- Additional Titles:Director, Neuromotor Recovery Laboratory
Associate Faculty, Center for Neurophotonics
Research Faculty, Stroke Wellness Institute, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Associate, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Associate, Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Harvard University
- Education:BS, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
DPT, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
PhD, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Postdoctoral Training: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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Website or Lab:
Neuromotor Recovery Laboratory
- Email:louawad@bu.edu
- Phone:617-358-3043
Courses Taught
SAR HP662: Evidence Based Practice II
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (SARHP561 OR SARHP572) Physical Therapy students only. - Excellence in physical therapy practice necessitates the incorporation of scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and patient values and expectations into decision-making. This course will focus on the appraisal of scientific evidence related to the synthesis of examination data (i.e., diagnosis) and the determination of the plan of care (i.e., prognosis). You will walk away from this course knowing how to ask focused questions related to these elements of clinical practice, appraise the associated literature, and use this evidence to enhance the care you provide patients and clients. We will also explore how qualitative research informs clinical practice differently from quantitative methods. (Credits: 2)
SAR HP891: Research Seminar
Graduate Prerequisites: For doctoral students. - Discussion of issues in clinical research design and the development of special research methodologies for clinical problem solving. (Credits: Var)
SAR PT550: Scientific Basis of Human Movement
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (SARPT520) - This course will provide students with an integrative study of the scientific basis for human movement that spans the fields of biology, neuroscience, biomechanics, and behavior. The course is guided by the belief that to evaluate and treat movement dysfunction, it is necessary to understand the structure of the neuromotor system in relation to its ecological functions. Through lectures, labs, and reflection activities, students will develop a holistic and principle- based understanding of how we move, why we move the way we do, and how rehabilitation interventions and technologies can be used to treat movement impairments. (Credits: 2)
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