Emily J Fox, PT, PhD
Associate Professor & Director of The Brooks-PHHP Research Collaboration; Director of Neuromuscular Research and the Motion Analysis Center, Brooks Rehabilitation
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About Emily J Fox
Emily Fox, PT, DPT, MHS, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Director of Neuromuscular Research at Brooks Rehabilitation. She also directs the Brooks Motion Analysis Center, a clinical and research assessment facility. She is the Director of the Brooks-PHHP Research Collaboration, an established collaboration between Brooks Rehabilitation and the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions. In this role, she brings strategic leadership to to grow rehabilitation research and enhance the missions of Brooks and PHHP.
Dr. Fox’s research is focused on control and recovery following neurologic injury and disease. Her objective is to apply intrinsic neural and biomechanical control principles to enhance rehabilitation and promote recovery. As a physical therapist and researcher, she has extensive experience working with individuals with stroke, spinal cord injury, and older adults. Her research represents an interdisciplinary, translational approach to investigate mechanisms underlying motor control and the use of activity-based interventions to restore function.
The specific objectives of her research are to: 1) identify mechanisms associated with motor function and recovery, 2) develop innovative approaches to enhance walking control and recovery, including community ambulation, 3) investigate novel approaches to enhance the delivery and effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions and 4) advance strategies to enhance respiratory recovery after spinal cord injury. Dr. Fox’s current funded projects investigate therapeutic approaches such as transcutaneous electrical stimulation and acute intermittent hypoxia to enhance neuromuscular plasticity and recovery.
Accomplishments
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Spinal Cord Injury Special Interest Group Research Award
American Physical Therapy Association Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy
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Eugene Michels Young Investigator Award
American Physical Therapy Association
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
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RSD6910 – Supervised Research
College of Public Health and Health Professions
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PHT6761C – Neurorehabilitation 1
College of Public Health and Health Professions
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RSD7980 – Research for Doctoral Dissertation
College of Public Health and Health Professions
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RSD7979 – Advanced Research
College of Public Health and Health Professions
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RSD6940 – Supervised Teaching
College of Public Health and Health Professions
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GMS7980 – Research for Doctoral Dissertation
College of Medicine
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RSD6905 – Individual Work
College of Public Health and Health Professions
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HSC4970 – Public Health and Health Professions Senior Honors Thesis
College of Public Health and Health Professions
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PHT6206C – Basic Clinic Skills 1
College of Public Health and Health Professions
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PHT6504 – Hlth Promo/Wellness 3
College of Public Health and Health Professions
Publications
Academic Articles
Grants
Education
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, University of Florida
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PhD, Rehabilitation Science
University of Florida
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Doctor of Physical Therapy (transitional)
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
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Masters of Health Science
University of Florida
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Bachelor of Science, Physical Therapy
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 273-6117
- Business:
- ejfox@phhp.ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100154
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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1225 CENTER DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610