Susanne Morton

• Patricia Leahy Award (PODS-I) for predoctoral research, APTA Neurol section / FPT. 2001
• Fellowship Award for predoctoral research, Recent Developments in Cerebellar Res. 2001
• PODS-II Scholarship Award for predoctoral research, Foundation for PT. 2002
  

1. Interlimb Coordination and Locomotor Impairments Following Stroke, especially (a) effects of corticospinal tract lesions on human lower extremity coordination and (b) spinal versus supraspinal contributions to interlimb coordination during locomotion.
2. Mechanisms of Motor Adaptation and Motor Learning, including: (a) cerebral motor versus cerebellar contributions to motor learning, (b) mechanisms of adaptation, operant reinforcement, and use-dependent learning of motor skills and (c) using motor learning approaches to enhance long-term recovery of walking post-stroke.
3. Motor Cortical Interhemispheric Effects in Health and Disease, including: the role of transcortical connections and ipsilateral motor cortical structures in bilateral leg movements in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis.
4. Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Improve Motor Recovery after Stroke, including whether such treatments as transcranial direct current stimulation or repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation augments traditional physical rehabilitation for sensorimotor recovery post-stroke.

To learn more about the Rehabilitation and Neuroplasticity Lab, send us an email at RNP-Lab@udel.edu

• American Physical Therapy Association, Neurology & Research Sections, Member, 1997-present
• Society for Neuroscience, Member, 2000-present
• Society for the Neural Control of Movement, Member, 2002 - present
• Foundation for Physical Therapy, Scientific Advisory Committee, 2007-2014
• American Physiological Society, Central Nervous System Section, Member,  2010-present
• NIH Taskforce on Childhood Motor Disorders (Ataxia Group), Member, 2012-present
• APTA Research Section, Membership Committee, 2012-2015
• Stroke Special Interest Group, APTA Neurologic Section, Vice Chair, 2013-2016
• APTA Research Section, Nominating Committee, 2014-2017
• American Society of Neurorehabilitation, Member, 2021-present

