James C Wall, PhD

Academic Background:

BSc     Chemistry & Physiology
Queen Elizabeth College, University of London

MSc     Biomechanics
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Surrey

MEd    Higher Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

PhD     Crystallography
Birkbeck College, University of London

Professional Involvement:

Member of the Commission of Accreditation on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) 1999-2003
Member of the CAPTE Criterion Revision Group (CRG) for the revision of the 1998 and 2006 Evaluation Criteria
CAPTE On-Site Reviewer 1993- Present

Research Interests:

Currently working on developing a battery tests for assessing functional mobility.  This work is a joint project with Jorunn Helbostad, PhD, from the Department of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim and Professor Phillip Rowe from the Department of Bioengineering, University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. 

Recent Publications:

Wall JC, Bell C, Campbell S, Davis J.  The timed get-up and go test revisited: Measurement of the component tasks.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 37: 109-114, 2000

Wall JC, Devlin J, Khirchoff R, Lackey B.  Measurement of step widths and step lengths: A comparison of measurements made directly from a grid with those made from a videorecording.  Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 30: 410-417, 2000

Wall JC, Kirtley C.  Strategies for Clinical Gait Assessment.  Orthopedic Physical Therapy Clinics of North America. 10: 1059-1516, 2001

Al-Obaidi S, Wall JC, Al-Yaqoub A, Al-Ghanim.  Basic gait patters:  A comparison of reference data for normal subjects 20-29 years of age from Kuwait and Scandinavia.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 40 (4): 361-6, 2003

Wall JC and Al-Obaidi S.  A comparison of analog and digital video for analyzing the temporal phases of the gait cycle. Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 23: 36-39, 2005

Botolfsen P, Helbostad JL, Moe-Nilssen R and Wall JC.  Reliability and concurrent validity of the Expanded Timed Up and Go test in older people with impaired mobility.  Physiotherapy Research International, (In Press)

Awards:

Selected as a participant in the Young Scientist Exchange Scheme, operated through the British Council and the Indian University Grants Commission.  Visited the following institutions in the period September to December 1974:  Indian Institute of Technology, Madras,  Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,  University of Calcutta and the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Gold Medal for 1976-77 was awarded by the Institution of Engineers (India) for the paper "Bioengineering and Bone" Journal of the Institution of Engineers (INDIA) 57 IDGE 1, 8-14, 1976.

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Scholar of the Year, 1992, University of South Alabama.