DPT Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions
MS Physical Therapy, Boston University
BS Health Studies, Boston University
Louis N. Hunter, PT, DPT
Professor, Health Science
Program Director, Health Sciences
Professor, Physical Therapy, JCRS
Director, Global Strategic Initiatives, JCRS and JCHP
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Professor, Health Science
Program Director, Health Sciences
Professor, Physical Therapy, JCRS
Director, Global Strategic Initiatives, JCRS and JCHP
Education
Recent Publications
- Enhancing recovery: surgical techniques and rehabilitation strategies after direct anterior hip arthroplasty
- Climate change and its impact on health: a global collaborative learning model
- Feasibility of Improving Global Health in Underserved Populations by Utilizing Service-Learning and Pro Bono Physical Therapy A Systematic Review
- Understanding the changing health care needs of individuals aging with spinal cord injury
- An investigation of motion correction algorithms for pediatric spinal cord DTI in healthy subjects and patients with spinal cord injury
Select Presentations
- Kratzer D, Hunter LN, Muth S. Movement, Mobility, Accessibility & Architecture- An Architecture & Physical Therapy Collaborative Design Studio. Oral presentation at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) 113th Annual Meeting: Repair; 2025 March 20th-22nd; New Orleans, LA.
- Hunter LN, Muth S, Kratzer D. Improving Mobility and Community Engagement: A Collaboration between Architecture and Physical Therapy Students. Poster presentation at the Annual Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA); 2025 February 13th-15th; Houston, TX.
- Fennessey A, Hunter, LN, Remshifski PA, Okatch H, Campbell H, Barnoy S, Friedman J, Kern SB, Frasso R, Sorensen C, Bar-Shalita T. Climate Change and Its Impact on Health: A Global Collaborative Learning Model. Poster presentation at the 16th Annual Global Health Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH); 2025 February 20th-23rd; Atlanta, GA.
- Jackson-Coty J, Metgud D, Hunter LN. Feasibility of Training Community Health Workers in Administering the ASQ-3 for Identification of Infants at Risk for Developmental Delay. Poster presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Pediatrics Annual Conference; 2024 November 22nd-24th; Providence, RI.
- Bickert Ciarlello LL, Ryan P, Hunter LN, Wilcox M. Career Exploration Abroad: Cross-disciplinary Experiential Learning
Dialogues for learning oral presentation at the AAC&U Conference on Global Learning; 2024 October 24th-26th; Washington, DC. - Phillips L, Hunter LN, Rieder JK, Hutchinson M, Moeller P, Spicher S, Agarwal A. Examining the Link between Stress and the Built Environment in Urban Emergency Department Waiting Rooms. Oral presentation at the Livable Cities Conference of AMPS (Architecture, Media, Politics, Society); 2024 June 26th-28th; London, England.
- Fennessey A, Hunter LN, Remshifski PA, Okatch H, Frasso R, Kern SB, Campbell H, Zaltz Y, Bar-Noy S, Friedman J, Zaltz Y, Bar-Shalita T. Climate Change and its Impact on Health: A Global Interprofessional Learning Experience. Podium Presentation at the 16th Annual Jefferson Faculty Days; 2024 June 5th-6th; Philadelphia, PA.
- Rieder JK, Phillips L, Hunter LN. Association between the Built Environment and State Anxiety in the Emergency Department. Poster presentation at the Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting; 2024 February 29th-March 2nd; Philadelphia, PA.
- Hunter LN, Fennessey A, Remshifski PA, Kern SB, Bar-Noy S, Rus J, Quach L. Climate Change and its Impact on Health: A Global International Experience. Oral presentation at the Interprofessional Care for the 21st Century Conference; 2023 November 3rd-4th; Philadelphia, PA.
- Muth S, Hunter LN, Kratzer D. Improving Mobility and Community Engagement: A Collaboration between Architecture and Physical Therapy Students. Oral presentation at the Interprofessional Care for the 21st Century Conference; 2023 November 3rd-4th; Philadelphia, PA.
- King A, Herge EA, Kates, J, Hunter LN, Hass R. Assessment of Interprofessional Student Perceptions on Delivering Bad News: A Collaborative and Virtual Approach. Poster presentation at the National Academies of Practice (NAP) Annual Meeting & Forum: 2021 March 18th-20th; Held virtually due to COVID-19.