PEER-REVIEWED ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS

1. Morton SM, Lang CE, Bastian AJ. Inter- and intra-limb generalization of adaptation during catching. Exp Brain Res 141(4): 438-445, 2001.
2. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Relative contributions of balance and voluntary leg coordination deficits to cerebellar gait ataxia. J Neurophysiol 89(4): 1844-1856, 2003.
3. Morton SM, Dordevic GS, Bastian AJ. Cerebellar damage produces context-dependent deficits in control of leg dynamics during obstacle avoidance. Exp Brain Res 156(2): 149-163, 2004.
4. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Cerebellar control of balance and locomotion. Neuroscientist 10(3): 247-259, 2004.
5. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Prism adaptation during walking generalizes to reaching and requires the cerebellum. J Neurophysiol 92(4): 2497-2509, 2004.
6. Mostofsky SH, Bunoski R, Morton SM, Goldberg M, Bastian AJ. Children with autism adapt normally during a catching task implicating the cerebellum. Neurocase 10(1): 60-64, 2004.
7. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Cerebellar contributions to locomotor adaptations during splitbelt treadmill walking. J Neurosci 26(36): 9107-9116, 2006.
8. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Mechanisms of cerebellar gait ataxia. Cerebellum 6(1): 79-86, 2007.
9. Savin DN, Morton SM. Asymmetric generalization between the arm and leg following prism-induced visuomotor adaptation. Exp Brain Res 186(1): 175-182, 2008.
10. Tseng S, Stanhope SJ, Morton SM. Impaired reactive stepping adjustments in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 64(7): 807-815, 2009. [PMCID: PMC2691798]
11. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Can rehabilitation help ataxia? Neurol 73(22): 1818-1819, 2009.
12. Tseng S, Stanhope SJ, Morton SM. Visuomotor adaptation of voluntary step initiation in older adults. Gait Posture 31(2): 180-184, 2010. [PMCID: PMC2818275]
13. Tseng S, Morton SM. Impaired interlimb coordination of voluntary leg movements in post-stroke hemiparesis. J Neurophysiol 104(1): 248-257, 2010. [PMCID: PMC2904219]
14. Morton SM, Tseng Y, Zackowski KM, Daline JR, Bastian AJ. Longitudinal tracking of gait and balance impairments in cerebellar disease. Mov Disord 25(12): 1944-1952, 2010. [PMCID: PMC2939173]
15. Reisman DS, Bastian AJ, Morton SM. Neurophysiologic and rehabilitation insights from the split-belt and other locomotor adaptation paradigms. Phys Ther 90(2): 187-195, 2010. [PMCID: PMC2816031]
16. Savin DN, Tseng S, Morton SM. Bilateral adaptation during locomotion following a unilaterally-applied resistance to swing in non-disabled adults. J Neurophysiol 104: 3600-3611, 2010. [PMCID: PMC3007627]
17. Harris-Love ML, Morton SM, Perez MA, Cohen LG. Mechanisms of short-term training-induced reaching improvement in severely hemiparetic stroke patients: a TMS study. Neurorehabil & Neural Repair 25(5): 398-411, 2011. [PMCID: PMC3098309]
18. Vasudevan EVL, Torres-Oviedo G, Morton SM, Yang JF, Bastian AJ. Younger is not always better: development of locomotor adaptation from childhood to adulthood. J Neurosci 31: 3055-3065, 2011. [PMCID: PMC3084584]
19. Savin DN, Tseng S, Whitall J, Morton SM. Poststroke hemiparesis impairs the rate but not magnitude of adaptation of spatial and temporal locomotor features. Neurorehabil & Neural Repair 27(1): 24-34, 2013.
20. Leira EC, Jorge RE, Coffey CS, Morton SM, Froehler MT, Davis PH, Adams HP Jr. The NIHSS supplementary motor scale: a valid tool for multidisciplinary recovery trials. Cerebrovas Dis 36(1): 69-73, 2013. [PMCID: In Progress]
21. Hussain SJ, Hanson AS, Tseng SC, Morton SM. A visuomotor adaptation including explicit knowledge and removal of postadaptation errors induced complete 24-hour retention. J Neurophysiol 110(4): 916-925, 2013 [PMCID: In Progress]
22. Musselman KE, Stoyanov CT, Marasigan R, Jenkins ME, Konczak J, Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Prevalence of ataxia in children: a systematic review. Neurol 82(1): 80-89, 2014.[PMCID: PMC3873624]
23. Savin DN, Morton SM, Whitall J. Generalization of improved step length symmetry from treadmill to overground walking in persons with stroke and hemiparesis. Clin Neurophysiol 125(5): 1012-1020, 2014.[PMCID: PMC3981945]
