Marissa Lyon, PT, PhD, DPT, Board-Certified Neurologic Specialist
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Dr. Marissa Lyon is an educator specializing in physical therapy, with a particular focus on neurologic rehabilitation and balance training in older adults. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Therapy from Texas Woman's University in 2020, with the dissertation 鈥.鈥 She also earned a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2012 from Texas Woman鈥檚 University and a Bachelor of Science in Education, with a minor in Business Administration, from Baylor University in 2009. Since 2019, Dr. Lyon has been a Faculty Member at the 色中色官网's Department of Physical Therapy. Prior to her current position, she served as an Adjunct Course Instructor at Texas Woman's University and gained valuable experience as a Physical Therapist at The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research at Memorial Hermann, a highly ranked and reputable facility focused on neurologic rehabilitation.
Dr. Lyon actively contributes to research in her field. She is currently focused on qualitative and observational analysis of the practice patterns of health care providers prescribing balance exercise. She is part of the Balance Intensity Network of the , a group of international researchers with a focus on conducting research to develop measurement tools and methods to determine optimal exercise prescriptions.
In addition to her academic and research endeavors, Dr. Lyon engages in service to her university, college, and department through committee involvement and advisory roles. She is currently serving as the president of the Maine Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. She also serves as the podcast producer for the Balance and Falls Special Interest Group of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy.
Dr. Marissa Lyon has a genuine passion for physical therapy and teaching students to provide care to individuals with neurologic health conditions.
Credentials
Education
Awards and Accolades
- Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award - Westbrook College of Health Professions, 2022
Expertise
- Balance
- Brain injury
- Neuro-rehabilitation
Board Certifications and Licenses
Research
Current research
1. Balance Exercise Prescription Practices of United States Physical Therapists
2. Balance Exercise Clinical Reasoning of Global Health Care Providers
Selected publications
Lyon M, Espy D. . Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. 2024. doi:10.1097/TGR.0000000000000452
Lyon M, Mitchell K, Medley A, Roddey T, Gleeson P. Impact of standardized balance measurement of physical therapist decision-making in acquired brain injury: a survey. Physiother Theor Pract. 2022. doi:
Lyon M, Mitchell K, Medley A, Roddey T, Gleeson P. Keeping it all in balance: a qualitative analysis of the role of balance outcome measurement in physical therapist decision-making and patient outcomes. Disability and rehabilitation. 2022. doi:
Other scholarly activity
Lee-Choe, J., Lee, A.M., Whitney, T.N., Brusola, G.A., Farlie, M.K., Lyon, M.F. (2023) Test-retest Reliability of the Balance Intensity Scale Among Student Physical Therapists. ANPT Annual Conference 2023, Minneapolis, MN.
Farlie, M.K., Brusola, G., Lyon, M. (2023) Employing a distributed research mentorship model incorporating international collaboration in physical therapy student scholarship. Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Profession Educators Conference. Gold Coast, Australia.
Lyon, C. Lyon, M. (2023) Multi-Modal Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy to Facilitate Successful Return to Work as a Standardized Patient. Association Combined Sections Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Lyon, M., Wingard, D., Brusola, G. (2018). Influence of patient cognitive function on interrater reliability of balance measurements in individuals with history of traumatic brain injury. American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Lyon, M., Gleeson, P. (2017). Use of balance measures among physical therapists in the traumatic brain injury population. American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.
Martin, L., Lyon, M. (2017). Use of robotic gait training for recovery of ambulation after acquired brain injury with ataxia: A case study. American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.
Cohen, ER., Lyon, M., Verduzco-Gutierrez, M. (2017). Innovative interdisciplinary rehabilitation approach in an outpatient clinic. Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lyon, M., Gleeson, P. (2015). Vertebrobasilar occlusion: screening and treatment by a physical therapist, case study of a non-surgical candidate. American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Lyon, M., Gleeson, P. (2014). Vertebrobasilar occlusion: screening and treatment by a physical therapist, case study of a non-surgical candidate. Texas Woman鈥檚 University Research Conference, Houston, Texas.
Funded grants
Past grants:
鈥淏alance Exercise Prescription Practices of United States Physical Therapists.鈥 色中色官网 Mini-Grant Program, 2023-2024.
鈥淐omparative Utility of the Mini-BESTest, Berg Balance Scale, and Functional Gait Assessment to Predict Falls in Individuals after Traumatic Brain Injury.鈥 TIRR Rehabilitation Innovations Grant Program Staff Project Award, Peer Reviewed
鈥淭herapist Perceptions of the Impact of Standardized Balance Measurement on Therapist Decision-making and Patient Outcomes.鈥 Texas Physical Therapy Foundation Research Grant, Peer Reviewed
Research interests
Balance exercise, outcome measures, exercise intensity, clinical decision-making, knoweldge translation