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Staci Shearin, M.P.T., Ph.D.

Titles and Appointments

Associate Professor

Schools
School of Health Professions
Departments
Physical Therapy

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  • Education
    Undergraduate School
    University of Tulsa (2003)
    Other Post Graduate Training
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2006)
    Graduate School
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2006), Physical Therapy
    Other Post Graduate Training
    Texas Woman's University (2018)
    Graduate School
    Texas Woman's University (2018), Physical Therapy
  • Research Interest
    • Gait training with the use of orthoses
    • Neurologic rehabilitation
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    pH-Resolved ATP Synthesis in Skeletal Muscle: Concept, Implementation, and Assessment Using Dynamic 31P Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at 7T.
    Ren J, Patel N, Querry R, Shearin S, Berry J, Vongpatanasin W, Diagnostics (Basel) 2026 Mar 16 5
    Relationships Between Instrumented Four Square Step Test and Gait for a Mixed Neurologic and Community-Dwelling Population.
    Shearin S, Wang J, Querry R, Physiother Res Int 2026 Jan 31 1 e70126
    Impact of psychological treatment in freezing of gait: A pilot study.
    Brewer-Mixon K, Shearin S, Moralez G, Wang J, Champagne PT, Jarrard C, Rehabil Psychol 2025 Nov 70 4 405-414
    Skeletal Muscle 31P Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study of Patients with Parkinson's Disease: Energy Metabolism and Exercise Performance.
    Ren J, Patel N, Johnson T, Querry R, Shearin S, Diagnostics (Basel) 2025 Oct 15 20
    Physical therapy evaluation and treatment of functional movement disorders: A case series.
    Mowry H, Perez E, Stillwell A, Shearin S, Physiother Theory Pract 2025 Jun 1-12
    A brief intervention decreases student distress.
    Shearin SM, Wang J, Reisch J, Brewer-Mixon K, Clin Teach 2023 Aug e13629
    Differences in predictors for gait speed and gait endurance in Parkinson's disease.
    Shearin S, Medley A, Trudelle-Jackson E, Swank C, Querry R, Gait Posture 2021 Jun 87 49-53
    Biomechanical analysis of an unpowered hip flexion orthosis on individuals with and without multiple sclerosis.
    Neuman RM, Shearin SM, McCain KJ, Fey NP, J Neuroeng Rehabil 2021 Jun 18 1 104
    Plantarflexor strength, gait speed, and step length change in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
    Shearin SM, Medley A, Trudelle-Jackson E, Swank C, Querry R, Int J Rehabil Res 2021 Mar 44 1 82-87
    The effect of a multi-modal boxing exercise program on cognitive locomotor tasks and gait in persons with Parkinson disease.
    Shearin S, Braitsch M, Querry R, NeuroRehabilitation 2021 49 4 619-627
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Physical Therapy Association (2013)