24. Hussain SJ, Morton SM. Perturbation schedule, independent of error size, alters memory of a locomotor adaptation across days. J Neurophysiol 110(4): 916-925, 2014. [PMCID: PMC4044439]
25. Palmer JA, Zarzycki R, Morton SM, Kesar TM, Binder-Macleod SA. Characterizing differential poststroke corticomotor drive to the dorsi- and plantarflexor muscles during resting and volitional muscle activation. J Neurophysiol 117(4): 1615-1624, 2017. [PMCID: PMC5380782]
26. Statton MA, Vazquez A, Morton SM, Vasudevan EVL, Bastian AJ. Making sense of cerebellar contributions to perceptual and motor adaptation. Cerebellum 17(2): 111-121, 2018. [PMCID: PMC5826770]
27. Charalambous CC, Helm EE, Lau KA, Morton SM, Reisman DS. The feasibility of an acute high-intensity exercise bout to promote locomotor learning after stroke. Top Stroke Rehabil 25(2): 83-89, 2018. [PMCID: PMC5901747]
28. French MA, Morton SM, Pohlig RT, Reisman DS. The relationship between BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and functional mobility in chronic stroke survivors. Top Stroke Rehabil 25(4): 276-280, 2018. [PMCID: PMC5901741]
29. Charalambous CC, Alcantara CC, French MA, Li X, Matt KS, Kim HE, Morton SM, Reisman DS. A single exercise bout and locomotor learning after stroke: physiological, behavioural, and computational outcomes. J Physiol 596(10): 1999-2016, 2018. [PMCID: PMC5978382]
30. Zarzycki R, Morton SM, Charalambous CC, Marmon A, Snyder-Mackler L. Corticospinal and intracortical excitability differ between athletes early after ACLR and matched controls. J Orthop Res 36(11): 2941-2948, 2018. 
31. Alcântara CC, Charalambous CC, Morton SM, Russo TL, Reisman DS. Different error size during locomotor adaptation affects transfer to overground walking poststroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 32(12): 1020-1030, 2018. [PMCID: PMC6298810]
32. French MA, Morton SM, Charalambous CC, Reisman DS. A locomotor learning paradigm using distorted visual feedback elicits strategic learning. J Neurophysiol 120(4): 1923-1931, 2018. [PMCID: PMC6230784]
33. Li X, Morton SM. Explicit Awareness does not modulate retrograde interference effects in sequence learning. J Mot Behav 51(1): 68-74, 2019.
34. Li X, Charalambous CC, Reisman DS, Morton SM. A short bout of high-intensity exercise alters ipsilesional motor cortical excitability post-stroke. Top Stroke Rehabil 26(6): 405-411, 2019. [PMCID: PMC6956984]
35. Charalambous CC, French MA, Morton SM, Reisman DS. A single high-intensity exercise bout during early consolidation does not influence retention or relearning of sensorimotor locomotor long-term memories. Exp Brain Res 237(11): 2799-2810, 2019. [PMCID: PMC6801096]
36. Li X, Morton SM. Effects of chronic antidepressant use on neurophysiological responses to tDCS post-stroke. Neurosci Lett 717: 134723, 2020. [PMCID: PMC6980763]
37. Wood JM, Kim HE, French MA, Reisman DS, Morton SM. Use-dependent plasticity explains aftereffects in visually guided locomotor learning of a novel step length asymmetry. J Neurophysiol 124(1): 32-39, 2020. [PMCID: PMC7474450]
38. Zarzycki R, Morton SM, Charalambous CC, Pietrosimone B, Williams GN, Snyder-Mackler L. Examination of corticospinal and spinal reflexive excitability during the course of postoperative rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 50(9): 516-522, 2020.
39. Zarzycki R, Morton SM, Charalambous CC, Pietrosimone B, Williams GN, Snyder-Mackler L. Athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction demonstrate asymmetric intracortical facilitation early after surgery. J Orthop Res 39(1): 147-153, 2021.
40. French MA, Morton SM, Reisman DS. Use of explicit processes during a visually guided locomotor learning task predicts 24-h retention after stroke. J Neurophysiol 125(1): 211-222, 2021. [PMCID: PMC8087382]
41. Wood JM, Morton SM, Kim HE. The consistency of prior movements shapes locomotor use-dependent learning. eNeuro 8(5): ENEURO.0265-20.2021, 2021. [PMCID: PMC8431821]
42. Arhos EK, Wood J, Silbernagel KG, Morton SM. Individuals early after ACL reconstruction show intact motor learning of a novel step length symmetry pattern via the split-belt treadmill. J Ortho Res 2022, Under Review.

