Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Ohio State University 2019
  • Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency, Physical Therapy, University of Southern California 2009 - 2010
  • D.P.T., Duke University School of Medicine 2009
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  Academic Positions Outside Duke

  • Instructor, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. 2012 - 2013
  • Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy, University of Southern California. 2009 - 2010
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • NOV 3, 2020

    DIBS Announces 2020 Research Seed-grant Recipients

  • OCT 28, 2020

    Team DIBS Incubator award to fund research on spinal cord injury recovery

  • JUN 15, 2020

    An Interview With Timothy D. Faw, PT, DPT, PhD, Recent FPTR Funding Recipient

  • DEC 4, 2019

    Duke Orthopaedics Welcomes Timothy Faw

  • OCT 20, 2017

    Columbus Dispatch

    Ohio State trial helps spinal cord patients progress

  • SEP 8, 2017

    University of Notre Dame

    Fighting to Walk Again

  • JUL 13, 2017

    Duke DPT Faculty, Dr. Jody Feld, and Alumni awarded 2017 PODS II Scholarships by the Foundation for Physical Therapy

  • SEP 1, 2016

    University of Notre Dame

    Steps
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  Awards & Honors

  • Mary Lou Barnes Award. Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. 2017
  • Patricia Leahy Award. Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. 2015
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Animal models
  • Locomotion
  • Motor learning
  • Muser Mentor
  • Neuroplasticity
  • Rehabilitation
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Patients--Rehabilitation
• Research
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  Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

  • A Novel Apolipoprotein E (apoE)-mimetic Pentapeptide to Improve Recovery in Acute Spinal Cord Injury awarded by Duke Institute for Brain Sciences 2021
  • Myelin Plasticity During Motor Learning After Spinal Cord Injury awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2019
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Lewis NE, Tabarestani TQ, Cellini BR, Zhang N, Marrotte EJ, Wang H, et al. Effect of Acute Physical Interventions on Pathophysiology and Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Neurospine. 2022 Sep;19(3):671–86.
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    • Tabarestani TQ, Lewis NE, Kelly-Hedrick M, Zhang N, Cellini BR, Marrotte EJ, et al. Surgical Considerations to Improve Recovery in Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Neurospine. 2022 Sep;19(3):689–702.
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    • Faw TD, Lakhani B, Schmalbrock P, Knopp MV, Lohse KR, Kramer JLK, et al. Eccentric rehabilitation induces white matter plasticity and sensorimotor recovery in chronic spinal cord injury. Exp Neurol. 2021 Dec;346:113853.
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    • Wang H, Faw TD, Lin Y, Huang S, Venkatraman TN, Cantillana V, et al. Neuroprotective Pentapeptide, CN-105, Improves Outcomes in Translational Models of Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2021 Oct;35(2):441–50.
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    • Ross E, Faw T, Covington K. Does coaching in the 3^rd year of medical school affect stress, anxiety and depression? 2021;
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    • Faw T, Lakhani B, Liu H, Nguyen H, Schmalbrock P, Knopp M, et al. Eccentric-focused rehabilitation promotes myelin plasticity in individuals with chronic, incomplete spinal cord injury. 2020;
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    • Wang H, Faw T, Lin Y, Huang S, Venkatraman T, Cantillana V, et al. Neuroprotective pentapeptide, CN-105, improves outcomes in translational models of intracerebral hemorrhage. 2020;
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    • Norden DM, Faw TD, McKim DB, Deibert RJ, Fisher LC, Sheridan JF, et al. Bone Marrow-Derived Monocytes Drive the Inflammatory Microenvironment in Local and Remote Regions after Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2019 Mar 19;36(6):937–49.
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    • Sawicki CM, Kim JK, Weber MD, Faw TD, McKim DB, Madalena KM, et al. Microglia Promote Increased Pain Behavior through Enhanced Inflammation in the Spinal Cord during Repeated Social Defeat Stress. J Neurosci. 2019 Feb 13;39(7):1139–49.
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    • Faw TD, Lerch JK, Thaxton TT, Deibert RJ, Fisher LC, Basso DM. Unique Sensory and Motor Behavior in Thy1-GFP-M Mice before and after Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2018 Sep 15;35(18):2167–82.
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    • Hansen CN, Norden DM, Faw TD, Deibert R, Wohleb ES, Sheridan JF, et al. Lumbar Myeloid Cell Trafficking into Locomotor Networks after Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury. Exp Neurol. 2016 Aug;282:86–98.
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    • Hansen CN, Faw TD, White S, Buford JA, Grau JW, Basso DM. Sparing of Descending Axons Rescues Interneuron Plasticity in the Lumbar Cord to Allow Adaptive Learning After Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury. Front Neural Circuits. 2016;10:11.
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    • Fisher BE, Lee Y-Y, Pitsch EA, Moore B, Southam A, Faw TD, et al. Method for assessing brain changes associated with gluteus maximus activation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013 Apr;43(4):214–21.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Norden DM, Faw TD, McKim D, Deibert R, Fisher LC, Sheridan JF, et al. INFILTRATION OF MACROPHAGES PROMOTES INFLAMMATION RAPIDLY AT EPICENTER AND REMOTE REGIONS AFTER THORACIC SCI. In: Journal of Neurotrauma. MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC; 2016. p. A50–A50.
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    • Basso DM, Godbout J, Faw TD, Hansen CN, Sheridan JF. REMOTE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER DISRUPTION AFTER MID-THORACIC SPINAL CORD INJURY. In: Journal of Neurotrauma. MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC; 2015. p. A142–3.
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  • Preprints

