25 – Student Q&A at NSC with Sharon Dunn, Part 2

Jimmy McKay

9 years ago

Episode 25: In part 2, student’s answer what they want out of the APTA from a Q&A session at NSC 2015 in Omaha, NE. Listen to hear comments from students at Virginia Commonwealth University, Ohio State University, University of South Dakota, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Missouri, New York University, and Western State University.

Episode 23: In this special multi-part episode, PT Pintcast interviews student live at the National Student Conclave in Omaha, NE with questions from APTA President Sharon Dunn. In part 1, student’s answer what they love about PT school and what they find a drag. Listen to hear comments from students at University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Hartford, Midwestern University in Arizona, Kansas University Medical Center, College Saint Scholastica, Creighton University, University of Dayton, and University of South Dakota.

Sharon Dunn
Sharon Dunn is Associate Professor and Chair of the PT program at LSUHSC in Shreveport Louisiana, where she teaches musculoskeletal content and professional issues. She has a PhD in cellular biology & anatomy and carries out basic and clinical research which includes topics such as osteoarthritis and coping mechanisms for ACL deficiency. She is board certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and directs a post-professional PT residency in Orthopaedics at LSU. In addition, she is passionate about our profession, currently serving as the Vice President of the APTA.

Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, OCS
Associate Professor
sdunn2@lsuhsc.edu
318.813.2945

Education and Post-Graduate Training
Northeast Louisiana University
Monroe, LA
1983 – 1985
Pre-Physical Therapy curriculum

Louisiana State University Medical Center
School of Allied Health – Department of Physical Therapy
Shreveport, LA
1985 – 1987
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy – 1987

Louisiana State University Medical Center
School of Allied Health
Shreveport, LA
1992 – 1996
Clinical emphasis
Masters in Health Sciences – 1996

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
School of Graduate Studies
Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy
Shreveport, LA
2000 – 2006
Ph.D. 2006

Teaching Interests
Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Biomechanics

Research Interests
Basic science of healing (histologic and biologic markers) and impact of loading (tension, compression) on musculoskeletal tissues
Non-operative rehab for ACL-Deficiency – motor control training to prevent pivot episodes – functional outcomes and H-reflex latency attenuation

Selected Publications
Marc S. Goldstein, David A. Scalzitti, Rebecca L. Craik, Sharon L. Dunn, Jean M. Irion, James Irrgang, Thubi H.A. Kolobe, Christine M. McDonough, Richard K. Shields, “The Revised Research Agenda for Physical Therapy”, Physical Therapy, 91(2): 165-174, February, 2011.

Dunn SL, “The Wound Healing Process”, Chapter 2 in McCulloch JM, Kloth LC, Wound Healing: Evidence Based Management, 4th Ed., Philadelphia, FA Davis, 2010.

Dunn SL, Kolomytkin OV, Marino AA, “Pathophysiology of Osteoarthritis: Evidence against the Viscoelastic Theory”, Pathobiology, 76: 322-328, November 2009.

Dunn SL, Kolomytkin OV, Waddell DD, Marino AA. “Hyaluronan binding receptors: possible involvement in osteoarthritis”, Modern Rheumatology, 19:2, p 151-155, April 2009.

Waddell DD, Kolomytkin OV, Dunn SL, Marino AA, “Hyaluronan Suppresses IL-1ß-Induced Metalloproteinase Activity from Synovial Tissue”, CORR, 465: 241-248, December, 2007.

Kolomytkin OV, Dunn SL, Hart FX, Frilot II C ,Kolomytkin D, Marino AA, “Glycoproteins bound to ion channels mediate detection of electric fields: a proposed mechanism and supporting evidence”, Bioelectromagnetics, 28: 379-385, 2007.

Marino AA, Dunn SL, Waddell DD. “Granulomatous Inflammation After Hylan G-F 20 Viscosupplementation of the Knee”, J Bone Joint Surg Am, Oct. 2003, 85: 2051-2053.

Specialty Training/Board Certifications
ABPTS Certification in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Initial board certification: 1996
Recertification: 2006

State / National Service or Recognition
American Physical Therapy Association, Board of Directors, 2007 – current

Louisiana Physical Therapy Association, President, 1996-1999, Vice-President, 1991-1995, Board of Directors, 1988-2000, Government Affairs Committee, 1999-current

David Warner Distinguished Service Award, Louisiana Physical Therapy Association, 1999

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