Expertise
Functional Mobility, Patient Safety, Clinical Documentation and Professional Communication
Research Interests
Simulation in Physical Therapy Education, Standardized Patients in Physical Therapy Education, Artificial Intelligence.
Education
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT): Physical Therapy, University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, Massachusetts
- Master of Science (M.S.): Physical Therapy (PT), University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, Massachusetts
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.): Exercise Physiology, University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, Massachusetts
- Supporting Area: Psychology
Biosketch
Keith Hallbourg joined the Department of Physical Therapy and Kinesiology in 2004 to primarily serve as the Director of Clinical Education (DCE). In 2021 he transitioned out of the DCE role to expand his teaching responsibilities within the DPT program. Dr. Hallbourg is currently the primary instructor of multiple courses and labs within each year of the DPT program. Additionally, he serves as the DPT program's Graduate Admissions Coordinator, and is involved with various on-going research projects.
Selected Awards and Honors
- Department Teaching Excellence Award 2024
- Department Teaching Excellence Award 2018
Selected Publications
- Wu, Y., Hallbourg, K.W., Collins, S.M. (2015). Changes of general fitness and muscle properties following police cadet training. J Phys Ther Sci,27(9) 2783-6.
- YI-NING, W.U., Hallbourg, K.W., Collins, S.M. (2015). Changes of general fitness and muscle properties following police cadet training. Journal of Physical Therapy Science,27(9) 2783.
- Hallbourg, K.W. (1998). . The effects of cold on grip strength.
Selected Presentations
- Effect of Virtual Reality on a Physical Therapy Student's Interpersonal Patient Communication., Oral Presentation, International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association, Virtual Reality and Healthcare Global Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 2023.
- Effect of a Standardized Patient Encounter on Student Self-Perception of Clinical Competence., Poster Presentation, American Physical Therapy Association, Combined Sections Meeting Conference, February 2022.
- Effect of a Standardized Patient Encounter on Student Self-Perception of Clinical Competence, Oral Presentation, Association of Standardized Patient Educators, Annual Conference, 28 June 2021
- Hosting of Doctor of Physical Therapy Students on Clinical Education Experiences and Clinical Staffing: A Pilot Study., Oral Presentation, Innovation in Occupational and Physical Therapy Education Summit, June 2019.
- Clinical Decision-making in DPT Graduates Completing a Year-Long Terminal Internship Compared with DPT Graduates Who Do Not., Poster – American Physical Therapy Association, Education Leadership Conference, October 2017.
Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Clinical Consultant Pressure Redistribution Medical Mattress (2013), Fellowship - Theratorr Medical, Inc.
- Posterior Lower Extremity Length Tension Curves -- Establishing Normative (2013), Fellowship -
Hallbourg, K.W. (Principal)
Research Currently in Progress
- Effect of Virtual Reality on a Physical Therapy Student's Interpersonal Patient Communication (UMass Lowell IRB #: 21-091-HAL-EXM)
- Effect of a Standardized Patient Encounter on Student Self-Perception of Clinical Competence (UMass Lowell IRB #: 15-110-HAL-EXM)