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(Re)habilitative Sciences

Optimizing function and independence for those who experience injury, illness, disability, or developmental delay. 

Setting the Standard: Novel Intervention for Female Service Members Suffering from Debilitating Chronic Pelvic Pain
Department of Physical Therapy faculty Shane Koppenhaver and Laurel Proulx.

In 2024, Department of Physical Therapy faculty Shane Koppenhaver, PT, PhD, Clinical Professor and Associate Chair, and Laurel Proulx, PT, DPT, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, received a four-year $2.5 million grant award from the Department of Defense to test a novel intervention for female service members suffering from debilitating chronic pelvic pain. The potential outcomes of this research could include better access to care and rapid yet effective treatment, expediting service members’ return to duty. 

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2025 Robbins College Internal Seed Funding Awards
2025 Robbins College Internal Seed Funding Awardees

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences internal seed funding award recipients! In addition to the Robbins College Research Program, this year saw the introduction of two new internal funding programs: the Pedagogical Scholarship Award Program and the Dr. Mike and Mrs. Micki Maris Endowed Seed Fund for Student Research.

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Baylor University Physical Therapy Researcher Seeks to Improve Outcomes for Individuals Suffering from Neck Pain
Man Suffering from Neck Pain

Jessica Feda, PT, DPT, DSc, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, has received a $200,000, two-year Paris Patla Manual Therapy Research Grant from the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research to study how to best identify patients with neck pain likely to benefit from cervical spinal manipulation.

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Parkinson’s Disease: Nationally Recognized Expertise
MRI scans of the brain.

Parkinson’s disease is chronic and persistent, and individuals living with Parkinson’s often have trouble controlling the movement of their bodies due to tremors, and can experience impaired balance, slowness of reflexes, and stiffness in their body. The Department of Occupational Therapy in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences is contributing to novel research in neurological conditions like Parkinson’s, as Barbara Doucet, PhD, OTR, Clinical Associate Professor, Program Director of the Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program, and Director of Faculty Development and Scholarship, gains national recognition as an expert in Parkinson’s scholarship. 

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Baylor Physical Therapy Researcher Receives NIH Subaward to Study Relation Between Language/Communication and Motor/Physical Activity in Young Children with Down Syndrome
A boy with red hair and a striped shirt plays with large Lego blocks.

Megan Flores, PhD, PT, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, has received a two-year, National Institutes of Health (NIH) subaward in partnership with Sandra Vanegas, PhD, Research Assistant Professor in the Texas Center for Disability Studies in the University of Texas at Austin’s Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Baylor received $74,063 from the $275,000 award, and Flores will serve as Baylor’s principal investigator (PI).

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Baylor Researcher Receives Award for Novel Study on Equine-Assisted Services for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
	Autism and Horse Therapy Research

Cory Smith, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation in Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Services, has received a $149,683 award from Horses and Humans Research Foundation for his proposal, “Measurement of brain activation responses to equine interactions in youth with autism during a 10-week manual based therapeutic horseback riding intervention.”

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Baylor Researchers Receive $2.5 Million DOD Grant to Improve Pelvic Care for Women Service Members
Baylor University physical therapy researchers Laurel E. Proulx, PT, DPT, Ph.D., and Shane Koppenhaver, PT, Ph.D.

Novel intervention to be tested by Robbins College faculty could have a “substantial impact on the health and wellbeing of countless women service members”

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Physical Therapy Researcher Works to Improve Quality of Life for Infants with Down Syndrome
A child with Down syndrome wears Hip Helpers during physical therapy.

Baylor University researcher Megan Flores, PT, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, is working to improve the quality of life for individuals with Down syndrome. Flores is exploring whether an orthotic garment, called Hip Helpers®, could accelerate the acquisition of gross motor skills for infants with Down syndrome. 

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