C. Danielle Jones
Start term: Fall 2018Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2023
Dissertation title: Physical Activity and Related Social Cognitive Theory Constructs by Major Depression Status in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
Position after graduation: UAB Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences
Trinh Lexi Huynh
Start term: Fall 2019Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2023
Dissertation title: Physical Activity Promotion in Persons Newly Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
Position after graduation: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois Chicago
Kathleen Weden
Start term: Fall 2018Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2023
Dissertation title: Assessing Visual Function in Young and Medically Complex Children with Cerebral Visual Impairment
Carla Rigo Lima
Start term: Fall 2018Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2023
Dissertation title: Mechanisms of Simulated-Spinal Manipulative Therapy in Animal Models of Low Back Pain
Naif Alrashdi
Start term: Fall 2018Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2022
Dissertation title: Changes in Pain Intensity and Physical Activity Levels in Individuals with Acetabular Dysplasia Undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, Majmaah University, Saudia Arabia
Mohammed Alqahtani
Start term: Fall 2017Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2022
Position after graduation: Behavioral, Environmental, Social, Psychosocial, and Physiological Factors that Impact the Relationship between Chronic Lung Disease Status and Susceptibility to Electronic Cigarette Use or Actual Electronic Cigarette Use
Mansour Alotaibi
Start term: Fall 2018Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2022
Dissertation title: Factors Influencing Balance and Muscle Tone in Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at Northern Border University in Saudi Arabia
Brenda Jeng
Start term: Fall 2017Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2022
Dissertation title: Oxygen Cost of Walking and Its Correlates in Multiple Sclerosis
Position after graduation:Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois Chicago
Saleh Alhirsan
Start term: Fall 2018Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2022
Dissertation title: Effects of Different Types of Augmented Feedback on Spatiotemporal Gait Performance and Intrinsic Motivation With Individuals Post Stroke
Marzouq Almutairi
Start term: Fall 2017Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2021
Dissertation title: Joint specificity of stretch-shortening cycle potentiation
Position after graduation: Assistant professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
Albatool Alnojeidi
Start term: Fall 2017Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2021
Dissertation title: Pain-Related Injustice Appraisal Among Arab Americans with Chronic Low Back Pain
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Alimam Mohammed ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh - Saudi Arabia
Yumi Kim
Start term: Fall 2016Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2021
Dissertation title: Identifying factors to inform the development of adaptive interventions for increasing physical activity among people with multiple sclerosis
Position after graduation: UAB Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Hassan AbuNurah
Start term: Fall 2016Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2021
Dissertation title: The Assessment of Neuro-Mechanics of Inspiratory Muscles During Mechanical Ventilation
Daniel Kuhman
Start term: Fall 2017Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2021
Dissertation title: Gait Adaptability with Healthy Aging and Parkinson’s Disease
Graham Cochrane
Start term: Fall 2017Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2021
Dissertation title: Central Vestibular Integration in Concussion and Multiple Sclerosis
Jutaluk Kongsuk
Start term: Fall 2016Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2021
Dissertation title: Actual and Perceived Balance Abilities While Performing Tasks That Challenge Balance in Older Adults and Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Thailand,
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Curriculum Quality Assurance, Faculty, Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Thailand
Abdullah Alanazi
Start term: Fall 2016Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2020
Dissertation title: The Relationship Between Asthma and Electronic Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: Mediation and Moderation Approaches
Katie Cederberg
Start term: Fall 2016Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2020
Dissertation title: Restless legs syndrome and multiple sclerosis: The possible role of physical activity for managing symptoms
Position after graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
Rebecca Hennessy
Start term: Fall 2016Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2020
Dissertation title: Mechanisms of Virtual Reality to Improve Walking And Reaching Behavior In Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain
Morghen Sikes
Start term: Fall 2016Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2019
Dissertation title: Physical Activity Promotion Among Adolescents with Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis
Avantika Naidu
Start term: Fall 2014Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2019
Wendy Wen
Start term: Fall 2015Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2019
Sarah dos Anjos
Start term: Fall 2015Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2018
Dissertation title: Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy to Improve Gait and Mobility of People with Chronic Stroke: a Mixed-Methods Study
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sarah Graham
Start term: Fall 2013Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2018
Dissertation title: Interactions between posture and locomotion in nonimpaired and poststroke walking
Anwar B. Almutairi
Start term: Fall 2015Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2018
Dissertation title: Vestibular and Oculomotor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Department, Faculty, Allied Health, Kuwait University
Kelley Hammond
Start term: Fall 2013Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2017
Dissertation title: Type I Myofiber Grouping: Myofiber Phenotype and Implications for Muscle Performance in Older Adults and Parkinson Disease
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Exercise Science and Pre-Health Professions, Creighton University
Kathryn Henley
Start term: Fall 2013Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2017
Dissertation title: Behavioral Markers of Pain in Animal Models of Spinal Cord Injury
Position after graduation: Medical Writer and Consultant, Whitsell Innovations, Inc.
Jamie M. Holloway
Start term: Fall 2014Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2017
Dissertation title: Motor abilities and social participation in young children with autism spectrum disorder
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of South Florida
Byron Lai
Start term: Fall 2014Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2017
Dissertation title: Teleexercise for Increasing Physical Activity in People with Neurologic Disabilities
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UAB Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Deanna D. Rumble
Start term: Fall 2012Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2017
Dissertation title: Relationship between walking speed and kinematic trajectory complexity in people with poststroke hemiparesis
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Central Arkansas
Sarah E. Blaylock
Start term: Fall 2013Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2017
Dissertation title: Increasing the Accessibility of a Falls Prevention Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Low Vision
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Jacksonville University
Susan Silverman-Wilbanks
Start term: Fall 2011Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2014