Mira Mariano, PT, PhD, OCS

Senior Lecturer, Physical Therapy
3118 Health Sciences Bldg
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0288
Office Phone: (757) 683-3289
Fax: (757) 683-4410
Email: mmariano@odu.edu 

Education

PhD in Urban Services, Concentration in Higher Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginina

M.S. in Physical Therapy, emphasis area: Orthopedics
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia

B.S. in Physical Therapy
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Administrative and Primary Teaching Responsibilities

Teaching
     Patient Evaluation I
     Patient Evaluation II
     Patient Evaluation III
     Clinical Problem Solving I
     Theory & Practice IV
     Clinical Problem Solving IV
Advising undergraduate & graduate students
Co-Admissions Director for School of Physical Therapy
Advisor for PT Club

Research/Special Interests

Standardized patients - Reliability of scoring: Clinical performance and confidence issues
Normative values of lumbar range of motion using the modified-modified Schober method

Professional Memberships and Community Service

American Physical Therapy Association, Virginia Chapter
American Physical Therapy Association
APTA Sections: Orthopedics, Education, and Women's Health
Virginia Physical Therapy Association, Tidewater District: Nominating Chair and Student Relations Chair

Clinical Practice

Contract Physical Therapist, North Shore Sports & Physical Therapy
Flexipool Physical Therapist, Chesapeake General Hospital