Publications and Presentations

Within the last five years
Peer Reviewed Publications

Alazzam AM, Balance WB, Smith AC, Rejc E, Weber KA, Trainer R, Gorgey AS. The use of peak slope ratio to identify standing configurations following percutaneous epidural stimulation in persons with spinal cord injury. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024;13(5):1344. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13051344.

Bogard AT, Hemmerle MR, Smith AC, Tan AQ. Enhanced motor learning and motor savings after acute intermittent hypoxia are associated with a reduction in metabolic cost. Journal of Physiology. 2023. doi: 10.1113/JP285425. Online ahead of print. 

Smith AC, Draganich C, Thornton WA, Berliner JC, Lennarson PJ, Rejc E, Sevigny M, Charlifue S, Tefertiller C, Weber KA. A single dermatome clinical prediction rule for independent walking one year after spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.06.015. Online ahead of print.

Thornton WA, Marzloff G, Ryder S, Best A, Rasheed K, Coons D, Smith AC. The presence or absence of midsagittal tissue bridges and walking: a retrospective cohort study in spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. (accepted for publication 2/2023).

Elliott JM, Walton DM, Albin SR, Courtney DM, Siegmund GP, Carroll LJ, Parrish TB, Weber KA, Smith AC. Biopsychosocial Sequelae and Recovery Trajectories From Whiplash Injury Following a Motor Vehicle Collision. The Spine Journal. (accepted for publication 3/2023).

Claus D, Draganich C, Berliner JC, Niehaus W, Berliner JM, Magnusson D, Smith AC. Needs of an uninsured equity-deserving minority patient cohort with physical disabilities during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 2023;4:1000838. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2023.1000838.

Smith AC, Kuchnia A, Bodkin SG, Harris-Love MO. Editorial: innovative imaging approaches to advance musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 2023;4:1110409. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2023.1110409.

Draganich C, Weber KA, Thornton WA, Berliner JC, Sevigny M, Charlifue S, Tefertiller C, Smith AC. Predicting outdoor walking one-year after spinal cord injury: a retrospective multisite external validation study. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 2023. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000428. 

Smith AC, Hohl K, Giffhorn M, Prokup S, O’Dell DR, Kleinschmidt L, Elliott JM, Jayaraman A. Muscle adaptations in acute SCI following over-ground exoskeleton + FES training: a pilot study. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 2022;3:963771. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.963771.

Smulligan KL, Wingerson MJ, Seehusen CN, Smith AC, Walker GA, Wilson JC, Howell DR. Dizziness is associated with neck/shoulder pain following pediatric concussion. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2022. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001054.

Tefertiller C, Rozwod M, VandeGriend E, Bartelt P, Sevigny M, Smith AC. Transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation to promote upper and lower extremity recovery in chronic spinal cord injury. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 2022. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2021.740307.  

Bodkin SG, Smith AC, Bergman BC, Huo D, Weber KA, Zarini S, Kahn D, Garfield A, Macias E, Harris-Love MO. Utilization of mid-thigh magnetic resonance imaging to predict lean body mass and knee extensor strength in obese adults. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 2022. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.808538. 

Smith AC, Angeli CA, Ugiliweneza B, Weber KA, Bert RJ, Negahdar M, Mesbah S, Boakye M, Harkema SJ, Rejc E. Spinal cord imaging markers and recovery of standing with epidural stimulation in individuals with clinically motor complete spinal cord injury. Experimental Brain Research. 2021. doi: 10.1007/s00221-021-06272-9. Online ahead of print.

Thornton WA, Fuller R, Hobbs S, Berliner JC, Tefertiller C, Smith AC. Ambulation prediction after spinal cord injury: what have we learned in the past 10 years? American Physical Therapy Association Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Spinal Cord Injury Special Interest Group. 2021. Neuropt.org.

Smith AC, O’Dell DR, Albin SR, Berliner JC, Dungan D, Robinson E, Elliott JM, Carballido-Gamio J, Stevens-Lapsley J, Weber KA. Lateral corticospinal tract and dorsal column damage: predictive relationships with future motor and sensory scores at discharge from acute rehabilitation after spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2022;103(1):62-68.

Berliner JC, O’Dell DR, Albin SR, Dungan D, Sevigny M, Elliott JM, Weber KA, Abdie DR, Anderson JS, Rich AA, Seib CA, Sagan HGS, Smith AC. The influence of conventional T2 MRI indices in predicting who will walk outside one year after spinal cord injury. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2021. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2021.1907676. 

