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https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/JoesphSiuDawnVenema.jpg500288There is the old joke about not being able to walk and chew gum at the same time. But there's something to it, scientifically, said Dawn Venema, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical therapy education. As a clinician, she saw it all the time. Now she studies it.