| | BS, Physical Therapy, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA
MA, Motor Learning, Teachers’ College, Columbia University, NY,NY | | Primary teaching interests: Pediatrics and neurologic rehabilitation
Course Coordinator: Pediatric Issues
Teach in: Pediatric Issues, Introduction to the Motor Control Framework, Pediatric Issues,Clinical Management of Neurologic Dysfunction I, II, and III, Electrotherapy II, Neuroscience II | | Involved in natural history and clinical trials as a member of Project Cure SMA. Focus on development and validation of surrogate outcome measures for use in clinical trials for children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Ongoing studies include: Natural History , Multi-center Phase II Trial of Valproic Acid and Carnitine in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (CARNI-VAL Trial), Validation and Reliability of the Modified Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale in Non-Ambulatory Children with SMA. | | Motor control in children with cerebral palsy. | | Member, APTA and following APTA sections: Pediatrics, Neurology, Research
Fellow, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy
Member, World Muscle Society
Member, International Coordinating Committee (ICC) for Clinical Trials/Standards of Care (SOC) for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (NINDS initiative)
-Outcomes subcommittee, motor outcome measure co-chair
-Rehabilitation and Orthopedics subcommittee
Member, Task Force on Childhood Motor Disorders
Medical Advisory Board Member, Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Member of Project Cure SMA Clinical Trial Network
APTA Pediatric Section Website Monitor | | Krosschell, KJ, Maczulski JA, Crawford TO, Scott C, Swododa KJ. A modified Hammersmith functional motor scale for use in multi-center research on spinal muscular atrophy, Neuromuscular Disorders, 2006;16:417-426. Congenital Spinal Cord Injury, KJ Krosschell, MJ Pesavento, in Neurological Rehabilitation, 5th edition, ed. D.A. Umphred, Elsevier, St. Louis, MO, 2006. | | |
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