Current Research Studies

• Scapular Function and Its Relation To Elbow Pathology

•   “A Comparison of the Farnsworth Flashlight to Other Tests of Color Vision in Patients with Known Color Vision Deficiency"

•  Pilot Study: Using LENA technology to describe the spoken language interactions between caregivers and children with complex communication needs who are beginning communicators during their first year of early intervention 

• The basis of corneal biomechanics in overnight orthokeratology

• Posture stability and vision in children 
• Prevalence of Eye and Vision Conditions in Children
• Vision Therapy for Exotropia
• Application of Prisms for Children’s Vision Conditions

• The effects of atropine on matrix metalloproteinase activity

• Evaluating Changing Trends in the Optometric Treatment of Amblyopia 
• Objective Assessment of Oculomotor Plasticity Before and After Treatment in Patients with Intermittent Exotropia
• Using the CISS-A+ to Assess Symptoms in Patients with Accommodative Dysfunction

• “A Comparison of the Farnsworth Flashlight to Other Tests of Color Vision in Patients with Known Color Vision Deficiency"

• Test-Retest Reliability of a Clinical Measurement for Between Channel Auditory Gap Detection

• Comparing LVT Filter Evaluation vs. LuxIQ/2TM Exam Tool for Glare Remediation Recommendations

• Investigation of Diurnal IOP Fluctuation in Normotensive Glaucoma Patients with Self Home Tonometer

Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania College of Optometry

• Oculomotor Assessment Tool (OMAT) and Vision Quality of Life with Time Survey (VisQual-T)

•  “A Comparison of the Farnsworth Flashlight to Other Tests of Color Vision in Patients with Known Color Vision Deficiency"

• Vestibular Evoked Potentials in Adults with a History of Noise Exposure
• Posture stability and vision in children 

• The Investigation of the Accuracy of Measuring Near Point of Convergence

• Effects of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) on hearing sensitivity with a focus on the ultra-high frequencies (9K-16K Hz).

• RetinaScope: Development of an application for the study of retinal disease

• Education and Rehabilitation Services for Individuals with Visual Impairments in the Correctional System: An Exploratory Study

• Study of surface-exposed residues in retinal degeneration 3 (RD3) protein in regulation of retinal guanylyl cyclase GUCY2D

• Speech-in-noise problems despite normal tone audiometry:  searching for a clinical diagnostic of cochlear synaptopathy
• Speech Intelligibility in loud background noise and low-cost musician earplugs

• Objective Assessment of Oculomotor Plasticity after Treatment of Symptomatic, Post-Concussion related CI
• Development of a Binocular Eye Alignment Monitor for Intermittent Exotropia (BEAM)

•  “A Comparison of the Farnsworth Flashlight to Other Tests of Color Vision in Patients with Known Color Vision Deficiency"

•  Occupational Therapy and Breastfeeding: Defining the role of occupational therapy practitioners within the scope of practice

• Using a Smartphone to Assist in Reading Prescription Medication for Persons with Age-Related Macular Degeneration