Presentations and Publications

Hadeel Alghanim

• “Rehabilitation for Persons with Acetabular Dysplasia Undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy:  A Scoping Review” - CEDHARS Disability Symposium: Poster Presentation

Ibrahim Almudayfir

• “Mobility Challenges and Solutions for A Child with Hyaline Fibrosis: A Case Study” - CEDHARS Disability Symposium: Poster Presentation

Lulwah AlMulhim

• “Bioness Integrated Therapy System Normative Data for Healthy Adults: Visual Scanning Programs” - CEDHARS Disability Symposium: Poster Presentation

Najlaa Alotaibi

• “A Delphi Survey of Exercise Testing and Training in U.S. Cystic Fibrosis Care Centers” - CEDHARS Disability Symposium: Poster Presentation

Talal Alshammari

• “Evaluating the Effects of a Touchpad Active Videogame Controller on User Enjoyment, Engagement, and Self-Efficacy for People with Impaired Mobility” - CEDHARS Disability Symposium: Poster Presentation

Sunkanmi Arogbokun

• “Low Vision Management of a Rare Eye Condition (Uveal Coloboma) and Its Effect on Functional and Daily Life” - CEDHARS Disability Symposium: Poster Presentation

Andy Cao

• “Changes in Oxytocin & Cortisol Resulting from Manual Therapies in Mammals” - CEDHARS Disability Symposium: Poster Presentation

Hamad bin Shuwayyi

• “Development and Validation of a Backward Resistive Force Device for Enhancing Gait Force Production in Healthy Individuals” - CEDHARS Disability Symposium: Poster Presentation

Michael Hankes

• Senior Physical Fitness Seminar – Moundville Senior Center (November 2025)
• Hypertension Management in Older Adults – Moundville Senior Center (September 2025)

Hind Akkam

• “Skeletal Response to Muscle Lengthening versus Muscle Shortening Exercise in Adults with Low Bone Mass” - SHP Research Day: Poster Presentation

Ali Alammari

• “Comparative Analysis of Protocolized versus Non-protocolized Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS Patients Using Electrical Impedance Tomography: A Scoping Review” - SHP Research Day: Poster Presentation

Hadeel Alghanim

• "Does Accelerometer-Determined Physical Activity Change in Patients with Acetabular Dysplasia One Year after Periacetabular Osteotomy?"
  School of Health Professions Annual Research Day 2024: Oral Presentation
• "Does Accelerometer-Determined Physical Activity Change in Patients with Acetabular Dysplasia One Year after Periacetabular Osteotomy?"
  Actigraph Digital Data Summit (ADDS) 2024: Poster Presentation
• "International Student Insights on the Experience of Studying in the US"
  for International Education Week (UAB Graduate School and Global Affairs: discussion panel and workshop)

Norah Almalki

• Effect of Physical Therapy Exercises on the Cobb Angle in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials - SHP Research Day: Poster Presentation

Najlaa Alotaibi

• “Systematic Review of the Methodological Quality and Outcome Measures Utilized in Exercise Interventions for Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis” – SHP Research Day: Poster Presentation

Talal Alshammari

• “Therapeutic Potential of Simulated Virtual Reality Park Experiences and Its Impact on stress reduction: A Scoping Review”
  School of Health Professions Research Day 2024: Poster Presentation

Pooja Arora

• “An exploratory analysis of Telewellness program in people with chronic respiratory conditions and mobility limitations” presented in CEDHARS symposium 2024 at UAB.
• “Telerehabilitation programs in COPD-A scoping review” accepted for ACRM 2024.

Michael Hankes

• Hankes MJ, Taylor TL, Zumbro EZ, Dodds F, Enogela EE, Tharpe MA, Sint Jago S, Goodin BR, Willig AL, Buford TW, Jones R. Feasibility Of High-intensity Interval Training In Older Adults With HIV And Co-occurring Hypertension. UCEM Exercise and Neuroscience Symposium, Birmingham, AL 2024
• Hankes MJ, Jones R. Determinants of Physical Activity among Urban and Rural Older Adults in NHANES: A Work in Progress. UAB School of Health Professions Research Day Symposium, Birmingham, AL 2024
• cfPWV Arterial Stiffness Training Seminar – UAB Center for Exercise Medicine (May 2024)
• Physical Activity: Benefits and Barriers Presentation – Birmingham AIDS Outreach (August 2024)
• Summer Moves Physical Fitness Seminar – Birmingham AIDS Outreach (August 2024)

Md Nazmul Hassan

• “Effectiveness of Upper and Mid-thoracic Spine Mobilization in Individuals with Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Control Trial” - SHP Research Day: Poster Presentation

