Research
Research Profile
Funded/In Review Grant Activity
Current Support
Friedman S (PI), Colorado Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (CO-LEND). US Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB). Role: Physical Therapy Discipline Director, 10% FTE, 2016-2019. This grant supports education, training, and professional preparation of trainees and fellows from multiple disciplines who will focus their service provision on children with developmental disabilities or autism and their families. $696,385
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Rapport MJ (Co-PI), Gaining Insight and Understanding of Experiential Learning in Pediatric PT Education. Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy. Funded to Mercer University (Co-PI); As Co-PI (in kind), I will be assisting with project management, research design, project implementation, data analysis and dissemination. Project will explore impact of experiential learning in pediatric physical therapy. $9,765
Rapport MJ (PI). Understanding the Development of Clinical Reasoning in Post-Professional Physical Therapist Education. Submitted October 2018 to University of Colorado School of Medicine Rymer Grant. Not funded.
Completed Support
McManus B (PI), The effect of Part C eligibility policy change Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB) - R40 MC26814 Role: Co-Investigator, 6% FTE, 04/01/2014-03/31/2016. The purpose of this policy analysis is to examine the effects of restricting Part C eligibility policy on therapy utilization, therapy-sensitive utilization, and spending among infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities participating in state Children’s Medicaid programs.
Robinson C (PI), Colorado Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (CO-LEND). US Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB). Role: Physical Therapy Discipline Director, 10% FTE, 2011-2016. This grant supports education, training, and professional preparation of trainees and fellows from multiple disciplines who will focus their service provision on children with developmental disabilities or autism and their families.
Valvano J (PI), Carollo J (Co-PI) Manual Task Analysis Discerns Limitations in Motor Control in Children with Down Syndrome CCTSI Child and Maternal Health Pilot Grant Award. COMIRB # 10-0342. Role: Co-Investigator, in-kind, January 2010- 2012. This grant addresses impairments in motor control and should improve functional outcomes and help children with DS perform functional motor tasks with greater efficiency and success.
Hepburn S (PI). Develop and Evaluate the Use of Interactive Videoconferencing Technology. Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA). Role: Consultant, 1% FTE, January 2010-December 2012. This grant will bring a promising mental health intervention to families of children with ASD who are geographically removed from specialty medical centers.
Robinson C (PI). Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders Training (LEND). Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Award #:T73 MC11044. Role: Physical Therapy Discipline Director, 10% FTE, September 2008-July 2011. This grant supports education, training, and professional preparation of trainees and fellows from multiple disciplines who will focus their service provision on children with developmental disabilities or autism and their families.
Harvan R (Team Leader). Interprofessional education. Association of Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and Dean’s Office (University of Colorado). Role: Team Member and PT Representative, August 2008-2009. This grant supported an interprofessional team of faculty to attend a workshop and plan for interprofessional education experiences for students on this campus.
Rapport MJ (PI). President’s Teaching and Learning Collaborative (PTLC). University of Colorado. Role: Faculty Investigator, $800, December 2007-November 2008; Faculty Investigator, $600, December 2008-November 2009. COMIRB 05-1082. This grant supports faculty who are conducting research and addressing some aspect of the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Sindelar P (Co-PI), Brownell M (Co-PI). Center on Personnel Studies in Special Education (COPSSE). US Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to University of FL. Role: Coordinator of Related Services, 10-30% FTE, 2002-2006. This grant was funded to support research and the dissemination of information on personnel working with children who have been identified as needing special education and related services under IDEA.
Robinson C (PI). Colorado Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (CO-LEND). US Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB). Role: Director Interdisciplinary Training and Education, 10-20% FTE, 2000-2005. This grant supports education, training, and professional preparation of trainees and fellows from multiple disciplines who will focus their service provision on children with developmental disabilities and their families.
Robinson C (PI). Colorado Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (CO-LEND). US Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB). Role: Physical Therapy Discipline Director, 10-20% FTE, 1998-2005. This grant supports education, training, and professional preparation of trainees and fellows from multiple disciplines who will focus their service provision on children with developmental disabilities and their families.
