentz, Dr. Steve George, Clinical Trials. Partner Engagement For Planning And Development Of NonPharmacological Care Pathways In The AIM-Back Trial
Lindsay Ballengee ‘11, Dr. Steve George, Dr. Corey Simon, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. Psychologically Informed Practice (PiP): The Importance Of Communication In Clinical Implementation
Gerard Brennan ‘75. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Improved Outcomes Following A Care Guideline Implementation: Part 1 Of An Analysis Of 12,355 Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Variation In Outcomes And Number Of Visits Following Care Guideline Implementation: Part 2 Of An Analysis Of 12,355 Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Garrett Bullock ‘17, Pat Ward, ‘13, Dr. Chad Cook, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. Using Randomized Controlled Trials In The Sports Medicine And Performance Environment: Is It Time To Reconsider And Think Outside The Methodological Box?
Garrett Bullock ’17
JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques, Organizational Risk Profiling And Education Associated With Reduction In Professional Pitching Arm Injuries: A Natural Experiment
BJR Open, Artificial Intelligence In Lung Cancer Diagnostic Imaging: A Review Of The Reporting And Conduct Of Research Published 2018-2019
Colleen Burke ‘17, Dr. Adam Goode ‘05, Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. Expanding Access To Rehabilitation Using Mobile Health To Address Musculoskeletal Pain And Disability
Dr. Todd Cade. Diabetes Care, Insulin Sensitivity and β-Cell Function During Early And Late Pregnancy In Women With And Without Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Dr. Laura Case, Maggie Holland 16, Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports. Muscle Ultrasound In Patients With Late-Onset Pompe Disease Identified By Newborn Screening.
Dr. Laura Case. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, Diagnosis And Management Of Glycogen Storage Disease Type IV, Including Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease: A Clinical Practice Resource
Dr. Rick Clendaniel, Lee Dibble ‘91. Journal of Otology, The Minimal Clinically Important Difference For Gait Speed In Significant Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction After Vestibular Rehabilitation
Dr. Derek Clewley. Disability and Rehabilitation, Comparing Dry Needling Or Local Acupuncture To Various Wet Needling Injection Types For Musculoskeletal Pain And Disability. A Systematic Review Of Randomized Clinical Trials
Dr. Chad Cook, Dr. Steve George. JSES International, Pain Associated Psychological Distress Is More Strongly Associated With Shoulder Pain And Function Than Tear Severity In Patients Undergoing Rotator Cuff Repair
Dr. Chad Cook, Matt Roman. Clinical Spine Surgery, The Association Between Sociodemographic Factors, Social Determinants of Health, And Spine Surgical Patient Portal Utilization
Dr. Chad Cook, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme. Musculoskeletal Care, Optimizing Management Of Low Back Pain Through The Pain And Disability Drivers Management Model: Findings From A Pilot Cluster Nonrandomized Controlled Trial
Management Of Low Back Pain By Primary Care Physiotherapists Using The Pain And Disability Drivers Management Model: An Improver Analysis
Dr. Chad Cook Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. The Cervical Spine In Tension Type Headache
Modernizing Patient-Centered Manual Therapy: Findings From A Delphi Study ON Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Application
Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow, Reliability Of The Scapular Dyskinesis Test YesNo Classification In Asymptomatic Individuals Between Students And Expert Physical Therapists
Clinical Spine Surgery, The Association Between Sociodemographic Factors, Social Determinants of Health, And Spine Surgical Patient Portal Utilization”
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Identifying Which Adverse Events Associated With Dry Needling Should Be Included For Informed Consent: A Modified E-Delphi Study
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, Priorities In Updating Training Paradigms In Orthopedic Manual Therapy: An International Delphi Study
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, The Effectiveness of Spinal Manipulative Procedures for Spine Pain: Protocol For A Systematic Review And Network Meta-Analysis
Spine. Sociodemographic Trends In Telemedicine Visit Completion In Spine Patients During The COVID-19 Pandemic.
Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal, Six Externally Validated Prognostic Models Have Potential Clinical Value To Predict Patient Health Outcomes In The Rehabilitation Of Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Systematic Review
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Responder Analyses: A Methodological Mess
M.MOORE ‘24
Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. Why Do ‘Trustworthy’ Living Systematic Reviews Matter?
