Our Team

Dr. Lisa VanHoose, Director and Principal Investigator

I am from Little Rock, AR. I am a J.A. Fair High School graduate! Go War Eagles!! I am an Assistant Professor in the Physical Therapy department at the University of Central Arkansas. My research focuses on the incidence, prevalence, and severity of cancer related side effects with an emphasis on the disease burden of minority cancer survivors. I enjoy the complex questions! I believe the questions we encounter in clinical practice are the best research questions and the knowledge gained from research needs to be fully integrated into clinical practice. Visit my UCA bio for more information about me: Click Here

Brittany Baker, Graduate Research Assistant

I am from Springfield, Missouri and am currently a physical therapy student at UCA where I will graduate in 2019. This opportunity will help me become a better clinician in whatever area of PT that I may pursue through the use of evidence based practice, research, and literature review.

Dorothy Clark, Graduate Research Assistant

I am from Helena, Ar and am currently a Physical Therapy student at the University of Central Arkansas.  I plan to specialize in orthopedic and women’s health physical therapy.  Research will help identify the quality and different limits research studies have that I base my practice on, and it will prepare me for further research I may help perform in the future.

Sarah Higginbotham, Graduate Research Assistant

I am from Bedford, TX. I plan on working in a pediatric or rehab physical therapy clinic. This research will help me stay informed as a clinician and perform skilled, evidence-based physical therapy for my future patients.

Courtney Kordsmeier, Graduate Research Assistant

I am from Benton, Arkansas. I completed my undergraduate education at the University of Central Arkansas. I currently attend the physical therapy program at UCA and I will graduate in August of 2019. When I graduate, I hope to work with the pediatric population. Research is important to me because when I become a clinician, I want to use the best treatment options for my patients.

Anna Lester, Project Manager 

I am from El Dorado, AR where I graduated from EHS in 2011. I am a second year physical therapy student at the University of Central Arkansas where I will be graduating in August 2018. As of now, I plan on working in the pediatric physical therapy field when I graduate. Research will play a huge role in my career because as a skilled clinician, I will be using evidence based practice. Research and literature will guide my practice so that I can give my clients the best care possible. My previous research experience includes a summer at Vanderbilt University working in a diabetes research lab.

Brandon Meek, Graduate Research Assistant

I am from Gravette, Ar. I am currently a first year physical therapy student at the University of Central Arkansas, and plan to work in neurologic physical therapy. Research will play a vital role in my career by helping me to provide skilled, evidence-based treatments to patients.

Phil Merritt, Graduate Research Assistant

I am originally from Austin, TX. I completed my undergrad at Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, TX. I am a second year DPT student at the University of Central Arkansas. Currently, I want to work in neurology and pediatrics. My previous research experience involved prions and Alzheimer’s disease while at TTU.

Hallie Mossman, Graduate Research Assistant

I am from Batesville, AR and am a first year physical therapy student at the University of Central Arkansas. As of now, I plan to work in either a pediatric or inpatient rehab setting. I think research will play a big role in my future practice because I will be using evidence based practice daily to treat patients. I think being a part of this team will help me better understand the process of physical therapy research, so that I am prepared if I decide to do, or help with, research in the future.

Allyson Rose, Graduate Research Assistant

I am from Searcy, AR, and I completed my undergraduate degree with a B.S. in Exercise Science and a minor in Spanish at Harding University.  I am currently in the Physical Therapy program at the University of Central Arkansas and will graduate in 2019.  I plan to specialize in pediatrics and would love the opportunity to work with children and families in the NICU.  I believe research will help me in my career by providing evidence-based practices to implement into my patient care.

Kelly Vanlandingham, Graduate Research Assistant 

I am from El Dorado, AR. I completed my undergraduate education at the University of Central Arkansas. I am currently a physical therapy student at UCA, where I will be graduating in August 2019. I plan on working in the pediatric physical therapy field when I graduate.  Research will always be an important component of my work in applying evidence based practice and ensuring that I will be providing the best treatment possible for my patients.

