Mary S. Swiggum, PT, PhD, PCS

Education

• PhD, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas
• MHS, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
• BSPT, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Licensure Information/Registration Number

• Licensed Physical Therapist; Louisiana Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

Certification

• Pediatric Certified Specialist, American Physical Therapy Association, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties; 1995-present

Professional Membership

• American Physical Therapy Association
  
  • Pediatric Section of the American Physical Therapy Association
  • Education Section of the American Physical Therapy Association
• Council on Exceptional Children
• Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association

Scholarly Activity

Journal Publications

• Swiggum M, Hamilton ML, Gleeson P, Roddey T. Assessment and management of pain in children with cerebral palsy: implications for pediatric physical therapy. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2010; 22(3):330-335.
  
• Swiggum M, Hamilton ML, Gleeson P, Roddey T. Pain assessment and management in children with neurological impairment: practice patterns of pediatric physical therapists. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2010; 22(1):86-92.

Professional Presentations

• Swiggum M. Predictors of Fine Motor Performance in Children Born with Low Birth Weight. Virginia Physical Therapy Association Annual Conference. 2010. Herndon, Virginia.
• Tupper S, Swiggum M. Procedural Pain in Pediatrics. Canadian Physiotherapy Association Annual Conference. 2010. St. John's, Newfoundland.
• Swiggum M, Hamilton ML, Gleeson P, Roddey T. Pain Assessment and Management in Children with Neurological Impairment: Practice Patterns of Pediatric Physical Therapists. American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Cerebral Palsy Annual Meeting. 2009. Phoenix, Arizona.

Funded Grant Activity

• Development of Assistive Technology Resource Center, The Children's Miracle Network. 2000. $10,000.
• Development of community at-risk intervention program for infants and toddlers. 1999. $150,000.
• Development and coordination of community identification and referral system for infants and toddlers at risk for developmental delay, The Rapides Foundation. 1998. $100,000.

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Mentor Redbud Award, Texas Women's University, 2009
• Caremark Orthopedic Award for Academic Excellence, University of Indianapolis, 1995

Teaching Responsibilities

• DPT 723 Integrated Case Application Lab Level I
• DPT 725 Motor Develop & Motor Behavior Across the Lifespan
• DPT 815 Physical Therapy with Special Populations I
• DPT 823 Integrated Case Application Lab Level II
• DPT 923 Physical Therapy with Special Populations II
• DPT 923 Integrated Case Application Lab Level III