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Texas State University

Dr. Karen Ann Gibbs

  • Professor - Department of Physical Therapy
  • WILW 352
  • tel:+15127162666
  • kg18@txstate.edu
  • Grants
  • Scholarly/Creative work
  • Awards
  • Service

Featured grants

  • Lester, Mark E, Percent Contribution: %10, Gibbs, Karen A. (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %10. Turn On, Tune In, Fall Down? Influence of Ambulatory Turn Magnitude and Attention Sharing on Gait Characteristics and Fall Risk, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 9, 2019, Funded: January 15, 2020 - May 31, 2021). Grant.
  • Gibbs, Karen (Principal). AAWC Scholarship Award/Teaching Grant, Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $700. (Submitted: 2017, Funded: 2018 - 2019). Grant.
  • Gibbs, Karen (Principal). AAWC Scholarship Award/Teaching Grant in support of integumentary teaching and curriculum development in Malawi, Africa, Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC), Private / Foundation / Corporate, $2630. (Submitted: January 1, 2012). Grant.
  • Gibbs, Karen (Principal). CAPD Travel & Small Projects Grant for conference attendance associated with development of new course, Integumentary Physical Therapy, University of the Pacific, Department of Physical Therapy, Stockton, CA, Institutional (Higher Ed), $838. (Submitted: 2003). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works

  • Gibbs, D., Gibbs, K., & Hewitt, B. (2023). Health information management and physiotherapy faculty collaboration to discover the use of health informatics hiding in plain sight in an entry-level DPT program. Health Information Management Journal (HIMJ), 53(1), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.1177/18333583231194750
  • Wendland, D., Panasci, K., Mantanona, J., Martinez, H. A., Powers, M. G., Sausman, R. L., & Gibbs, K. A. (2025). Beyond the case study: ideas for fun and creative wound management lab activities in entry-level health professions education. Advances in Skin & Wound Care, 38(4), 196–203. https://doi.org/10.1097/ASW.0000000000000255
  • Panasci, K., Wendland, D. M., & Gibbs, K. A. (2025). Implementing the 2023 Entry-Level Physical Therapist Curriculum Recommendations for Integumentary/Wound Management in Doctor of Physical Therapy Education. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. https://doi.org/10.1097/JTE.0000000000000392
  • Gibbs, D. L., & Gibbs, K. A. (2025). Chapter 1: The US Healthcare Delivery System. Invited & peer-reviewed. Revision for 7th edition. In Health Information Management: Concepts, Principles, and Practice (pp. 4–36). Chicago, IL: AHIMA Press.
  • Sawyer, K. V., Herrin, S. R., Trad, M. L., & Gibbs, K. A. (n.d.). Uncovering Academic Burnout in the Health Professions Classroom. Radiation Therapist, 97.
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Featured awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2024 Award of Excellence in Academic Education, American Physical Therapy Association's Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management. 2024 - 2025
  • Award / Honor Nominee: College of Health Professions Faculty Excellence in Scholarship - Nominated by Dr. Lois Stickley. 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Award of Excellence in Service, American Physical Therapy Association's Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management. 2023
  • Award / Honor Nominee: College of Health Professions' Faculty Excellence Award in Service. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Hall of Fame, East Tennessee State University, College of Clinical & Rehabilitative Health Sciences. 2021 - 2022
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Featured service activities

  1. Co-Chair

    Research Committee, Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management (Invited)

    2025 - Present
  2. Other

    Journal of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management (JCEWM)

    2025 - Present
  3. Member

    Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management's Wound Management Residency Task Force (Invited)

    2024 - Present
  4. Member

    Physical Therapy Department Chair Search Committee

    2024 - Present
  5. Member

    Lewis University Doctor of Physical Therapy Department's Advisory Board (Invited)

    July 2024 - Present
  6. Chair

    American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Wound Management Specialty Council (Council Member 2023-2024, appointed Chair 2025-present))

    2023 - Present
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