Verna Zehner Ourada, PT, PhD
Assitant Professor
Phone: 503-352-2649
Email: Verna.Ourada@pacificu.edu
Education
PhD, 2012
Oregon State University
Major: Human Development and Family Sciences
Minor: Gerontology
Master of Science, 2008
Oregon State University
Major: Human Development and Family Sciences
Minor: Gerontology
Bachelor of Science, 1987
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Major: Physical Therapy
Bachelor of Science, 1983
Oregon State University
Major: General Science
Teaching Responsibilities:
DPT 520/522 Rehabilitation Neuroscience 1 and 2
DPT 540 Patient Assessment, Intervention and Therapeutic Exercise
DPT 646 Amputation Rehabilitation
DPT 790 Evidence Based Capstone Project (team taught course)
Areas of Interest:
Rehabilitation after amputation
Treatment for patients with neurological diagnoses
Family involvement with PT
Health disparities
Multidisciplinary approaches to healthcare
Presentations:
Ourada, V., Walker, A., Jabson, J., Donatelle, R., Manore, M., Pilolla, K., & Bryant, T. How Women Negotiate Their Health Choices Around Family Responsibilities.
Presentations. Poster presentation at the Oregon Physical Therapy Association Spring Meeting, Portland, OR, March 2012.
Ourada, V. & Walker, A. Health Outcomes of Parent Versus Adult Child Caregivers. Platform presentation at the National Council of Family Relations Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. November 2011 University of California at San