Robinson C (PI). University Center of Excellence and Education in Developmental Disabilities. US Department of Health and Human Services, Agency on Developmental Disabilities (ADD). Role: Director Interdisciplinary Training and Education, 10% FTE, 2000-2005. This grant supports education, training, and professional preparation of trainees and fellows from multiple disciplines who will focus their service provision on children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Thompson L (PI). LEND Links. Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to University of Indiana. Role: Colorado Site Coordinator, 5% FTE, 2003-2005. This grant supported the use of live videoconference technology to deliver and receive continuing education programs by linking multiple LEND training sites together in real-time through advanced technology connections.
Rapport MJ (PI). Maternal Child Health Program Continuing Education. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Role: PI and Continuing Education Coordination, 10% FTE, 2002-2005. This grant supported the use of live videoconference technology to deliver public health based continuing education programs generated at The Children’s Hospital to multiple sites around Colorado.
Robinson C (PI). Developmental Assessment Team. Denver Options. Role: Physical Therapist, 20% FTE, 2002-2004. This grant funded the work of a multidisciplinary evaluation team to conduct evaluations of young children with knows or suspected developmental delays as part of the IDEA Part C Child Find process.
Other Research Activity
UC Denver AMC Integrated Longitudinal, Interprofessional Curriculum for the Health Professions 2010-2014. Funded by Colorado Health Foundation and by Josiah Macy Foundation for 36 months, $1.9 million project to create a longitudinal, interprofessional curriculum integrated into the preclinical and clinical training for all health professions students at the Anschutz Medical Campus. The curriculum developed student competencies in teamwork, collaborative interprofessional practice, and quality and safety.
Publications and Presentations
Scholarly Agenda
Dr. Rapport has scholarly interests in physical therapist education, including the development of learners along the continuum, and topics involving admissions in DPT and residency education. Her clinical specialization is in pediatric physical therapy with emphasis in school-based physical therapy and early intervention services. Clinically related scholarship has focused on disability law and policy in the delivery of school-based PT and early intervention services.
Within the last five years
Peer Reviewed Publications
McDevitt AW, Rapport MJ, Jensen GM, Furze J. Utilization of the Clinical Reasoning Assessment Tool Across A Physical Therapy Curriculum: Application for Teaching, Learning and Assessment. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. (accepted with minor revision).
Sawade S, Rapport MJ. Commentary on "Changes in Perceived Self-efficacy of Physical Therapist Students Following a Pediatric Experiential Learning Opportunity". Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2019 Jan;31(1):121. PubMed PMID: 30557291
Ziegltrum A, Rapport MJ. Commentary on "Changes in Therapist Actions During a Novel Pediatric Physical Therapy Program: Successes and Challenges". Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2018 Jul;30(3):230. PubMed PMID: 29924075
Baym C, Hedgecock J, Rapport MJ. Functional Mobility Improved After Progressive Resistance Exercise in an Adolescent with Spina Bifida. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2018 Apr 1;30(2):E1-7.
Hedgecock J, Dannemiller L, Shui A, Rapport MJ, Katz T. Associations of gross motor delay, behavior and quality of life in young children with Autism. Physical Therapy. 2018 Apr 1;98(4):251-259. PubMed PMID: 29325143
Hall RK, Rapport MJ. Physical Therapy for a Child With Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis and Motor Delay. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2017 Jul 1;29(3):E1-E6. PubMed PMID: 28538340
Rapport MJ, Furze J. Stepping OUT in Educational Research: Pediatric Physical Therapy Education Has Learned to Walk. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 2017 Jan 1;31(2):95.
