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Dr. Rebecca Craik
Professor, Chair
of Physical Therapy
craikr@arcadia.edu
Rebecca Craik, PT, Ph.D., FAPTA, is currently the Editor in Chief, Physical Therapy, the official publication of the American Physical Therapy Association. Her research interests are focused in the area of motor control, aging, and recovery following nervous system injury. Her research has been supported by over 25 grants from sources including the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and Foundation for Physical Therapy. She is the Recipient of the Mary McMillan Lecture Award in 2005 for outstanding contributions to the profession of physical therapy, 1997 Arcadia Professor of the Year, 1995 Fellow of the APTA plus 13 additional awards for achievement in education and research.
Representative Publications
- Mangione KK, Lopopolo RB, Neff NP, Craik RL, Palombaro KM. (2008). "Interventions used by physical therapists in home care for people after hip fracture." Phys Ther. 2008 Feb;88(2):199-210.
- Neiman GS, Craik RL, Delitto A. Hallowell B, Moore C, Oliver RE, Nitkin R, Sklare D, & Tate CA. (2007). "NAPRAH Symposium: Enhancing faculty research career development: Infrastructure and mentoring models." J of Allied Health, 36(2):179-191.
- Barker SP, Craik RL, Freedman W, Hillstrom H, & Herrmann N. (2006). "Accuracy, Reliability, and Validity of a Spatiotemporal Gait Analysis System." Medical Engineering & Physics, 28:460-67.
- Lopopolo RB, Greco M, Sullivan D, Craik RL, & Mangione KK. (2006). "The effect of therapeutic exercise on gait speed in community-dwelling elders: A meta-analysis." Physical Therapy, 86:520-540.
- Palombaro KM, Craik RL, Mangione KK, & Tomlinson JD. (2006). "Determining Meaningful Changes in Gait Speed after Hip Fracture." Physical Therapy, 86:809-816.
- Mangione KK, Craik RL, Tomlinson SS, Palombaro KM. (2005). "Can elderly patients who have had a hip fracture perform moderate- to high-intensity exercise at home?" Physical Therapy. 2005 Aug;85(8):727-39.
- Cheung ME, Craik RL. (2000). "The National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research Institutional Training Program, 1992 to 1997." Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2000 Apr;81(4):529-34.
Recent Support
National Institutes of Health, Southeast Pennsylvania Area Health Care Center, Pennsylvania Department of Health CURE, Pennsylvania Department of Health, The Aaron Family Grant, Magistro Family Foundation.
