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James Gordon

Dr. James Gordon, EdD, is Associate Professor, Associate Dean and Chair of the Division of Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy. Dr. Gordon has a history of over 15 years of funded research, most recently serving as the Co-Principal Investigator of an NSF grant conducting a simulation study of a multi-joint alpha-gamma model for trajectory and end-point control in human reaching movements. He has also served as a Special Review Committee member for the NICHD at NIH. Dr. Gordon is the recipient of numerous awards, including his election as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association, and a Leadership in Education Award from the American Physical Therapy Association.

Positions & Honors

Positions
2006-present Associate Dean, Associate Professor, and Chair, Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the School of Dentistry, University of Southern California
2000-2006 Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California
1995-2000 Professor of Practice and Program Director, Program in Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Health Sciences, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
1990-1994 Assistant Professor, Program in Physical Therapy, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York
1987-1995 Research Scientist, Center for Neurobiology & Behavior, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and NYS Psychiatric Institute

Selected Honors & Awards
2005 Elected, Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (FAPTA)
2005 Distinguished Lecturer, Carolee Moncur Lectureship 2005, Division of Physical Therapy, University of Utah
2002 Leadership in Education Award, Education Section, American Physical Therapy Association
2001 Distinguished Lecturer, G. Maureen Rodgers Visions for Physical Therapy Lecture, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, CA.
2001 Distinguished Lecturer, Luiese Lynch Lecture, Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
1993 Margaret L. Moore Award for Outstanding New Faculty Member, American Physical Therapy Association

Education

Center for Neurobiology & Behavior, Columbia University, NY Postdoc 1985-1987 Neuroscience/Motor Control
Teachers College, Columbia University, NY Ed.D. 1985 Movement Science
Teachers College, Columbia University, NY M.Ed. 1983 Movement Science
Teachers College, Columbia University, NY M.A. 1981 Movement Science
SUNY, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY B.S. 1974 Physical Therapy

Selected Publications

  1. Lan, N., D. Song, M. Mileusnic, and J. Gordon. (2005). Modeling spinal sensorimotor control for reach task. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference, Shanghai, China, September 1-4, 2005, PP. 4404-4407.
  2. Gordon, J. (2001). Receptors in muscle and their role in motor control. In E. G. Gonzalez, S. J. Myers, J. E. Edelstein, J. S. Lieberman, & J. A. Downey (Eds.), Downey & Darling's Physiological Basis of Rehabilitation Medicine (3rd Ed.) (pp. 81-100). Boston: Butterworth-Heinneman.
  3. Pearson, K & Gordon, J. (2000). Spinal Reflexes. In E. R. Kandel, J. H. Schwartz, & T. M. Jessell (Eds.), Principles of Neural Science, 4th edition. (pp. 713-736). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  4. Gordon, J. (2000). Assumptions underlying physical therapy intervention: Theoretical and historical perspectives. In J.H. Carr & R.B. Shepherd (Eds.), Movement science: Foundations for physical therapy in rehabilitation, 2nd edition. (pp. 1-31). Aspen Publishers, Rockville, MD.
  5. Deutsch, J.E., Nicholson, D.E., Shumway-Cook, A., Brown, D.A. & Gordon, J. (2000). Updating Neurologic Curriculum Using a Peer Review Process, Neurology Report, 24(3): 101-110.
  6. Gordon, J. & Quinn, L. (1999). Guide to Physical Therapist Practice: A Critical Appraisal, Neurology Report, 23(3): 122-128.
  7. Ghez, C., Favilla, M., Ghilardi, M.F., Gordon, J., Bermejo, R., Pullman, S. (1997). Discrete and continuous planning of hand kinetics and kinematics. Experimental Brain Research, 115, 217-233.
  8. Pine, Z.M., Krakauer, J.W., Gordon, J., & Ghez, C. (1996) Learning of scaling factors and reference axes for reaching movements. NeuroReport, 7, 2357-2361.
  9. Gordon, J., Ghilardi, M. F., & Ghez, C. (1995). Impairments of reaching movements in patients without proprioception I. Spatial errors. Journal of Neurophysiology, 73, 347-360.
  10. Ghez, C., Gordon, J., & Ghilardi, M. F. (1995). Impairments of reaching movements in patients without proprioception II. Effects of visual information on accuracy. Journal of Neurophysiology, 73, 361-372.
  11. Ghilardi, M. F., Gordon, J., & Ghez, C. (1995). Learning a visuomotor transformation in a local area of workspace produces directional biases in other areas. Journal of Neurophysiology, 73, 2535-2539.