Student Outcomes and Research

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A graduation requirement of the GW DHSc program is the submission of an approved article to a peer-reviewed journal in lieu of the submission and approval of a dissertation. The article typically addresses a narrow problem or question in professional practice and/or health profession education that requires investigation and solutions. 

Included below are various recently published original manuscripts and conference presentations that GW DHSc students have been involved in. This list is not exhaustive. Each one of these pieces of work stems from the work completed in the seminar course series.

Peer-reviewed Publications

Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation
  • Home-Based Gait Treatment for Adults with Stroke: A Scoping Review. (2025). Darcy, Brianne; Reed, K..; Bamberg, S.; Murray, D; Maring, J.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Physical therapist perceptions and use of clinical pain mechanism assessment in the musculoskeletal setting: a survey analysis. (2023). Jayaseelan, Dhinu J; Scalzitti, David A; Courtney, Carol A.
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Computers, Informatics, Nursing
  • Effects of a Modified Nurse Training Program on Completion Rate of Forms and Assessments in the Electronic Medical Record (2025). Ware, Andon M. MSHI, DHSc, RHIA; Murray, Donal PhD; Gill, Norman W. PT, DSc
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Journal for Quality Perspectives in Knowledge Acquisition
  • Financial literacy among clinical laboratory leaders. (2025). Abukharmah, Jehan; and Gill, Norman W.
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Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy
  • Using simulation-based learning experience to prepare student physical therapy assistants for first-time inpatient clinical experience: a case report (2024). Dunnivan-Mitchell, Sharon; Maring, Joyce; Curry-Greenwood, Kristin.
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Journal of Addiction Medicine
  • Health Care Service Presence, Social Vulnerability, and Opioid Overdose Rates Acceleration: A United States County Level Analysis, 2020-2022. (2025). Bailleau, Robert; and Maring, Joyce.
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Journal of Allied Health
Medical Laboratory Sciences Preceptors: Perceptions of Benefits and Challenges in Clinical Education (2024). Terekhina, Olga; Maring, Joyce; Firmani, Marcia. View Online
Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Time to Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Post Intra-Articular Injection. Journal of Clinical Medicine, (2024). Gesheff, M. G., Scalzitti, D. A., Bains, S. S., Dubin, J., & Delanois, R. E. 
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Journal of Dermatology for Physician Assistants
  • Understanding the mechanism of disease of vitiligo and the impact on clinical management, (2025). McElroy, Jameka; Casquejo, Robert J.; Yu, Henry; Torsiello, Janel; Sangha, Archana M.; Bush, Laura P.
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Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology
  • Barriers and Facilitators to Online International Health Professions Education. (2023). Dell'Aiera, Laura; Fitzgerald, David; Fisher, David; Gill, Norman W.
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Journal of Physical Therapy Education
  • Predictive Value of In-Program Academic Variables for Future Clinical Education Performance in Physical Therapist Education: An Exploratory Study. (2024). Birkmeier, Marisa; Maring, Joyce; Pinkus, Rebecca; Costello, Ellen.
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Journal of Transcultural Nursing
  • Perspectives of Health Care Providers in Rural Côte d'Ivoire on the Influence of Traditional Beliefs on the Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Qualitative Study. (2025). Kobon Sissoko G; Paganotti L, Scalzitti DA. 
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Supportive Care in Cancer
  • From Evidence to Practice: Early Integration of Palliative Care in a Comprehensive Cancer Center. (2022). Lakhani, Shamsah; Scalzitti, David A.; Padrone, Laura; Martins-Welch, Diana.
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 The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
  • Reflective Learning as a Pathway to Professional Self-Actualization in Simulation-Based Learning: A Qualitative Case Study (2025). Marchi, Anthony J. DHSc, CPHQ, CPTD; Paganotti, Lisa PhD, PA-C, CHSOS.
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The Permanente Journal
  • Survey of Orthopedic Surgeons’ Perceptions of Adopting an Initiative With Cemented Hip Hemiarthroplasties for Fractures (2024). Curiel, Ivette T; Navarro, Ronald A.; and Gill, Norman W.
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  • Complex patient scores meaningfully affect 2022 Medicare Merit-based Incentive Payment System bonus payments for orthopedic surgeons (2025). Fung, Shirley; and Gill, Norman W.
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Conference Presentations

American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting
  • Implicit Weight Bias Amongst Students in the Health Professions. 2024. Patel, Soniya.
  • Do in-Program Academic Variables Predict Future Clinical Education Performance in Physical Therapist Education? 2025. Birkmeier, Marisa C.
  • Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) with Standard Physical Therapy Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Series. 2025. Byrne, Catherine J.
  • Predictive Factors for Recovery in Patients with Prolonged Symptoms Post Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. 2025. Kress, Seth J.
  • Understanding The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System: A Qualitative Study of Experienced Physical Therapists. 2026. Patel, Soniya.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention
  • Graduate Student Reflections on Clinical Supervision in SLP: What Supports or Hinders Learning?  - Presentation, 2025. Clare, Andy
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Bridging the Gap: Financial Literacy as a Compliance Tool in Clinical Laboratory Leadership - Presentation, 2025. Abukharmah, Jehan.
Building Healthy Academic Communities National Summit
  • Promoting Faculty and Staff Well-being through Sustainable Changes in Workplace Culture - Presentation, 2025. Varghese-Joseph, Preethi.
Carolina Perfusion Symposium 
  • Barriers and Facilitators to Online International Health Professions Education - Presentation, 2023. Dell'aiera, Laura.
Military Health System Research Symposium
  • Health Risks and Utilization Associated with Opioid Use in the TRICARE Population - Poster. Michael, Heather.
PA Education Association Forum
  • Immersive Virtual Reality as an Interactive Neuroscience Learning Tool - Poster, 2025. Bloom, C., Nevins  A., Silverman A., Jameson S., Maring J.
The Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference
  • MLS Program Success Predictors - Poster, 2023. Cymrot, Clifford.
  • Benefits and Challenges of Clinical Instruction in Medical Laboratory Sciences Education - Poster. Terekhina, Olga.