Faculty Profile for Dr. Karen Ann Gibbs
Dr. Karen Ann Gibbs
Professor — Department of Physical Therapy
WILW 352
phone: (512) 716-2666
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- 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
- Gibbs, K. A., & Lawson, D. (2024). Chapter 16: Electrical Stimulation. Invited & Peer-reviewed. Major revisions for 3rd edition with new co-author. In Text and Atlas of Wound Diagnosis and Treatment (pp. 487–500). McGraw Hill.
- Gibbs, K. A., & Hamm, R. L. (2024). Chapter 18: Low-Frequency Ultrasound. Invited & Peer-reviewed. Major revisions for 3rd edition. In Text and Atlas of Wound Diagnosis and Treatment (pp. 527–541). McGraw Hill.
- Gibbs, K. A., & Dick, S. (2024). Chapter 17: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. Invited & peer-reviewed. Major revisions for 3rd edition with new co-author. In Text and Atlas of Wound Diagnosis and Treatment (pp. 501–526). McGraw Hill.
- Gibbs, K. A., & Hamm, R. L. (2024). Chapter 19: Pulsed Lavage with Suction. Invited & peer-reviewed. Major revisions for 3rd edition. In Text and Atlas of Wound Diagnosis and Treatment (pp. 543–555). McGraw Hill.
Selected Awards
- 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
- Award / Honor Recipient: Keynote Speaker, University of the Pacific, Department of Physical Therapy. 2020
Selected Grants
- Lester, Mark E, Gibbs, Karen A. (Supporting). 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.
Selected Service Activities
Member
Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management's Wound Management Residency Task Force (Invited)
2024-Present
Member
College Committee on Committees
2024-Present
Member
Lewis University Doctor of Physical Therapy Department's Advisory Board (Invited)
July 2024-Present
Member
American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Wound Management Specialty Council (Invited)
2023-Present
Historian
Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management. (Appointed)
2022-Present