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Faculty
Sandra L. Kaplan‚ PT ‚ PhD
 Dr.
Kaplan received a BS degree in Physical Therapy from the University
of Connecticut in 1978‚ an MS in Allied Health from Ohio State
University in 1984‚ and her PhD in Pathokinesiology from New
York University in 1991. She is Assistant Director and Associate
Professor in the Program in Physical Therapy‚ and Co–director
of the Newark Project. She previously held academic appointments
at West Virginia University and Long Island University‚ and
was listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers in 2000.
Dr. Kaplan’s academic and research interests are in pediatric
rehabilitation‚ neuroscience‚ motor control and clinical
outcome measures. Dr. Kaplan has lectured frequently on the development
of clinical outcome measures‚ has served as a research consultant
to the Department of Rehabilitation at University Hospital‚
and is in the process of writing a book‚ "Outcome Measures
in Physical Therapy Practice"‚ at the request of F.A.
Davis publishers. She has served on the national task force to develop
outcome measure recommendations for the APTA Guide to Physical Therapist
Practice. She has been an abstract reviewer for the APTA Scientific
Meeting‚ participated on the Neurology Section task force on
Integrating Theory into Practice‚ and was co–editor of
the Oct. 2000 Neurology Report journal for a special edition on
Quality of Life. Dr. Kaplan serves as an educational consultant
for the APTA Section on Education‚ and as an on–site evaluator
for the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
(CAPTE).
Dr. Kaplan teaches part of the Clinical Integration series‚
Scientific Inquiry IV: Outcomes Measurement and Neuromotor Processes:
Brain and Behavior.
Representative Publications
Kaplan‚ SL (2000). Case Report: Use of a Quality of Life Measure
with a Young Woman at Three to Five Years Post Pontine Hemorrhage.
Neurology Report 24(4): in press.
Kaplan SL. (1995) Comparison of cycling patterns in children with
and without cerebral palsy. Developmental medicine and child neurology.
37‚ pp. 620–630.
Kaplan‚ S.L. Patterns of stationary cycling in healthy and
spastic children. Physical Therapy‚ 1992 (abstract)
Allen‚ A.‚ & Kaplan‚ S.L. Comparison of the
scapulo–humeral rhythm in adolescent competitive swimmers and
average adolescents. Physical Therapy‚ 1992 (abstract)
Kaplan‚ S.L. Patterns of stationary cycling in healthy and
spastic children. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology‚1991
(abstract)
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