CHAPTERS

1. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Cerebellar lesions and effects on posture, locomotion and limb movement. In: Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, edited by Squire LR. Elsevier Ltd. 2009, p 717-722.
2. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Movement dysfunction associated with cerebellar damage. In: Neurological Rehabilitation, 6th Ed. Umphred DA. Elsevier Ltd. 2013, p 631-649.
3. Morton SM, Keller J, Bastian AJ. Movement dysfunction associated with cerebellar damage. In: Umphred’s Neurological Rehabilitation, 7th Ed. Lazaro RT, Reina-Guerra SG, Quiben M. Elsevier Ltd. 2020.

REVIEWS

1. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Cerebellar control of balance and locomotion. Neuroscientist 10(3): 247-259, 2004.
2. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Mechanisms of cerebellar gait ataxia. Cerebellum 6(1): 79-86, 2007.
3. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Can rehabilitation help ataxia? Neurol 73(22): 1818-1819, 2009.
4. Reisman DS, Bastian AJ, Morton SM. Neurophysiologic and rehabilitation insights from the split-belt and other locomotor adaptation paradigms. Phys Ther 90(2): 187-195, 2010. [PMCID: PMC2816031]
5. Fisher BE, Morton SM, Lang CE. From motor learning to physical therapy and back again: the state of the art and science of motor learning rehabilitation research. J Neurol Phys Ther 38(3): 149-150, 2014.[PMCID: in progress.