Betsy Hopson

• Hopson, BD STEP Program Update and Supported Decision Making, Alabama DisAbility Conference, Prattville, AL, September 2024
• Hopson, BD, Successful Strategies for Transition, Spina Bifida Association Clinical Care Meeting, Sacramento, CA, June 2024
• Hopson, BD, Successful Strategies for Transition and Building an Adult Program, Lurie Children’s Hospital Chicago, IL July 2024
• Hopson, BD, Transition, Care Coordination, After-Care, Building and Preparing for Adult Care, and Research, Two-Day Conference for 8 Spina Bifida Centers of Excellence in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, May 2024

Sadegh Mojaradinloo

• “A Novel Approach for Upper Extremity Functional Performance Assessment Using Deep Learning and Computer Vision” – SHP Research Day: Poster Presentation

Alyson Moll

• “Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Dynamic Balance Control in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease” - American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) Conference, Madison, WI: Poster Presentation
• “Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Dynamic Balance Control in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease” - SHP Research Day: Poster Presentation

Ayat Najmi

• “The Prevalence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Healthy University Office Workers in the Middle East” - SHP Research Day: Poster Presentation

Emily Pounds

• “Rebranding Stiffness: A Comparative Study on Musculotendinous Stiffness and its Relationship with Physical Activity in Young Adults with and without Type-1 Diabetes” - SHP Research Day: Poster Presentation

Hamad Bin Shuwayyi

• "Development and Validation of a Backward Resistive Force Device for Enhancing Gait Force Production in Healthy Individuals."
  School of Health Professions Research Day 2024: Poster Presentation

Hadeel Alghanim

• “The Rehabilitation of Individuals with Acetabular Dysplasia undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy”
  American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM 2023): Poster Presentation
• “The Rehabilitation of Individuals with Acetabular Dysplasia undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy”
  School of Health Professions Research Day 2023: Poster Presentation

Michael Hankes

• Hankes MJ, Dooley EE, Armstrong ND, Gabriel KP, Buford TW & Jones R. Activity Behaviors and Cardiometabolic Health Outcomes in People Living with HIV. World AIDS Day Symposium, Birmingham, AL 2023

Betsy Hopson

• Hopson, BD, The Evolution of the Individualized Transition Program, ACRM, Atlanta, GA, October 2023

Tracy Fleming-Tracy

• “The tele-exercise and multiple sclerosis (TEAMS) study: Evaluating the moderators on Quality of life outcomes for Multiple Sclerosis patients”, Coauthor, ACRM 2023

Alyson Moll

• “Completers of Tandem Task and Dopamine Medication have Better Postural Stability in Parkinson's Disease” - American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) Conference, Knoxville, TN: Poster Presentation

Hamad Bin Shuwayyi

• "The Interaction of Split-belt Treadmill Walking and Increased Slope on Propulsive Force Generation in Healthy Individuals." School of Health Professions Research Day 2023: Poster Presentation

Tracy Fleming- Tracy

• “Improving the Health of Americans with Mobility Limitations through Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs”
  Coauthor, HCN Annual Conference, 2022.
• “Recruitment Strategies in a Randomized Control Trial Comparing Clinic and Home-Based Exercise among Adults with Multiple Sclerosis”
  First Author, HCN Annual Conference, 2022.

Ibrahim Almudayfir

• Almudayfir, I., Abdulkarim, L., Rosenstein, R., & Yuen, H. K. (2026). Daily Routines and Habits in Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Scoping Review opens a new website. Behavioral Sciences, 16(6), 1000.

Sunkanmi Arogbokun

• Sunkanmi Arogbokun, Sandra Owusu, Lauren Wheeler & Beth Barstow (04 Feb 2026): Fall Risk Assessments for Individuals with Visual Impairment: A Scoping Review of Questionnaire-Based Tools, Occupational Therapy In Health Care opens a new website.

Pooja Arora  

• Impact of anxiety, depression, fatigue, and social isolation in patients with bronchiectasis opens a new website in Expert Review Respiratory Medicine.

Hamad Bin shuwayyi 

• Intrinsic and extrinsic feedback generate similar propulsion but distinct biomechanical strategies during split-belt walking opens a new website in Frontiers Human Neuroscience.

Michael Hankes

• Feasibility of high-intensity interval training in older adults with HIV and co-occurring hypertension” in Pilot Feasibility Studies opens a new website.

Sadegh Mojaradinloo  

• Outcome measures for evaluating perceived upper limb performance after stroke: a systematic review of measurement properties”  in Disability and Rehabilitation opens a new website.

Emily Pounds 

• Effects of music choice on performance and psychophysiological responses to exercise -a scoping review, Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology opens a new website.

Phuong Quach

• A clinical conceptual framework for testing and designing neuromotor rehabilitation programs in individuals with Bainbridge Ropers Syndrome: A Perspective Study opens a new website.

Murdi S. Alanazi

• Alanazi, M.S, Degenhardt, B.,Kelley-Franklin, G., Cox, J.M., Lipke, L., Reed, R.R. (2025). Neuromuscular Response to High Velocity Low-Amplitude Spinal Manipulation - An Overview opens a new website.