Matt DeLang ‘18. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Weekly Screening Of Youth Male Football Players: A 14-Week Longitudinal Investigation Of Interactions Between Groin Pain and Long Lever Adductor Squeeze Strength
Bridget Ripa Eubanks ‘13, The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice Early Identification of Barriers to Student Success in Physical Therapy Clinical Education: Utilization of a Week One Clinical Survey Tool
Dr. Jody Feld, Gait & Posture, Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task Interference In Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Dr. Steve George
The Clinical Journal of Pain, Pain And Disability Following Exercise-Induced Injury In Prognostic And Intervention Studies: The Why May Be More Important Than The How
Contemporary Clinical Trials, Intervention Delivery For Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Development Of A Tool To Measure Complexity
Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal, PRISM- Pain Recovery And Integrative Systems Model: A Process-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Approach For Physical Therapy
Eric Hegedus, Angela Spontelli Gisselman ‘11, Liana Wooten ‘12. Sports Medicine, How Advancement In Bone Science Should Inform The Examination And Treatment Of Femoral Shaft Bone Stress Injuries In Running Athletes
Angela Spontelli Gisselman ‘11, Dr. Chad Cook, Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, Autonomic Nervous System And Endocrine System Response To Upper And Lower Cervical Spine Mobilization In Healthy Male Adults: A Randomized Crossover Trial
Dr. Maggie Horn, The Journal of Arthroplasty, Does Preoperative Weight Loss Within 6 Months Or 1 year Change The Risk of Adverse Outcomes In Total Knee Arthroplasty By Initial Body Mass Index Classification?
Natalie Hosmer ‘24, Miles Moore ‘24, and Garrett Bullock ‘17. ISBS Proceedings Archive, Ball Size And Weight Effects On Throwing Kinematics And Kinetics In Youth Baseball Athletes
Nick LeBlond ‘20. PLOS One, Pain Phenotyping And Investigation Of Outcomes In Physical Therapy: An Exploratory Study In Patients With Low Back Pain
Griffin Lee ‘10, Dr. Chad Cook. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, Understanding Barriers To Adherence To Home Exercise Programs In Patients With Musculoskeletal Neck Pain
Griffin Lee ‘10. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Home Exercise Programs Are Infrequently Prescribed In Trials of Supervised Exercise For Individuals With Low Back Pain: A Scoping Review Of 292 Randomized Controlled Trials
Dr. Amy Pastva, Pam Duncan. Circulation: Heart Failure, Quality Of Life Trajectory And Its Mediators In Older Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Receiving A Multi-Domain Rehabilitation Intervention: Results From The Rehabilitation Therapy In Older Acute Heart Failure Patients Trial
Dr. Amy Pastva
JAMA Cardiology, Frailty And Effects Of A Multidomain Physical Rehabilitation Intervention Among Older Patients Hospitalized For Acute Heart Failure: A Secondary Analysis Of A Randomized Clinical Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2799721
American Heart Journal, Physical Activity (PA) And Relationship To Physical Function, Quality Of Life, And Cognitive Function In Older Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Critical Care Medicine, Methodological And Clinimetric Evaluation of Inspiratory Respiratory Muscle Ultrasound In The Critical Care Setting: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis
Teaching and Learning in Nursing, An Interprofessional Initiative To Improve The “Drop To Shock” Interval On A College Campus
BMJ Open, Critical Care Cycling to Improve Lower Extremity Strength (CYCLE): Protocol For An International, Multi-Centre Randomized Clinical Trial Of Early In-Bed Cycling For Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Dr. Corey Simon, Dr. Steve George, Lindsay Ballengee ‘11. Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal, The Psychologically Informed Practice (PiP) Consultation Roadmap: A Clinical Implementation Strategy
