EDUCATION

PhD, Exercise Science (Kinesmetrics Focus), Syracuse University, 2023
MS, Kinesiology, University of Houston, 2020
MPO, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Northwestern University, 2015
BS, Athletic Training, Duquesne University, 2009

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURE

American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist (CPO#04257)
Tennessee Department of Health, Licensed Orthotist (#311)
Tennessee Department of Health, Licensed Prosthetist (#302)
Board of Certification, Certified Athletic Trainer (#2000001745)

 
COURSES TAUGHT

Evidence-Based Practice: Research, Design, Methods, Application I & II
Directed Evidence-Based Practice I, II, & III
Outcome Measures in Orthotics and Prosthetics

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research focuses on objective measures of physical activity and methods for strengthening the link between wearable technologies and clinical outcome measures for orthosis and prosthesis users.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Leister KR, Duenas V, Burke, SE, Kim JY, Carroll K, Barreira TV. Enhancing Mobility Assessment for Individuals with Transtibial Amputation: Validating a Predictive Model Combining Patient Reported Outcome Measures and Accelerometry Data. Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation. (Under Peer Review).

Leister KR, Rosenberg J, Servais A, Leeds R. (May 2024). Neuromuscular Contributions to Disability in Children with Cerebral Palsy and the Impact of Stretching Orthoses and Therapeutic Exercise Interventions: A Narrative Review. Translational Pediatrics. 13(5):803-813; doi: 10.21037/tp-24-73

Leister KR, Burke SE, Kim JY, Duenas V, Barreira TV. (January 2024). Comparison of daily step count between the Fitbit Inspire 3 and activPAL 3 in adults with transtibial amputation. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Science. 5:1331005; http://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2024.1331005.

Leister KR, Resnick SL, Barreira TV. (September 2023). The Relationship Between Disability and Sleep in a Nationally Representative Sample. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 55 (9S):256, 741.

Leister KR, Heffernan K, Miller T, Barreira TV. (May 2023). Physical activity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals with amputation. Public Library of Science - ONE. 18(5): e0283762.

Leister KR, Cilhoroz B, Rosenberg J, Brown E, Kim JY. (May 2022). Metabolic Syndrome: Operational definitions and aerobic and resistance training benefits on physical and metabolic health in children and adolescents. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Review, 16(6).

Leister KR, Garay J, Barreira TV. (April 2022). Validity of a Novel Algorithm to Detect Bed, Wake, and Sleep Times in Adults. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 5(2), 76-84.

Cilhoroz B, Zaleski A, Taylor B, Fernandez A, Santos L, Leister KR, Thompson PD, Pescatello, LS. (August 2021). The relationship between post-exercise hypotension and heart rate variability before and after training. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 53(8S), 87.

 Leister KR, Wurdeman SR. (April 2021). A walking bout among individuals with type 2 diabetes reveals altered foot thermodynamics associated with unilateral transtibial amputation. Prosthetics Orthotics International, 45(2), 178-183