Sixteenth Sage Graduate School Research Symposium

The Recovery of Running Ability in an Adolescent male Post Traumatic Brain Injury

William Frear & Kristin Seaburg
Research Advisor: Dr. Gabriele Moriello

Effects of Gait Training With a Body Weight Support Device and Treadmill in Patients with Impaired Ambulatory Ability from a Traumatic Brain Injury - BROUGHTON

Melissa D'Addario, Robert Lemyre, Tylene Lizardi & Barbara Scheidel
Research Advisor: Dr. Gabriele Moriello

The Use of a Lighted Tilted Frame to Assist in Midline Orientation for Subjects Who Had a Stroke

Krystal Flatebo & Jessica Knapp
Research Advisor: Dr. Laura Gras

The Effectiveness of the Snapdome Weight Bearing Indicator for Partial Weight Bearing Gait - BROUGHTON

Katie Peletz, Ashely Lipes, Laura Downey, Kyle Dugan
Research Advisor: Dr. Esther Haskvitz

The Effect of Equitest Posture Training on Household Ambulation Skills for a 16 Year-Old Female with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy - BROUGHTON

Fallon Haldane, Linda Miller & Katharine Tracy
Research Advisor: Dr. Marjane Selleck

Physical Therapist Management of a Patient with Low Back Pain Using an Active Therapeutic Movement (ATM)2 Device: A Case Report.

Joyce E. Bettinger, tDPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Julia Chevan & Dr. Esther M. Haskvitz Persistent Vastus Medialis Weakness after Lateral Patella Dislocation in a Patient with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Audrey Calvino, tDPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Schultze & Dr. Esther M. Haskvitz The Physical Therapists Role in Returning to Work an Injured Worker with Failed Lumbar Surgery: A Case Report

Thomas M. Cooney, tDPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Kathy Swanick & Dr. Esther M. Haskvitz
Implementation of a Safe Resident Handling Policy and Training Program for Direct Care Providers in a Residential Setting for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Alicia Fuss, tDPT
Research Advisor: Professor Gail Stern A Comparison of Two Methods of Cervical Traction for Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy: A Single Subject Design

Alex Gomez, tDPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Christin Ernst & Dr. Esther M. Haskvitz Physical Therapist Management of a Male Adolescent Following a Partial Patellectomy

Brooke Morgan, tDPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Kathy Swanick Use of a Tubular Orthosis for Torticollis (TOT) Collar and Kinesiotaping for an Infant with Congenital Muscular Torticollis

Melissa Roller, tDPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Ellen Goodwin Physical Therapist Management of Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Case Report


Linda VanAlstyne, tDPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Kendra Harrington & Dr. Esther M. Haskvitz The Effectiveness of Cervical and Balance Interventions for a Patient with Parkinsons Disease


Thomas B. Berkery, DPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Laura Z. Gras The Use of the Advanced Continuing Education Institute Protocol in Treating an Individual with a Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

William Milhizer, DPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Laura Z. GrasPhysical Therapy Management of an Ankle Sprain for an Irish Step Dancer: A Case Report

Monica Schmidt, DPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Laura Z. Gras The Investigation of Muscle Energy Techniques for the Treatment of Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis

Elizabeth Roberts, DPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Laura Z. Gras The Use of the McKenzie Protocol Followed by Strain-Counterstrain Techniques in the Treatment of Nonspecific Thoracic Pain: A Case Report

Kathleen McManus, DPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Laura Z. Gras Treatment of a Patient after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in an Acute Care Setting

Kezia Wilson, DPT
Research Advisor: Dr. James Brennan The Effects of the Canalith Repositioning Maneuver on a 67 Year Old Male with Tinnitus following a Motor Vehicle Accident

Samantha Turgeon, DPT
Research Advisor: Dr. James Brennan Effects of McConnell Taping Technique for Patients with Achilles Tendonitis: A Case Report

Marisa Bendetti, DPT (right)
Research Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Swanick The Use of Physical Therapy Interventions for the Treatment of Lower Extremity Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Abby Woodward, DPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Laura Z. Gras Spanish in the Health Care Professions a Two-Year Review of Current Literature, Educational Resources, Institutional Course Development and Services to the Local and State-Wide Communities

Kristin Seaburg, DPT
Research Advisor: Dr. Nicolas Hernandez Spanish in the Health Care Professions a Two-Year Review of Current Literature, Educational Resources, Institutional Course Development and Services to the Local and State-Wide Communities

Broughton Fellows

Established in 1982 by the late William Broughton in honor of his parents, Henry and Jane Tinkham Broughton, the Broughton Graduate Fellowship in Creative Applied Science is given each year to recognize and support students who demonstrate particular excellence. Broughton Fellows present the results of their research at the annual Sage Graduate School Symposium.