Erin Hartigan
Physical Therapy
University of New England
Spain
Biography
Erin Hartigan, P.T., D.P.T., Ph.D., O.C.S., A.T.C. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy within the Westbrook College of Health Professions at the University of New England. Dr. Hartigan earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Physiology (‘95), Certificate of Athletic Training (‘96), Master’s of Science (‘97) and Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy degrees (‘04) from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and her Doctorate of Philosophy in Biomechanics and Movement Science (‘09) from the University of Delaware. Among the many reasons Dr. Hartigan chose to join the physical therapy department at UNE are the opportunity to teach in a systems-based program along with the ability to provide students guidance as needed. She chose to conduct research at UNE because of their state of the art research equipment available on the Portland campus and the collegial nature of the faculty at UNE. Dr. Hartigan has clinical and research expertise in anterior cruciate ligament injury and has written several refereed journals, presented at local, regional, national and internal conferences on this topic
Research Interest
Current Research 1. Use state of the art motion analysis equipment to determine whether challenging walking tasks (wearing a weighted vest, pulling a weighted sled) resolve asymmetrical lower extremity movement and joint forces in patients after anterior cruciate ligament rupture and reconstruction. 2. Interview stakeholders (physicians, surgeons, patients, clinicians) to explore the status of shared decision-making after anterior cruciate ligament rupture.
