
July 2020
The lab just published a paper on the performance of the Jebsen Hand Function Test in standing in OTJR. This paper included several previous MBNL lab members including DPT student Ashley Saba, PhD students Jessica Baird and Melissa Kolar, and research assistant Michael O'Donnell. This was a great collaboration among lab members and with our colleague Sydney Schaefer at Arizona State University.
The lab just published a paper on the performance of the Jebsen Hand Function Test in standing in OTJR. This paper included several previous MBNL lab members including DPT student Ashley Saba, PhD students Jessica Baird and Melissa Kolar, and research assistant Michael O'Donnell. This was a great collaboration among lab members and with our colleague Sydney Schaefer at Arizona State University.
January 2020
MBNL PhD student Ali Lewis successfully defended her dissertation proposal. Congrats Ali!
MBNL PhD student Ali Lewis successfully defended her dissertation proposal. Congrats Ali!

October 2019
Stop by and support the DPT rowing event on the USC campus. Students, faculty, alumni and friends of the program will be spreading the work about physical therapy and raising funds for PAALS, a non-for-profit charitable organization committed to enriching and empowering children and adults with physical disabilities and social needs by training service animals and providing animal assisted educational and recreational activities.
Stop by and support the DPT rowing event on the USC campus. Students, faculty, alumni and friends of the program will be spreading the work about physical therapy and raising funds for PAALS, a non-for-profit charitable organization committed to enriching and empowering children and adults with physical disabilities and social needs by training service animals and providing animal assisted educational and recreational activities.
July 2019
Congratulations to PhD student Ali Lewis on successfully passing her Comp Exam!
Congratulations to PhD student Ali Lewis on successfully passing her Comp Exam!
March 2019
The MBNL gave a talk at the annual SCPATA meeting entitled "Challenge and Progression during Task-Oriented Arm Training after Stroke: Guiding Principles and Practice Applications". The team prepared hard and did a great job. A huge congrats to Kaci Handlery, Allison Lewis, and Olivia Lockhart! |
March 2019
We enjoyed having Jennapher Lingo Vangilder visit the MBNL from the Motor Rehabilitation & Learning Lab at Arizona State University. She gained some experience in the analysis of diffusion weighted images and we learned a lot about the superior longitudinal fasciculus.
We enjoyed having Jennapher Lingo Vangilder visit the MBNL from the Motor Rehabilitation & Learning Lab at Arizona State University. She gained some experience in the analysis of diffusion weighted images and we learned a lot about the superior longitudinal fasciculus.
March 2019
Makenzie Meyers successfully defended her Honor's Thesis titled "Test-Retest Reliability of a Measure of Corticospinal Tract Integrity after Stroke". Congrats Makenzie!
Makenzie Meyers successfully defended her Honor's Thesis titled "Test-Retest Reliability of a Measure of Corticospinal Tract Integrity after Stroke". Congrats Makenzie!

January 2019
Ali Lewis, PhD student, presented a poster titled 'Reliability and minimal detectable change of fractional anisotropy of the corticospinal tract in chronic stroke' at the Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA. She was awarded 'Best Poster Award-Basic or Applied Research' by the Stroke Special Interest Group of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy. Congrats Ali!
Ali Lewis, PhD student, presented a poster titled 'Reliability and minimal detectable change of fractional anisotropy of the corticospinal tract in chronic stroke' at the Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA. She was awarded 'Best Poster Award-Basic or Applied Research' by the Stroke Special Interest Group of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy. Congrats Ali!
September 2018
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March 2018
Melissa Kolar successfully defended her dissertation titled "Enhancing dancing: Examining the potency of a combined action observation and brain stimulation intervention". Congrats to Dr. Kolar!
Melissa Kolar successfully defended her dissertation titled "Enhancing dancing: Examining the potency of a combined action observation and brain stimulation intervention". Congrats to Dr. Kolar!
March 2018
Elizabeth Rizor successfully defended her Honor's Thesis titled "Functional Neural Correlates of Hand Motor Function Differ Based on Level of Motor Severity in Individuals Post-Stroke". Congrats Elizabeth!
Elizabeth Rizor successfully defended her Honor's Thesis titled "Functional Neural Correlates of Hand Motor Function Differ Based on Level of Motor Severity in Individuals Post-Stroke". Congrats Elizabeth!
November 2017
The MBNL was well represented at the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) and American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) meetings in Washington DC. Posters were presented by two graduate students – Jessica Baird and Elizabeth Regan – and two undergraduate students – Elizabeth Rizor and Austin Hetherington. Great job by all! |