Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
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2024 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Therapy,
Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2024 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
Development of Machine Learning Algorithms Predicting Psychological Distress After Total Joint Arthroplasty.
Journal Article J Arthroplasty · May 27, 2026 BACKGROUND: Psychological distress is associated with suboptimal outcomes after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). This study aimed to develop and evaluate machine learning (ML) models to predict a high psychological distress phenotype using only preoperative ... Full text Link to item CiteComparing Low and High Recovery Expectations Among Those with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Network Analysis.
Journal Article Pain Med · April 24, 2026 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to (1) compare networks of factors for patients with low and high recovery expectations in individuals with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) using biopsychosocial measures and duration of symptoms and (2) identify the most influenti ... Full text Link to item CiteEvaluation of the Application of Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations on the Classification of Patients With Neck Pain.
Journal Article HSS J · April 2026 Background: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are developed to synthesize evidence into recommendations for clinical practice. Minimal evidence exists on the evaluation practice of physical therapists in the treatment of patients with neck pain. Purpose: ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Mentoring in Musculoskeletal Pain Phenotypes
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2022 - 2027Lumbar Stenosis Prognostic Subgroups for Personalizing Care & Treatment
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Washington · 2020 - 2026Geneva's CORR: Development of Persistent Musculoskeletal Pain in the Military: the Prediction of Outcomes, Utilization, and Readiness after Surgery (POUR) Cohort
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by The Geneva Foundation · 2020 - 2023View All Grants
Education
University of Florida ·
2013
Ph.D.
University of Florida ·
2011
M.S.P.H.
University of Florida ·
2010
D.P.T.