Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MS, PT

 
Assistant Professor

e-mail: gilli133@umn.edu
phone: 612.626.3121

School Address:
University of Minnesota
PRS-MMC 388
420 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Research interests in cortical plasticity and recovery from neurologic insult in both adult and pediatric populations.

Current Teaching Responsibilities include Pediatrics and Human Growth and Development.
 

Education

• B.A. Psychology –Marquette University 1991
• B.S. Physical Therapy- Marquette University 1993
• Advanced M.S. Neurologic Physical Therapy- Chicago Medical School 1997
• Ph.D. Rehabilitation Science/Minor: Neuroscience - University of Minnesota – 2011

Publications

• Gillick BT, Zirpel L. “Neuroplasticity: An appreciation from laboratory bench-to-bedside.” (In review)
• Gillick BT, Carey JR. “Cortical activity in one sighted and one visually-impaired person during a tactile task with index and ring fingers.” (In preparation)
• Gillick BT, Rheault W, Marshall W, Stoecker J. “Mobility Criteria for Upright Sitting with Patients in the Neuro/Trauma Intensive Care Unit: An Analysis of Length of Stay and Functional Outcomes.” Neurohospitalist. 2011;1(4):172-177.
• Gillick BT, Koppes A. “Gross motor outcomes in children with hemiparesis involved in a modified constraint induced therapy program”. J Ped Rehab Med. 2010: 171-175.
• Carey JR, Anderson DC, Gillick BT, Whitford M, Pascual-Leone A. “6-Hz Primed Low-Frequency rTMS to Contralesional M1 in Two Cases with Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke.” Neurosci Lett. 2010;469(3):338-342.
• Gillick BT, Kloth LC, Starsky A, Cincinelli-Walker L. “Management of postsurgical hyperhidrosis with direct current and tap water.” Phys Ther. 2004;84:262-267.

Clinical Experience- Physical Therapist

• Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center Seattle, WA- 2005- 2011
• Anchorage School District Anchorage, AK Clinical Supervisor of Physical Therapy- 2002-2004
• Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK Manager of Rehabilitation- 1999-2001
• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago / Loyola University Medical Center Chicago, IL 1993-1999
• Institute for Latin American Concern Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Clinical Instructor for Marquette and Creighton Physical Therapy Programs- 1998

Conference Abstracts and Platforms 

• Carey JR,Gillick BT,Deng H,Anderson D,Klein MA,Korb TA,Marsh JE,Pascual-Leone A. Effect of rTMS and Motor Learning in Adults with Stroke. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, New Orleans, LA, 2011.
• Gillick BT, Krach L, Rich T, Moberg K, Carey JR. Synergistic Treatment using Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Modified Constraint-Induced Therapy (CIT) in a child with Hemiparesis. Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, New Orleans, LA, 2011.
• Gillick BT, Krach LE, McLaughlin JL, Carey JR. Synergistic Treatment using repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Constraint-Induced Therapy. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Washington DC, 2010.
• Gillick BT, Koppes A, McGrath WH, Chappelle EM. Gross Motor Outcomes in Children with Hemiplegia in a Modified Constraint-Induced Therapy Program. Center for Clinical Movement Science Symposium, University of Minnesota, 2009.
• Gillick BT, Carey JR. Cortical Activity in one Sighted and one Visually-Impaired Person During a Tactile Task with Index and Ring Fingers. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, 2009.
• Gillick BT, Starsky A, Cincinelli L, Kloth L. Hyperhidrosis and Iontophoresis: A Case Study. APTA Combined Sections Platform Presenter, San Antonio, TX, 2001.
• Gillick BT, Stoecker J. Mobility in the Neuro/Trauma Intensive Care Unit. APTA Combined Sections- Neurology Section Poster Presenter, 1999.

Presentations

• Minnesota Physical Therapy Association 2011Annual Conference, “CIT and Dosaging”, Invited Speaker, April 2011
• Marquette University, “Pediatric Physical Therapy”, Invited Speaker, April 2011
• University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital, “TMS and CIT in Pediatric Hemiparesis”, Invited Speaker, March 2011
• University of Minnesota Physical Therapy Department CME course, “Pediatric Neuroplasticity”, Invited Speaker, February 2011
• Minnesota Occupational Therapy Association, Pediatric Special Interest Group, “Neuroplasticity”, Invited Speaker, January 2011
• Columbia University- Program in Biobehavioral Sciences, “Brain Stimulation as a Treatment Modality”, Invited Speaker, November 2010
• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago- Neural Plasticity Program, “rTMS and CIT”, Invited Speaker, October 2010
• Pediatric Special Interest Group- Washington Physical Therapy Association, “Pediatric Neuroplasticity”, Invited Speaker, July 2010
• University of Washington- Neuroplasticity Symposium, Invited Speaker, May 2010.
• Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare St. Paul, MN- “Pediatric Neuroplasticity”, Pediatric Neuroscience Conference, May 2010.
• University of Minnesota- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, “Visually Impaired versus Sighted During a Tactile Perception Task”, December 2008
• Instructor, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA
• Development of a 12-hour CME course for 50 person multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team on “Neuroanatomy: A Clinician’s Review”, Spring 2007

Honors and Awards

• Alberta Children’s Research Institute for Child/Maternal Health Travel Award Recipient, 2011
• Nominee, NIH Early Investigator Award, University of MN Candidate, 2010
• Nominee, Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2010
• American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) Student Scholarship, 2009, 2010
• Promotion of Doctoral Studies II Award, Foundation Physical Therapy, 2009-2010, 2010-2011
• Nominee, Seattle University Center for Service and Community Engagement Spirit of Community Award, 2006, 2007
• Nominee, Who’s Who Among American Teachers, University of Alaska, 2006
• Summa Cum Laude Graduate M.S. Neurologic Physical Therapy, Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School
• Marquette University Physical Therapy Alumni Scholarship Award Recipient
• Marquette University Outstanding Alumni Award Recipient

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
• American Physical Therapy Association
• Washington Physical Therapy Association
• Society for Neuroscience