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Domains of Faculty Research
Newark Campus
Education
Educational research includes evaluation of standardized patients (Dr. Paparella), computer based clinical reasoning software (Professor Huhn and Dr. Deutsch), instruction to enhance ethical decision making (Dr. Kirsch); and evaluation of the perceived benefit of a clinical instructor training program (Dr.Fay).
Practice
Practice research includes investigating the processes and products of outcome measurement in physical therapy service delivery (Dr.Kaplan) screening for depression (Dr.Fay), and barriers to use of evidence in physical therapist practice (Dr.Mairella).
Musculoskeletal
Musculoskeletal research on the etiology and efficacy of the physical therapy management of patients with shoulder, spine and orofacial pain (Dr. Edmonds) and demographics of TMJ patients (Dr.Fay).
Physiology
Physiology research focuses on the outcomes of exercise by individuals undergoing chemotherapy (Dr. Gladson and Dr. Myslinski), those participating in a wellness program
(Dr. Myslinski) and the effect of mind-body therapies on markers of stress & relaxation, quality of life and patient satisfaction (Professor Anderson). 
Plasticity, Motor Control & Learning
Research on plasticity, motor control and learning and how principles of neuroscience can be translated to rehabilitation of patients with neurological disease is an area of study for many of the faculty; using brain imaging technology, such as fmri and TMS, to understand the neural underpinnings of perception and action in health and disease (Dr.Tunik); virtual reality and gaming technology for rehabilitation of upper extremity use (Dr.Merians) and balance and mobility (Dr.Deutsch) of individuals with neurologic conditions; kinetic and kinematic analyses of sit-stand and sit-walk behaviors in pediatric populations (Professor Guarrera-Bowlby) and the use of imagery to improve walking for people post-stroke
(Dr. Deutsch) . This area of research includes development and testing of novel technologies for rehabilitation (Dr.Deutsch and Dr.Merians).
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