Mansoo Ko, PhD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch

Mansoo Ko, PT, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
School of Health Professions
The University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-1144

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., May 2006
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Rehabilitation Science

B.S., Feb 1999
Daegu University
Daegu, South Korea
Physical Therapy

Positions and Employment
1993-1995 Corporal, Korean Air Force
1999-2000 Physical Therapist, Park Orthopedic Clinic, Daegu, South Korea
2000-2004 Research Assistant, Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2004-2005 Research Assistant, VA Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Gainesville, FL
2006-2008 Assistant Professor, Tenure-track, University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, TX
2008-2014 Assistant Professor, Tenure-track, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
2014-2016 Associate Professor, Tenured, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
2016- Associate Professor, Tenure-track, UTMB, Galveston, TX

Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1999- Registered physical therapist (South Korea): #14228, 1999
2009- Kinesio® Taping Practitioner (CKTP)
2010- Faculty Partner, American Physical Therapy Association
2015- Korean Bobath Association
2015- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Korean Society for Neurotherapy
2015- Editor, Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
2023- American Association for Anatomy

Poster(s):

• Dynamic Weight Shifting Adaptation Using Exaggerated and Restricted Gait Trajectories with the Morning Walk® End-effector Rehabilitation Robot: A Proof-of-concept Study in Non-impaired Individuals
  Saturday, November 2, 2024

  3:30 PM – 3:45 PM  

• Effect of Combined Backward and Ankle Resistance on Propulsion During Split-belt Treadmill Walking in Non-impaired Individuals: A Proof-of-concept Study
  Saturday, November 2, 2024

  9:45 AM – 10:00 AM