Kristin Vamvas Day, MPT

kvday@phhp.ufl.edu
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Education:

1/2006 – present: Doctoral student, Rehabilitation Science PhD program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

6/1999 – 6/2002: Master of Physical Therapy, Ohio University, Athens, OH

9/1996 – 6/2000: Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH

Employment:

1/06-present: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, Department of Physical Therapy, Gainesville, FL

7/04-12/05: Physical Therapist, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

8/02-6/04: Physical Therapist, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville Memorial Hospital/Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital, Greenville, SC

Concentration: Movement Dysfunction

Primary Faculty Advisor: Andrea L. Behrman, PhD, PT

Research Interests:

Spinal cord injury rehabilitation; neuromuscular plasticity; locomotor training; postural and equilibrium control during locomotion.

Publications:

MT Thigpen, J Cauraugh, G Creel, K Day, S Flynn, S Fritz, S Frost, R Respess, P Gardner-Smith,
M Brack, A Behrman. Adaptation of postural responses during different standing perturbation conditions in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury. Gait & Posture 2009; 29:113–118.

MT Thigpen, JH Cauraugh, GL Creel, DM Saracino, SM Flynn, SL Fritz, KV Day, AL Behrman.
Practice Effects on Automatic Postural Responses in Individuals with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. In Preparation to submit to Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy.