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Debbie Rose, PhD
Co-director of CSUF Center for Successful Aging
Clinical Exercise
Science;
Fitness and Health Promotion; Gerokinesiology.
Graduate
Clinical Exercise Science;
Fitness and Health Promotion;
Older Adult Fitness and Mobility.
Courses Taught: KNES 371 (Human
Motor Control and Learning); KNES 455 (Functional
Performance Assessment and Programming for Older
Adults); KNES 471 (Motor Control and Movement
Dysfunction); KNES 571 (Advanced Study in Human
Motor Control and Learning).
Biosketch: Debbie Rose, Professor
in the Division of Kinesiology and Health Science,
Co-Director of the Center for Successful Aging, and
Kinesiology Graduate Program Coordinator teaches and
conducts research in the area of motor control and
learning, and balance and mobility disorders, in
particular. Dr. Rose is nationally and
internationally recognized for her work in the area
of fall risk reduction programming and has served as
a research consultant to a number of different
organizations
and companies over the course of the previous 10
years. Her research in the area of fall risk
reduction in the elderly has been published
innumerous peer-reviewed publications. Her work in
this area is also well supported by a number of
research grants (exceeding $1.5 million). The
innovative fall risk reduction program she developed
was recently recognized by the National Council on
Aging as one of seven programs nationwide that
promotes a healthy, active lifestyle. She is a
fellow of the Research Consortium of AAPHERD and
past Executive Board Member of the North American
Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical
Activity.
Interest Areas: Dr. Rose’s research
is focused on the development of effective fall-risk
screening and assessment tools that can be used to
predict fall risk as well as fall risk reduction
programs for older adults at all stages of risk.
Current Projects:
Dr. Rose is currently involved in writing
and/or co-editing three book projects: the second
edition of her motor control and learning textbook;
publication of “FallProof : A Comprehensive Balance
and Mobility Program”; and “Physical Activity and
the Older Adult: Essentials for Physical Activity
Specialists” (with J. Jones). Her current research
projects include: 1) Development and validation of
the Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale, 2) The short-
and long-term effectiveness of a multidimensional
fall risk reduction program in residential care
settings, 3) the “FAME” project – Fitness Assessment
and Mobility Enhancement through public
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