ABSTRACTS

1. Sahrmann S, Scheets P, Morton S, Norton B. Reliability, correlation, and relationship to function of measures of “tone” in patients with hemiparesis. CSM Phys Ther Abst 255, 1999.
2. Scheets P, Morton S, Sahrmann S, Norton B. Reliability, correlation, and relationship to function of measures of active motion in patients with hemiparesis. CSM Phys Ther Abst 256, 1999.
3. Morton SM, Lang CE, Bastian AJ. Intra- and inter-limb generalization of adaptation during catching. Soc Neurosci Abst 63.2, 2000.
4. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Contributions of limb incoordination and postural control deficits to cerebellar gait ataxia. Soc Neurosci Abst 293.9, 2001.
5. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Contributions of limb incoordination and postural control deficits to cerebellar gait ataxia. Recent Developments in Cerebellar Research Meeting, St. Louis MO, 2001.
6. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Does cerebellar damage impair control of interaction torques during walking over obstacles? Soc Neurosci Abst 666.1, 2002.
7. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Does cerebellar damage impair control of interaction torques during walking over obstacles? CSM Phys Ther Abst 2003.
8. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Prism adaptation during walking generalizes to pointing and requires the cerebellum. Soc Neurosci Abst 822.7, 2003.
9. Kingsbury DJ, Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Visuomotor adaptation to prisms: features of walking that contribute to its generalization to reaching. Soc Neurosci Abst 415.15, 2004.
10. Morton SM, Bastian AJ. Cerebellar adaptation of locomotion: impaired adaptation during split-belt but not coupled treadmill locomotion. Soc Neurosci Abst 415.13, 2004.
11. Savin DN, Morton SM. Visuomotor adaptation: does the extent of generalization depend on the body part adapted? Soc Neurosci Abst 742, 2006.
12. Morton SM. Unilateral versus bilateral reciprocal ankle movements in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis. Soc Neurosci Abst 557.7, 2006.
13. Tseng S-C, Morton SM, Stanhope SJ. Impaired reactive postural adjustments in the elderly during a visually-guided voluntary stepping task. Soc Neurosci Abst 81.15, 2007.
14. Harris-Love ML, Perez M, Morton S, Kapteyn R, Cohen L. Neural mechanisms of practice-induced improvement in functional reaching after moderate severity stroke. ASNR/ACRM Abst, 2008.
15. Harris-Love ML, Perez M, Morton S, Kapteyn R, Cohen L. Neural mechanisms of practice-induced improvements in functional reaching after moderate severity stroke. Soc Neurosci Abst 380.4, 2008.
16. Savin DN, Tseng S, Morton SM. Interlimb coupling during adaptation to a unilateral perturbation while walking: results in healthy adults and individuals with post-stoke hemiparesis. Soc Neurosci Abst 272.11, 2008.
17. Tseng SC, Stanhope SJ, Morton SM. Impaired postural adjustments to a predictable perturbation during step initiation in the elderly. Soc Neurosci Abst 275.17, 2008.
18. Williams WA, Tseng SC, Morton SM. Retention of a newly learned visuomotor adaptation. Committee on Institutional Cooperation SROP / U Iowa McNair’s Scholar’s Prog Conf 2009.
19. Tseng S, Morton SM. Adaptation and savings of a leg reaching visuomotor rotation task. Soc Neurosci Abst 369.23, 2009.
20. Cummins F, Ferris J, Goos B, Muff E, Plunkett R, Stagg J, Morton SM. Effects of stroke on adaptation and retention of a novel reaching task. U Iowa Grad Program in PT & Rehab Sci Research Day 2010.
21. Tseng S, Morton SM. Visually-driven adaptation of interlimb coordination during treadmill walking. Soc Neurosci Abst 687.23, 2010.
22. Savin DN, Tseng S, Morton SM. Bilateral motor adaptations in response to a unilateral leg perturbation during walking. CSM Phys Ther Abst 2011.
23. Crane S, Halfman D, Kirk S, Larsen C, Nelson J, Wedeking A, Morton SM. Generalization of prism throwing adaptations to different postures. PT & Rehab Sci Research Day, U Iowa 2011.
24. Hanson AS, Tseng S, Morton SM. Retention of a visually driven gait adaptation in healthy individuals. PT & Rehab Sci Research Day, U Iowa 2011.
25. Westemeyer B, Morton SM. Effects of primary motor cortex rTMS on corticospinal excitability and lower limb strength in healthy adults. Medical Student Research Program, Summer Research Fellowship Prog, U Iowa 2011.
26. Whitford M, Morton SM, Perez MA, Chan E, Cohen LG, Harris-Love ML. Unilateral and bilateral reaching practice post-stroke: preliminary single-session behavioral and neurophysiologic results Soc Neurosci Abst2011.
27. Hanson AS, Tseng SC, Morton SM. Retention of a walking visuomotor adaptation in healthy adults. CSM Phys Ther Abst 2012.
28. Savin DN, Morton SM, Whitall J. Generalization of treadmill locomotor adaptation to overground walking in persons with stroke and hemiparesis. CSM Phys Ther Abst 2012.
29. Washington JD, Morton SM. Qualifying Reaching Deficits in Individuals with Stroke and Sensorimotor Impairments. Committee on Institutional Cooperation SROP / U Iowa McNair’s Scholar’s Prog Conf 2012.
30. Hussain SJ, Morton SM. The effect of gradual versus abrupt error feedback on 24-hour retention of a visuomotor locomotor adaptation. Soc Neurosci Abst 2012.
31. Leira EC, Coffey C, Jorge RE, Morton SM, Froehler MT, Davis PH, Adams HP. The supplementary motor scale of the NIHSS: a valid and efficient tool for multidisciplinary recovery trials. AHA Intl Stroke Conf2013.
32. Chapman RM, Yen C-L, Morton SM. The effect of cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on reaching movements in healthy adults. Soc Neurosci Abst 650.16, 2013.
33. Hussain SJ, Morton SM. The effect of gradual vs. abrupt perturbations on retention of a locomotor adaptation. Soc Neurosci Abst 749.14, 2013.
