Facilities
The Division's offices, teaching laboratories, and research laboratories are located in the Student Life Center on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus, directly adjacent to the state-of-the-art fitness facilities of the UNMC Center for Health Living. The Division’s Clinical Movement Science Laboratory and Physical Activity Research Laboratory provide capabilities for the study of kinematic, kinetic, electromyographic, and metabolic aspects of human movement.
Recent Faculty Activities
• Joe Norman; Specialization Academy of Content Experts (SACE) for ABPTS Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialization
• Grace Johnson; Specialization Academy of Content Experts (SACE) for ABPTS Orthopaedic Specialization
• Joe Norman; Editorial Board member - Journal of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention and Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal
• Pat Hageman; Executive Committee Member and Program Planning Committee Member for the Section on Geriatrics “Exercise and Physical Activity in Aging Conference: Blending Research and Practice” schedule for July 2010 in Indianapolis, IN
• Wayne Stuberg; NPTA Chief Delegate
• Volkman K; What’s Driving Our Practice-Update on Recovery of Walking After Stroke. Invited Presentation at NPTA Eastern District Meeting, Lincoln, NE, August 24, 2009
• Bilek LD, et al. “Relationship Between Stem Cell Numbers and Physical Activity in Older Adults” Poster presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, 2009.
• Venema DM, Bilek LD. “Put the Web in your Toolbox for Evidence Based Practice”. UNMC PT Alumni Chapter Presentation
• Venema DM, Karst GM, et al. Balance deteriorates with walking activity in a patient with peripheral arterial disease: A case report. Poster presentation ExPAAC; Indianapolis, IN, July 29-31, 2010.
• Norman, JF. Developing Exercise Programs for Individuals with Chronic Heart Failure. ExPAAC; Indianapolis, IN, July 29-31, 2010.
• Seeland M, Jones KJ, et al. Nebraska Coalition for Patient Safety Second Annual Report. March 2009.
• Jones KJ. Measuring Improvement in Hospital Teamwork: Diffusion of TeamSTEPPS in Critical Access Hospitals. AHRQ 2009 Annual Conference; Sept. 14 – 16, 2009.
• Jones KJ. Using Hospital SOPS to Evaluate the Impact of Team Training in a Collaborative of 24 Critical Access Hospitals. AHRQ 12th CAHPS and 2nd SOPS User Group Meeting; April 19 – 21, 2010.
• Jones KJ. Using guiding frameworks to evaluate outcomes of a Geriatric Education Center. AGHE 35th Annual Meeting San Antonio, TX; Mar. 1, 2009
CSM February 2010
Platform Presentations
• Nonlinear dynamics in PT intervention: How does the new concept of complexity relate to clinical practice. R Harbourne, et al.
• Lipid and fitness profiles of normal weight, overweight and obese rural prehypertensive women. PA Hageman, et al.
• Basic cardiovascular, pulmonary and abdominal screening in physical therapy practice. JF Norman, et al.
• Using simulation in physical therapist education: Concepts and application. KG Volkman, JF Norman
Poster Presentations
• Use of high-fidelity simulation to assess decision-making behaviors, clinical skills and communication attitudes of physical therapist students in acute care settings. KG Volkman, JF Norman, L Pieper, D Venema, GC Johnson
• A comparison of three methods of instruction on student attendance and exam performance in a neuroscience course. GM Willett, GM Karst
• Physical therapy patient management within an interdisciplinary team in a student run outpatient clinic. RM Wyman, GC Johnson
• Step width is related to functional mobility in community ambulating children with cerebral palsy. B Corr, M Kurz, W Stuberg
• Ankle-foot-orthoses influence the amount of work performed by the legs of children with cerebral palsy. M Kurz,
W Stuberg
APTA Annual Conference May 2010
Poster Presentation
• Fuchs, RH, Venema, D. “Is Test Anxiety and Faculty Presence During Laboratory Practical Examinations Using Simulated Patients Related to Student Performance?”
Recent Faculty Publications
• Walker SN, Pullen CH, Hageman PA, Boeckner LS, Hertzog M, Oberdorfer M, Rutledge MJ. Maintenance of activity and eating change following a clinical trial of tailored newsletter with older rural women. (In press) Nursing Research.
• Decker L, Houser JJ, Noble JM, Karst GM, Stergiou N. The effects of shoe traction and obstacle height on lower extremity coordination dynamics during walking. Appl Ergon 40:895-903, 2009.
• Potach DH, Katsavelis D, Karst GM, Latin RW, Stergiou N. The effects of a plyometric training program on the latency time of the quadriceps femoris and gastrocnemius short-latency responses. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 49:35-43, 2009.
• Kyvelidou, A, Harbourne, RT, Stergiou, N. (2010) Severity and characteristics of developmental delay can be assessed using variability measures of sitting posture. Pediatric Physical Therapy, In Press.
• Deffeyes, JE, Harbourne, RT, DeJong, SL, Kyvelidou, A, Stuberg, WA, Stergiou, N. Use of information entropy measures of sitting postural sway to quantify developmental delay in infants. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, 2009, Vol. 6: 34-
• Deffeyes, J., Harbourne, R. T., Kyvelidou, A., Stergiou, N. Nonlinear analysis of sitting postural sway indicates developmental delay in infants. Clinical Biomechanics, online publication 2 June, 2009.