Murdi Alanazi and Nazmul Hassan

• Murdi Alanazi, Nazmul Hassan, Joan van Rotterdam, Sonya Kim, William R. Reed, Quick Guide of Manual Therapy Evidence for Rehabilitation Physicians opens a new website, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2025, ISSN 0003-9993.

Lulwah AlMulhim and Talal Alshammari

• Lulwah Almulhim, Talal Alshammari & Elizabeth Barstow (30 Apr 2025): Computerized Training Tools Used to Address Visual Scanning and Visual Field Deficits in Vision Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review, Occupational Therapy In Health Care opens a new website

Najlaa Alotaibi

• Najlaa Z. Alotaibi, Donald H. Lein, Hon K. Yuen, Ryan A. Harris, Stefanie Krick, Eric P. Plaisance, John D. Lowman. Survey Validation of Exercise and Body Composition Testing and Exercise Training Programs for People With Cystic Fibrosis: A Delphi Study opens a new website. 2025.

Michael Hankes

• Hankes MJ, Taylor TL, Zumbro EZ, Dodds F, Enogela EE, Tharpe MA, Sint Jago S, Goodin BR, Willig AL, Buford TW, Jones R.  Feasibility Of High-intensity Interval Training In Older Adults With HIV And Co-occurring Hypertension: 1916. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 57(10S):p 629, October 2025. | DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0001160216.50373.48 [Published Abstract]
• Jones R, Hankes MJ, Vickers JK, Kulik, GL, Jankowski CM, Oliveira V, Khuu V, Cook PF, Li P, Vance D E, Ivankova NV, Erlandson KM, Webel AR, Buford TW, Fazeli PL. (2025). Examining High-Intensity Exercise on Cognitive and Vascular Outcomes in Older Adults Living With HIV-A Research Protocol: Design and Rationale From Two Harmonized Clinical Studies in the Deep South. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC, 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000591. PMID: 41026763; PMCID: PMC12487839
• Jones, R., Hankes, M. J., Armstrong, N. D., Pettee Gabriel, K., Buford, T. W., & Dooley, E. E. (2025). Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in People Living with HIV opens a new website. Behavioral Medicine, 1–10.
• Klinedinst TC, Hollman N, Hankes MJ, Jones R. Linking social cohesion to biological markers of aging: Evidence from NHATS.J Appl Gerontol. In press
• Klinedinst TC, Hollman N, Hankes MJ, Jones R. Linking social cohesion to biological markers of aging: Evidence from NHATS.Presented at: Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting; 2025; Boston, MA. [Published Abstract]
• Dodds F, Hankes MJ, Tharpe ME, Sint-Jago S, Schneider S, Buford TW. Relationships of traumatic brain injury, autonomic dysfunction, and fall risk in older adults.Presented at: Neurotrauma Annual Meeting; 2025; Philadelphia, PA. [Published Abstract]

Mohammadsadegh Mojaradinloo

• Mojaradinloo, M., Zenoozi, S., & Morris, D. (2025). Outcome measures for evaluating perceived upper limb performance after stroke: a systematic review of measurement properties opens a new website. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1–26.

Alyson Moll

• Dopamine-mediated improvements of the step threshold task in Parkinson’s disease: validation against clinical measures of motor and cognitive function opens a new website in Frontiers Human Neuroscience.

Phuong Quach

• Feasibility and preliminary response of a novel training program on mobility parameters in adolescents with movement disorders opens a new website in Healthcare.

Michael Hankes

• Hankes MJ, Judd SE, Jones R. Bridging the rural-urban divide: A commentary on Rural-Urban Commuting Area codes opens a new website. J Rural Health. 2025;41:e12911.
• Jones, R., Hankes, M., Armstrong N., Gabriel, K., Buford, T., Dooley, E. (2024). "Abstract P215: Activity Behaviors and Cardiometabolic Health Outcomes in People Living With HIV." Circulation 149(Suppl_1): AP215-AP215.
• Jones, R., Taylor, T. L., Mankowski, R. T., Dodds, F., Hankes, M., Hobson, J., Lin, Y., Saffold, K., Sint Jago, S. C., Tharpe, M. A., Zumbro, E. L., Thalacker-Mercer, A., & Buford, T. W. (2024). Exercise training to preserve vitality capacity in ageing opens a new website. Experimental Physiology, 1–8.
• Buchanan TL, Dodds F, Tharpe M, Zumbro EL, Hankes MJ, Jones R, Rumble D, Antoine L, Allen-Watts K, Sims A, Goodin B, Sambuco N, Buford TW. “The Potential impact of exercise on affect and neuroinflammation in older adults with Fibromyalgia: A scoping review.” Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
• Jones R, Blair J, Causey-Pruitt ZL, Hankes MJ, Vance DE, Willig AL, Huck DM, Post WS, Masters MC, Palella FJ, Mimiaga MJ, Witt MD, Peven J, Haberlen S, Aziz M, Thorpe Jr RJ, Levitan EB, & Buford TW. Central Vascular Implication in Neurocognitive Functioning among Men Living with and without HIV. Poster Presentation. AHA EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions. New Orleans, LA. 2025.