Valvano J, Hogy S, Worster K, Denniston N, Winders P, Rapport MJ, Ma J, Carollo JJ. (in press) Analysis of reach to grasp by school-aged children with Down syndrome elucidates limitations in upper extremity motor control. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. 2017 Feb 37(4): 374-388. DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2016.1261979
McManus BM, Rapport MJ, Richardson Z, Lindrooth R. Therapy Use for Children with Developmental Conditions: Analysis of Colorado Medicaid Data. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2017 Jul 1;29(3):192-198. PubMed PMID: 28654483
Larson MA, Rapport MJ. Commentary on “Goal Attainment Scaling to Evaluate Intervention on Individual Gains for Children Born Extremely Preterm”. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2017 Jul 1;29(3):222. PubMed PMID: 28654489
Furze JA, Tichenor CJ, Fisher BE, Jensen GM, Rapport MJ. Physical therapy residency and fellowship education: Reflections on the past, present, and future. Physical Therapy.2016; 96(7): 949-960. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20150473
Kaseke F, Challender A, Rapport MJ. Designing a curriculum to meet the needs of caregivers of patients who had a Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) living in local communities in Zimbabwe. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 2016; 14(1), ISSN 1540-580X.
Rapport MJ, Kane P. Commentary on Physical therapy related child outcomes in school: An example of practice based evidence methodology. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2016; 28(1): 57. doi: 10.1097/PEP.00000000000000214
Peer Reviewed Abstracts
Rapport MJ, Gagnon K, Fiss A, Wynarczyk K, Schreiber J, Kendall E. Assessment of Student Performance in Pediatric PT: Reliability and Feasibility of a New Grading Rubric. NEXT Conference 2019, Chicago, IL.
Dannemiller L, Rapport MJ. Teaching Pediatric Physical Therapy within the DPT Curriculum: Striving for Quality Through a Collaborative Process. World Confederation of Physical Therapy 2019. Geneva, Switzerland.
McDevitt A, Rapport MJ, Furze J. Measuring Clinical Reasoning Across a Physical Therapy Curriculum: A Pilot Study. American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (AAOMPT) 2017. Salt Lake City, UT.
Hedgecock J, Shui A, Dannemiller L, Rapport MJ, Katz T. Relationships between gross motor development, problem daytime behavior and quality of life in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2017; 29(1): E2. DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000358
Peer Reviewed Scientific and Professional Presentations
National & International Conferences
Rapport MJ, Moore JG. The Nuts and Bolts of Creating a Pediatric Residency from the Ground Up: You CAN do it! To be presented at the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Annual Conference. Anaheim, CA. November 2019.
Rapport MJ, Jones M. Shifting Federal Policies: The Impact on School-based Physical Therapists. Presented at APTA Combined Sections Meeting. Washington, DC. January 2019.
Furze JA, Rapport MJ, Dannemiller L (2018). Summative Outcome Measures: Tools in Assessing Psychomotor and Other Skills in Student Learning. Presented at the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Annual Conference. Chattanooga, TN. November 2018.
Rapport MJ, Canham L. Conflict Happens: Teaching DPT Students to Think and Engage in Constructive Debate. Presented at APTA Education Leadership Conference 2018. Jacksonville, FL. October 2018.
Greenwood KC, Rapport MJ, Sanders BS, Zipp B, Johnson MK, Martin KS. Entry-level Competencies from APTA Academies: Resources to Guide Curriculum. Presented at APTA Combined Sections Meeting. New Orleans, LA. February 2018.
Jensen G, Furze J, McDevitt A, Rapport MJ. Clinical Reasoning: Understanding Communication, Context, and Care. Presented at APTA Combined Sections Meeting. New Orleans, LA. February 2018.
Dannemiller L, Rapport MJ, Canham L. Expanding Diversity in the PT Profession through Purposive Admissions Practices. Presented at APTA Combined Sections Meeting. New Orleans, LA. February 2018.
Dannemiller L, Rapport MJ. Writing Test Questions: An Important Tool in the Assessment of Learning. Presented at the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Annual Conference (APPTAC). Cincinnati, OH. November 2017.