Smith AC, Albin SR, O’Dell DR, Berliner JC, Dungan D, Sevigny M, Draganich C, Elliott JM, Weber KA. Axial MRI biomarkers of spinal cord damage to predict future walking and motor function: a retrospective study. Spinal Cord. 2021;59(6):693-699.

Paliwal M, Weber KA, Smith AC, Elliott JM, Muhammad F, Bodurka J, Dhaher Y, Parrish TB, Mackey S, Smith ZA. Fatty infiltration in cervical flexors and extensors in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy using a multi-muscle segmentation model. PLOS ONE. 2021;16(6):e0253863. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253863. 

Smith AC, O’Dell DR, Thornton WA, Dungan D, Robinson E, Thaker A, Gisbert R, Weber KA, Berliner JC, Albin SR. Spinal cord tissue bridges validation study: predictive relationships with sensory scores following cervical spinal cord injury. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. 2021. Online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.46292/sci21-00018. 

Weber KA, Abbott R, Bojilov V, Smith AC, Wasielewski M, Hastie TJ, Parrish TB, Mackey S, Elliott JM. Multi-muscle deep learning segmentation to automate the quantification of muscle fat infiltration in cervical spine conditions. Nature Scientific Reports. 2021;11,16567. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95972-x. 

Stone D, Ward E, Bogaardt H, Heard R, Martin-Harris B, Smith, AC,  Elliott JM. Self-reported dysphagia and pharyngeal volume following whiplash injury. Dysphagia. 2021. doi: 10.1007/s00455-020-10233-9.

Rejc E, Smith AC, Weber KA, Ugiliweneza B, Bert RJ, Negahdar M, Boakye M, Harkema SJ, Angeli CA. Spinal cord imaging markers and recovery of volitional leg movement with spinal cord epidural stimulation in individuals with clinically motor complete spinal cord injury. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 2020. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2020.559313.

Smith AC, Albin SR, O’Dell DR, Berliner JC, Dungan D, Sevigny M, Draganich C, Elliott JM, Weber KA. Investigating the relationships of axial MRI biomarkers of spinal cord damage with future walking and motor function. Spinal Cord. 2020. doi: 10.1038/s41393-020-00561-w.

Rejc E, Smith AC, Weber KA, Ugiliweneza B, Bert RJ, Negahdar M, Boakye M, Harkema SJ, Angeli CA. Spinal cord imaging markers and recovery of volitional leg movement with spinal cord epidural stimulation in individuals with clinically motor complete spinal cord injury. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. (submitted 5/2020).

Smith AC, Albin SR, Abbott R, Crawford RJ, Hoggarth MA, Wasielewski M, Elliott JM. Confirming the geography of fatty infiltration in the deep cervical extensor muscles in whiplash recovery. Nature Scientific Reports. 10,11471 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68452-x. 

Elliott JM, Smith AC, Hoggarth MA, Albin SR, Weber KA, Haager M, Fundaun J, Wasielewski M, Courtney DM, Parrish TB. Muscle fat infiltration following whiplash: a computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging comparison. PLoS One. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234061.

Smith AC, Rozwod M, Tappan RS, Anderson HR, Sehon TA, Waggoner AJ, Tefertiller C. Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for voluntary movement after spinal cord injury: current state of the research. American Physical Therapy Association Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Spinal Cord Injury Special Interest Group. 2020. Neuropt.org.

Elliott JM, Heinrichs BE, Walton DM, Parrish TB, Courtney DM, Smith AC, Hunt J, Kwasny MJ, Wasielewski M, Siegmund GP. Motor vehicle crash reconstruction: does it relate to the heterogeneity of whiplash recovery? PLoS One. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225686. eCollection 2019.

Stone DB, Bogaardt H, Linnstaedt SD, Martin-Harris B, Smith AC, Walton DM, Ward E, Elliott JM. Whiplash-associated dysphagia: considerations of potential incidence and mechanisms. Dysphagia. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-019-10039-4.

Smith AC, Tefertiller C, Joyce M, Tappan RS, Lubahn A, Hahn C, Rejc E. Spinal cord epidural stimulation for voluntary movement after spinal cord injury: current state of the research.  American Physical Therapy Association Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Spinal Cord Injury Special Interest Group. 2019. Neuropt.org.

