Program Faculty

Announcements from the Research Director

The University of Mary will be hosting the annual Michael G. Parker Research Colloquium on Friday, April 29, 2022, from 8am-3pm. This continuing education opportunity is open to health care workers for 4.5 CEUs. Below are the titles of current projects and the graduating physical therapy students that will be presenting.

• Correlation of Isometric Neck Strength and Sports-Related Concussions in Collegiate Football Players Sarah Ashley, Dallas Horner, Callie Johnson, Ryan Langer, Seth Losos, Laura Miller, Bennett Tabaracci

• Laterality Recognition, FAB-Q, PCS, and PHQ-2 as a Prognostic Indicator for the Development of

Chronic Pain in Adults with Acute Onset Low Back Pain

Taylor Chase, Megan Hixson, Kyle Iverson, Brayde Lipp, Jesse Reno, Chelsea Roberts

• A Qualitative Study Examining the Lived Experiences of Patients with Chronic Non-Low Back Pain

Levi Fried, Haley Jones, Isabel Schmelzer, Levi Tiemann, Tara Thompson, Jordyn Wendorff

• Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Residents of a Skilled Nursing Facility

Josh Gapp, Hannah Meier, Melissa Ringwell, Spencer Schaefbauer,

Karli Simon, Jesse Weber, Erika Zurauskaite

• The Effects of an Aerobic Exercise Prescription using NuStep Recumbent Stepper on

Cardiorespiratory Function and Functional Outcomes in Aging Adults

Samantha Behm, Tyler Egbert, Jillayne Gilbert, Joey Popiel, Kiersten Sabolik

• Inclusive Sports in North Dakota Public High Schools: The Current Landscape including

Benefits and Barriers

Seth Bass, H. David Chavez, Elise Kraft, Erica Krump, Jessica Nihill,

Samantha Richter, Tayler Spang, Hayley Trom

• The Effect of Cognitive Demands on the Four-Square Step Test in Older Adults:

A Continuation Study

Abby Christensen, Courtney Dahlgren, Kordae Hayden, McKenzie

Kuhn, Jadee Lange, Taylor Patch, Mikayla Zais

There have also been recent curricular changes within the program based on the continuing needs of our students, faculty, and health care landscape. Students will now have an option to either participate in a faculty-led research study or be a lead author on a case study stemming from one of their clinical experiences. All students will still provide a case report earlier in the program, but now have the option to take that case study to a deeper level with a full case report possibly worthy of publication. With this recent change, one new topic has been added into the research track of courses: Knowledge Translation. If you are unfamiliar with what knowledge translation is, consider it ironic.