Our faculty at APTA CSM 2025

Will you be at the 2025 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting (CSM), held February 13-15 in Houston, Texas? Many of our faculty members from the University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine will be presenting. Below is a list of their presentations, including platform sessions, poster sessions, and panel discussions. We hope to see you there! 

Talks, Thursday, February 13

Co-Designing a Switch Accessible Digital Play Environment for Children in Partnership with Clinicians and Families

• Including: Mia E. Hoffman, Heather A. Feldner, PT, MPT, PhD, and Tiffany Li, SPT
• 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
• Room 342 DEF (Level Three, GRB Convention Center)
• Type of session: Educational Session

The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the Geriatric Mobility Screening Initiative

• Including: Patricia Noritake Matsuda, PT, DPT, PhD
• 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Houston Ballroom 1-2 (Level Two, Marriott Marquis)
• Type of session: Educational Session

Exploring the Representation of Women in Sports Physical Therapy Research from 2000-2021

• Including: Kathleen Helen Cummer, PT, DPT, PhD
• 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
• River Oaks (Level Three, Marriott Marquis)

Examining the Representation of Women in Sports Physical Therapy Residencies

• Including: Kathleen Helen Cummer, PT, DPT, PhD
• Type of Session: Platform 
• River Oaks (Level Three, Marriott Marquis)

To Post-Doc or Not... That Is the Question!

• Including: Rachel Ann Prusynski, PT, DPT, PhD
• 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• Lanier Grand Ballroom A (Level Four, Hilton Americas)
• Type of session: Educational Session

Poster Session, Thursday, February 13
1:00PM – 3:00PM, Location: Exhibit Hall E (Level One, GRB Convention Center)

Heterogeneity of Treatment Effect (HTE) in Spinal Manipulative Therapy: A Meta-Epidemiological Study

• Including: Adam Babitts, PT, DPT, Sean Daniel Rundell, PT, DPT, PhD
• Type of Session: Poster #1390

Lung Function and Exercise Testing Outcomes for a Randomized-Controlled-Trial of Remotely-Monitored Exercise in Pulmonary Fibrosis

• Including: Helen O'Meara, SPT (Beth Brown’s lab)
• Type of Session: Poster #1043

Examination of Psychometric Properties of Neurologic Movement System Diagnosis (N-MSD)

• Including: Hoda Farhadi, PT, PhC, Sujata Pradhan, PT, PhD
• Type of Session: Poster #1204

Exercise Characteristics and Habits Following Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease.

• Including: Sarah Thomas, PT, PhC, Sujata Pradhan, PT, PhD
• Type of Session: Poster #1476

Talks, Friday, February 14

Best Foot Forward: Treatment Strategies and Footwear Considerations for Foot and Ankle Injuries in Runners

• Including: Cristine Agresta, PT, MPT, PhD
• 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
• Texas Ballroom Salons ABC (Level Four, Marriott Marquis)
• Type of session: Educational Session

My Patient Checked the Diabetes Box: Implications for Orthopedic Physical Therapy

• Including: Kathleen Helen Cummer, PT, DPT, PhD
• 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• Room 342 ABC (Level Three, GRB Convention Center)
• Type of session: Educational Session

Associations Between the Number of Therapy Visits and Patient Outcomes in Home Health Care

• Including: Jordan Samford, SPT, Rachel Prusynski, DPT, PhD
• 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

• Room 330 (Level Three, GRB Convention Center)
• Type of Session: Platform

Poster sessions, Friday, February 14
1:00PM – 3:00PM, Exhibit Hall E (Level One, GRB Convention Center)

Community Partnership and Organization in the Creation of an Innovative Pro-Bono Physical Therapy Clinic

• Including: Xiaoyuan Hu, SPT, ATC, Patricia Noritake Matsuda, PT, PhD, DPT
• Type of Session: Poster #2109

Sex-Based Differences in Daily Experiences of Lower Limb Prosthesis Users: A Secondary Qualitative Analysis.