34. Yen C-L, Chapman RM, Morton SM. What repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation parameters best induce short-term inhibition of primary motor cortex? Soc Neurosci Abst 468.06, 2013.
35. Li X, Morton SM. Effects of interference on implicit and explicit motor sequence learning. Soc Neurosci Abst 260.08, 2014.
36. Fritz N, Keller J, Zackowski K, Morton SM. Linking neuroanatomy to function in MS: mechanisms driving gait deviations. CSM Phys Ther Presentation, 2015.
37. Gordon C, Palmer JA, Morton SM, Binder‐Macleod SA. The role of cortical inhibition in post‐stroke walking function. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2016.
38. Li X, Morton SM. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over motor cortex enhances split-belt treadmill adaptation in stroke. Soc Neurosci Abst 807.11, 2016
39. Keller J, Zackowski K, Morton SM. Linking neuroanatomy to gait deviations in Multiple Sclerosis. APTA of DC, Delaware & Maryland Fall Conference Presentation, 2016. 
40. Danks K, Li X, O’Neill L, Morton SM. Benefits of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in conjunction with physical therapy in chronic stroke survivors: a pilot study. CSM Phys Ther Platform, 2017.  
41. Charalambous C, Alcantara C, Morton SM, Reisman DS. Effect of acute cardiovascular exercise on locomotor adaptation and learning after stroke. CSM Phys Ther Platform, 2017.
42. Li X, Morton SM. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation enhances locomotor learning in stroke. CSM Phys Ther Platform, 2017.
43. Palmer JA, Zarzycki R, Morton SM, Kesar TM, Binder-Macleod SA. Characterizing differential post-stroke corticomotor drive to the dorsi- and plantarflexor muscles during resting and volitional muscle activation. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2017.
44. Zarzycki R, Marmon A, Charalambous C, Morton S, Snyder-Mackler L. Neuroplastic changes measured by transcranial magnetic stimulation are evident early after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Paper Presentation, ORS Annual Meeting, 2017.
45. Farrens AJ, Morton SM, Galgiani JE, Sergi F. The effect of split-belt treadmill training on functional connectivity in the cortical-thalamic-cerebellar network. Soc Neurosci Abst, 2017.
46. Galgiani JE, Morton SM. Retention of locomotor learning: effects of practice duration and washout periods. Soc Neurosci Abst, 2017.
47. Li X, Morton SM. Effects of chronic antidepressant use on neurophysiological responses to tDCS post-stroke. Soc Neurosci Abst, 2017.
48. Galgiani JE, Pohlig RT, Morton SM, de Alcântara CC, Hsiao H-Y, Higginson JS. Timed up and go performance moderates the relationship between trailing limb angle and walking speed in stroke survivors. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2018.
49. Wood JM, Reisman DS, Drake MP, Morton SM. The overlap between perceptions of cardiovascular demand and task difficulty in individuals with chronic stroke performing moderate intensity exercise. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2018.
50. Li X, Charalambous CC, Morton SM, Reisman DS. A bout of acute high-intensity exercise alters corticomotor excitability post-stroke. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2018.
51. Zarzycki R, Morton SM, Charalambous CC, Marmon A, Snyder-Mackler L. Corticospinal and intracortical excitability are associated with quadriceps strength during the course of post-operative rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2018.
52. Charalambous CC, Alcantara CC, French MA, Oltmans ER, Morton SM, Reisman DS. Acute high-intensity exercise and locomotor adaptation after stroke. ASNR Abst, 2018.
53. Galgiani JE, French MA, Morton SM. Pain during learning reduces retention of a strategic locomotor learning task. Soc Neurosci Abst, 2018.
54. Galgiani JE, Hicks GE, Morton SM. Consequences of chronic pain for motor learning. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2019.
55. Galgiani JE, Morton SM. Acute pain during strategic locomotor learning impairs retention. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2019.
56. Galgiani JE, Hicks GE, Morton SM. Does chronic low back pain affect locomotor learning or retention and is cognition a factor? Soc Neurosci Abst, 2019.
57. Wood JM, Kim HE, Reisman DS, Morton SM. The contribution of use dependent plasticity to locomotor learning. Soc Neurosci Abst, 2019.
58. Arhos EK, Morton SM, Snyder-Mackler L, Split-belt treadmill locomotion after ACL reconstruction: evidence of short-term learning. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2020.
59. Wood JM, Kim HE, Reisman DS, Morton SM. The contribution of use dependent plasticity to locomotor learning. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2020.
60. Wood JM, Morton SM, Kim HE. How practice consistency impacts repetition based learning. ANPT Abst, 2021. 
61. Wood JM, Kim HE, Morton SM. Methods to test lower limb position sense using a split belt treadmill. Soc Neurosci Abst, 2021.
62. Herrera Suarez S, Morton SM. Racial differences in post-stroke pain and its relationship to function, comorbidity, and quality of life. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2022.
63. Wood JM, Kim HE, Morton SM. Comparing the reliability of two psychophysical methods to assess lower limb position sense on a split-belt treadmill. Soc Neurosci Abst, 2022.
64. Wood JM, Kim HE, Morton SM. Reward prediction errors can drive learning of novel walking patterns. Soc Neurosci Abst, 2022.
65. Bhat S, Reisman DS, French MA, Morton SM, Thompson E. Effect of exercise priming on 24-hour retention in locomotor learning after stroke. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2023.
66. Wood JM, Kim HE, Morton SM. Reinforcement learning drives performance changes during locomotion but does not impact implicit motor memory. CSM Phys Ther Abst, 2023.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 

