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Research

Mark Thelen (DPT)
Research Director: Dr. Mark Thelen, PT, DSc, OCS, Professor 

Goal:

The goal of the DPT research program is to mentor students through the research process by collaboration and participation in faculty directed research projects.

Application:

DPT research projects are developed from programmatic research lines and focus on strategies to optimize the prevention and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal disorders in military healthcare beneficiaries.

Rapid Dissemination:

DPT research knowledge products are disseminated to the Physical Therapy and Military Health System communities through scientific meeting presentations, peer-reviewed literature, and post-professional educational platforms.

"Promoting Readiness Through Research"

2025 APTA Combined Sections Meeting

APTA Combined Sections Meeting

During the recent 2025 APTA CSM held in Houston, TX, the Army-Baylor DPT Faculty and Students presented the following Education Sessions and Abstracts:

OR-20717 Imaging Masterclass: Physical Therapist Utilization of Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging in Austere Environments

James A. Dauber, PT, DPT, DSc, Danielle Nicole Anderson, PT, DPT, DSc, Mark Andrew Krimmel, PT, DPT and Jon A. Umlauf, PT, DPT, DSc

CE-21318 Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Where Do I Begin?

Jon A. Umlauf, PT, DPT, DSc, Mohini Rawat, PT, DPT, MS and Bruno U.K. Steiner, PT, DPT, LMT

FD-21311 - Context Matters: The Art of Utilizing Clinical Contextual Factors to Maximize Patient Outcomes

Andrew Golden, PT, DPT, DSc, Brooke A. Barletta, PT, DPT, ATC, Kyle Petrey, PT, DPT, Casey Elizabeth Shutt-Hoblet, PT, DPT, Aimee Nicole Jacobs, PT, DPT, Cortney C. Shewmaker, PT, DPT, ATC, Jose D. Durbin, PT, DPT, DSc and Mason Amory Frank, PT, DPT, ATC

 

Feasibility of Using Ultrasound Imaging to Assess Dry Needling Accuracy

Jon A. Umlauf, PT, DPT, DSc, DanAngelo Cabal, SPT, Christopher Farris, SPT, Ryan Smith, SPT, Eduardo Luis Urias, SPT and Andrew Golden, PT, DPT, DSc

Development of Self-Efficacy for Dry Needling Education in Entry-Level Students: A Mixed Methods Study

Jon A. Umlauf, PT, DPT, DSc, Eileen Zayas-Baez, SPT, Camille Pereira, PT, Michael Verhoef, SPT, Marina Turner, SPT and Jennifer Faye Mullins, PT, DPT

The Effect of Load Carriage on Turning Speed

Angela Renee Weston, PT, DPT, PhD, Leland E. Dibble, PT, ATC, PhD, FAPTA, Lukas Sheridan, Caleb Matherne, Kiel Senninger, SPT, Mark McCormick and Peter C Fino, PhD

A Pilot Questionnaire of Patient Perceptions Towards Virtual Physical Therapy in a Military Outpatient Setting

Christina Lundy, SPT, Daniella Hirst, SPT, Heather Minue, Hongyan Chen, SPT and Bryan Barrett Pickens, PT, DSc 

Battlefield Acupuncture in Addition to Standard Physical Therapy after Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Michael Scott Crowell, PT, DSc, Erin Marie Miller, PhD, Jamie Bush Morris, PT, DPT, DSc, John Sterling Mason, PT, DPT, DSc, Will Pitt, Timothy Benedict, PT, DPT, PhD, Kenneth Cameron and Donald Lee Goss, PT, DPT, ATC, PhD

Limb Dominance Impact on Limb Symmetry Index Values Following ACL Reconstruction

Paul Kuwik, PT, Erin Marie Miller, PhD, Jamie Bush Morris, PT, DPT, DSc, Timothy Benedict, PT, DPT, PhD, John Sterling Mason, PT, DPT, DSc and Crowell Michael

Psychological Factors of Sport Injury: Associations between Personality, Resilience, and Stress with Athletic Musculoskeletal 

Matthew Keeney Williams, PT, DPT, PhD, Caleb S. Fox, Lennie Waite, Joshua J. Van Wyngaarden, PT, DPT, PhD, Andrew Meyer and Shane Lowell Koppenhaver, PT, PhD

Clinical Indicators Used to Identify Femoral Neck Bone Stress Injuries: A Scoping Review

James Edward Cowan, PT, DSc

Differences in Psychological Readiness and Quadriceps Strength Symmetry Based on Graft Type after ACL Reconstruction

Michael Scott Crowell, PT, DSc, Will J. Pitt, PT, DPT, PhD, Erin Marie Miller, PhD, Paul Kuwik, PT, Joanna Borawski, PT, DPT and Jamie Bush Morris, PT, DPT, DSc

Physical Therapy (DPT)

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Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy
3630 Stanley Road, Bldg 2841, Suite 1301
Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston,
TX 78234-6100

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