Justin Losciale ‘17, Garrett Bullock ‘17, Amy Arundale ‘11. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. Description, Prediction, And Causation In Sport And Exercise Medicine Research: Resolving The Confusion To Improve Research Quality And Patient Outcomes
Dr. Corey Simon
The Journal of Pain, Movement-Evoked Pain Versus Widespread Pain: A Longitudinal Comparison In Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain From The Delaware Spine Studies
Pain Medicine, Construct Validity Of Movement-Evoked Pain Operational Definitions In Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain
The Clinical Journal of Pain, A Novel Movement-Evoked Pain Provocation Test For Older Adults With Persistent Low Back Pain: Safety, Feasibility, And Associations With Self-Reported Physical Function And Usual Gait Speed
Stef Stoller '22 Supportive Care in Cancer, Framework To Leverage Physical Therapists For The Assessment And Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neurotoxicity (CIPN)
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD LEE DIBBLE ’91
> 2020: APTA Catherine Worthingham Fellow, Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Excellence in Research Award
> 2x Chattanooga Research Award winner, Outstanding Research Article, Physical Therapy Journal
> 2x US Army Medical Specialist Corps COL Mary Lipscomb Hamrick Research Abstract Award winner
> 2x recipient of Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy Outstanding Journal Article
> 2015: Senior Research Award, College of Health, University of Utah
> 2011-14: American Physical Therapy Association Section for Neurology Awards Committee
> 2012: Utah Chapter American Parkinson Disease Association Impact for Parkinson Disease Award
> 2010: Utah APTA Lifetime Achievement & College of Health Distinguished Teaching Awards
> 2007-10: American Physical Therapy Association Section for Neurology Nominating Committee
> 2008: University of Utah College of health New Investigator Research Award
> 2005-07: American Physical Therapy Association Annual Conference Program Planning Committee
> 2002-07: American Physical Therapy Association: Utah Chapter, Research and Practice Chair
> 2005: Neurology Section Outstanding Entry Level Graduate Student Research Award
> 2003: University of Utah Division of Physical Therapy Outstanding Teaching Award
> 2001-2015: Organizer & Participant, Salt Lake County Aging Service. Balance & Fall Risk Screening
> 2002-2018: Play Your Part for Parkinson Disease APDA Utah Fund Raiser Planning Committee
> 2000-2002: APTA Section for Neurology, Membership and Public Relations Committee Chair
> 2001-2004 Board of Directors, American Parkinson Disease Association: Utah Chapter
> 1994: University of Utah Division of Physical Therapy Outstanding Clinical Instructor
“Lee is a leader, an educator, an innovator, a mentor, a researcher, a skilled clinician, a colleague, and a friend to many. He has influenced two generations of clinicians and students, and the impact of his career has yet to be fully understood. It is with great pleasure that I support his nomination for the Distinguished Alumni Award. There is no one that I know of who is more deserving.” – Andrea
Gallagher Hoff ‘91“It is my opinion that you would be hard pressed to find another alum who has contributed more to the field of physical therapy, to their communities, to future physical therapists and to the success of their colleagues and coworkers as Dr. Dibble has. He is the definition of a Distinguished Alumni of the Physical Therapy Program at Duke University.” – Jess Jacobsen Tidswell ‘02
This year, 123 Duke representatives (including students, alumni, current and former faculty, clinicians, and graduates of the Duke PT&OT residencies and fellowships) contributed to 135 presentations. More than 200 guests attended the Duke Physical Therapy Alumni & Friends Reception where Duke Physical Therapy Alumni Association awards were presented to Lee Dibble ‘91, Distinguished Alumni and Maggie Holland ‘16, Emerging Leader were celebrated; Hannah Zhang ‘16 was elected Secretary of the Duke Physical Therapy Alumni Association and Gerard Brennan ‘75 and Brittany Swann Wilmoth ‘14 were added to the Board.
