Keith Hallbourg, Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Education and DPT Graduate Admissions Coordinator

Keith W. Hallbourg

Clinical Professor, DPT Admissions Coordinator

College
Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences
Department
Physical Therapy and Kinesiology
Phone
(978) 934-4402
Fax
(978) 934-1069
Office
Health and Social Sciences Building - 381
Email
keith_hallbourg@uml.edu

Expertise

Functional Mobility, Patient Safety, Clinical Documentation and Professional Communication

Research Interests

Current research projects: Use of Standardized Patients in DPT curriculum and association with clinical education performance, VR in Physical Therapy

Clinical Education and Clinical Staffing; Standardized Patients in Physical Therapy Education; Patient Management in Physical Therapy, Artificial Intelligence.

Education

  • DPT: Physical Therapy, (2006), University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, MA
  • MS: Physical Therapy, (1998), University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, MA
  • BS: Exercise Physiology, (1996), University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, MA
    Supporting Area: Psychology

Biosketch

Dr. Hallbourg joined the Department of Physical Therapy in 2004 to primarily serve as the Director o Clinical Education (DCE). Currently, in addition to his role as DCE, he teaches multiple courses within the entry-level DPT program, serves as the department's Graduate Admissions Coordinator, and is involved with various on-going research projects.

Selected Publications

  • Wu, Y., Hallbourg, K.W., Collins, S.M. (2015). Changes of general fitness and muscle properties following police cadet training. J Phys Ther Sci, 27(9) 2783-6.
  • YI-NING, W.U., Hallbourg, K.W., Collins, S.M. (2015). Changes of general fitness and muscle properties following police cadet training. Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 27(9) 2783.
  • Hallbourg, K.W. (1998). . The effects of cold on grip strength.

Selected Presentations

  • Hosting of Doctor of Physical Therapy Students on Clinical Education Experiences and Clinical Staffing: A Pilot Study - Innovation in OT and PT Education Summit, June 2019 - Omaha, NE
  • The Effect of a Standardized Patient Encounter on Student Self-Perception of Clinical Competence - Association of Standardized Patients Educators - Annual Conference, June 2019 - Orlando, FL

Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research

  • Clinical Consultant Pressure Redistribution Medical Mattress (2013), Fellowship - Theratorr Medical, Inc.
  • Posterior Lower Extremity Length Tension Curves -- Establishing Normative (2013), Fellowship -
    Hallbourg, K.W. (Principal)

Research Currently in Progress


  • Hallbourg, K.W. (Principal)
  • Artificial Intelligence in Physical Therapy Education/ Simulation
    Hallbourg, K.W. (Principal)
  • The Effect of a Standardized Patient Encounter on Student Self-Perception of Clinical Competence
    Hallbourg, K.W., Fox, M.