July – December, 2023
Rocky Mountain University (RMU) is committed to advancing knowledge and advancing healthcare. One of the ways we demonstrate this is through the research, presentations, and recognition of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
Below is a summary of highlighted acknowledgments of our expertise that occurred between July and December of 2023.
PUBLISHED RESEARCH
Pain assessment and management: The role of occupational therapy (3rd ed.).
Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare (2023).
- Kimberly Davis, OTD, MS, OTR/L (Adjunct Faculty, pOTD)
Awareness and the Usage of Clinical Teaching Models in Clinical Education
Athletic Training Education Journal (2023) and co-authored by:
- Malissa Martin, EdD, ATC (Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost)
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (2023) and co-authored by:
- Ellen Hudgins, OTD, OTR/L (Concentration Track Director, OTD)
Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2023) and co-authored by:
- Matt Malcolm, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA (Program Director, OTD)
Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2023) and co-authored by:
- Matt Malcolm, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA (Program Director, OTD)
Association Between COVID-19 and Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults.
Occupational Therapy Journal of Research (2023) and co-authored by:
- Matt Malcolm, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA (Program Director, OTD)
Identification of Disability Subgroups for Patients after Ischemic Stroke
Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal (March 2023) and co-authored by:
- Matt Malcolm, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA (Program Director, OTD)
The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation and co-authored by:
- Matt Malcolm, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA (Program Director, OTD)
Integrated Care and the Behavioral Health Primary Care Provider
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (July 2023) and authored by:
- Christopher Nelson, DMSc, PA-C (DMSc alumnus)
The Representation of Differing Abilities in Children’s Literature: A Local Analysis.
International Journal of the Whole Child (May 2023) and co-authored by:
- Klaire Brumbaugh, ClinScD, CCC-SLP (RMU alumna)
Remediation practices for health profession students and clinicians: An integrative review
Nurse Education Today (May 2023). Co-authored by:
- Hina Garg, PT, MS, PhD, CEEAA (DPT Faculty)
Feasibility, Outcomes, and Perceptions of a Virtual Group Exercise Program in Multiple Sclerosis
Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy (August 2023). Co-authored by:
- Hina Garg, PT, MS, PhD, CEEAA (DPT Faculty)
Journal of Physical Therapy Education (March 2023). Co-authored by:
- Steve Wilkinson, PT, PhD (Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Program Director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program at RMU)
Nd:YAG Laser Capsulotomy: Efficacy and Outcomes Performed by Optometrists
Journal of the American Academy of Optometry (October 2023). Co-authored by:
- Spencer Johnson, OD, FAAO (College of Optometry Lead Instructor)
Long Term Safety Results of LASIK Refractive Surgery: A Twenty-Year Retrospective Study
Journal of Surgery and Research (2023). Co-authored by:
- Adam Hickenbotham, OD, MPH, PhD (Founding Dean, College of Optometry)
PRESENTATIONS
Animal Assisted Therapy and Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Review of The Literature
Presented at the American Occupational Therapy National Conference on April 20, 2023, in Kansas City, MO.
- Kimberly Davis, OTD, MS, OTR/L (Adjunct Faculty, pOTD)
Code of Ethics
Presented at the Maine Occupational Therapy Association Spring Conference on May 12, 2023, in Portland, ME.
- Kimberly Davis, OTD, MS, OTR/L (Adjunct Faculty, pOTD)
Nerve Transfers for the Everyday Surgeon (How to Integrate into Your Practice)”
Presented at the American Association of Hand Surgery on January 18, 2023 in Miami, FL.
- Kimberly Masker, OTD, OTR/L, CHT (Concentration Track Director, OTD)
Extinguishing Implicit Bias? Ageism in Healthcare Professionals
Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (November 2023) in Boston, MA by:
- Amber Heape, ClinScD, CCC-SLP, CDP (Adjunct Faculty, SLPD)
Pathways to Leadership and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome.
ASHA Web Chat sponsored by SIG 15- Gerontology presented July 2023 by:
- Amber Heape, ClinScD, CCC-SLP, CDP (Adjunct Faculty, SLPD)
Re-Ignite the Flame. Resilience-Based Supervision for Medical SLP Burnout.
Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (November 2023) in Boston, MA by:
- Hannah Caron (SLPD Student)
Taking Temperatures: Creating and Leveraging Culture Surveys for the Greater Good.
Poster presentation at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE)(May 2023) in New Orleans, LA by:
- Courtney Moore, C.Sc.D., CCC-SLP (Assistant Program Director, SLPD)
The Effect of Telerehabilitation on Voice Feminization in Transgender Women.
Platform presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention (November 2023) in Boston, MA by:
- Wendy Chase, MA, CCC-SLP (Clinic Director, RMU Center for Communication Disorders)
- Nabonita Dutta, SLPD, CCC-SLP (RMU Alumna)
Effect of a Modified Dialogic Storybook Reading Intervention on the Emergent Comprehension Skills of Young Children with Developmental Delays and Language Impairments.
Poster presentation at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention (November 2023) in Boston, MA by:
- Janine Bienstock, SLP.D., CCC-SLP (RMU alumna)
The ABC’sof Omega-3s for Dry Eye and More, ACE: Shooting pearls: SLT, LPI, YAG Capsulotomy, and Neuroimaging for the Optometric Physician, and a Laser Lab
Presentations at the Minnesota Optometric Association Conference (February 2023) in Bloomington, MN by:
- Spencer Johnson, OD, FAAO (Faculty, College of Optometry)
Laser Lab
Presentation at the American Optometric Association Conference (June 2023) in Washington, DC by:
- Spencer Johnson, OD, FAAO (Faculty, College of Optometry)
Laser Therapy and Advanced Procedures, Injections and Minor Procedures
Presentation at Vision Expo East (March 2023) in New York City, NY by:
- Spencer Johnson, OD, FAAO (Faculty, College of Optometry)
The Anteior Segment and More, The I and Eye of Autoimmune Diseases, Corneal Ulcers: infectious vs. Sterile
Presentations at Continuing Education in the Rockies (July 2023) in Estes Park, CO by:
- Zanna Kruoch, OD (Faculty, College of Optometry)
Demystifying the Enigma of Corneal Infections
Live webinar hosted by the American Academy of Optomery (June 2023) by:
- Zanna Kruoch, OD (Faculty, College of Optometry)
The Anteior Segment and More
Presentation for the Utah Optometric Association (March 2023) in Provo, UT and the Northeast County Optometric Society (January 2023) in Plano, TX by:
- Zanna Kruoch, OD (Faculty, College of Optometry)
Tear Proteomics and Translational Medicine – Presentation for the Utah Optometric Association (March 2023) in Provo, UT by:
- Robert Roden, OD (Director of Research, College of Optometry)
AWARDS
2023 Top Academy Best Platform Presentation Award: Psychometric Evaluation of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory – Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes Version.
Award from the APTA Academy of Pelvic Health PT at CSM presented to:
- Cade Mooney (DPT 15), Hina Garg, PT, MS, PhD, CEEAA (DPT Faculty) and Megan Pratt, PT, DPT, ATC (DPT graduate)
2023 AANP State Award for Excellence
- Advocate State Award for Excellence – Dr. Kenda Huseby, DNP (RMU preceptor)
- Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence – Dr. Kristen Johnson, DNP (RMU alumna)
APTA Iowa Foundation Grant
- Steven Mather, RMU Student, PhD in Health Sciences
Joan Goostree Stevens Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Klaire Brumbaugh, ClinScD, CCC-SLP (RMU alumna)
Utah Optometrist of the Year (Utah Optometric Association) AND Optometrist of the Year (Great Western Council of Optometry
- Court Wilkins, OD, FAAO, MHS (College of Optometry, Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs)
SCHOLARSHIPS
Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers Association (RMATA) Dr. Earline Durrant Scholarship and the National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA) Scholarship Recipient
- Hannah Stedge (PhD Alumna)
Award from the APTA Iowa Foundation for dissertation presented to:
- Steven Mather (PhD Health Sciences student)