Meredith Woosley, Graduate Research Assistant

I am from Fort Smith, AR with an undergraduate B.F.A. in Dance Performance from the University of Arkansas Little Rock. I am currently attending the University of Central Arkansas’ Physical Therapy program. I plan to use my education and the experience from this research as a physical therapist and a certified neurology specialist in the rehabilitation setting. The knowledge gained from research will help me give the best care possible to patients.

Katelyn Blagg, Undergraduate Research Assistant

I am a sophomore and am majoring in Physical Therapy, and I am from Fort Smith, AR.  I love my dog, school, and I love my family. I love meeting new people and I love ​getting to experience new opportunities. When I was a junior in high school I experienced a full knee replacement due to a sports injury. I had to experience going to physical therapy 4 times a week for 3 months and then eventually 2 times a week until I was released. Getting to know my PT and getting to experience it from a patients point of view made me want to pursue this career. Research is important for this field so we can cater to more types of people, situations, and injuries. This field is one that is constantly changing, and with research we are able to at least try and keep up.

Sarah Brown, Undergraduate Research Assistant

I am from Hope, AR and a current Junior Health Science with an emphasis in Physical Therapy major at UCA. I am interested in physical therapy because I want to be able to give back and provide the best rehabilitation care just like I was given a few years ago. Research is important to the physical therapy profession because it provides physical therapist with a background of evidence based knowledge in order to provide better care to their patients.

Valencia Gibson, Undergraduate Research Assistant

I am from Nassau, Bahamas.  I am a freshman at UCA majoring in Family and Consumer Science with an Exercise Science minor.  I have a passion for physical therapy because it is an element of healing.  I refuse to watch others suffer in pain when I can lend a healing hand.  Research in physical therapy is important to modify their clinical practice.  The more research done, the more knowledge gained, which in turn can benefit the clinical practices.

Sidney Hunt, Undergraduate Research Assistant

I am from Chicago, Illinois where I was born and raised.  I am a sophomore at UCA and a Health Science major with an emphasis in PT.  My favorite sport is high school basketball and I love turtles. I’m a firm believer in being optimistic and achieving every goal I set for myself.  I’m interested in PT because of the amount of things you can do within the career. I’m also interested in PT because I enjoy people and I will consistently be challenged to help others. Physical therapy research is important because it helps us understand what effects we have as future physical therapist on our community/society. I see research as us stepping out and looking in to see what is really happening. Sometimes as professionals, we submerge into our field without looking around to see what the career of physical therapy does for our community/society.

Jordyn Johnson, Undergraduate Research Assistant

I’m a junior majoring in Health Sciences – Pre-PT and minoring in Spanish.  I am from Rogers, AR.  I’m interested in physical therapy because it is such a rewarding career to be able to improve people’s daily lives.  Research is so important in physical therapy because things are always changing, and new evidence based practice can always strengthen results.

Carl Roberts, Undergraduate Research Assistant

I am from Green Forest, AR. I am currently a sophomore undergraduate student at the University of Central Arkansas and my major is Health Sciences with a Physical Therapy Emphasis. I plan to work in orthopedic physical therapy. Research is important for this profession because it helps us discover the needs of patients or areas that are not currently being fulfilled.

Genesis Villalobos, Undergraduate Research Assistant

I am from Rogers, AR. I am a senior at the University of Central Arkansas pursuing a Bachelor of Health Science with an emphasis in Physical Therapy. Helping others is my passion and I believe physical therapy is the setting for me. Research in the field of physical therapy is important to increase our knowledge and implement evidence to patient care.

Collaborators:

Margaret McGee, PhD, PT, PCS

Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

For bio, click here

Kimberly Doty, MS

Principal Consultant, Datatistics

Kitiboni Adderley, PT

Physical Therapist and Owner