Research Projects & Grants

For Profit Organization

• Metabolic cost of walking with passive vs. powered prosthetic knees among persons with limb loss, Role: Statistician, Ossur Iceland ehf., Grjótháls 5, 110 Reykjavík, Iceland, (01/2025 - 01/2026) Status: Approved

Internal

• Diagnostic Impact of Same-Session Multiple Lung Nodule Sampling During Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (04/2024) Status: Approved
• Effects of English Narrative Intervention for Spanish-English Bilingual Children on Narrative Discourse and Morphosyntactic Abilities, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, (12/2023) Status: Approved
• Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Function in Individuals with Chronic Motion Sensitivity: A Cross-Sectional Study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (07/2023) Status: Approved
• Immediate Effect of Ankle Mobilization on Active Range of Motion and Gait in Subacute Stroke, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (07/2023) Status: Approved
• Effects of Communication Partner Training on Understanding Functions of Echolalia Produced by Autistic Children, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, (05/2023) Status: Approved
• Assessment of intrinsic motivation and emotions in relation to cognitive load theory in a simulation-based environment, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, (12/2022) Status: Approved
• Do Therapist Led Exercise Groups Improve Quality of Life in People with Parkinson's Disease? A Pilot Study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (11/2021 - 04/2025) Status: Completed
• Effect of Gluten-Free Dietary Education and Intraneural Facilitation Therapy on Quality of Life in People with Diabetic Neuropathy, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (11/2021) Status: Approved
• Differentiation in brain EEG frequency modulation: Mirthful Laughter versus Fake Laughter, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Allied Health Studies, (11/2021) Status: Approved
• The Effectiveness of High Intensity Functional Preconditioning Program on Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries in Tactical Population, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (08/2021 - 03/2025) Status: Completed
• PARTNERING FOR ETERNITY: MEASURING THE EFFECT WEEKLY MENTORING OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN HAS ON THE COGNITION AND BALANCE OF THE MENTOR, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (07/2021) Status: Approved
• Effect of Home-based Exercise Program on Visual Reliance, Cervical Spine Proprioception, and Postural Stability in Older Adults with Forward Head Posture, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (02/2021) Status: Approved
• Design, prototyping, and testing of a robotic prosthetic leg, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Allied Health Studies, (10/2020) Status: Approved
• The Usage of a Straight-Leg Raise Neurodynamic Test to Aid in the Diagnosis of Neuropathic Pain in Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions Using an fMRI, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (09/2020 - 07/2022) Status: Completed
• The role of hip position on neck kinematics and muscle activity in healthy and non-specific neck pain subjects, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (08/2020 - 10/2022) Status: Completed
• Comparison of kinematics and surface electromyography during deadlift, parallel squatting, and hinge squatting using a safety yoke squat apparatus in healthy, trained athletes, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (03/2020 - 03/2024) Status: Completed
• Non-surgical intervention for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (11/2018 - 11/2019) Status: Completed
• Melodic based communication therapy for promoting spoken language development in individuals with nonverbal Autism ages: 3:0 - 10:11, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, (08/2017 - 08/2018) Status: Completed
• Benefits of adding stretching to standard intervention for patients with nonspecific mechanical neck pain, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (08/2017 - 08/2018) Status: Completed
• Assesing balance changes following an exercise program among middle-aged adults, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (06/2017 - 06/2018) Status: Completed
• A new biomechanical theory underlying plantar fasciitis, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Allied Health Studies, (07/2016 - 07/2017) Status: Completed
• The effect of smartphone frequent use on children's upper posture and pulmonary function, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (04/2016 - 04/2017) Status: Completed
• The effect of wearing Islamic scarves on cervical spine proprioception, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (03/2016 - 03/2017) Status: Completed
• Does Therapeutic Humor, as a Rehabilitative Modality, Enhance the Learning, Recall, and Recognition of Short Term Memory in Young, Elderly, and Age Matched Elderly Type 2 Diabetes, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (10/2014 - 10/2015) Status: Completed
• Improving nutrition students inter-professionalism and readiness for clinical placement with objective structure clinical examination (OSCE), Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Allied Health Studies, (04/2014) Status: Completed
• Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties testing of the Arabic anterior knee pain scale, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (02/2014 - 02/2015) Status: Completed
• Effect of forefoot strike patterns on physiological adaptations & biomechanical changes in runners during the menstrual cycle, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Physical Therapy, (12/2013 - 12/2014) Status: Completed
• Associations between frequency of falls, occupations and self-reported risk factors, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Allied Health Professionals, (01/2004) Status: Completed
• The Effect of Early Active Versus Early Passive Protocols after Flexor Tendon Repair Zones I-V on Patient Hand Functioning and Occupational Participation, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Occupational Therapy, (04/2025) Status: Approved