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Amal Alharbi

Start term: Fall 2019
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2024
Dissertation Title: The Effect of Lower Limb Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on the Muscle and Metabolic Health After Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Kyle Southall

Start term: Fall 2017
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2024
Dissertation Title: Clinical Practice and Perspectives on Addressing Biomechanical Maladaptations After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and a Potential Novel Solution

C. Danielle Jones

Start term: Fall 2018
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2023
Dissertation title: Physical Activity and Related Social Cognitive Theory Constructs by Major Depression Status in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
Position after graduation: UAB Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences

Trinh Lexi Huynh

Start term: Fall 2019
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2023
Dissertation title: Physical Activity Promotion in Persons Newly Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
Position after graduation: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois Chicago

Kathleen Weden

Start term: Fall 2018
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2023
Dissertation title: Assessing Visual Function in Young and Medically Complex Children with Cerebral Visual Impairment

Carla Rigo Lima

Start term: Fall 2018
Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2023
Dissertation title: Mechanisms of Simulated-Spinal Manipulative Therapy in Animal Models of Low Back Pain

Naif Alrashdi

Start term: Fall 2018
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2022
Dissertation title: Changes in Pain Intensity and Physical Activity Levels in Individuals with Acetabular Dysplasia Undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, Majmaah University, Saudia Arabia

Mohammed Alqahtani

Start term: Fall 2017
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2022
Dissertation title: Behavioral, Environmental, Social, Psychosocial, and Physiological Factors that Impact the Relationship between Chronic Lung Disease Status and Susceptibility to Electronic Cigarette Use or Actual Electronic Cigarette Use

Mansour Alotaibi

Start term: Fall 2018
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2022
Dissertation title: Factors Influencing Balance and Muscle Tone in Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at Northern Border University in Saudi Arabia

Brenda Jeng

Start term: Fall 2017
Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2022
Dissertation title: Oxygen Cost of Walking and Its Correlates in Multiple Sclerosis
Position after graduation:Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois Chicago

Saleh Alhirsan

Start term: Fall 2018
Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2022
Dissertation title: Effects of Different Types of Augmented Feedback on Spatiotemporal Gait Performance and Intrinsic Motivation With Individuals Post Stroke

Marzouq Almutairi

Start term: Fall 2017
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2021
Dissertation title: Joint specificity of stretch-shortening cycle potentiation
Position after graduation: Assistant professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

Albatool Alnojeidi

Start term: Fall 2017
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2021
Dissertation title: Pain-Related Injustice Appraisal Among Arab Americans with Chronic Low Back Pain
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Alimam Mohammed ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

Yumi Kim

Start term: Fall 2016
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2021
Dissertation title: Identifying factors to inform the development of adaptive interventions for increasing physical activity among people with multiple sclerosis
Position after graduation: UAB Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Hassan AbuNurah

Start term: Fall 2016
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2021
Dissertation title: The Assessment of Neuro-Mechanics of Inspiratory Muscles During Mechanical Ventilation

Daniel Kuhman

Start term: Fall 2017
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2021
Dissertation title: Gait Adaptability with Healthy Aging and Parkinson’s Disease

Graham Cochrane

Start term: Fall 2017
Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2021
Dissertation title: Central Vestibular Integration in Concussion and Multiple Sclerosis

Jutaluk Kongsuk

Start term: Fall 2016
Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2021
Dissertation title: Actual and Perceived Balance Abilities While Performing Tasks That Challenge Balance in Older Adults and Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Thailand,
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Curriculum Quality Assurance, Faculty, Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Thailand

Abdullah Alanazi

Start term: Fall 2016
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2020
Dissertation title: The Relationship Between Asthma and Electronic Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: Mediation and Moderation Approaches

Katie Cederberg

Start term: Fall 2016
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2020
Dissertation title: Restless legs syndrome and multiple sclerosis: The possible role of physical activity for managing symptoms
Position after graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

Rebecca Hennessy

Start term: Fall 2016
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2020
Dissertation title: Mechanisms of Virtual Reality to Improve Walking And Reaching Behavior In Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain

Morghen Sikes

Start term: Fall 2016
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2019
Dissertation title: Physical Activity Promotion Among Adolescents with Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis

Avantika Naidu

Start term: Fall 2014
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2019

Wendy Wen

Start term: Fall 2015
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2019

Sarah dos Anjos

Start term: Fall 2015
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2018
Dissertation title: Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy to Improve Gait and Mobility of People with Chronic Stroke: a Mixed-Methods Study
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Sarah Graham

Start term: Fall 2013
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2018
Dissertation title: Interactions between posture and locomotion in nonimpaired and poststroke walking

Anwar B. Almutairi

Start term: Fall 2015
Graduation Term/Year: Spring 2018
Dissertation title: Vestibular and Oculomotor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Department, Faculty, Allied Health, Kuwait University

Kelley Hammond

Start term: Fall 2013
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2017
Dissertation title: Type I Myofiber Grouping: Myofiber Phenotype and Implications for Muscle Performance in Older Adults and Parkinson Disease
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Exercise Science and Pre-Health Professions, Creighton University

Kathryn Henley

Start term: Fall 2013
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2017
Dissertation title: Behavioral Markers of Pain in Animal Models of Spinal Cord Injury
Position after graduation: Medical Writer and Consultant, Whitsell Innovations, Inc.

Jamie M. Holloway

Start term: Fall 2014
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2017
Dissertation title: Motor abilities and social participation in young children with autism spectrum disorder
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of South Florida

Byron Lai

Start term: Fall 2014
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2017
Dissertation title: Teleexercise for Increasing Physical Activity in People with Neurologic Disabilities
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UAB Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Deanna D. Rumble

Start term: Fall 2012
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2017
Dissertation title: Relationship between walking speed and kinematic trajectory complexity in people with poststroke hemiparesis
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Central Arkansas

Sarah E. Blaylock

Start term: Fall 2013
Graduation Term/Year: Summer 2017
Dissertation title: Increasing the Accessibility of a Falls Prevention Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Low Vision
Position after graduation: Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Jacksonville University

Susan Silverman-Wilbanks

Start term: Fall 2011
Graduation Term/Year: Fall 2014