Weber KA, Smith AC, Wasielewski M, Eghtesad K, Upadhyayula PA, Wintermark M, Hastie TJ, Parrish TB, Mackey S, Elliott JM. Deep learning convolutional neural networks for the automatic quantification of muscle fat infiltration following whiplash injury. Nature Scientific Reports. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44416-8.

Cummins DP, Connor JR, Heller KA, Hubert JS, Kates MJ, Wisniewski KR, Berliner JC, O’Dell DR, Elliott JM, Weber KA, Smith AC. Establishing the inter-rater reliability of spinal cord damage manual measurement using magnetic resonance imaging. Spinal Cord Series and Cases. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-019-0164-1.

Crawford RJ, Fortin M, Weber KA, Smith AC, Elliott JM. Are MRI technologies crucial to our understanding of spinal conditions? Journal of Sports and Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. 2019. DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8793.

Albin SR, Koppenhaver SL, Bailey B, Blommel H, Fenter B, Lowrimore C, Smith AC, McPoil TG. The effect of manual therapy on gastrocnemius muscle stiffness in healthy individuals. The Foot. 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foot.2019.01.006.

O’Dell DR, Weber KA, Berliner JC, Connor JR, Cummins DP, Heller KA, Hubert JS, Kates MJ, Mendoza KR, Elliott JM, Smith AC. Midsagittal tissue bridges are associated with walking ability in incomplete spinal cord injury: a magnetic resonance imaging case series. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2019. DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2018.1527079.

McPherson JG, Smith AC, Duben DA, McMahon KL, Wasielewski M, Parrish TB, Elliott JM. Short- and long-term reproducibility of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of lower extremity musculature in asymptomatic individuals and a comparison to individuals with spinal cord injury. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2019. DOI: 0.1186/s12891-018-2361-7.

Professional Presentations

Platform, Grand Grounds, Invited Lectures

Valosek J, Enamundram NK, Bouthillier M, Schading-Sassenhausen S, Farner L, Pfyffer D, Smith AC, Weber KA, Freund P, Cohen-Adad J. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Singapore 2024. Title of session: “Automatic segmentation of T2-weighted hyperintense lesions in spinal cord injury.” (5/6/24).

Cezat KM, Tefertiller C, Brazg G, Smith AC. APTA Combined Sections Meeting Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Educational Session. Boston, MA USA 2024. Title of session: “The Chasm between SCI Research and Clinical PT Practice: Can We Bridge the Gap?” (2/15/24).

Kahn J, Smith AC. APTA Combined Sections Meeting Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Educational Session. Boston, MA USA 2024. Title of session: “EDGEing Forward with Outcomes: Updates from the SCI and TBI EDGE Taskforces” (2/15/24).

Smulligan KL, Magliato SN, Keeter CL, Wingerson MJ, Smith AC, Wilson JC, Howell DR. APTA Combined Sections Meeting Platform Presentation. Boston MA, USA 2024. Title of talk: “The diagnostic utility of cervical spine proprioception for adolescent concussion.” (2/16/2024).

Smulligan KL, Magliato SN, Keeter CL, Wingerson MJ, Smith AC, Wilson JC, Howell DR. Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society (PRiSM) 11th Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA USA 2024. Title of talk: “Head Repositioning Accuracy as a Diagnostic Tool for Adolescent Concussion.” (1/25/24). Award Finalist.

Smith AC. Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Movement and Rehabilitation Science Track. PhD Trainee Chalk Talk. (1/23/24).

Draganich C, Anderson D, Dornan G, Sevigny M, Berliner J, Charlifue S, Welch A, Smith AC. Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, San Diego, CA USA 2023. Title of talk: “Predictive modeling of ambulatory outcomes after spinal cord injury using machine learning” (9/4/23).

Berliner JC, Smith AC. Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Project Directors Meeting, Washington DC, USA 2023. Title of talk: “Predicting outdoor walking one year after SCI: 2 separate CPRs.” (6/26/23). 

Thornton WA, Tefertiller C, Cezat KM, Hobbs S, Smith AC. APTA Combined Sections Meeting Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Educational Session. San Diego, CA USA 2023. Title of session: “Can physical therapists predict future function? Prognosis in the weeks following spinal cord injury.” (2/24/23).

Mckenzie K, Kozlowski A, Smith AC, Jayaraman A. APTA Combined Sections Meeting Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Educational Session. San Diego, CA USA 2023. Title of session: “Prediction Tools and Clinical Outcomes in Neurologic Rehabilitation: What, When, Where, and How to Measure.” (2/23/23).