• Kyvelidou, A., Harbourne, RT, Stuberg, W., Stergiou, N. Reliability of center of pressure measures for assessing the development of sitting postural control. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90, 2009; 1176-1184.
• Kyvelidou, A., Stuberg, WA, Harbourne, RT, Deffeyes, JE, Blanke, D, Stergiou, N. (2009) Development of Upper Body Coordination during Sitting in Typical Infants. Pediatric Research, 65; 553-558.
• Harbourne, RT, Stergiou, N. Movement variability and the use of nonlinear tools: principles to guide physical therapist practice. Physical Therapy, 89: 267-282, 2009.
• Harbourne, RT, Deffeyes, J., Kyvelidou, A., Stergiou, N. Complexity of postural control in infants: linear and nonlinear features developed by principal component analysis. Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology and Life Sciences, 13; 123-144, 2009.
• Pozehl BJ, Duncan KA, Norman JF, et al. HEART CAMP: Effects of a multi-component training intervention in patients with heart failure. Heart & Lung. (accepted)
• Duncan K, Pozehl B, Norman JF, et al. A self-directed adherence management program for patients’ with heart failure completing combined aerobic and resistance exercise training. Applied Nursing Research. (in press)
• Norman JF, et al. Relationship of resting B-type natriuretic peptide level to cardiac work and total physical work capacities in heart failure patients. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 29(5):310-313, 2009
• Pozehl BJ, Duncan KA, Norman JF, et al. HEART CAMP: Effects of a multi-component training intervention in patients with heart failure. Heart & Lung. (accepted)
• Duncan K, Pozehl B, Norman JF, et al. A self-directed adherence management program for patients’ with heart failure completing combined aerobic and resistance exercise training. Applied Nursing Research. (in press)
• Norman JF, et al. Relationship of resting B-type natriuretic peptide level to cardiac work and total physical work capacities in heart failure patients. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 29(5):310-313, 2009
Alumni receiving Clinical Specialization Board Certification 2009/10
– Sara Bills GCS
– Lynn Capoun PCS
– Heather Jenny GCS, WCS
– Elisa Koch OCS
– Rachel McGuigan OCS
– Kathy Volkman NCS
Faculty receiving Recertification
– Joe Norman CCS
– Sandy Willett PCS
The total # of certified specialists in NE in 2009 was 82:
– 3 CCS, 17 GCS, 6 NCS, 37 OCS, 9 PCS, 9 SCS, 1 WCS
Funded Research
Implementing and Evaluating TeamSTEPPS Training in Critical Access Hospitals. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program and St. Elizabeth Regional Health Center Critical Access Hospital Network, 2009 – 2010, $62,112,K Jones (PI)
An Assessment of the Structure and Process of Acute Stroke Rehabilitation in Nebraska Hospitals. Nebraska Health & Human Services System, 2009, $5,835, K Jones (PI)
Analysis and Interpretation of Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Data for 13 Minnesota Critical Access Hospitals. Stratis Health, 2009, $12,605, K Jones (PI)
Evaluating the Effect of TeamSTEPPS Training on the Culture of Safety in 25 Critical Access Hospitals. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program and Good Samaritan Health System Critical Access Hospital Network, 2008 – 2009, $66,219, K Jones (PI)
National Implementation of TeamSTEPPSTM. American Institutes for Research Subcontract Grant, 2007 – 2009, K Jones (CI)
Promoting IOM Core Competencies through Interprofessional, Digital Case Scenarios. Kelly Foundation, 2008 to 2009, $28,000, KP Meyer (PI), GM Karst (I)
NEBGEC (The Nebraska Geriatric Education Center). DHHS/HRSA 1D31HP0884-01-00, 2007-2010, $1,200,000, PA Hageman (CI), K Jones (member Executive Committee)
Title: Modifying lifestyle in prehypertensive older rural women. NINR/NIH 2RO1 NRO4861-05A2, 2006-2010, $1,992,071, PA Hageman (PI)
Investigation of Sitting Postural Control Intervention for Young Children with Moderate to Severe Cerebral Palsy. 2008-2011, R Harbourne (CI)
Nonlinear Analysis of Postural Function in Infants. NIH grant, 2005-2010, R Harbourne (CI)
Audio System and Monitor for Student Physical Rehabilitation Lab. UNMC, College of Medicine Education Support Grant, 2009 – 2010, $5,000, J.F. Norman (PI)
NEBGEC: The Nebraska Geriatric Education Center. Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration, 2007-2010, $1,200,000, J.F. Norman (Core Faculty)
Psychometric Testing of Measures to Estimate Energy Expenditure in Elderly Heart Failure Patients. American Nurses Foundation, 2007-2009, $16,135, J.F. Norman (CI)
Oximetry regulated oxygen flow device. Departmental Research and Development Grant, UNMC Division of PT Education, 2006-2009, $2,500, J.F. Norman (PI)
Investigation of Interventions for Sitting Postural Control in Young Children with Moderate to Severe Cerebral Palsy. U.S. Department of Education, Field Initiated Program, 2008-2011, $600,000, Regina Harbourne, (CI), Sandy Willett (Support Personnel)
