Shauna Dudley-Javoroski

Shauna Dudley-Javoroski PT, PhD is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Iowa. She obtained MPT and PhD degrees from the University of Iowa. Dr. Dudley-Javoroski is a team scientist who studies activity-based plasticity after neurologic injury, encompassing neuromuscular, metabolic, and epigenetic responses to volitional and electrically-induced exercise. In addition, she is a co-investigator in the National Benchmarks in PT Education study, which uses the PT-GQ survey to examine the DPT learning environment and the attitudes and traits of DPT learners. Dr. Dudley-Javoroski’s research uses interprofessional analyses of large datasets to contextualize DPT education within the broader landscape of contemporary healthcare education. She serves as an Editorial Board Member for PTJ (Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal).