Kelly Hawkins, PT, DPT, PhDScholar Bio
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
University of Florida
Research Areas
Walking control and recovery after neurological injury
Education
- 2020 University of Florida PhD
- 2009 University of Maryland, Baltimore DPT
- 2006 University of Maryland, College Park BS
Current Research Funding
NIH/NICHD K12 HD055929, PI K. Ottenbacher 2021 - Present: Rehabilitation Research Career Development Program K12 Scholar
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation SCIRT Pilot Award (PI: Fox), Co-CI, 07/01/22 - 06/30/24, Transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation to enhance locomotor rehabilitation after SCI
Recent Publications
Hawkins KA, DeMark L, Vistamehr A, Snyder HJ, Conroy C, Wauneka C, Tonuzi G, Fuller DD, Clark DJ, Fox EJ. Feasibility of transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation combined with locomotor training after spinal cord injury. 2022 Apr 27. DOI: 10.1038/s41393-022-00801-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35477745.
Clark DJ, Hawkins KA, Winesett SP, Cox BA, Pesquera S, Miles JW, Fuller DD, Fox EJ. Enhancing locomotor learning with transcutaneous spinal electrical stimulation and somatosensory augmentation: a pilot randomized controlled trial in older adults. Front. Aging Neurosci. 2022 Mar 2;14:837467. DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.837467. PMID: 35309891; PMCID: PMC8924500.
Clark DJ, Rose DK, Butera KA, Hoisington B, DeMark L, Chatterjee SA, Hawkins KA, Otzel DM, Skinner JW, Christou EA, Wu SS, Fox EJ. Rehabilitation with accurate adaptability walking tasks or steady-state walking: A randomized clinical trial in adults post-stroke. Clin Rehabil. 2021 Mar 16:2692155211001682. doi: 10.1177/02692155211001682. Epub ahead of print.
Chatterjee SA, Fox EJ, Daly JJ, Rose DK, Wu S, Christou EA, Hawkins KA, Otzel DM, Butera KA, Skinner J, Clark DJ. Interpreting prefrontal recruitment during walking after stroke: influence of individual differences in mobility and cognitive function. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2019 Jun 18;13:194.
Hawkins KA, Balasubramanian CK, Vistamehr A, Conroy C, Rose DK, Clark DJ, Fox EJ. Assessment of backward walking unmasks mobility impairments in post-stroke community ambulators. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 2019;26(5):382-8.
Hawkins KA, Fox EJ, Daly JJ, Rose DK, Christou EA, McGuirk TE, Otzel DM, Butera KA, Chatterjee SA, Clark DJ. Prefrontal over-activation during walking in people with mobility deficits: interpretation and functional implications. Human Movement Science. 2018; 59: 46-55.
Hawkins KA, Clark DJ, Balasubramanian CK, Fox EJ. Walking on uneven terrain in healthy adults and the implications for people after stroke. NeuroRehabilitation. 2017;41(4):765-774.
