My professional career consists of 18 years of clinical practice, primarily in orthopaedics and sports, and 13 years in higher education serving as a professor and administrator. I am currently director of research for the Division of Human Performance Science.

Community and Professional Interests

• General Systems Physiology
• Membrane Biophysics/Electrophysiology
• Metabolic Physiology
• Neuromuscular Physiology
• Skeletal muscle response to neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Education

    Ph.D. Exercise Physiology
        University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    M.S. Exercise Physiology
        Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
    B.S. Physical Therapy
        University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    B.S. Physical Education/General Science
        Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

Professional Memberships

• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• Publication Chair, Section on Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management, American Physical Therapy Association
• Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

Recent Publications

• Parker, M., Hocking, K., Katus, J., Stockert, E., Gruby R., “The Effects of a Three-Week Tai Chi Chih Exercise Program on Isometric Muscle Strength and Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Pilot Study”, Issues on Aging, 23(2): 9-13, 2000.
• Parker, M., Bennett, Hieb, M., Hollar, T., Roe, A. “Strength Response in Human quadriceps Femoris Muscle During Two Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Programs” Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 33 (12), 719-726, December, 2003.
• Parker, M., Keller, L., Evenson, J. “Torque Responses in Human Quadriceps to Burst- Modulated Alternating Current at 3 Carrier Frequencies” Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 35(4), 239-245, April 2005.

Recent Presentations

• Lower Carrier Frequencies Produce Greater Quadriceps Femoris Force. Platform presentation on February 25, 2005, Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Longer Electrically Induced Contraction Times May Increase Strength in Quadriceps Femoris. Poster presentation on February 3, 2006, Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association 2006, San Diego, CA.

Graduate Courses Taught

• Physiology
• Critical Inquiry (Research and Statistics)
• Physical Agents
• Therapeutic Exercise
• Principles of Aging
• Goniometry and Muscle Testing
• Advanced PT Seminar (Case Report Presentations)

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