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Evie Burnet
Teaching Professor
Allied Health Professions Advisor:
PT and OT
Office:
Adair Hall 113
Phone:
757-221-2776
Email:
[[enburnet]]
Research Web Page:
{{https://www.wm.edu/as/kinesiology/research/lab-pages/cbas/index.php, The Center for Balance and Aging Studies}}
Areas of Specialization
Physical Therapy and Gait Analysis
Background
Evie Burnet earned both her Doctor of Physical Therapy and Ph.D. in Rehabilitation and Movement Science with a concentration in Neuromusculoskeletal Dynamics from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her doctoral thesis entitled “Frontal Plane Pelvic Drop: Cause and Clinical Implications” investigated pelvic motion and muscle activity while running. She is a Virginia licensed physical therapist and member of the American Physical Therapy Association. Dr. Burnet serves as a Pre-Health advisor to Pre-Physical Therapy and Pre-Occupational Therapy students at William & Mary. Her research interest is in gait analysis, and she currently serves as the Director for the Center for Balance and Aging Studies (CBAS), which includes a collaborative fall prevention program with the Williamsburg Landing Retirement Community.Education
- Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University
- DPT Virginia Commonwealth University
- B.S. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Courses Taught
- Health-Related Exercise Rx (KINE 295)
- Human Anatomy (KINE 303)
- Biomechanics Human Movement (KINE 308)
- Biomechanics Laboratory (KINE 308L)
- Human Anatomy Laboratory (KINE 315)
- Exercise Physiology Laboratory (KINE 442L)