- Caldarone LA, Caksa S, Alexander TD, Khorramian E, Kim RY, Luikart MD, Tuso AL, Hunter LN, Szajna A. An Interdisciplinary, Student-Run Conference Improves Healthcare Professional Students’ Understanding of Global Health and Planetary Health. Poster presentation at the 12th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH); 2021 March 12th-14th; Held virtually due to COVID-19.
- Cooney A, Davis M, Hunter LN. Integration of a Healthcare System’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) within a Pro Bono Clinic: A Collaborative Process. Poster presentation at the Virtual Pro Bono Network Conference: 2020 November 13th-15th; Philadelphia, PA. (Held virtually via Zoom due to COVID-19.)
- Pilling LB, Hunter LN, Lalakia P, Szajna A, Bogen J, Wilcox M, Frosten S, Derman R. Creating a Strategic Global Infrastructure with a Focus on Planetary Health during an Academic Merger. Accepted as a poster presentation at the 11th Annual Global Health Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH); 2020 April 18th-20th; Washington, DC. (Meeting cancelled due to COVID-19.)
- Muth S, Kabia F, Kietrys D, Hunter LN, Itell M, Palmer M. A Model for Collaboration between Two Universities, a Community Entity, and Volunteer Physical Therapists. Oral presentation at the Eastern Regional Pro Bono Network Conference; 2020 March 7th; Chester, PA.
- Bisesti B, Eckert T, Gibson C, Gough L, Resendiz S, Werner, L, Hunter LN. A Preliminary Analysis of the Jefferson Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic. Oral presentation at the Eastern Regional Pro Bono Network Conference; 2019 March 9th; Chester, PA.
Research Interests
- Pediatric Physical Therapy with a focus on Neurologic Populations
- Integrated Clinical Experiences
- Community-Based Rehabilitation for Underserved Populations
- Local and Global Interprofessional Service-Learning
- Global Health Education and Training for Healthcare Professionals
- Physical Therapy and the Built Environment
Grants & contracts
- Jefferson Center for Faculty Development and Nexus Learning Pedagogy Grant (1-year)
Healthcare Delivery and the Built Environment: A Community Engagement Collaboration betweenHealth and Design Professionals
Co-PIs: Louis N. Hunter, PT, DPT and Stephanie Muth, PT, PhD
Collaborator: Christopher Harnish, MArch, BA
June 2022-June 2023: Co-Principal Investigator - Jefferson Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities Fellowship Seed Grant (1-year)
Lingering Concerns: Reimagining Areas of Waiting in Healthcare Environments
PI: Lisa Phillips, MEd, BArch, IIDA, NCIDQ
April 2022-June 2023: Co-Investigator - National Institutes of Health-National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
1R01NS111113-01A1 (5 year-grant)
Development of an MRI Template & Neuroimaging Biomarkers of the Pediatric Spinal Cord
Co-PIs: Laura Krisa, PhD and Feroze Mohamed, PhD
March 2020-present: Co-Investigator
Awards & Honors
- Social Responsibility Award* - presented by the Academy of Leadership and Innovation of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) at the Annual Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA; 2025 February 13th-15th; Houston, TX.
*Hunter LN, Muth S, Kratzer D. Improving Mobility and Community Engagement: A Collaboration between Architecture and Physical Therapy Students. Poster presentation at the Annual Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA); 2025 February 13th-15th; Houston, TX.
- 2024 Provost Team Award for Interdisciplinary Research
(Project- Lingering Concerns: Reimagining Areas of Waiting in Healthcare Environments) - presented by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at Thomas Jefferson University to recognize the collaborative work of a faculty team leading to significant innovations or other achievements in research - 2023 James B. Erdmann Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Health Education - presented by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at Thomas Jefferson University to recognize a faculty member who demonstrates excellence in interprofessional health education, and whose efforts have resulted in sustained impact on interprofessional collaboration of healthcare practitioners to improve the education of Jefferson health professions students
- 2021/2022 Faculty Interprofessional Education (IPE) Champion* - presented by the Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (JCIPE) and acknowledged in JCIPE’s Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Evaluation eNewsletter Fall 2021/Winter 2022 Issue
*Salzman B, Sicks S. Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE), Fall 2021/Winter 2022. Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE) 2022; 12(2): 1-11 Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jcipe/vol12/iss2/1/
- 2019-2020 James B. Erdmann Student Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice - presented by the Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (JCIPE) to the Global Health Student Consortium (GHSC) Executive Board (Student Organization Advisor for GHSC: Louis N. Hunter, PT, DPT)