Kathryn E. Brown, PT, NCS
Department of Physical Therapy, Doctoral Student

ACADEMIC HISTORY
Kathryn earned a BS in Biology in 1980 from St. Frances College. In 1981, she received a certificate in Physical Therapy from the University of Pennsylvania. She earned a MS in Education in 1992 from the University of Pittsburgh. Currently she is pursuing a PhD in Physical Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh.

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Efficacy of interventions in individuals with vestibular disorders
• The use of VR in the assessment and and intervention of individuals with vestibular disorders
• Postural control issues in individuals with vestibular disorders
• Studies of treatment efficacy in individuals with central vestibular disorders
• Examining how interactions of different visual and postural conditions affect sway using an optic flow stimuli

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

	Whitney SL, Sparto PJ, Brown KE, Furman JM, Jacobson JL, Redfern MS. The Potential Use of Virtual Reality in Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation: Preliminary Findings with the BNAVE Neurology Report 26(2):72-78,2002.
	Brown KE, Whitney SL, Wrisley DM, Furman JM. Physical Therapy Outcomes for Persons with Bilateral Vestibular Loss. Laryngoscope 111:1812-1817, 2001.
	Brown KE, Probst CH. Experimental Learning: Exposure to Variability Among Older Adults. J Phys Ther Ed 15:50-52, 2001.
	Whitney SL, Wrisley DM, Brown KE, Furman JM. Physical Therapy Outcomes for Migraine-related Vestibulopathy and Vestibular Dysfunction with History of Migraine. Laryngoscope 110(9):1528-34, 2000.
	Burdett, RG, Brown KE, Fall MP. Reliability and Validity of Four Instruments for Measuring Lumbar Spine and Pelvic Positions, Phys. Ther. 66:677- 684, 1986.
	"Neurology Report, Special Edition on Stroke," Guest Editor, March 1991.
	Whitney SL, Sparto PJ, Brown KE, Redfern MS, Furman J.M. Postural Sway in a Virtual Environment in Patients with Unilateral Peripheral Vestibular Lesions. Abstracts of the twenty-fifth Midwinter Research meeting - Association for Research in Otolaryngology: 128, 2002
	Sparto PJ, Brown KE, Redfern MS, Furman JM, Casselbrant ML. The Contribution of Central and Peripheral Vision to the Postural Sway Response Elicited by Moving Visual Environments in Healthy Children aged 8-12. Abstracts of the twenty-fifth Midwinter Research meeting - Association for Research in Otolaryngology: 129, 2002
	Probst CH, Brown KE. Student Assessment and Comparison of Community Dwelling and Institutionalized Individuals. Issues on Aging 23(1):19, 2000.
	Whitney SL, Wrisley, DM, Brown KE, Furman JM. Physical Therapy for Migraine-related Vestibulopathy. Abstracts of the twenty-third Midwinter Research meeting - Association for Research in Otolaryngology: 98, 200