Rapport MJ & Furze J. Pediatric PT Educational Research: Best Practices in Teaching and Learning. Presented at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting. San Antonio, TX. February 2017.
Hedgecock J, Shui A, Dannemiller L, Rapport MJ, Katz T. Relationships between gross motor development, problem daytime behavior and quality of life in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Platform presented at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting. San Antonio, TX. February 2017.
Rapport MJ. Pediatric Residency Programs: What are the Benefits and the Measures of Success? Presented at the Section on Pediatrics Annual Conference (SoPAC). Keystone, CO. November 2016.
Rapport MJ, Furze J & Catalino T. Competency-based preparation for physical therapists: Addressing early intervention at every phase. Symposium at the International Society on Early Intervention (ISEI) Conference. Stockholm, Sweden. June 2016.
Rapport MJ, Rodriguez J & Townsend-Cobb E. Educating student with physical disabilities; Challenges and successes. APTA Combined Sections Meeting. Anaheim, CA. February, 2016.
Christensen N, Black L, Jensen GM, Briggs M, Furze J, & Rapport MJ. Exploring the transformation of teaching, learning, and assessment of clinical reasoning in residency education. APTA Combined Sections Meeting. Anaheim, CA. February 2016.
Regional and State Conferences
Rapport MJ, Gagnon K, Fiss A, Wynarczyk K, Schreiber J, Kendall E. Assessment of Student Performance in Pediatric PT: Reliability and Feasibility of a New Grading Rubric. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Education and Innovation Symposium, Aurora, CO; March 2019.
Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
Rapport MJ. Chiarello, L & Jeffries, L. Pediatric Physical Therapy. American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy; 2019.
Rapport MJ. Laws and Policies of School-based Physical Therapy. Continuing education course. Available through the APTA Learning Center. American Physical Therapy Association; 2016.
Rapport MJ. This is why: Succession planning. PT in Motion, 5(9): 68.
Non-Peer Reviewed Scientific and Professional Presentations
Providing School-based Physical Therapy under IDEA & Section 504. Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Innovations in School-Based Physical Therapy Practice 2019. St. Louis, MO. July 2019.
Providing School-based Physical Therapy under IDEA & Section 504. Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Innovations in School-Based Physical Therapy Practice 2018. Seattle, WA. July 2018.
Providing School-based Physical Therapy under IDEA & Section 504. New York City Department of Education Innovations in School-Based Physical Therapy Practice. New York City, NY. October 2017.
Early Intervention Physical Therapy. Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Advanced Clinical Practice Course. Portland, OR. September 2017.
Providing School-based Physical Therapy under IDEA & Section 504. Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Innovations in School-Based Physical Therapy Practice 2017. Washington, DC. July 2017.
What’s up in the House of Delegates (HOD)? Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy special program at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting. San Antonio, TX. February 2017.
Early Intervention Physical Therapy. Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Advanced Clinical Practice Course. Atlanta, GA. September 2016.
Providing School-based Physical Therapy under IDEA & Section 504. Section on Pediatrics Innovations in School-Based Physical Therapy Practice 2016. Milwaukee, WI. July 2016.
Book Chapters
Rapport MJ, Jones M, Barr A. (in press). Addressing motor disabilities. In: Brown, McDonnell & Snell, eds. Instruction of students with severe disabilities (10th ed.). Boston, MA; Pearson.
Rapport MJ. (in press). Growing in your current role: Reaching the next rung on the ladder. In: Viera & Kramer, eds. Management and leadership skills for medical faculty: A practical handbook (2nd ed). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.
Rapport MJ, Jones M, Barr A. Addressing motor disabilities. In: Brown, McDonnell & Snell, eds. Instruction of students with severe disabilities (9th ed.). Boston, MA; Pearson. ISBN-13: 9780135188217
Rapport MJ. Growing in your current role: Reaching the next rung on the ladder. In: Viera & Kramer, eds. Management and leadership skills for medical faculty: A practical handbook. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co. 2016. ISBN: 978-3-319-27779-0
