Episode 23: In this special multi-part episode, PT Pintcast interviews student live at the National Student Conclave in Omaha, NE with questions from APTA President Sharon Dunn. In part 1, student's answer what they love about PT school and what they find a drag. Listen to hear comments from students at University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Hartford, Midwestern University in Arizona, Kansas University Medical Center, College Saint Scholastica, Creighton University, University of Dayton, and University of South Dakota.

Sharon Dunn

Sharon Dunn is Associate Professor and Chair of the PT program at LSUHSC in Shreveport Louisiana, where she teaches musculoskeletal content and professional issues. She has a PhD in cellular biology & anatomy and carries out basic and clinical research which includes topics such as osteoarthritis and coping mechanisms for ACL deficiency. She is board certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and directs a post-professional PT residency in Orthopaedics at LSU. In addition, she is passionate about our profession, currently serving as the Vice President of the APTA.

Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, OCS

Associate Professor

318.813.2945

Education and Post-Graduate Training

Northeast Louisiana University

Monroe, LA

1983 - 1985

Pre-Physical Therapy curriculum

Louisiana State University Medical Center

School of Allied Health - Department of Physical Therapy

Shreveport, LA

1985 - 1987

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy - 1987

Louisiana State University Medical Center

School of Allied Health

Shreveport, LA

1992 - 1996

Clinical emphasis

Masters in Health Sciences - 1996

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

School of Graduate Studies

Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy

Shreveport, LA

2000 – 2006

Ph.D. 2006

Teaching Interests

Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Biomechanics

Research Interests

Basic science of healing (histologic and biologic markers) and impact of loading (tension, compression) on musculoskeletal tissues

Non-operative rehab for ACL-Deficiency – motor control training to prevent pivot episodes – functional outcomes and H-reflex latency attenuation

Selected Publications

Marc S. Goldstein, David A. Scalzitti, Rebecca L. Craik, Sharon L. Dunn, Jean M. Irion, James Irrgang, Thubi H.A. Kolobe, Christine M. McDonough, Richard K. Shields, “The Revised Research Agenda for Physical Therapy”, Physical Therapy, 91(2): 165-174, February, 2011.

Dunn SL, “The Wound Healing Process”, Chapter 2 in McCulloch JM, Kloth LC, Wound Healing: Evidence Based Management, 4th Ed., Philadelphia, FA Davis, 2010.

Dunn SL, Kolomytkin OV, Marino AA, “Pathophysiology of Osteoarthritis: Evidence against the Viscoelastic Theory”, Pathobiology, 76: 322-328, November 2009.

Dunn SL, Kolomytkin OV, Waddell DD, Marino AA. “Hyaluronan binding receptors: possible involvement in osteoarthritis”, Modern Rheumatology, 19:2, p 151-155, April 2009.

Waddell DD, Kolomytkin OV, Dunn SL, Marino AA, “Hyaluronan Suppresses IL-1ß-Induced Metalloproteinase Activity from Synovial Tissue”, CORR, 465: 241-248, December, 2007.

Kolomytkin OV, Dunn SL, Hart FX, Frilot II C ,Kolomytkin D, Marino AA, “Glycoproteins bound to ion channels mediate detection of electric fields: a proposed mechanism and supporting evidence”, Bioelectromagnetics, 28: 379-385, 2007.

Marino AA, Dunn SL, Waddell DD. “Granulomatous Inflammation After Hylan G-F 20 Viscosupplementation of the Knee”, J Bone Joint Surg Am, Oct. 2003, 85: 2051-2053.

Specialty Training/Board Certifications

ABPTS Certification in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy

Initial board certification: 1996

Recertification: 2006

State / National Service or Recognition

American Physical Therapy Association, Board of Directors, 2007 – current

Louisiana Physical Therapy Association, President, 1996-1999, Vice-President, 1991-1995, Board of Directors, 1988-2000, Government Affairs Committee,