Brenda Pratt

Assistant Professor
Physical Therapy & Health Science
Bradley University
United States of America

Biography

Brenda Pratt, PT, MS, PCS has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses at Bradley University since 2007. She is currently a Doctor of Science candidate in the dissertation phase in the Pediatric Physical Therapy program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. A Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy, she has experienced over 30 years of full time clinical practice in a variety of clinical settings including early intervention, public school, home health, outpatient clinics, and hospitals. Brenda is a member of several professional associations including the American Physical Therapy Association, Illinois Physical Therapy Association, Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association, Health Volunteers Overseas, and Michigan Association of School Physical and Occupational Therapists. She continues to practice physical therapy part-time in early intervention and public school settings during the summer.

Research Intrest

environmental influence on the activity and participation outcomes of individuals with developmental disabilities.

List of Publications
Pratt B, Hartshorne NS, Mullens P, Schilling ML, Fuller S, Pisani E. Effect of playground environments on the physical activity of children with ambulatory cerebral palsy. Pediatric physical therapy. 2016 Jan 1;28(4):475-82.
Rushforth DP, Pratt BE, Chittenden SJ, Murray IS, Causer L, Grey MJ, Gear JI, Du Y, Flux GD. InfuShield: a shielded enclosure for administering therapeutic radioisotope treatments using standard syringe pumps. Nuclear medicine communications. 2017 Mar;38(3):266.
Khanna A, English SW, Wang XS, Ham K, Tumlin J, Szerlip H, Busse LW, Altaweel L, Albertson TE, Mackey C, McCurdy MT. Angiotensin II for the Treatment of Vasodilatory Shock. New England Journal of Medicine. 2017 May 21.