Contact:
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-1137
Phone: (409) 747-1637
Fax: (409) 747-1638
Email: msbryant@utmb.edu   Current CV:  Click on the icon to open CV in a new window.

Lead Mentor
Elizabeth (Betty) Protas, PhD

Research Areas
Parkinson's disease, gait, balance

Education

Funding
Grant# K12-HD055929
Rehabilitation Research Career Development Program (Ottenbacher, K. - PI)
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NICHD), National Institutes of Health
$4,975,148    2007-2012
Role: Scholar

Publications (last 2 years)

Bryant MS, Rintala DH, Lai EC, Protas EJ. (In Press). An evaluation of self-administration of auditory cueing to improve gait in persons with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Clinical Rehabilitation.

Bryant MS, Rintala DH, Lai EC, Raines ML, Protas EJ. (In Press). Evaluation of a new device to prevent falls in persons with Parkinson's disease Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology.

Bryant MS, Lai EC, Protas EJ. (Submitted). Dose-response relationship of gait parameters to gait and step perturbation training in persons with Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy.

Bryant MS, Rintala DH, Lai EC, Protas EJ. (Submitted). Effects of anti-parkinsonian medications on forward and backward gait patterns in persons with Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders.

'08 Meeting Summary