Education

Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science, 2016. University of Colorado. Denver, Colorado

D.P.T. in Physical Therapy, 2010. Regis University. Denver, Colorado

B.S. in Biochemistry, 2002. Arizona State University. Tempe, Arizona

Courses Taught

PT 510 Applied Clinical Anatomy

Research Interests

My research is focused on improving shared decision-making and personalized care in clinical practice, through the use of informatics and novel data science applications.  Specifically, I am interested in using analytic techniques to help patients and clinicians better understand diagnosis and prognosis, as well as to assist in monitoring patient progress throughout an episode of care. I enjoy collaborating with a variety of different patient populations in this research: people with peripheral vascular disease, people with total knee arthroplasty, people with lower limb amputation, and children at risk of developmental delay.

Projects

AHRQ R01 HS025692-01                  Stevens-Lapsley (PI)                          9/01/18-8/31/23          

Novel Strategies for Personalized Clinical Decisions in Knee Arthroplasty

To develop procedures for rapid optimization and validation of prediction algorithms for knee function, physical function, and patient-reported function and develop and implement a web-application for patients with knee arthroplasty.

Role: Co-investigator

Zorg Institute (Netherlands)                van der Wees (PI)                               10/1/18-9/30/20

Individual prognostic profiles for joint decision making for patients with peripheral arterial disease.

This project aims to improve shared decision making for patients with peripheral vascular disease engaged in a supervised walking program. 

Role: Co-investigator

NIH K12 HD055931                            Mueller (PI)                                         9/1/18-8/31/20

Design and Implementation of Personalized Reference Charts for Total Knee Arthroplasty Rehabilitation. 

This career development award supports my training in health informatics, clinical decision support, and shared decision making, and supports a pilot research project to develop and implement clinical informatics in a case series.

Role: Scholar, Project PI

Hanger Inc.                                         Christiansen (PI)                                6/01/18-5/31/20

Personalized Reference Charts for Prosthetic Rehabilitation

The goal of this project is to develop personalized reference chart use to guide prognosis and care planning for patients following lower limb amputation. This mixed-methods design study will be used to design the reference chart, implement chart use as a pilot project, and determine chart use clinical feasibility.

Role: Co-investigator

Selected Publications

1. Kittelson AJ, Hoogeboom TJ, Schenkman M, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Meeteren NLU. Person-Centered Care and Physical Therapy: a “People-Like-Me” Approach. Accepted for publication in Physical Therapy Journal.
2. Loyd BJ, Kittelson AJ, Forster J, Stackhouse S, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Development of a reference chart to monitor postoperative swelling following total knee arthroplasty. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2019 Jan 22:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]
3. Cheuy V, Loyd BL, Hafner W, Kittelson AJ, Waugh D, Stevens-Lapsley JE.  The Influence of Diabetes on Recovery Trajectory of Physical Functioning following Total Knee Arthroplasty. Arthritis Care Res. 2018 Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print]
4. Hayes B, Kittelson AJ, Loyd BJ, Wellsandt E, Flug J, Stevens-Lapsley J. Assessing radiographic knee osteoarthritis: an online training tutorial for the Kellgren-Lawrence grading scale. MedEdPORTAL. 2016;12:10503.
5. Spector P, Laufer Y, Gabyzon ME, Kittelson AJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Maffiuletti NA. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Therapy to Restore Quadriceps Muscle Function in Orthopedic Surgery Patients: A Novel Structured Approach. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016
6. Kittelson AJ, Schmiege SE, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Determination of Pain Phenotypes in Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis using Latent Class Analysis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Study. Arthritis Care Res. 2016 May;68(5):612-20.
7. Dennis D, Kittelson AJ, Miner T, Yang C, Kim R, Stevens-Lapsley J. Effect of Tourniquet Use on Recovery of Lower Extremity Strength and Function in Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2016 Jan;474(1):69-77.
8. Stevens-Lapsley JE, Loyd BJ, Falvey J, Figiel G, Kittelson AJ, Cumbler E, Mangione K. Progressive Multi-Component Home Based Physical Therapy Intervention Following Acute Hospitalization: A Small Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Rehabil. 2016 Aug;30(8):776-85.
9. Kittelson AJ, Thomas A, Kluger B, Stevens-Lapsley, J. Corticospinal and Intracortical Excitability of the Quadriceps in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis. Exp Brain Res. 2014 Dec;232(12):3991-9
10. Kittelson AJ, George SZ, Maluf KS, Stevens-Lapsley J. Future directions in painful knee osteoarthritis: harnessing complexity in a heterogeneous population. Phys Ther. Mar 2014;94(3):422-432.
11. Kittelson AJ, Stackhouse SK, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation after total joint arthroplasty: a critical review of recent controlled studies. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. Dec 2013;49(6):909-920.
12. Kittelson AJ, Stevens-Lapley J, Walking speed in the Total Joint Arthroplasty Population. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. Apr 2012; 28(2):104-109
13. Xiang X, Kittelson AJ, Olson J, Bieber A, Chandler D. Allurin, a 21 kD sperm chemoattractant, is rapidly released from the outermost jelly layer of the Xenopus egg by diffusion and medium convection. Mol Reprod Dev. Mar 2005;70(3):344-360
14. Olson JH, Xiang X, Ziegert T, Kittelson AJ, Rawls, A, Bieber A, Chandler D et al. Allurin, a 21-kDa sperm chemoattractant from Xenopus egg jelly, is related to mammalian sperm-binding proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Sep 25 2001;98(20):11205-11210.

Professional Experience

2017 - 2019                 Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Program, School of Medicine,

                                    University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO

2010 - 2011                 Research Assistant; Muscle Performance Laboratory; University of Colorado Denver; Aurora, CO

2010 - 2011:                Physical Therapist; ProCare Physical Therapy; Outpatient Orthopedic Physical Therapy Clinic; Parker, CO

2010 – 2011                Physical Therapist; Therex Inc.; Saint Anthony's Central Hospital; Denver, CO

2004 – 2007                Technologist, National Jewish Medical and Research Center; Mycobacteriology Laboratory; Denver, CO