Betsy Hopson

• Jiminez V, Hopson B, Caudill C, Arynchyna-Smith A, Rogers S, Rocque BG, Blount JP. The role of a dedicated transition process from pediatric to adult interdisciplinary care for persons with spina bifida. Neurosurg Focus. 2024 Aug 1;57(2):E8. doi: 10.3171/2024.5.FOCUS24260. PMID: 39088868.
• Bevans S, Swana HS, Pattisapu JV, Foy AB, Clarke MJ, Hopson BD, Harmon D, Blount JP. Editorial. Two novel models to optimize transitional care in spina bifida: the patient as provider and the congenital neurosurgeon in active collaboration. Neurosurg Focus. 2024 Aug 1;57(2):E2. doi: 10.3171/2024.6.FOCUS24387. PMID: 39088857.
• Maleknia PD, Hopson L, Blount JP, Rocque BG, Arynchyna-Smith A, Hopson BD. Transition mentorship for spina bifida patients with the JUMP program: a pilot study. Neurosurg Focus. 2024 Aug 1;57(2):E9. doi: 10.3171/2024.5.FOCUS24264. PMID: 39088852.
• Lozano-Ramirez JF, Castillo H, Locastro MM, Lai GY, Bradko V, Jarosz S, Whitehead WE, Hopson B, Castillo J. Health care transition models in spina bifida care: evidence-based lessons in support of neurosurgical practice. Neurosurg Focus. 2024 Aug 1;57(2):E7. doi: 10.3171/2024.5.FOCUS24253. PMID: 39088846.
• Stewart, A., Hale, A. T., Saccomano, B. W., Barkley, A. S., Hopson, B. D., Arynchyna-Smith, A., Johnston, J. M., Rocque, B. G., Blount, J. P., & Rozzelle, C. J. (2024). Neurosurgical Management of Myelomeningocele in Premature Infants: A Case Series opens a new website. Research square, rs.3.rs-4158288.
• Polfuss M, Smith K, Hopson B, Moosreiner A, Huang CC, Ravelli MN, Ding D, Huang Z, Rocque BG, White-Traut R, Van Speybroeck A, Sawin KJ. Body Composition and Energy Expenditure in Youth With Spina Bifida: Protocol for a Multisite, Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Jul 2;13:e52779. doi: 10.2196/52779. PMID: 38954458; PMCID: PMC11252625.
• Anderson, L., Hopson, B., Caudill, C., Rocque, B. G., Blount, J., Arynchyna-Smith, A., Thrower, J., Johnston, J., & Rozzelle, C. (2024). Evaluation of multidisciplinary high-risk pregnancy clinic for myelomeningocele opens a new website . Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 10.1007/s00381-024-06337-4. Advance online publication

McKenna Tharpe

• Jeong S, Linder BA, Barnett AM, Barnett AM, Tharpe MA, Hutchison ZJ, Culver MN, Sanchez SO, Nichols OI, Grosicki GJ, Bunsawat K, Nasci VL, Gohar EY, Fuller-Rowell TE, Robinson AT. (2024). Interplay of race and neighborhood deprivation on resting and ambulatory blood pressure in young adults opens a new website . Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Preprint available.
• Linder BA, Stute NL, Hutchison ZJ, Barnett AM, Tharpe MA, Kavazis AN, Kirkman DL, Gutierrez OM, Robinson AT. (2024). Acute high dose MitoQ does not increase urinary kidney injury markers in healthy adults opens a new website . Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 326(1):F135-F142.

Amal Alharbi

• The Effect of Lower Limb Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle Signaling for Glucose Utilization, Myofiber Distribution, and Metabolic Function after Spinal Cord Injury opens a new website

Alex Evancho

• Evancho A, Tyler WJ, McGregor K. A review of combined neuromodulation and physical therapy interventions for enhanced neurorehabilitation. Front Hum Neurosci. 2023 Jul 21;17:1151218. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1151218. PMID: 37545593; PMCID: PMC10400781

Tracy Fleming-Tracy

• Kim, Y., Mehta, T., Tracy, T., Young, H. J., Pekmezi, D. W., Rimmer, J. H., & Niranjan, S. J. (2023). A qualitative evaluation of a clinic versus home exercise rehabilitation program for adults with multiple sclerosis: The tele-exercise and multiple sclerosis (TEAMS) study opens a new website. Disability and health journal, 16(3), 101437.

