Professional Interest Human Anatomy employing cadaveric dissection and Joint Morphology, a study of joint tissues including embryology, histology, pathology, injury and repair. Medical Surgical Disorders - pathology and implications for physical therapy. Professional ethics and issues in physical therapy education. Professional interests are cognitive and motor processes related to skill and occupational performances in normal and atypical populations including children and adults with movement and motor planning disorders. This research includes the study of contextual variables affecting performance and learning and their role in intervention strategies.
Professional interests are ergonomics, work programs, and more recently, sports and disability.
Dr. Hanson teaches several of theOT physical dysfunction courses as well as an elders graduate course. Current research projects include the effects of exercise on levels of community integration in the spinal cord population and ergonomic intervention with individuals with work-related injuriesof the upper extremities. Professional interests in basic mechanisms underlying the organization of the spinal cord in health and disease. Current research projects include evaluation of spinal pathways in spinal cord injury, constraint induced therapy on clients post stroke, and the assessment of motor neuron pool organization in humans. Professional interests in motor behavior problems of elderly clients, particularly those with chronic balance problems, Parkinson's disease, frailty and stroke.