Rashelle Hoffman, PT, DPT, PhD, GCS
Assistant Professor
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Faculty - Pharmacy, OT, PT
Physical Therapy Faculty
Rehabilitation Science Research Laboratory
PT Geriatric Residency
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Omaha
CRISS III - Criss 3 - 119D
Rashelle Hoffman, PT, DPT, PhD, GCS
Assistant Professor
Dr. Hoffman is an Assistant Professor at Creighton University Omaha Campus. She achieved her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She went on to complete the Geriatric Physical Therapy Residency Program at Creighton University and is a Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist. Additionally, she obtained a PhD at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She has clinical experience in skilled nursing, outpatient, long-term care, and home health care settings.
Research Focus
- Improving dementia care and prevention in rural communities with lifestyle interventions such as physical activity
- Effects of behavioral and therapeutic interventions such as high-intensity interval training on physical activity, functional mobility, and patient-reported outcomes
- Understanding neural mechanisms that underlie cognitive and motor performance in healthy aging and neurological injury or disease
Department
Physical Therapy
Position
Assistant Professor
Presentations
- World Physiotherapy Congress 2025 2025
- 7th Annual Bellucci Symposium on Hearing Research 2025
- Nebraska Physical Therapy Association State Meeting 2025
- APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2025
- APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2025
- Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting 2024
- Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting 2024
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023
- Miller MM, Hoffman RM, Swink LA, Stoddard R, Barnes DE, Christiansen CL. Cognitive impairment and predictors of physical function among middle and older aged prosthesis users [platform presentation]. American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting. San Antonio, TX, USA; February 2022. 2022
- Dwight H, Hoffman RM, Cohen ET, Owens J, Bade M, Maago MM. Blood Flow Restriction for a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis and Advanced Disability: A Case Report [poster presentation]. American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting. San Antonio, TX, USA; February 2022. 2022
- Hoffman RM, Salinas GJ, Christiansen CL, Maago MM. Psychosocial Aspects of Perceived Fatigue are Associated with Mobility Outcomes in People with Multiple Sclerosis [poster presentation]. Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Annual Conference. Online; October 2021. 2021
- Hoffman RM, Davis-Wilson H, Hinrichs L, Judd D, Stevens-Lapsley J, Christiansen C. Turning Spatiotemporal Metrics and Strategies with End-stage Hip Osteoarthritis. Rocky Mountain American Society of Biomechanics Meeting [platform presentation, Online; April 2021] and American Society of Biomechanics Meeting [poster presentation, Online; August 2021]. 2021
- Davis-Wilson H, Hoffman RM, Cheuy V, Judd D, Stevens-Lapsley J, Christiansen C. Kinematics and Spatiotemporal Gait Characteristics During the Six Minute Walk in Participants with Hip Osteoarthritis. Rocky Mountain American Society of Biomechanics Meeting [platform presentation, Online; April 2021] and American Society of Biomechanics Meeting [poster presentation, Online; August 2021]. 2021