Dr. Crane joined the faculty at ³È×ÓÊÓƵapp in August of 2019 after 15 years as a full time faculty member in the DPT program at the University of Hartford in Hartford, CT. She assumed leadership of the DPT program (as program director) in the fall of 2021. Her background includes working for over 15 years in an in-patient rehabilitation hospital, primarily with adults with neurological disorders and complex medical/rehabilitation needs. She has over 30 years of experience prescribing complex rehabilitation technologies (primarily wheelchairs and seating systems), for individuals with long term mobility impairments. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA), the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP), and the advocacy group called the Clinician Task Force. Her research interests include outcomes associated with the application of various assistive technology interventions and studying curricular innovations in physical therapy education.
Selected peer reviewed publications:
Barks, L., Garvan, C., Crane, B., Peterson, M., Brown, L. M., & Powell-Cope, G. (2020). Wheelchair Seated Posture and Health Outcomes of Older Veterans in Community Living Centers. Rehabilitation Nursing: the Official Journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses. DOI: PMID: 32657850
Barks, L., Garvan, C., Crane, B., Peterson, M., Brown, L. M., & Powell-Cope, G. (2019). Reliability and criterion-related validity of the seated posture scale. Rehabilitation Nursing, 44(4), 213–220. doi: 10.1097/rnj.0000000000000119
Leard JS, Wininger M, Roller D, Crane B. (2019) Data-Driven Decision Making in DPT Curricula Part II: Course-Level Analysis. Status. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 33(2):88-93, June 2019. doi: 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000091
Roller, D., Wininger, M., Leard, J., & Crane, B. (2018). Data-driven Decision Making in Doctor of Physical Therapy Curricula Part I: Program-level Analysis. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 32(4), 368-375. doi: 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000064
Crane, B. and Waugh, K. (2018) Chapter 6: Measurement of the Seated Person and Seating Support System. In Michelle Lange and Jean Minkel (Eds).Wheelchair Seating and Mobility: Clinical applications. pp. 85-119. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated. (Book chapter)
Waugh, K., Crane, B, Johnson Taylor, S., Cwiertnia, S., Saftler Savage, F., Davis, K., Brown, L. and Christie, S. (December, 2013). Glossary of Wheelchair Terms and Definitions. Denver, CO: University of Colorado Denver (101 pgs.). (Electronically published book)
Waugh, K., and Crane, B. (rev August, 2013). A clinical application guide to standardized wheelchair seating measures of the body and seating support surfaces (Rev. Ed). Denver, CO: University of Colorado Denver (363 pgs). (Electronically published book)
Crane, B., Wininger, M., & Call, E. (2016). Orthotic-style off-loading wheelchair seat cushion reduces interface pressure under ischial tuberosities and sacrococcygeal regions. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 97(11), 1872-1879.
Wininger, M., & Crane, B. A. (2016). Product limit estimation for capturing of pressure distribution dynamics. Medical engineering & physics, 38(5), 427-432.
Wininger, M., & Crane, B. A. (2016). Assessment of the minimally sufficient spatial sampling in pressure mapping the wheelchair seating interface. Technology and Disability, 27(4), 119-125. DOI: 10.3233/TAD-150434
Crane, B., Wininger, M., Strydom, E., & Hulse, J. (Jan/March 2015). The Effects of Sitting on a Mechanical Lift Sling on Interface Seat Pressure: A Pilot Study. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 31(1), 67-73. doi: 10.1097/TGR.0000000000000048
Wininger, M, & Crane, BA (2015). Prevalence of sensor saturation in wheelchair seat interface pressure mapping. Assistive Technology, 27(2), 69-75.
Wininger, M., & Crane, B. (2014). Effect of interpolation on parameters extracted from seating interface pressure arrays. Journal of rehabilitation research and development, 51(9), 1365-1375.
Chen, Y., Wang, J., Lung, C. W., Yang, T. D., Crane, B. A., & Jan, Y. K. (December 2014). Effect of Tilt and Recline on Ischial and Coccygeal Interface Pressures in People with Spinal Cord Injury. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 93(12), 1019-1030. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000225
Jan, YK, Crane, BA, Liao, F, Woods, JA, and Ennis, WJ (October 2013). Comparison of muscle and skin perfusion over the ischial tuberosities in response to wheelchair tilt-in-space and recline angles in people with spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94(10), 1990-1996. PMID: 23602880 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.03.027
Jan YK and Crane BA (June 2013). Wheelchair tilt-in-space and recline does not reduce sacral skin perfusion as changing from the upright to the reclined and tilted position in people with spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94(6), 1207-1210. (PMID: 23313352).