JOURNAL EDITOR

Journal of Neurologic PT (Special Issue on Motor Learning, guest editor), 2013

Experimental Brain Research, Editorial Board Member, 2022 - Present

GRANT REVIEWER
Ataxia UK (UK), 2006
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (UK), 2007-2010
NIH, Sensory, Motor & Cognitive Neurosci Fellowship Study Sect (ad hoc 7/11, 10/11, 2/12, 6/12), 2011-present
NIH, Minority Biomedical Research Support Behavioral Applications Study Sect (ad hoc 10/11), 2011
Medical Research Council (UK, ad hoc 12/11), 2011
NSF, Perception & Action Review Panel
VA RR&D, Musculoskeletal Grant Review Panel, 2016
NIH, Motor Function Speech and Rehabilitation Study Section (ad hoc 10/17), 2017
NIH, NINDS NST-2 Study Section (ad hoc, 3/19), 2019
NIH, NINDS G33 StrokeNet (ad hoc 12/20), 2020
NIH Musculoskel, Rehabil and Skin Sci Fellow Study Sect (ad hoc 11/21), 2021
NIH, MRS Study Sect (ad hoc 06/22), 2022

CONTRIBUTION TO INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS

PREVIOUS SERVICE (University of Iowa)
Member, Department Curriculum & Instruction Committee, 2008-2013
Member, Department Faculty, Staff & Student Affairs Committee, 2008-2010
Member, Department Research & Development Committee, 2008-2010
Mentor, SROP / McNair’s Scholars Program, Summer Research Program, 2009, 2012
Member, Graduate College Scholarly Integrity Task Force II, 2009-2010
Member, Department DPT Admissions Subcommittee, 2009-2012
Member, Department Interview selection group & Interviewer, 2009-2012
Member, Department Extended Clinical Education Program Task Force, 2010-2013
Member, Biosciences Program Admissions Committee, 2010-2013
Chair, Department Research & Development Committee, 2011-2013
Chair, Department PhD in Physical Rehabilitation Science Program, 2011-2013
Interviewer, Department DPT Admissions, 2012-2013

CURRENT SERVICE (University of Delaware)
Member, UD MRI Facility Task Force, 2014-2015
Member, UD PT Department Curriculum Committee, 2013-present
Member, UD PT Department Faculty Search Committee, 2013-2014
Interviewer, Department DPT Admissions, 2013-present
Departmental Rep, College of Health Sciences Governance Committee, 2013-present
Member, UD Institutional Review Board, 2014-2022
Member, UD Multimodal Imaging Center Director Faculty Search Committee, 2015-2016
Member, Executive Committee, UD Interdisciplinary Program in Biomechanics & Movements Science (BIOMS), 2016-2022

Movements Science (BIOMS)

