Expertise
Functional Mobility, Patient Safety, Clinical Documentation and Professional CommunicationResearch Interests
Current research projects: Use of Standardized Patients in DPT curriculum and association with clinical education performance, VR in Physical Therapy
Clinical Education and Clinical Staffing; Standardized Patients in Physical Therapy Education; Patient Management in Physical Therapy, Artificial Intelligence.
Education
- DPT: Physical Therapy, (2006), University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, MA
- MS: Physical Therapy, (1998), University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, MA
- BS: Exercise Physiology, (1996), University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, MA
Supporting Area: Psychology
Biosketch
Dr. Hallbourg joined the Department of Physical Therapy in 2004 to primarily serve as the Director o Clinical Education (DCE). Currently, in addition to his role as DCE, he teaches multiple courses within the entry-level DPT program, serves as the department's Graduate Admissions Coordinator, and is involved with various on-going research projects.
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
- Hosting of Doctor of Physical Therapy Students on Clinical Education Experiences and Clinical Staffing: A Pilot Study - Innovation in OT and PT Education Summit, June 2019 - Omaha, NE
- The Effect of a Standardized Patient Encounter on Student Self-Perception of Clinical Competence - Association of Standardized Patients Educators - Annual Conference, June 2019 - Orlando, FL
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
Hallbourg, K.W. (Principal)- Artificial Intelligence in Physical Therapy Education/ Simulation
Hallbourg, K.W. (Principal) - The Effect of a Standardized Patient Encounter on Student Self-Perception of Clinical Competence
Hallbourg, K.W., Fox, M.