Dallas PhD Candidates

Azpeitia, Elizabeth

Chair: Martin Rosario, PT, PhD
Collaborators: Mark Weber, PhD and Elaine Jackson, PhD

Education: DPT from Texas Woman's University Dallas; Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology from the University of North Texas
Residence: Dallas, Texas

Bertram, Jessica

Chair: Hui-Ting Goh, PhD
Collaborator: TBD

Study: Physical Activity during the Breast Cancer Continuum of Care: Validation of a Measurement Tool and Identifying Barriers to Participation

Education: Doctor of Physical Therapy, Marymount University, Arlington, VA; Masters of Physical Therapy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; Bachelor of Health Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

Residence: Grapevine, Texas

Brown, Amber

Chair: Alyssa LaForme Fiss, PT, PhD

Education: Women's Health Residency, Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation and Texas Woman's University; Doctorate in Physical Therapy, Tennessee State University; Bachelor of Arts in Social Science Special Major, Washington University in St. Louis
Residence: Little Elm, Texas

Brown, Heather

Chair: Jodi Thomas, PhD
Collaborators: Ann Medley, PhD; Alyssa Fiss, PhD

Study: Utility of the Head Control Scale in Children with Torticollis
Education: Doctor of Physical Therapy, Texas Woman's University; Bachelors of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin
Residence: Fort Worth, Texas

Lunasin, Ray

Chair: Dr. Sharon Wang-Price, PhD

Study: The Effect of Dry Needling on Sleep Disturbance in Individuals with Musculoskeletal Pain and Sleep Dysfunction.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, Rutgers University; Doctor of Physical Therapy, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Residence: Rochester, Minnesota

Miller, Kenneth

Chair: Mark Thompson, PhD

Study: Exploring internal and external factors that may influence moral injury and burnout in physical therapists
Education: Doctor of Physical Therapy, Bay Shore, NY; Masters of Art in Physical Therapy, Touro College, Dix Hills, NY Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, Touro College, Dix Hills, NY
Residence: Summerville, South Carolina

Turner, Matthew

Chair: Sharon Wang-Price, PhD

Study: The Reliability and Validity of an Objective Assessment for Plank Performance in Active Individuals With and Without Low Back Pain
Education: Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Kansas State University; Doctor of Physical Therapy, Creighton University
Residence: Dallas, Texas

Ward, Rick

Chair: Dr. Mary Thompson, PhD
Collaborators: Elaine Jackson, PhD, Kelli Brizzolara, PhD

Study: Functional Predictors of Frailty and Kidney Disease Burden in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease Receiving Dialysis
Education: M.S. (Physical Therapy), Texas Woman's University, Dallas, TX; B.S. (Physics), University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Residence: Roanoke, Texas 

Wise, Elisabeth

Chair: Elaine Trudelle-Jackson, PhD

Title of dissertation: TBD
Education: Bachelors of Science in Engineering (Bioengineering), Rice University; Doctor of Physical Therapy, Texas Woman’s University
Residence: Santa Fe, New Mexico