Betsy Hopson

• Szymanski KM, Adams CM, Alkawaldeh MY, Austin PF, Bowman RM, Castillo H, Castillo J, Chu DI, Estrada CR, Fascelli M, Frimberger DC, Gargollo PC, Hamdan DG, Hecht SL, Hopson B, Husmann DA, Jacobs MA, MacNeily AE, McLeod DJ, Metcalfe PD, Meyer T, Misseri R, O'Neil J, Rensing AJ, Routh JC, Rove KO, Sawin KJ, Schlomer BJ, Shamblin I, Sherlock RL, Slobodov G, Stout J, Tanaka ST, Weiss DA, Wiener JS, Wood HM, Yerkes EB, Blount J. Causes of death among people with myelomeningocele: A multi-institutional 47-year retrospective study. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2023;16(4):605-619. doi: 10.3233/PRM-220086. PMID: 38073338.
• Dias MS, Wang M, Liang M, Rizk EB, Bowman R, Partington MD, Blount JP, Rocque BG, Hopson B, Lee A, Walker WO. First-time tethered cord release among adults with myelomeningocele: an analysis of people in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 Jun 16:1-7. doi: 10.3171/2023.5.SPINE2328. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37347622; PMCID: PMC10286836.
• Blount JP, Hopson BD, Johnston JM, Rocque BG, Rozzelle CJ, Oakes JW. What has changed in pediatric neurosurgical care in spina bifida? A 30-year UAB/Children's of Alabama observational overview. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Jul;39(7):1791-1804. doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-05938-9. Epub 2023 May 26. PMID: 37233768.
• Cohen MB, Hopson B, Swanson-Kimani E, Davis D, Rocque B. Improving bowel management in children with spina bifida. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 May 25. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003847. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37229746.

McKenna Tharpe

• Robinson AT, Linder BA, Barnett AM, Jeong S, Sanchez SO, Nichols OI, McIntosh MC, Hutchison ZJ, Tharpe MA, Watso JC, Gutierrez OM, Fuller-Rowell TE. (2023). Cross-sectional analysis of racial differences in hydration markers and neighborhood deprivation in young adults opens a new website. Am J Clin Nutr, 118(4):822-833.
• Tharpe MA, Linder BA, Babcock MC, Watso JC, Pollin KU, Hutchison ZJ, Barnett AM, Culver MN, Kavazis AN, Brian MS, Robinson AT. (2023). Adjusting for muscle strength and body size attenuates sex differences in the exercise pressor reflex in young adults. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 325(6):H1418-H1429.

Amal Alharbi

• Ketogenic regimens for acute neurotraumatic events opens a new website

Tracy Fleming-Tracy

• Tracy Flemming T, Young H-J, Lai B, Layton B, Stokes D, Fry M, Mehta T, Riser E, & Rimmer J. Supporting successful recruitment in a randomized control trial comparing clinic and home-based exercise among adults with multiple sclerosis. Research Involvement and Engagement, 8(1), 1–9, 2022.

Betsy Hopson

• Hopson B, Eckenrode M, Rocque BG, Blount J, Hooker E, Rediker V, Cao E, Tofil N, Lau Y, Somerville CS. "The development of a transition medical home utilizing the individualized transition plan (ITP) model for patients with complex diseases of childhood." Disabil Health J. 2023 Apr;16(2):101427. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101427. Epub 2022 Dec 13. PMID: 36621354.
• Shamblin IC, Corwin I, Blount JP, Hopson BD, Davis D, Swanson-Kimani E, Rocque BG. "Functional level of lesion scale: Validating fourteen years of research with the national spina bifida patient registry." J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2022;15(4):587-591. doi: 10.3233/PRM-220072. PMID: 36502350.
• Kuhn EN, Hopson B, Shamblin I, Maleknia PD, Rocque BG. "Telemedicine and Spina Bifida Transition: A Pilot Randomized Trial." World Neurosurg. 2022 Nov;167:e1455-e1460. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.09.076. Epub 2022 Sep 22. PMID: 36156308.
• Rocque BG, Hopson B, Shamblin I, Liu T, Ward E, Bowman R, Foy AB, Dias M, Heuer GG, Smith K, Blount JP. "Time to shunt failure in children with myelomeningocele: an analysis of the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry." J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Aug 19:1-6. doi: 10.3171/2022.7.PEDS22224. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35986725.

Madison Mintz

• Barfield, J.P., Williams, S., Currie M. R., Guo, X. (2022). "Evidence-Based Classification in Powerchair Football: Determining the Determinants opens a new website." Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 2, 2022, pp. 197-213.
• Mintz, M. R., Rimmer, J., Wilroy J., Young, H. J., Young, R., Sinha, T., et al (2022). Qualitative Evaluation of a Comprehensive Online Wellness Program among People with Spinal Cord Injury opens a new website. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 103, no. 12, 2022, pp. e139-e40.
• Rimmer, J. H., Wilroy, J., Young, H. J., Young, R., Sinha, T., Currie, M. R., et al (2022). Qualitative Evaluation of a Comprehensive Online Wellness Program (Mentor) among People with Spinal Cord Injury opens a new website. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, vol. 3, 2022.
• Wilroy, J., Kim, Y., Lai, B., Mehta, T., Thirumalai M., Mintz, M. R., et al (2022). Scale up Project Evaluating Responsiveness to Home Exercise and Lifestyle Tele-Health (Super-Health): Preliminary Findings opens a new website. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 103, no. 12, 2022, p. e121.
• Wilroy, J., Lai, B., Currie, M. R., Giannone, J. (2022). Feasibility of Teleassessments for Enrollment of Adults with Physical/Mobility Disability in a Home-Based Exercise Trial in Response to Covid-19 opens a new website. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 103, no. 3, 2022, p. e17.

