Karen Huhn, PT, PhD
Biography
Dr. Karen Huhn is Professor and Chair of the School of Physical Therapy at Husson University in Maine. She graduated Northeastern University with a BS in Physical Therapy and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with a Master of Health Science and a PhD in Health Science. She received a Promotion of Doctoral Studies II Scholarship for her dissertation work comparing virtual and paper-based cases and their effects on students’ clinical reasoning. She is a 2015 graduate of the Educational Leadership Fellowship and the founding chair of the ACAPT Clinical Reasoning Curricula and Research Consortium. Dr. Huhn is a member of the Journal of Physical Therapy Education Editorial Board and serves as a reviewer for additional journals.
Professional Work
Research:
Dr. Huhn explores best practices for teaching and assessing clinical reasoning with a particular interest in the use of virtual simulations to enhance clinical reasoning skills.
Grants:
Primary Investigator: Comparison of Standard Patient Cases and Virtual Patient Cases for Interdisciplinary Education. Foundation of UMDNJ 2012-13, $20,000-complete
Primary Investigator: The Effects of a Computerized Patient Simulation Program AcITAC (2009-2010)-complete
Co-Investigator: Assessment of a Web-Based Patient Simulation Program AcITAC (2007-08)-complete
Co-Investigator: Modification of a Commercially Available Software Program for Physical Therapy Use AcITAC (2006-2007)-complete
Peer Reviewed Presentations:
Huhn, K, The Effect of a Clinical Reasoning Course on Students Willingness to Think and Reflect, 2015 Education Leadership Conference, Baltimore, MD
Huhn, K, Virtual Inter-Professional Education, Can It Work? 2015 World Congress of Physical Therapy, Singapore
Huhn, K, National Survey regarding Teaching Clinical Reasoning in the Classroom and Clinic in the United States, 2015 World Congress of Physical Therapy, Singapore
Huhn, K, Development of a Hybrid Tutorial/Serious Game to Teach Home Assessment and Modification, 15th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2015). New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Huhn, K, Exploration of Virtual Patient Cases and Standard Patient Cases for Inter Professional Education 15th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2015). New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Publications:
Plack M, Costello E, Maring J, Hilliard M, Huhn K, Healey W Navigating Student Challenges: From the Lens of First year DPT Students Journal of Physical Therapy Education Vol 36, No 1, 2022
Plack M, Costello E, Maring J, Hilliard M, Huhn K, Healey W Theoretical Model of Transformative Learning Resulting from Challenges Faced by 1st Year Students Journal of Physical Therapy Education, in review
Costello E, Huhn K, Healey W, Johnson-Hilliard M, Plack M, Maring M Exploration of Grit, Self-reflection and Insight and Anxiety: A Multi-Site Study of Doctor of Physical Therapy Students, Journal of Physical Therapy Education, accepted
Huhn, K, Rusinsky B, Saucier A, McIntyre V Rock T, Nelson M, Tham Y, Duval C, Exploration of Grit and Emotional Intelligence and Success in a Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice Vol 19, No 1, 2021
Sebelsi C, Hoogenboom B, Hayes A, Waingwright S, Huhn K The Intersection of Movement and Clinical Reasoning: Embodying “Body as Teacher” to Advance Profession and Practice Journal of Physical Therapy Phys Therapy pzz137, https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/
Huhn K, Black L, Christensen N, Gilliland S, Wainwright, S Clinical Reasoning in Physical Therapy: A Concept Analysis, Journal of Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy, 99 (4): 440-456, 2019.
Huhn K, Black L, Christensen N, Furze J, Vendrely A, Wainwright, S Clinical Reasoning: Survey of Teaching Methods and Assessment in Entry-Level Physical Therapist Clinical Education, Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 32 (3): 218-225, 2018
Huhn, K, Effectiveness of a Critical Reasoning Course on Willingness to Think Critically and Skills of Self Reflection, Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 31(4):8-13, December 2017
Christiansen, N, Black, L, Furze, J, Huhn, K, Vendrely A, Wainwright, S Clinical Reasoning: Survey of Teaching Methods, Integration, and Assessment In Entry-Level Academic Physical Therapist Education, Physical Therapy Journal Vol 97, (2), 2017
Huhn, K, Parrott, JS Exploration of Relationships Between the Health Science Reasoning Test, The National Physical Therapy Licensing Examination an Cognitive Admissions Variables, Journal of Physical Therapy Education, Vol. 31 (1), 2017