Physical Therapy Faculty and Staff

Jason Woollard PhD, MPT

JWoollard@chatham.edu
Assistant Professor

Hometown : Toledo, OH
Joined Chatham : 2010

Academic Areas of Interest

Predictors of outcome in rotator cuff surgery and subacromial impingement, Reliability of shoulder examination measurements, Factors that affect knee cartilage loss in individuals with knee osteoarthritis

Personal Areas of Interest

Playing and watching sports, traveling, reading about many different topics, exercising, enjoying time with my family

Biography

I am a 1997 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University where I received a BA in Pre-professional Zoology. I received my Masters of Physical Therapy degree from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia,PA. I have been a practicing physical therapist for the past 13 years and completed my PhD at the University of Pittsburgh in 2012. My current research examines the prognostic accuracy of factors that affect the outcome of rotator cuff surgery. My wife, Fabrisia, is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh and we have two children, Antonio and Gabriela.

Education

• Ph.D University of Pittsburgh
• Masters of Physical Therapy Hahnemann University
• BA Pre-professional Zoology Ohio Wesleyan University

Publications

• Woollard JD, Gil AB, Sparto P, Piva SR, Farrokhi S, Powers C, Kwoh K, Fitzgerald GK. Change in Knee Cartilage Volume in Individuals Completing a Therapeutic Exercise Program for Knee Osteoarthritis J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2011;41(10): doi:10.2519/jospt.2011.3633
• Piva SR, Goodite EA, Azuma K, Woollard JD, Goodpaster BH, Wasko MC, Fitzgerald GK. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and volitional exercise for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis: a multiple-patient case report. Physical Therapy. 2007. 87(8): 1064-77
• Scopaz KA, Piva SR, Gil AB, Woollard JD, Oddis CV, Fitzgerald GK. Effect of baseline quadriceps activation on changes in quadriceps strength after exercise therapy in subjects with knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2009. 15;61(7):951-7

Certifications

• Licensed Pennsylvania Physical Therapist

Organizations

• Member of the American Physical Therapy Association
• Alternate appointee to the Awards Committee – Publications Awards Subcommittee of the APTA

Presentations

• Woollard JD, Gil AB, Irrgang JJ. Are impairments of range of motion and strength about the knee associated with functional ability in patients with knee pathology? Abstract and Poster Presentation: 2008 Annual Conference and Exposition of the American Physical Therapy Association
• Gil AB, Sparto PJ. Chambers A, Cham R, Woollard JD, Fitzgerald GK. Association between lower limb stiffness during gait and physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Abstract and poster presentation for the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research’s IRR Day 2008.