Alyson Moll

• Kuhman D, Moll A, Reed W, Rosenblatt N, Visscher K, Walker H, and Hurt C (2022). "Effects ofsensory manipulatic on locomotor adaptation to split-belt treadmill walking in healthy younger and older adults." IBRO Neuroscience Reports. 12: 149-156

Tracy Fleming-Tracy

Lai B, Chiu C-Y, Pounds E, Tracy T, Mehta T, Young H-J, Riser E, Rimmer JH. A description of Covid-19 modifications to the TEAMS study protocol for remotely delivering teleassessment/teletraining of complementary alternative medicine among people with multiple sclerosis: protocol for a randomized controlled effectiveness trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2020.

Tracy Flemming T, Young H-J, Lai B, Layton B, Stokes D, Fry M, Mehta T, Riser E, & Rimmer J. Supporting successful recruitment in a randomized control trial comparing clinic and home-based exercise among adults with multiple sclerosis. Research Involvement and Engagement, 8(1), 1–9, 2022.

Kim, Y., Mehta, T., Tracy, T., Young, H. J., Pekmezi, D. W., Rimmer, J. H., & Niranjan, S. J. (2023). A qualitative evaluation of a clinic versus home exercise rehabilitation program for adults with multiple sclerosis: The tele-exercise and multiple sclerosis (TEAMS) study opens a new website. Disability and health journal, 16(3), 101437.

Madison Mintz (Graduated Fall 2024)

• Current Trends in Virtual Exercise Interventions Among People With Disabilities: A Scoping Review. opens a new website
  Mintz M, Rimmer J, Wilroy J, Oster R, Bray L, Lanzi R, Lai B.Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl. 2024 Sep 27;6(4):100373. doi: 10.1016/j.arrct.2024.100373. eCollection 2024 Dec.PMID: 39822202 Free PMC article. Review.
• Qualitative evaluation of factors influencing adherence to virtual exercise programs for people with physical disabilities. opens a new website
  Mintz M, Ferguson C, Dayton LAB, Wilroy J, Rimmer JH.Front Rehabil Sci. 2024 Oct 11;5:1470630. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2024.1470630. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39463854 Free PMC article.

Betsy Hopson (Graduated Fall 2024)

• The development of a transition medical home utilizing the individualized transition plan (ITP) model for patients with complex diseases of childhood. opens a new website
  Hopson B, Eckenrode M, Rocque BG, Blount J, Hooker E, Rediker V, Cao E, Tofil N, Lau Y, Somerville CS.Disabil Health J. 2023 Apr;16(2):101427. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101427. Epub 2022 Dec 13.PMID: 36621354
• Improving Bowel Management in Children With Spina Bifida. opens a new website
  Cohen MB, Hopson B, Swanson-Kimani E, Davis D, Rocque BG.J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Aug 1;77(2):198-202. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003847. Epub 2023 May 25.PMID: 37229746
• What has changed in pediatric neurosurgical care in spina bifida? A 30-year UAB/Children's of Alabama observational overview. opens a new website
  Blount JP, Hopson BD, Johnston JM, Rocque BG, Rozzelle CJ, Oakes JW.Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Jul;39(7):1791-1804. doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-05938-9. Epub 2023 May 26.PMID: 37233768
• Initial observations of medically complex young adults transitioning to adult care: Revealing data regarding mental health, nutrition, and transition preparedness. opens a new website
  Hooker E, Eckenrode M, Hopson B, Somerville CS.Health Care Transit. 2023 Jun 21;1:100005. doi: 10.1016/j.hctj.2023.100005. eCollection 2023.PMID: 39712994 
• First-time tethered cord release among adults with myelomeningocele: an analysis of people in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry. opens a new website
  Dias MS, Wang M, Liang M, Rizk EB, Bowman R, Partington MD, Blount JP, Rocque BG, Hopson B, Lee A, Walker WO.J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 Jun 16;39(4):527-533. doi: 10.3171/2023.5.SPINE2328. Print 2023 Oct 1.PMID: 37347622 

Amal Alharbi (Graduated Summer 2024)