> Ed Kane ‘81 received the Lifetime Excellence in Education Award from the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy
> Alan Lee ‘94 received the Lecture Award from APTA Acute Care
> Shefali Mathur Christopher ‘08 received the Research Award from APTA Pelvic Health
> Annalisa Na ‘09 was sworn in as a member of the board of APTA Geriatrics
At the APTA Specialty Recognition ceremony, Duke was well-represented by 49 newly board-certified clinical specialists, seven recertified specialists (including Dr. Laura Case, peds, Dr. Rosie Canizares ‘07, sports), two faculty emeritus (including Dr. Jody Feld), five members of the Specialization Academies of Content Experts, two members of the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialty Council, and one member of the Oncologic Committee of Content Experts
> Kayla Holz Black ‘14- Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialty Council- MOSC Item Review Coordinator
> Katie Stewart Sanford ‘08- Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialty Council
> Amy Schepers ‘17- Neurologic Specialization Academy of Content Experts
> Alex Hill- Oncologic Committee of Content Experts
• Hannah McHugh- Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialization Academy of Content Experts
> Griffin Lee ‘10, Lexie Wright ‘06, Justin Zych ‘15Orthopedic Specialization of Content Experts
EMERGING LEADER AWARD MAGGIE HOLLAND ’16
> Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric PT
> Certified in Neuro-developmental TreatmentPediatrics
> Published “Early clinical phenotype of late onset Pompe disease: Lessons learned from newborn screening” in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
> Poster Presentation: Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting 2021: Clinical Characterization of 20 Infants Diagnosed with Late-Onset Pompe
> Disease after Positive Newborn Screening
> Duke Health Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency
> Student presentations at NCPTA 2015 and CSM 2016
> Graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Washington and Lee University in 2013
“Maggie Holland has a bright future in the world of physical therapy. Her thirst for knowledge, commitment to excellence, and extreme dedication to her patients is clear. I strongly encourage you to consider Maggie as your next emerging leader alumni for the Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy program.” – Becca Gutman Quinones ‘07
“In addition to her many accomplishments, Maggie is consistently sincere, professional, and genuine in her interactions with patients, families, and colleagues. Her leadership is one of character and example. Her words and actions demonstrate true compassion for the patients and families that we serve, recognizing and celebrating the unique qualities of each person. It is a true privilege to work alongside Maggie. She is certainly an emerging leader in our profession!” – Dr. Kara Sporer Lardinois, MS’00, DPT’01
“Maggie has impressed us with her enthusiastic attitude, her dedication to pediatric patients, and her compassion for patients and co-workers. She takes initiative and is a role model for all PTs and OTs in our department. Maggie has a true passion for leadership, teamwork, and patient care. I believe she is an up-andcoming leader in our profession and would be an excellent candidate for the Duke DPT’s Emerging Leader Alumni Award.” – Jenn Edelschick ‘99
TO OUR ALUMNI AND CLINICIANS WHO WERE RECOGNIZED AT CSM 2023 FOR BEING NEW BOARD CERTIFIED CLINICAL SPECIALISTS
PEDIATRIC
Kristen Dragotta LeBlond ‘20
CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY
Allyson Sutkowi-Hemstreet ‘14
Nicholle Stein
GERIATRIC
Marrion Kalafut Martinez ‘18
Claire McCormick ‘15
Sean J. Valdepenas ‘02
NEUROLOGIC
Laura Boetefuer ‘18
Rachael Nobbs ‘18
Heather Ray
Colin Sauter
ONCOLOGY
Lauren Bauer
Catelin Kass
Jenna Miller ‘08
Jennifer Thornton-Jones
SPORTS
Kyle Clark ‘19
Spencer Cole ‘15
Matthew DeLang ‘18
Mohaned Ghanem ‘18
Ryan Kimball
Tommy Otley
Victoria Rigsby ‘20
Andy Seraphin ‘20
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Val Adams ‘18
Kara Keegan ‘20
Jennifer Volo Molino ‘18
Brooke Orvis
Lorna Troost
ORTHOPAEDIC
Jake Awruch
Hollis Bixby
Tracy Boggs
Chris Bruscato
Amanda Carberry ‘19
Hannah Colopy ‘18
Logan Couce ‘20
Christine Dang ‘19
Olivia Fleming
Toya Hart
Brooke Powell Hatchett
Devin Jepson ‘18
Vrunda Kapadia
Nick LeBlond ‘20
Diana Marquez-Fitzpatrick
Melissa Minniti ‘20
Lauren Hubbard Shelton ‘19
Kyle Stapleton
Andrew Statkevich ‘20
Gabe Streisfeld
Jordan Sunset ‘20
Frank Talty ‘19
