All Division of Physical Therapy faculty dedicate time to scholarship activity. Below is a list of current research studies.
For more information, contact the principal investigator(s); contact information for PT faculty members is listed on this webpage.
Division of Physical Therapy research projects
- A comparison of motor and cognitive performance in a driving simulator among young adults following mTBI — Chao Shi, Vipul Lugade and Stanley Hunter (UHS)
- Characterization of reactive balance responses in older adults — Woei-Nan Bair
- Clinical practice guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — Matthew Bowman
- Development of quadruped robots for people with visual impairment: navigation, interaction, and collaborative decision-making — Shiqi Zhang and Vipul Lugade
- Dietary and lifestyle factors and resilience: The role of psychological flexibility as a mediator — Jason Cherry and Lina Begdache
- Effect of exercise on nutrition in adults with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review — Matthew Bowman
- Effects of Rock Steady Boxing delivered through telerehabilitation on the motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease — Gurpreet Singh, Nannette Cowen and Lindsay Perez (Wellness360 Clinic)
- Effects of virtual reality-based gaming on gait, balance, and dual-task performance in individuals with Parkinson's Disease — Gurpreet Singh
- Factors influencing intention to leave among early intervention physical therapists — Anne Schneider and Jason Cherry
- Home-based evaluation of balance and exercise in older adults — Vipul Lugade, Sue O’Brien and Patima Silsupadol
- Longitudinal evaluation of high impact sports players: effect of high impact sports on brain imaging and balance, oculomotor, driving, and cognitive performance versus non-high impact sports — Stanley Hunter (UHS), Max Kammerman (UHS), Vipul Lugade, Chao Shi, Michael Dulas and Thomas Komor
- Longitudinal fall risk evaluation of community-dwelling older adults — Vipul Lugade, Sue O’Brien, Patima Silsupadol, Kristen Mooney, Gauri MacDonald, Yvonne Johnston and the Broome County Office for Aging
- Muscle performance and motor unit activation characteristics in older adults — Woei-Nan Bair
- Prevalence and predictors of burnout in physical therapists before and after COVID-19 — Gurpreet Singh, Jason Cherry, Thomas Komor and Michael Buck
- STOPFalls: Advancing health equity for older adults in underserved rural communities — Vipul Lugade, Sue O’Brien, Patima Silsupadol, Yvonne Johnston, Gregory Hallenbeck, Alessandro Segalini, the Broome County Office for Aging and UHS
- The effect of a short Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) intervention on stress during an evacuation drill in nursing students — Rosemary Collier and Jason Cherry
- The relationship between acute stress and psychological flexibility during nursing simulation — Jason Cherry, Rosemary Collier, Thomas Komor and Lori Marie Sprague
- The role of work demands, resources, and burnout on intention to leave among early intervention providers — Anne Schneider and Jason Cherry
- Validation of the psychological safety in high fidelity simulation among American Doctor of Physical Therapy students —Jason Cherry, Denise Romano, Thomas Komor, Matthew Bowman and Rosemary Collier