• Impact of Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (Comb-NMES) on Glucose Signaling and Muscle Myofiber Distribution in a Patient with Acute Spinal Cord Injury and Lower Motor Neuron Lesion. opens a new website
  Alharbi A, Womack E, Yarar-Fisher C.J Clin Med. 2025 Jan 28;14(3):876. doi: 10.3390/jcm14030876.PMID: 39941546 Free PMC article.
• The Effect of Lower Limb Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle Cross-Sectional Area and Inflammatory Signaling. opens a new website
  Alharbi A, Li J, Womack E, Farrow M, Yarar-Fisher C.Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Oct 16;25(20):11095. doi: 10.3390/ijms252011095.PMID: 39456876 Free PMC article. 
• The Effect of Lower Limb Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle Signaling for Glucose Utilization, Myofiber Distribution, and Metabolic Function after Spinal Cord Injury. opens a new website
  Alharbi A, Li J, Womack E, Farrow M, Yarar-Fisher C.Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Oct 21;20(20):6958. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20206958.PMID: 37887696 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
• Ketogenic regimens for acute neurotraumatic events. opens a new website
  Yarar-Fisher C, Li J, Womack ED, Alharbi A, Seira O, Kolehmainen KL, Plunet WT, Alaeiilkhchi N, Tetzlaff W.Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2021 Aug;70:68-74. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2020.12.009. Epub 2021 Jan 11.PMID: 33445134 Free PMC article. Review.

Kyle Southall (Graduated Summer 2024)

• Clinicians’ Attitudes, Perspectives, and Clinical Practices on Gait Retraining After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction opens a new website
  Southall K, Vogtle L, Singh H, Ithurburn MP, Bickel CS, Hurt CP. Intl. J Athletic Ther Training.  DOI: 
• Kinematic responses to the application on a posteriorly directed horizontal force in healthy, young adutls opens a new website.
  Southall K, Ithurburn MP, Vogtle L, Singh H, Fowler S, Kunkel C, Hurt CP, Bickel CS.

Trinh Huynh (Graduated Summer 2023)

• Preferred Behavior Change Techniques for Physical Activity Interventions among Persons Newly Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Study. opens a new website
  Huynh TLT, Neal WN, Barstow EA, Motl RW.Behav Med. 2024 Jun 7:1-11. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2024.2355131. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38848105 
• Physical Activity in Individuals Newly Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis Through the Lens of the COM-B Model. opens a new website
  Huynh TLT, Neal WN, Barstow EA, Motl RW.Int J MS Care. 2024 Mar-Apr;26(2):49-56. doi: 10.7224/1537-2073.2022-095. Epub 2024 Mar 11.PMID: 38482516 Free PMC article.
•  Cross-sectional, comparative study of health-related quality of life across the adult lifespan in multiple sclerosis. opens a new website
  Huynh TLT, Feasel CD, Jeng B, Motl RW.Int J Neurosci. 2024 Mar 13:1-8. doi: 10.1080/00207454.2024.2327404. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38441501
•  Feasibility of a theory-based physical activity intervention for persons newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. opens a new website
  Huynh TLT, Barstow EA, Motl RW.Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2024 Mar;83:105446. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2024.105446. Epub 2024 Jan 14.PMID: 38262331
• Walking and physical performance in black and white adults with multiple sclerosis controlling for social determinants of health. opens a new website
  Huynh TLT, Williams MJ, Motl RW.Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2024 Mar;83:105439. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2024.105439. Epub 2024 Jan 9.PMID: 38219300
• Free-Living Peak Cadence in Multiple Sclerosis: A New Measure of Real-World Walking? opens a new website
  Zheng P, Jeng B, Huynh TLT, Aguiar EJ, Motl RW.Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2023 Oct;37(10):716-726. doi: 10.1177/15459683231206741. Epub 2023 Oct 21.PMID: 37864454
• Comorbid Conditions and Physical Function in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis. opens a new website
  Jeng B, Huynh TLT, Motl RW.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Feb;105(2):251-257. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.06.019. Epub 2023 Jul 11.PMID: 37442217 
• Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Persons Newly Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-sectional Study. opens a new website
  Huynh TLT, Silveira SL, Motl RW.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 Nov;104(11):1820-1826. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.04.004. Epub 2023 Apr 28.PMID: 37119953
• Validity of the 30-Second Sit-to-Stand test as a measure of lower extremity function in persons with multiple sclerosis: Preliminary evidence. opens a new website
  Zheng P, Huynh TLT, Jones CD, Feasel CD, Jeng B, Motl RW.Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 Mar;71:104552. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2023.104552. Epub 2023 Feb 5.PMID: 36774829

Catherine Jones (Graduated Summer 2023)

