Jeanne Roof Charles
Physical Therapy
University of New England
Spain
Biography
Dr. Charles is an assistant professor in the PhysicalTherapy Program at the University of New England. She earned a B.S. in Physical Therapy from the State University of New York at Buffalo and received a MSW from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In 2005 she earned a Ph.D. in Kinesiology from the Biobehavioral Studies Program at Columbia University where her studies focused upper extremity motor control in children with unilateral cerebral palsy(UCP). Both her doctoral and post-doctural work included the design and implementation of several studies that tested the efficacy of Constraint-Induced Therapy and Intensive Bimanual Training on upper limb performance in children with UCP.
Research Interest
Current Research Examining motor control mechanisms of bimanual coordination in children with unilateral cerebral palsy Research interests Exploring relationships between deficits in motor coordination (dual task processing) and cognitive/language deficits in children post-traumatic brain injury Developing or refining efficacious interventions to improve upper limb performance in children with unilateral cerebral palsy
