Laurie Lundy-Ekman PT, PhD
Professor
Phone (503) 352-7263
Email lundyekl@pacificu.edu
A faculty member since 1979
Education
- Ph.D. in Physical Education
(motor control, motor learning)
University of Oregon 1990 - M.A. in Higher Education
University of Washington 1978 - Certificate of Course Completion in Acupuncture (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
International Acupuncture and Physical Therapy Research Center 1976 - B.S. in Physical Therapy
University of Washington 1974
Teaching Responsibilities
DPT 520 Rehabilitation Neuroscience
DPT 595 Introduction to Evidence Based Practice (team taught course)
DPT 620 Motor Control and Motor Learning
DPT 694 Critically Appraised Topics (team taught course)
DPT 790 Evidence Based Capstone Project (team taught course)
DPT 710 Physical Therapy Evaluation Seminar
PDPT620 Motor Control and Motor Learning
Awards
President's Award for Excellence in Professional Education, Pacific University 2007
Faculty Achievement Award, Pacific University 2006
Areas of Interest
Pain physiology
Stroke reahabilitation
Diagnosis and treatment of dizziness
Representative Publications
Lundy-Ekman, L. (2007) Neuroscience: Fundamentals for Rehabilitation, 3rd ed., W.B. Saurnders Co., Philidelphia, PA.
Lundy-Ekman, L. (2002) Neuroscience: Fundamentals for Rehabilitation, 2nd ed., W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. (Available in English, Portuguese, and Korean. Being translated into Italian and Japanese).
Lundy-Ekman, L. (1998) Neuroscience: Fundamentals for Rehabilitation. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA.
Thomas, R.L., Williams, A.K., Lundy-Ekman, L. (1998) Supine to stand in elderly persons: Relationship to age, activity level, strength, and range of motion. APTA Section on Geriatrics: Issues on Aging, vol. 21(1): pp. 9-18.
Anderson, D.C., Yolton, R.L., Reinke, A.R., Kohl, P., Lundy-Ekman, L. (1995) The dizzy patient: A review of etiology, differential diagnosis, and management. J Am Optom Assoc., Vol. 66(9): pp. 545-558.
Lundy-Ekman, L., Ivry, R., Keele, S., and Woollacott, M. (1991) Timing and force control deficits in clumsy children. Cognitive Neuroscience, Vol.3, pp. 367-376.