• Do device-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior differ by depression symptom status in persons with multiple sclerosis? opens a new website
  Jones CD, Jeng B, Silic P, Motl RW.Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2022 Jul;63:103889. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103889. Epub 2022 May 14.PMID: 35636270
• Do fatigue and depression have a bivariate association with device-measured physical activity behavior in persons with multiple sclerosis? opens a new website
  Jones CD, Kidwell-Chandler A, Cederberg KL, Sikes EM, Motl RW.Disabil Rehabil. 2024 Jun;46(12):2522-2527. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2225876. Epub 2023 Jun 22.PMID: 37350026
• Depression in multiple sclerosis: Is one approach for its management enough? opens a new website
  Jones CD, Motl R, Sandroff BM.Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021 Jun;51:102904. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.102904. Epub 2021 Mar 18.PMID: 33780807 Review.
• Walking and cognitive performance in adults with multiple sclerosis: Do age and fatigability matter? opens a new website
  Jones CD, Cederberg KL, Sikes EM, Wylie GR, Motl RW, Sandroff BM.Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2020 Jul;42:102136. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102136. Epub 2020 Apr 28.PMID: 32387975
• Do depressive and anxiety symptoms influence the construct validity of Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 scores? opens a new website
  Šilić P, Jones CD, Jeng B, Motl RW.Rehabil Psychol. 2024 May;69(2):129-134. doi: 10.1037/rep0000534. Epub 2024 Jan 1.PMID: 38166293
• Physical Activity in Adults With Crohn's Disease: A Scoping Review. opens a new website
  Neal WN, Jones CD, Pekmezi D, Motl RW.Crohns Colitis 360. 2022 Jun 16;4(2):otac022. doi: 10.1093/crocol/otac022. eCollection 2022 Apr.PMID: 36777047 

Kathleen Weden (Graduate Summer 2023)

• A Scoping Review of Intervention for Pediatric Cerebral Visual Impairment: Calling All Pediatric Occupational Therapists. opens a new website
  Weden K, DeCarlo DK, Barstow E.Occup Ther Health Care. 2023;37(3):326-356. doi: 10.1080/07380577.2023.2172761. Epub 2023 May 4.PMID: 37139689 
• Spatial Neglect is Not a Visual Field Defect: A Guide for Clinicians. opens a new website
  Hreha K, Singsomphone L, Kaldenberg J, Fielder JP, Watters K, Weden K, Rizzo JR, Roberts P, Wertheimer J, Chen P.Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Mar;105(3):621-626. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.04.031. Epub 2023 Aug 8.PMID: 37552146 
• A Model for Vision Rehabilitation and the Role of the Physiatrist on the Interdisciplinary Team. opens a new website
  Hreha K, Weden K, Perea J, Roberts P, Rizzo JR.Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Jun 1;100(6):e80-e81. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001544.PMID: 32701638 

Carla Rigo Lima (Graduated Spring 2023)

• Influence of Intervertebral Fixation and Segmental Thrust Level on Immediate Post-Spinal Manipulation Trunk Muscle Spindle Response in an Animal Model. opens a new website
  Lima CR, Martins DF, Avatapally S, Cho M, Li P, Reed WR.Brain Sci. 2021 Jul 31;11(8):1022. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11081022.PMID: 34439641 
• Physiological Responses Induced by Manual Therapy in Animal Models: A Scoping Review. opens a new website
  Lima CR, Martins DF, Reed WR.Front Neurosci. 2020 May 8;14:430. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00430. eCollection 2020.PMID: 32457570 
• The Neurophysiological Impact of Experimentally-Induced Pain on Direct Muscle Spindle Afferent Response: A Scoping Review. opens a new website
  Lima CR, Sahu PK, Martins DF, Reed WR.Front Cell Neurosci. 2021 Feb 19;15:649529. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2021.649529. eCollection 2021.PMID: 33679333 
• Effects of Thrust Magnitude and Duration on Immediate Postspinal Manipulation Trunk Muscle Spindle Responses. opens a new website
  Lima CR, Sozio RS, Law AC, Nelson AJ, Singh H, Hurt CP, Li P, Reed WR.J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2021 Jun;44(5):363-371. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2021.03.004. Epub 2021 Jun 5.PMID: 34103172 
• Measurement of Force and Intramuscular Pressure Changes Related to Thrust Spinal Manipulation in an In Vivo Animal Model. opens a new website
  Reed WR, Lima CR, Liebschner MAK, Hurt CP, Li P, Gudavalli MR.Biology (Basel). 2022 Dec 30;12(1):62. doi: 10.3390/biology12010062.PMID: 36671758 
• In vivo measurement of intradiscal pressure changes related to thrust and non-thrust spinal manipulation in an animal model: a pilot study. opens a new website
  Reed WR, Liebschner MAK, Lima CR, Singh H, Hurt CP, Martins DF, Cox JM, Gudavalli MR.Chiropr Man Therap. 2022 Sep 6;30(1):36. doi: 10.1186/s12998-022-00445-1.PMID: 36068588 
• Spinal Mobilization Prevents NGF-Induced Trunk Mechanical Hyperalgesia and Attenuates Expression of CGRP. opens a new website
  Reed WR, Little JW, Lima CR, Sorge RE, Yarar-Fisher C, Eraslan M, Hurt CP, Ness TJ, Gu JG, Martins DF, Li P.Front Neurosci. 2020 Apr 30;14:385. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00385. eCollection 2020.PMID: 32425750