Research
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
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