Coordinator of Prosthetics, MSPO Program
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Education
- University of Houston Health Science Center, Houston, Master of Public Health
Thesis Title: Amputation Morbidity Prevention Strategies in Belize - University of California, Los Angeles, California, Long Term Certificate Program in Prosthetics, 1990
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Bachelor of Arts, Biology, 1989
Research Interests
Interests in research include development of novel upper extremity prostheses and controls, functional aesthetic restorations, evaluation and enhancement of prosthetic and orthotic rehabilitation services in developing nations, epidemiology and prevention of amputation in developed and developing nations, environmental safety and health related to prosthetic fabrication, and recycling of materials & components in prosthetics.
Certification/Licensure
- Certified Prosthetist (#2095), American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics
- Licensed Prosthetist (#40), Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners
Affiliations
- Fellow: American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists
- Member: American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists
- Member: Upper Limb Society, America Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists
- Member: International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Member: Amputee Coalition of America
- Member: Georgia Society of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Professional Activities
- Chair: United States National Member Society (www.usispo.org) of the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (www.ispo.ws)
- President: Sonrie, Inc. (www.sonrieministries.org) is committed to providing prosthetic and orthotic care and rehabilitation services for the disabled in Central America and the Caribbean.
- Director: Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics & Prosthetics (www.drfop.org)
- Program Evaluator: Asociación Dominicana de Rehabilitación, Inc. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Recent Presentations
- The next generation of prosthetic hands. ORTHOPÄDIE + REHA-TECHNIK 2008. Leipzig, Germany, May, 2008
- P.O.C.C. - The Prosthetic & Orthotic Component Clearinghouse, American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, March, 2008
- Amputation prevention strategies in developing nations: a study of Belize, XII World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. July 2007
- Results from a formative evaluation towards establishing a sustainable prosthetic and orthotic industry in Belize, XII World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 2007
- Exposure to Toxic Agents in Prosthetic Fabrication. Invited Keynote Address, Women in Prosthetics and Orthotics 2nd Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, March 2007
- High Definition Aesthetic Restoration Workshop. American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, Annual Meeting. March, 2005
- “Establishment of Clinical Services in a Developing Nation: A study of Prosthetics in Belize” US-ISPO Reaching Beyond Our Borders Conference. January, 2005
- “Upper Extremity Prosthetics & Their Systems of Payment”, Atlanta Claims Association. November, 2004
- “Beyond Grasp: Upper Extremity Prosthesis Functionality is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts”, American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association Annual National Meeting. October, 2004
- “Prosthetics in Belize” American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association Annual National Meeting. October, 2004