Wayne Brewer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Physical Therapy | Texas Woman's University
Houston, TX, UNITED STATES
Expert in physical activity and its impact on metabolic chronic conditions, and behavioral education and its impact on physical activity.
Biography
Wayne Brewer is interested in the impact that physical activity has for individuals with a variety of metabolic and chronic conditions. His research focus is on the effect of behavioral education on physical activity levels for individuals with chronic low back pain and obesity. Currently, Brewer teaches Cardiopulmonary, Health Promotion and Wellness, and Exercise Testing / Prescription courses in the entry-level DPT curriculum.
Industry Expertise (3)
Education/Learning
Research
Fitness
Areas of Expertise (11)
Physical Therapy
Health Care
Rehabilitation
Health Care Management
Clinical Research
Business Development
Program Management
Marketing Strategy
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Health Promotion
Wellness
Accomplishments (1)
Clinical Instructor of the Year (professional)
2009-01-01
Awarded by the Texas Consortium of Physical Therapy Clinical Education.
Education (3)
Texas Woman's University: Ph.D., Physical Therapy 2014
University of Pittsburgh: M.P.H., Health Services Administration 1995
University of Pittsburgh: B.S., Physical Therapy 1991
Affiliations (2)
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American College of Sports Medicine
Event Appearances (2)
Periodization Concepts for the Orthopedic Patient
Texas Physical Therapy Association: Southeast District Meeting Houston, TX
2010-03-01
Intra-rater Reliability of 2 Dimensional Area Measurements of the Lumbar Multifidus Taken With Real Time Ultrasound Imaging
Texas Woman’s University Research Day Houston, TX
2009-12-01
Articles (2)
Are there relationships between perceived and actual measures of physical fitness and health for healthy young women?
Comprehensive Psychology
2015 The purposes were to assess the bivariate and multivariate relationships among the subdomains of physical self-concept, self-esteem, and objective measures of physical fitness in young healthy female graduate students. Nineteen participants were recruited from a local university and completed the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire–Short Form (PSDQ–S) to assess each individual's perceptions of her global physical self-concept, self-esteem, and physical fitness.
Relationships among physical self-concept, physical activity and physical fitness in three different participant groups
Texas Woman's University
2014 The overarching goals of this dissertation were accomplished in three distinct studies. The design of the first study is a descriptive study to determine in young adults the relationships among physical fitness, activity and self-concept; lower extremity strength and power; and ...
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