Smith AC, Thornton WA, Draganich C, Berliner J, Tefertiller C, Weber KA. APTA Combined Sections Meeting Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Platform Presentation, San Diego CA, USA 2023. Title of talk: “A clinical prediction rule using S1 dermatome to predict independent walking following spinal cord injury” (2/25/23). 

Claus D, Draganich C, Berliner JC, Niehaus W, Berliner JM, Magnusson D, Smith AC. Needs of marginalized, uninsured patients with physical disabilities during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. University of Colorado Physical Therapy Program Health Promotion Symposium. (9/16/22).

Draganich C, Weber KA, Thornton WA, Berliner JC, Sevigny M, Charlifue S, Tefertiller C, Smith AC. Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, Kansas City, MO USA 2021. Title of talk: “Predicting outdoor walking one year after spinal cord injury: clinical prediction rule validation.” (9/8/22).

Smith AC, Thornton W. Shirley Ryan Ability Lab 45th Interdisciplinary Spinal Cord Injury/Disease Course. “The Application of Imaging for Prognosis and Treatment of SCI.” (4/28/22).

Smith AC, Thornton W, Tefertiller C. APTA Colorado Rocky Mountain Annual Conference. “A review of foundational neuroscience for neuro-restorative clinical interventions.” (9/25/21). 

Smith AC, Berliner JC. Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, Reno, NV USA 2021. Title of talk: “White matter tract imaging following SCI: predictors of future motor and sensory scores.” (9/8/21). 

Smith AC. University of Colorado Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Aurora CO, USA 2021. Title of talk: “Pushing protons for prognosis: can MRI improve clinical management of individuals with spinal cord injury?” (5/5/21). 

Smith AC. University of Colorado Department of Integrated Physiology Colloquium, Boulder CO, USA 2021. Title of talk: “Spinal cord injuries: what can conventional MRI offer us?” (3/22/21). 

Tefertiller C, Rozwood M, Smith AC. Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, USA 2020. Title of talk: “Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation in combination with massed practice training in spinal cord injury.” (9/13/20).

O’ Dell DR, Albin SR, Weber KA, Berliner JC, Sevigny M, Dungan D, Abdie DR, Anderson JS, Rich AA, Seib CA, Skadow HG, Elliott JM, Smith AC. APTA Combined Sections Meeting Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Platform Presentation, Denver CO, USA 2020. Title of talk: “Can early MRI measures predict who will walk outside one year after spinal cord injury?” (2/13/19). 

Smith AC, Hohl K, O’Dell DR, Elliott JM, Kleinschmidt LA, Parra JA, Patel JG, Ninonuevo RA, Reeder AS, Wolff PL, Jayaraman A. APTA Combined Sections Meeting Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Platform Presentation, Denver CO, USA 2020. Title of talk: “Do exoskeleton training and FES ameliorate muscle atrophy following acute SCI?” (2/13/19).  

Smith AC. APTA Colorado Rocky Mountain Annual Conference. Denver, CO USA 2019. Title of talk: “Spinal Cord Injury: a vision for future rehabilitation efforts.” (10/11/19).

O’ Dell DR, Albin SR, Weber KA, Berliner JC, Sevigny M, Dungan D, Abdie DR, Anderson JS, Rich AA, Seib CA, Skadow HG, Elliott JM, Smith AC. APTA Colorado Rocky Mountain Annual Conference. Denver, CO USA 2019. Title of talk: “Can early MRI measures predict who will walk outside one year after spinal cord injury?” (10/11/19).

Smith AC, Hohl K, O’Dell DR, Elliott JM, Kleinschmidt LA, Parra JA, Patel JG, Ninonuevo RA, Reeder AS, Wolff PL, Jayaraman A. APTA Colorado Fall Conference. Denver, CO USA 2019. Title of talk: “Do exoskeleton training and FES ameliorate muscle atrophy following acute SCI?” (10/11/19).

Smith AC. Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Spinal Cord Injury Symposium.  Chicago, IL USA 2019.  Title of talk: “Re-imagining the future of SCI care.” (6/5/19).

Abstract and Poster

Thornton WA, Smulligan K, Smith AC. Lesion characteristics are associated with bowel, bladder, and overall independence following spinal cord injury. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Boston, MA, USA 2024.

