Kelly Warren Harrell, Ph.D., M.P.T

Adjunct Faculty

Office: Brody 7W-41
Telephone: 252-744-1854
Email: harrellk14@ecu.edu

Primary Specialty

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Areas of Interest & Expertise

  • Resident and Medical Student Education
  • Neurorehabilitation
  • Geriatric Rehabilitation

Board Certifications

Physical Therapist (NC)

Undergraduate

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
B.S. Kinesiology – Exercise Science
Honors Thesis: The relationship between body image, age, and physical activity in women

Graduate

  • University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, St. Augustine, FL
    • M.P.T
  • Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
    • Ph.D. – Anatomical science
    • Dissertation: Membrane-bound matrix metalloproteinases influence reactive synaptogenesis following traumatic brain injury

Research

My primary area of interest is traumatic brain injury (TBI). Previous work has focused on the role(s) that membrane-bound matrix metalloproteinases play in the process of reactive synaptogenesis. I am also interested in the impact that repetitive TBI, in sports for example, has on the progression of neurocognitive disorders.

Selected Publications

  • Warren, K.M., T.M. Reeves, and L.L. Phillips. 2012. MT5-MMP, ADAM-10, and N-cadherin act in concert to facilitate synapse reorganization after brain injury. J. Neurotrauma 29:1922-1940.
  • Norbury, J.W., J.C. Morris, K.M. Warren, A. L. Schreiber, C.E. Faulk, D.P. Moore, and S. Mandel. 2012. Diagnosis and management of piriformis syndrome. Pract. Neurol. 11:24-7.
  • Norbury, J.W., K.M. Warren, and D.P. Moore. 2013. Tarsal syndrome secondary to suture material within the tibial artery. Amy. J. Phys. Med. Rehabil. In press.