Mary Painter PT, DPT, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Assistant ACCE
Phone (503) 352-7262
Email mpainter@pacificu.edu
A faculty member since 2006
Education
DPT University of Southern California, 1998
PhD Exercise Science (Physcial Growth/Motor Development)
Michigan
State University, 1989
MA Exercise Science (Physical Growth/ Elementary-School PE)
University of Oregon, 1983
BA Elementary Education, Southern Oregon University, 1972
Certifications
State licensure in Physical Therapy: California, 1998; Oregon, 2006
APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor, 2000
Teaching Responsibilities
DPT 540 Patient Assessment, Intervention, and Therapeutic Exercise
DPT 541 Principles of Therapeutic Exercise and Progression
DPT 560 Foundations of the Physical Therapy Profession
DPT 730 Professional Lecture Series
DPT 570, 640, 641, 720, 721, 722 Clinical Internships I-VI
Areas of Interest
Pediatric Physical Therapy
Clinical Education
Therapeutic Exercise
Professional Development
Recent Presentations:
Painter, MA, Fitchew, A. Does resistive & aerobic exercise benefit functional abilities, strength, and endurance in children with dermatomyositis? Presented to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Rehab Services Journal Club, May 2005, and to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Rheumatology Division, July 2005.
Painter MA, Fitchew A, Wetherbee K. Complements to Medicine: Physical & Occupational Therapy. Presentation at the Juvenile Myositis Conference for Children & Families, Los Angeles, CA. April 2005.
Painter, MA, Berggren, J. Understanding the Journal Club Process: EBP, PICO, CATS – Oh My! . Presented to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Rehab Services Journal Club, February 2004.
Painter, MA, Peck, K. JRA and exercise. Presented to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Rehab Services Journal Club, July 2002.
Painter, MA, Fitchew, A. Torticollis: A Comparison of Two Studies. Presented to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Rehab Services Journal Club, September 2001.
Fern-Buneo, A., Painter, MA. Evidence-based practice or practice-based evidence. Inservice presentation at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, October 1999.
Painter MA, Abourezk T. (1995). Contextrual interference: testing a laboratory task for children and adults. Proceedings of the 1995 North American Socienty for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. Asilomar, CA.
Representative Publications
Williams K, Haywood KM, Painter MA. (1996). Environmental versus biological influences on gender differences in the overarm throw for force; dominant and nondominant arm throws. Women in Sports and Physical Activity Journal, 5(2), 29-28.
Painter MA. (1994). Developmental sequences for hopping as assessment instruments: A generalizability analysis. Research Quarterly in Exercise and Sport, 65(1), 1-10.