    • Mace B, Lassiter E, Arulraja EK, Chaparro E, Cantillana V, Gupta R, et al. Optimization of a Translational Murine Model of Closed-head Traumatic Brain Injury. bioRxiv. 2022.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • NEUROSCI 391: Neuroscience Independent Scholarship 1: Advanced Topics 2023
  • NEUROSCI 493: Research Independent Study 1 2023
  • NEUROSCI 494: Research Independent Study 2 2023
  • NEUROSCI 493: Research Independent Study 1 2022
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • First in man evidence of activity-dependent white matter plasticity. Neurotrauma 2019. National Neurotrauma Society. July 2, 2019  2019
  • SCI and Neuroplasticity. Combined Sections Meeting. American Physical Therapy Association. January 25, 2019  2019
  • Myelin increases accompany eccentric motor learning in chronic SCI. Combined Sections Meeting. American Physical Therapy Association. February 22, 2018  2018
  • Motor Learning-induced Myelin Plasticity Remote from CNS Trauma. Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery National Trainee Association Webinar Series. Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery. May 29, 2017  2017
  • Remote Molecular Factors Impact Training Efficacy and Recovery from SCI. Creighton University Doctor of Physical Therapy Invited Speaker Series. Creighton University. April 4, 2017  2017
  • An initial look at eccentric training in chronic human SCI: From human to rodent to human studies. Spinal Cord Injury Research Meeting. The Ohio State University. March 10, 2017  2017
  • Region-specific inflammatory responses within remote central pattern generator networks early after spinal cord injury. Neuroscience 2016. Society for Neuroscience. November 15, 2016  2016
  • Linking remote lesion effects to recovery after SCI. Combined Sections Meeting. American Physical Therapy Association. February 20, 2016  2016
  • Defining a novel model of sensorimotor recovery after spinal cord injury. International Symposium on Neural Regeneration. December 1, 2015  2015
  • Measuring Behavioral Anomalies after SCI in Two Studies: Effects of Genetic Drift and Pasta on Performance. Spinal Cord Injury Research Meeting. The Ohio State University. January 9, 2015  2015
  • Venous thromboembolism: Prevention, treatment, and activity guidelines. ASCIP Annual Conference. Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals. September 4, 2012  2012
  • Advancing Practice for the Future Practitioner. Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy 65th Anniversary Symposium. Duke University. October 17, 2008  2008

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