Sheila Schindler-Ivens, P.T., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Harriet Barker Cramer Hall 230M

(414) 288-7282

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Education
Postdoctoral Fellow	Motor Control, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Ph.D.	Rehabilitation Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
M.S.	Neural Control of Movement, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
B.S.	Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

Teaching Experience

• 2003-2004 Faculty Instructor, Neuromuscular Dysfunction 1, Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University
• 2003 Faculty Instructor, Integrity in Biomedical Research, Integrated Graduate Program in Life Sciences, Northwestern University
• 2002-2003 Faculty Instructor, Evidence Based Practice, Dept. of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University
• 1997 Faculty Instructor, Human Nutrition, School of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University.

Clinical Appointments

• 1998-1999 Physical Therapist, Geriatric Rehabilitation, Therapy Solutions, Iowa City, IA
• 1993 Supervisor of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Unit, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
• 1990-1994 Physical Therapist, Rehabilitation Unit, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Awards and Honors

• 2003-2004 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA postdoctoral), NIH 1 F32 HD044299-01.
• 2002 Postdoctoral Fellowship (Institutional T32, Northwestern University)NIH 2 T32 HD007418-10
• 2000 Doctoral Scholarship (PODS Level II), Foundation for Physical Therapy, Inc
• 2000 Alumni Scholarship for Doctoral Studies, University of Iowa
• 1999 Doctoral Scholarship (PODS Level I), Foundation for Physical Therapy, Inc.
• 1998 Doctoral Scholarship (PODS Level I), Foundation for Physical Therapy, Inc.
• 1995 Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University
• 1995 C.N. Terry Fox Research Fellowship, Simon Fraser University
• 1989 M. Pat Murray Award for Clinical and Academic Excellence, Marquette University
• 1989 Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association Merit Award for Student Most Likely to Excel Beyond the Clinical Setting

Journal Reviewer
Experimental Brain Research
Journal of Neurophysiology
Physical Therapy

Society Memberships
Society for Neuroscience
American Physical Therapy Association
Illinois Physical Therapy Association
Neurology Section, American Physical Therapy Association

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Students Supervised

• 2002 Octavia Cockrell, BS (cand) Summer Research Opportunity Program for Undergraduate Minority Students, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA. Project Completed: Direction-dependent changes in locomotor muscle activity are appropriate in the less affected limb of persons post-stroke.
  
• 2002-2004 Carolyn Kelly, SPT, Davalyn Desimone, SPT, Sarah Grubich, SPT Doctoral of Physical Therapy Synthesis Project, Northwestern University. Project Completed: Changes in muscle length and stiffness post-stroke.
  
• 2003 Erin Jennings, SPT Doctoral of Physical Therapy Research Practicum, Finch University Chicago Medical School. Project Completed: Cutaneomuscular reflex excitability during forward and backward locomotion in persons with and without stroke.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

1. Schindler-Ivens S and Shields RK. Low frequency depression of H-reflexes in humans with acute and chronic spinal-cord injury. Experimental Brain Research, 133(2):233-41, 2000.
   
2. Bilodeau M, Schindler-Ivens S, Williams DM, Chandran R, Sharma SS. EMG frequency content changes with increasing force and during fatigue in the quadriceps femoris muscle of men and women. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 13:83-92, 2003.
   
3. Schindler-Ivens S and Shields RK. Soleus H-reflex recruitment is not altered in persons with chronic spinal cord injury, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85(5):840-7, 2004.
   
4. Schindler-Ivens S and Shields RK. Comparison of measurement techniques to detect soleus H-reflex threshold. Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 44(3):153-9, 2004.
   
5. Schindler-Ivens, S, Brown, D and Brooke, JD. Direction-dependent changes in locomotor muscle activity in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis. Journal of Neurophysiology, 92 (4):2207-16, 2004.

Conference Proceedings

1. Schindler, SM. Detection of breakaway weakness in individuals of the lower Fraser Valley [of British Columbia]. Pacific Northwest Exercise Group Annual Conference, 1995.
   
2. Schindler-Ivens S and Shields RK. Low frequency depression of the H-reflex in humans with acute and chronic spinal cord injury. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 1998.
   
3. Shields RK, Chang YJ, Littmann A, Schindler-Ivens S. Effects of electrically induced training on muscle fatigue and H-reflex suppression in individuals with paralysis. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 1999.
   
4. Schindler-Ivens S and Shields RK. H-reflex-torque relationship in humans with and without spinal cord injury. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2000.
   
5. Sheilds RK, Clark SD, Grant SA, Tysseling VM, Zwart BD, Schindler-Ivens S, Littmann, A. Analysis of bone mineral density in individuals with spinal cord injury. American Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting, 2000.
   
6. Schindler-Ivens S and Shields RK. Soleus H-reflex threshold, gain, and amplitude in humans with and without spinal cord injury. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2001
   
7. Bilodeau M, Schindler-Ivens S, Williams DM, Chandran R, Sharma SS. Effects of force and fatigue on EMG signals of the quadriceps of men and women. XIVth Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Vienna, Austria, June 2002.
   
8. Schindler-Ivens S, Brown DA, Brooke JD. Switch from unifunctional to bifunctional activity of vastus medialis during locomotion post-stroke. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2002
   
9. Schindler-Ivens S, Brooke JD, Brown DA. Direction-dependent changes in locomotor muscle activity in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2003
   
10. Brooke, JD, Schindler-Ivens S, Brown, DA. Quantifying changes in EMG patterns during pedaling post-stroke. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2003
    
11. Schindler-Ivens, S and Brown, DA. Neuromuscular adaptation to locomotor task demands: Scaling versus Phasing. American Physical Therapy Association Meeting, 2004.
    
12. Schindler-Ivens S, Jennings, EM, Brown, DA. Cutaneomuscular reflex modulation during forward and backward pedaling post-stroke, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2004.