Thornton WA, Smith AC. The presence or absence of midsagittal tissue bridges and walking recovery in spinal cord injury. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Boston, MA, USA 2024.

Bogard AT, Hembree TG, Pollet AK, Lattanzio L, Buard I, Smith AC, Tan AQ. Increases in corticospinal excitability after acute intermittent hypoxia are coupled with improvements in sensorimotor adaptation. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, USA 2023.

Bogard AT, Hemmerle MR, Marzloff GE, Ryder SC, Smith AC, Tan AQ. Acute intermittent hypoxia mediates the reduction of net metabolic power during motor learning and motor savings. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, USA 2023.

Thornton WA, Manago M, Tan AQ, Smith AC. Acute intermittent hypoxia and upper extremity strength and function changes in multiple sclerosis: a case report. 12th International Symposium on Gait & Balance in Multiple Sclerosis, Denver, Colorado, USA 2023.

Draganich C, Weber KA, Thornton WA, Berliner JC, Sevigny M, Charlifue S, Tefertiller C, Smith AC. Validation of a clinical prediction rule to predict outdoor walking one year after spinal cord injury. International Spinal Cord Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, Canada 2022.

Smith AC, Angeli CA, Ugiliweneza B, Weber KA, Negahdar M, Mesbah S, Boakye M, Harkema SJ, Rejc E. Epidural stimulation-promoted standing ability and spinal cord lesion characteristics in motor complete SCI. American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans LA, USA 2022.

Smith AC, Angeli CA, Ugiliweneza B, Weber KA, Negahdar M, Mesbah S, Boakye M, Harkema SJ, Rejc E. MRI Investigation of Standing Ability with Epidural Stimulation in Individuals with Motor Complete SCI. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, San Antonio TX, USA 2022. 

Smith AC, O’Dell DR, Albin SR, Berliner JC, Dungan D, Robinson E, Elliott JM, Carballido-Gamio J, Stevens-Lapsley J, Weber KA. White Matter Tract Damage Following Spinal Cord Injury: Predictors of Future Motor and Sensory Function. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, San Antonio TX, USA 2022.

Smith AC, O’Dell DR, Dungan D, Thaker A, Gisbert R, Weber KA, Berliner JC, Albin SR. Spinal cord tissue bridges validation study: predictive relationships with sensory scores following spinal cord injury. Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Annual Conference, Virtual, USA 2021. 

Smith AC, Albin SR, O’ Dell DR, Berliner JC, Dungan D, Elliott JM, Weber KA. The axial damage ratio: a MRI biomarker for prognosis of future walking ability. American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Annual Scientific Meeting, St. Louis MO, USA 2021.

Smith AC, O’ Dell DR, Albin SR, Weber KA, Elliott JM, Sevigny M, Dungan D, Berliner JC. Can early MRI measures predict who will walk outside one year after spinal cord injury? American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Annual Scientific Meeting, St. Louis MO, USA 2021.

Smith AC, Albin SR, O’Dell DR, Berliner JC, Dungan D, Elliott JM, Weber KA. The axial damage ratio may be a useful MRI biomarker for prognosis of future walking. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, (virtual meeting) 2021.

Smith AC, Albin SR, Wasielewski M, McPherson JG, Kim HE, Hoggarth MA, Hornby TG, Elliott JM. Incidence of reductions in leg muscle activation in severe whiplash associated disorders. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Denver CO, USA 2020.

Smith AC, Weber KA, Wasielewski M, Elliott JM. Machine learning to automatically measure muscle fat infiltration of the deep cervical spine extensors following whiplash injury. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Denver CO, USA 2020.

Cummins DP, Berliner JC, Connor JR, Heller KA, Hubert JS, Kates MJ, Mendoza KR, O’Dell DR, Elliott JM, Smith AC. Are we close enough? Establishing the inter-rater reliability of spinal cord damage manual-measurement using MRI. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Washington DC, USA 2019.

O’Dell DR, Weber KA, Berliner JC, Elliott JM, Connor JR, Cummins DP, Heller KA, Hubert JS, Kates MJ, Mendoza KR, Smith AC. Spared neural tissue is associated with ambulatory function following spinal cord injury: a magnetic resonance imaging study of midsagittal tissue bridges. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Washington DC, USA 2019.

Passarelli C, Noteboom T, Thomas S, Backward C, Smith AC. Impact of a student profile blog on prospective applicants’ decisions on DPT program.  APTA Combined Sections Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA 2018.