Prue Plummer, PhD, PT, BPhysio(Hons), is a Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at MGH Institute of Health Professions.
She is an Australian-trained physiotherapist and earned a PhD in Physiotherapy from La Trobe University in 2004. She completed post-doctoral training at the University of Florida (2004-2006) and the University of California Los Angeles (2006-2008). Before joining the MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2019, Dr. Plummer held faculty appointments in physical therapy at Northeastern University (2008-2013) and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2013-2019).
Dr. Plummer’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Currently, she serves as Chair of the Clinical Research Network for the American Society of Neurorehabilitation, Critically Appraised Paper Editor for the Journal of Physiotherapy, and scientific reviewer for the Clinical, Translational, and Rehabilitation Research Committee for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. In 2019, Dr. Plummer received the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Annual Volunteer Award in the category of Health Professional.
- BPhysio(Hons), La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
- PhD, School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Dr. Plummer’s interdisciplinary research focuses on investigating the interaction between cognition and motor performance during walking in people with neurological disorders (mainly stroke and multiple sclerosis) and developing rehabilitation approaches that target individualized contributing impairments as well as environment and lifestyle factors contributing to mobility disability.
Dr. Plummer has published numerous papers - some titles are highlighted below. You can view a complete listing of Dr. Plummer's publications on Google Scholar or in her CV.
Brief composite mobility index predicts post-stroke fallers after hospital discharge.
Cognitive-motor dual-task gait training within 3 years after stroke: A randomized controlled trial.
In addition, Dr. Plummer regularly presents at conferences and industry events. Please see her CV for a complete list of presentations.
Comparative discriminative and predictive validity of fall-risk assessment at inpatient discharge post stroke at the World Congress of Neurorehabilitation.
Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) in acute stroke predicts disability at 3 months at the American Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy.
Brief composite mobility index predicts post-stroke fallers after hospital discharge at Circulation 2021.
Development of a discharge risk assessment for future falls and inactivity after stroke at the World Congress of NeuroRehabilitation.
