PhD, University of Maryland, School of Medicine
MA, University of Maryland
BS, University of Maryland, School of Medicine
BS, University of Maryland
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Margaret Finley is an assistant professor and Director of the Movement Science Laboratory. Her doctoral research focused on scapular kinematics during wheelchair propulsion and activities of daily living.
She recently completed a Career Development Grant with the Veteran's Administration Rehabilitation Research Service investigating the effect of robotic assisted rehabilitation in persons with upper extremity impairments.
Her research has been funded by grants from the Veteran's Administration, NIH and Foundation of Physical Therapy. She has published more than 30 research-based manuscripts and abstracts in the areas of wheelchair propulsion biomechanics, overuse syndromes in persons with disabilities and robotic-assisted rehabilitation outcomes.
Dr. Finley has presented at international and national scientific meetings. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association's orthopedic and research sections as well as the American and International Societies of Biomechanics.
She serves as a reviewer for numerous journals including Clinical Biomechanics, Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. Her primary teaching responsibilities are in postprofessional program in musculoskeletal physical therapy and research methodology.
Margaret received a 2009 InQuery grant for a study on the effects of interactive therapeutic exercise on the upper extremity motor function in persons with chronic stroke.
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