Member, KAAP Department Faculty Search Committee, 2016-2017
Panel Member, UD New Faculty Orientation, 2017
Panel Member on Mentorship, UD Responsible Conduct of Research Workshop, 2017
Member, KAAP Department Faculty Search Committee x 2 positions, 2017
Member, University Working Group on Neuroscience at UD, 2018-2019
Moderator, UD Neuroscience Symposium, 2019               
Member, University Working Group on Creation of a Neuroscience PhD at UD, 2019-2020
Member, CTR-ACCEL Taskforce on Compliance, Data Sharing and Inter-institutional Agreements, 2020-2021
Member, Executive Committee, UD Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Graduate, 2021       

Program (ING)

Reviewer, INBRE pilot grants, 2021             
Reviewer, NIH Academy grant submissions, 2021-2022
Member, BIOMS Strategic Planning Taskforce, 2021-2022
Member, CHS Translational Research Taskforce, 2021-2022

Invited Lectures

1. “Relative contributions of leg ataxia and balance deficits to walking abnormalities in individuals with cerebellar damage”, Research Seminar, Washington University in St Louis Program in PT, St Louis MO. (2002)
2. “Cerebellar ataxia: impairments of movement coordination and motor learning”, National Ataxia Foundation Maryland Chapter Meeting, Silver Spring MD. (2002)
3. “Cerebellar contributions to locomotor adaptations during splitbelt treadmill walking”, Research Day Seminar, Univ of Maryland Dept PT & Rehab Science, Baltimore MD. (2006)
4. “Motor adaptation, motor learning and the effects of stroke on motor learning”. Rehabilitation Service Seminar, Univ of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore MD. (2007)
5. “Cerebellar and corticospinal control of motor adaptations and interlimb coordination”, Movement Disorders Clinic Seminar, Univ of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore MD. (2007)
6. Impaired reactive postural control in the healthy elderly”, The Science of Balance Rehabilitation: applications to prevent falls and improve postural stability in normal aging and neurologically impaired individuals, Scottsdale AZ. (2008)
7. “Motor adaptation: what can short-term motor adaptations tell us about long-term motor learning?”, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Rehabilitation Therapies Lecture Series, Iowa City IA. (2008)
8. “Cerebellar motor control”, The Neural Control of Movement Course, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. (2010)
9. “Mechanisms of human locomotor adaptations”, Marquette University Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette Challenge Speaker Series, Milwaukee WI. (2010)
10. “Motor adaptation for re-learning locomotor coordination following stroke”, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Rehabilitation Therapies Lecture Series, Iowa City IA. (2011)
11. “Cerebellar Rehabilitation”, APTA Neurologic PT Professional Education Consortium Webinar (nationally viewed). (2012)
12. “Physical Rehabilitation for Individuals with Cerebellar Dysfunction”, Gentiva Health Services Continuing Education Series, Cedar Rapids, IA. (2012)
13. “Cerebellar Rehabilitation”, APTA Neurologic PT Professional Education Consortium Webinar (nationally viewed). (2013)
14. “Mechanisms of Cerebellar and Sensory Ataxia”, International Symposium on Gait and Balance in Multiple Sclerosis, St. Louis. MO. (2013)
15. “Measurement Tolls for Assessing Gait Ataxia”, International Symposium on Gait and Balance in Multiple Sclerosis, St. Louis. MO. (2013)
16. “Physical Rehabilitation for Cerebellar Dysfunction”, APTA Neurologic PT Professional Education Consortium. Webinar (2 hr, 09/2014) and Onsite (4 hr, 11/2014) Presentation.
17.  “Interhemispheric interactions post-stroke and the implications for rehabilitation”,  Biomechanics & Movement Science Seminar, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. (2014)
18. “Mechanisms of human locomotor adaptation”, Topics in Rehabilitation Science  Seminar, Moss Rehabilitation, Philadelphia, PA. (2015)
19. “Advances in physical therapy interventions for stroke rehabilitation’, Fourth Annual Neurovascular Symposium, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE. (2016)
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