Education:
- D.P.T., Doctor of Physical Therapy from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA 2005
- M.P.H., Health Administration, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, 1994
- B.S., Physical Therapy, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, 1989
Teaching:
Professional Program:
- OCTH/PHTH 7143/8034: Co-coordinator of Principles of Human Movement
- PHTH 8114: Coordinator for Orthopedic Management of Lower Extremities
- PHTH 8074: Instructor for Therapeutic Exercise Prescription
- PHTH 8331; Coordinator for Integumentary Practice for Physical Therapists
- PHTH 9391: Coordinator for Interprofessional Case Management
- PHTH 8214: Instructor for Orthopedic Management of the Axial Skeleton
- PHTH 9173: Instructor for Complex Medical Problems
- PHTH 9152: Instructor for Clinical Reasoning in Physical Therapy II
Clinical:
- Wound Care
- Acute Care
- Outpatient practice
- Long-term Care
- Home-Health
Societies and Organizations:
Member, Alpha Eta Honor Society
- American Physical Therapy Association
- Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management
- Oncology
- Orthopedics
- Oklahoma Physical Therapy Association
- American Board of Wound Management
- American College of Clinical Wound Specialists
Clinical/Research Interests:
- Integumentary
- Orthopeadics
- Electrophysiology
- Neurorehabilitation/Stroke/Parkinson’s
Funding:
- 2022-2023 Yang, Y. (PI), Azizoddin, D., (Co-PI), Lepak, L. (CO-I), Cheema, C. (CO-I). Cortical circuit mechanism of pain modulation (IRB#14252). University of Oklahoma Biomedical Engineering & Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Tulsa, OK. Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science and Technology (I-BEST) (Total Award: $30,000).
- 2021-2023 Yang, Y. (PI), Lepak, L., Cheema, C. Multimodal integration of concurrent high-density EEG-fMRI with diffusion and anatomical MRI to determine dynamic information flow in brain circuits – an application to hemiparetic stroke (IRB#12550). Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) Award number: HR21-164. (Total award: $135,000).
- 2020-2021 Ciro, C (Co-PI), Fritz, T (Co-PI), Dresser, S (Co-PI). Co-Is: Craft, M., Costner-Lark, A., Robinson, W, Macias, L.P., James, S., Round, T., Lepak, L. Rapid, Multidisciplinary Needs Assessment for Patients with COVID-19 Transitioning Hospital to Home (IRB #11988). (Total award: $20,000).
- 2018-2021 Wang, H. (PI), Robinson, C. (Co-I), James, S. (Co-I), Lepak, V. (Co-I). Development and Evaluation of Vibration-based Wearable Upper Limb Rehabilitation Device (IRB#9686). Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) Award number: HR18-034. (Total award: $134,964). A patent was filed, currently pending: Wearable Focal Vibration Device and Methods of Use (2020), Patent pending: 17/206,016.
- 1998, College of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Development of World Wide Web Courses – (Developer, $500)
- 1997, College of Allied Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Development of World Wide Web Courses – (Developer, $1500)