Steven Sawyer, Ph.D., PT
Associate Professor, Program Director and Chair of Rehabilitation Sciences
EDUCATION
- 1980 B.S. Biology- University of California at Irvine- Irvine, CA
- 1988 Ph.D. Neuroscience- University of California at San Diego- San Diego, CA
- 1997 MPT Physical Therapy- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center- Lubbock, TX
- 1988-91 NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellowship- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas- Dallas, TX
RESEARCH
- Balance, falls, and vestibular disorders.
PUBLICATIONS
Sawyer, S.F., Young, S.J., Groves, P.M. and J.M. Tepper. 1994. Cerebellar-responsive neurons in the thalamic ventroanterior-ventrolateral complex of rats: In vivo electrophysiology. Neuroscience 63:711-724.
Sawyer, S.F., Tepper, J.M. and P.M. Groves. 1994. Cerebellar-responsive neurons in the thalamic ventroanterior-ventrolateral complex of rats: Light and electron microscopy. Neuroscience. 63:725-745.
Chang, L-Y, Paris, J.P., Sawyer, S.F., Kirillov, A.B., and D.J. Woodward. 1996. Neuronal spike activity in rat nucleus accumbens during cocaine self-administration under different fixed-ratio schedules. Neuroscience. 74:483-497.
Chang, J-Y, Sawyer, S.F., Paris, J.P., Kirillov, A.B. and D.J. Woodward. 1997. Single neuronal responses in medial prefrontal cortex during cocaine self-administration in freely moving rats. Synapse. 26:22-35.
Hooper, TL, Dunn, DM, Props, JE, Bruce, BA, Sawyer, SF, Daniel, JA (2004). The Effects of Graded Forward and Backward Walking on Heart Rate and Oxygen Consumption. Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy 34: 65-71.
Brismee, JM, Gilbert, K, Hall, R., Leathers, B., Sheppard, N., Sawyer, S., Sizer, P. (2004) Rate of false positive using the Cyriax release test for thoracic outlet syndrome in an asymptomatic population. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy (in press).
The Effect of Microcurrent Stimulation on Postoperative Pain After Patellar Tendon-bone Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. 2000. APTA Annual Conference and Exposition. Indianapolis, Indiana [Platform Presentation}.
Evaluation of the “Silent Zone”: A Reliability Study of a Manual Physical Therapy Technique Used to Determine Coupling Patterns of the Mid-Thoracic Spine. 2000. APTA Annual Conference and Exposition. Indianapolis, Indiana [Platform Presentation].