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The OPTA Research Committee is presenting two webinars to assist researchers and clinicians learn more about the research process and the grants available through the Research Committee.
The second webinar of this two-part series is presented by Cody Mansfield, PT, DPT, AT, Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist and Mitchell Selhorst, PT, DPT, Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist. Both presenters are OPTA grant funded clinician scientists.
During their webinar, they will walk you through each step of submitting a grant to the OPTA and share tips applicable to other funding sources. Grant submissions are tough, and this session will help beginner, novice and even experts learn how to write a completive OPTA research grant application and avoid common pitfalls.
Want to get your research idea funded by the OPTA Research Committee? Then this webinar is one not to miss.
By the end of this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Write each section of your OPTA research grant application to improve your changes of getting your proposal accepted and funded.
- Develop your research methodology and generate the critical concepts needed in a proposal.
- Understand key statistical principles to include in your grant proposal.
CONTENT LEADERS –
Dr. Cody Mansfield is a physical therapist in the Sports Medicine department at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and a PhD student in the Health and Rehabilitation Sciences program at The Ohio State University. He first received an OPTA grant for his project titled The Effects of Bilateral Knee Pain and Dry Needling on Laterality Recognition, Movement and Function in 2019, and then again in 2020 for his mentor’s (Dr. Matthew Briggs) randomized controlled trial titled The Effects of Dry Needling on Muscle Force Production and Movement in those with Patellofemoral Pain. Cody is mentored by both Dr. Matthew Briggs and Dr. James Onate. He has presented at several OPTA annual and scientific conferences, as well as nationally at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting, and annual AAOMPT conferences. His work has been featured in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy in Sport, Physiotherapy Theory & Practice, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Journal & Rehabilitation, Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, and JOSPT Cases. His research focus is to better understand how chronic musculoskeletal pain and physical therapy interventions influence movement, function, and neural activation.
Dr. Mitchell Selhorst is a physical therapist and clinical researcher at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy department. He is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist and is also a certified orthopedic manual therapist. He received his Master’s in Physical Therapy from The Ohio State University and his PhD from Nova Southeastern University. Mitchell serves as the director of research for Nationwide Children’s Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy department. His research focuses on the treatment of overuse injuries in the youth athlete, specifically active spondylolysis.