• Including: Molly Gries, PT, DPT, Murray Ernest Maitland, PT, PhD
• Type of Session: Poster #2260

 The Impact of Mediolateral Mobility in a Prosthetic Foot on Multidirectional Stepping for Amputees

• Including: Nicole Ying Smith, SPT, Murray Ernest Maitland, PT, PhD
• Type of Session: Poster #2269

Developing a Virtual Elevator Environment to Examine Spatiotemporal Constraints on Walking in Those with Parkinson Disease 

• Including: Meghna Shankar, SPT, Valerie E. Kelly, PT, PhD
• Type of Session: Poster #2351

Effects of Virtual Visual Perturbations on Postural Control in People with Parkinson Disease 

• Including: Dana Christie, SPT, Valerie E. Kelly, PT, PhD
• Type of Session: Poster #2308

Vestibular Function in Parkinson Disease Compared to Healthy Adults and the Effects of Dopaminergic Medication

• Including: Jennifer Lynn Brodsky, PT, DPT, Valerie E. Kelly, PT, PhD
• Type of Session: Poster #2305

Talks, Saturday, February 15

A Descriptive Analysis of the Communication and Socio-Emotional Behaviors of New Powered Mobility Learners

• Including: Yesenia Cooley Pascual, SPT, Heather A. Feldner, PT, MPT, PhD
• 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
• Room 330 (Level Three, GRB Convention Center)
• Type of Session: Platform 

Potential Disparities in Utilization of Physical Therapy for Spine Pain in the Long-Term Care Population

• Including: Rachel Prusynski, DPT, PhD (co-author: Sean Rundell)
• 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Room 330 (Level Three, GRB Convention Center)
• Type of Session: Platform

Six-Minute Walk Test Identifies Risk for Home Exercise Oxygen Desaturation in Interstitial Lung Disease

• Including: Rachel Enyeart, SPT (Beth Brown Lab)
• 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Room 350 DEF (Level Three, GRB Convention Center)
• Type of Session: Platform 

To Err Is Divine: Harnessing the Therapeutic Role of Error in Neurologic Physical Therapy 

• Shailesh Shashikant Kantak, PT, PhD; Tanvi Bhatt, PT, PhD; Kristan Anne Leech, PT, DPT, PhD; Sujata Pradhan, PT, PhD; and Darrell Lawrence Wisseman, PT, DPT
• 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• Room 360 (Level Three, GRB Convention Center)
• Type of session: Educational Session

Poster Session, Saturday, February 15
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Exhibit Hall E (Level One, GRB Convention Center) 

Educating Physical Therapists As Providers within the Diabetes Care Team

• Including: Kathleen Helen Cummer, PT, DPT, PhD
• Type of Session: Poster #3239

Perceptions on Co-Designed Switch Kits to Increase Accessibility for Children with Complex Mobility Needs

• Including: Tiffany Li, SPT, Heather A. Feldner, PT, MPT, PhD
• Type of Session: Poster #3328

Multisite Spinal Cord Stimulation with Locomotor Training to Improve Walking and Autonomic Function after SCI 

• Including: Abigail R. Schreier, SPT, Chet Moritz
• Type of Session: Poster #3070

The Synergistic Effects of Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation and Exoskeleton Assisted Walking after Spinal Cord Injury 

• Including: Richard Henderson, PT, DPT, Chet Moritz
• Type of Session: Poster #3060

Examining Single-Session Effects of Spinal Stimulation and Robotic Exoskeleton Use in Children with Cerebral Palsy

• Including: Kevin John Doherty-Regalia, SPT, Heather A. Feldner, PT, MPT, PhD, Chet T. Moritz
• Type of Session: Poster #3297

Impacts of the Trexo Robotic Exoskeleton on Caregiver Perceptions of Children’s Mobility: A Qualitative Study

• Including: Avni Sen Sisodiya, SPT, Heather A. Feldner, PT, MPT, PhD

• Type of Session: Poster #3362

   

UW DPT alumni presentations

Many of our Doctor of Physical Therapy alumni are also presenting, including:

• Lisa M. Flexner, PT, DPT
• Ken (they/he) McGee, PT, DPT
• Andrew Craig Smith, PT, DPT, PhD
• Anat Vilnai Lubetzky, PT, PhD
• Emily Borders, PT, DPT
• Emily Borders, PT, DPT

We can’t wait to connect with our friends and alumni at APTA CSM 2025. We hope to see you there!