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Deborah Silkwood-Sherer Deborah Silkwood-Sherer
Assistant Professor
1202 Health Professions Building
Office Hours:     
Telephone:    989-774-1337
Email:   Deborah.Silkwood-Sherer@cmich.edu
Degrees and Universities attended:

Bachelor of Health Sciences (PT)
- University of Kentucky

Master of Science - DePaul University
Special Certifications

- Certification in Facility Management - DePaul University
- AHA Registered Therapist in Classic Hippotherapy - American Hippotherapy
- Association, North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NAHRA)

Association Memberships/Offices Held:

- Member American Physical Therapy Association
- Member Michigan Physical Therapy Association
- Member American Hippotherapy Association and NAHRA
- Board of Trustees Michigan Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Chair: Client Services Committee

Courses taught in curriculum:

PTH 690 Motor Learning in Rehabilitation
PTH 523 Clinical Pathophysiology III
PTH 630 Clinical Education III

Assist in the following courses:
PTH 640 Patient Care III
PTH 530 Clinical Education I
PTH 592 Clinical Anatomy and Kinesiology -Human Joints
PTH 692 Clinical Biomechanics

Current areas or research interests:

Effects of hippotherapy intervention on various neurological diagnoses;
Efficacy of clinical interventions (primarily the traditional neurological interventions) on functional outcomes in pediatric and adult neurological cases;
Motor learning and motor control on movement disorders.

Recent Publications (last five years):

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