Emma Wheeler, PT, DPT, M.S.
Assistant professor and chair of admissions
E-mail: ewheeler@vcu.edu
Professional interests
Emma Wheeler is the chair of the admissions committee for the entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and the assistant director of clinical education. Her primary research interests are in the areas of fall risk in the elderly, therapeutic modalities, clinical education and predicting academic success from admissions data. She teaches courses in therapeutic modalities and geriatric physical therapy.
Education
- B.S. Physical Therapy (1985), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
- B.A. (1983), Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Publications
Dunbar, A. Wheeler EG, Evidence for Practice-The Addition of Electrical Stimulation for Pelvic Floor Muscle Strengthening in a Patient with Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy. 31:2, Summer 2007.
Grant funding
The Effect of a Five Week Electrical Myostimulation Program in Patients with Heart Failure. Co-investigator. A.D. Williams Grant, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007
Lower Extremity Muscle Force Production as an Independent Risk Factor for Falls in Community Dwelling Elderly Females: A Case Control Study. Principal investigator. Geriatrics Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, 2001.
Key professional service activities
APTA Task Force for the Development of the Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service, 2007–10
APTA Credentialed Clinical Trainer (Train the Trainer Course), 2008–11
VCU Coordinator for the annual limb drive co-sponsored with Physicians for Peace, 2004–08
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