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Rebecca Abbott

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-PM&R Physical Therapy
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-2830-9301 Additional info
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    TitleAsst Professor Clinical
    InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Colorado Springs
    DepartmentBeth-El Health Sciences


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    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MNPostdoc02/2024Neck Biomechanics
    Northwestern University, Evanston, ILPhD02/2021Mechanical Engineering
    Northwestern University, Chicago, ILDPT07/2018Physical Therapy
    Tufts University, Medford, MABS05/2008Mechanical Engineering

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    F32AR082276     (ABBOTT, REBECCA)Aug 28, 2023 - Aug 27, 2026
    NIH
    Generalized joint hypermobility and chronic neck pain: associations with dynamic cervical spine instability
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Abbott RE, Nishimwe A, Wiputra H, Breighner RE, Ellingson AM. A super-resolution algorithm to fuse orthogonal CT volumes using OrthoFusion. Sci Rep. 2025 01 09; 15(1):1382. PMID: 39779816.
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    2. McKay MJ, Weber KA, Wesselink EO, Smith ZA, Abbott R, Anderson DB, Ashton-James CE, Atyeo J, Beach AJ, Burns J, Clarke S, Collins NJ, Coppieters MW, Cornwall J, Crawford RJ, De Martino E, Dunn AG, Eyles JP, Feng HJ, Fortin M, Franettovich Smith MM, Galloway G, Gandomkar Z, Glastras S, Henderson LA, Hides JA, Hiller CE, Hilmer SN, Hoggarth MA, Kim B, Lal N, LaPorta L, Magnussen JS, Maloney S, March L, Nackley AG, O'Leary SP, Peolsson A, Perraton Z, Pool-Goudzwaard AL, Schnitzler M, Seitz AL, Semciw AI, Sheard PW, Smith AC, Snodgrass SJ, Sullivan J, Tran V, Valentin S, Walton DM, Wishart LR, Elliott JM. MuscleMap: An Open-Source, Community-Supported Consortium for Whole-Body Quantitative MRI of Muscle. J Imaging. 2024 Oct 22; 10(11). PMID: 39590726.
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    3. Abbott R, Elliott J, Murphey T, Acosta AM. The role of the deep cervical extensor muscles in multi-directional isometric neck strength. J Biomech. 2024 May; 168:112096. PMID: 38640828.
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    4. Nikpasand M, Abbott RE, Kage CC, Singh S, Winkelstein BA, Barocas VH, Ellingson AM. Cervical facet capsular ligament mechanics: Estimations based on subject-specific anatomy and kinematics. JOR Spine. 2023 Sep; 6(3):e1269. PMID: 37780821.
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    5. Orr N, Abbott R, Bethel A, Paviour S, Whear R, Garside R, Coon JT. What are the effects of animals on the health and wellbeing of residents in care homes? A systematic review of the qualitative and quantitative evidence. BMC Geriatr. 2023 03 25; 23(1):170. PMID: 36964508.
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    6. Koroth J, Buko EO, Abbott R, Johnson CP, Ogle BM, Stone LS, Ellingson AM, Bradley EW. Macrophages and Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 10; 24(2). PMID: 36674887.
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    7. Abbott RA, Rogers M, Lourida I, Green C, Ball S, Hemsley A, Cheeseman D, Clare L, Moore D, Hussey C, Coxon G, Llewellyn DJ, Naldrett T, Thompson Coon J. New horizons for caring for people with dementia in hospital: the DEMENTIA CARE pointers for service change. Age Ageing. 2022 09 02; 51(9). PMID: 36057987.
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    8. Whear R, Abbott RA, Bethel A, Richards DA, Garside R, Cockcroft E, Iles-Smith H, Logan PA, Rafferty AM, Shepherd M, Sugg HVR, Russell AM, Cruickshank S, Tooze S, Melendez-Torres GJ, Thompson Coon J. Impact of COVID-19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes: systematic review. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Jan; 78(1):78-108. PMID: 34554585.
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    9. Weber KA, Abbott R, Bojilov V, Smith AC, Wasielewski M, Hastie TJ, Parrish TB, Mackey S, Elliott JM. Multi-muscle deep learning segmentation to automate the quantification of muscle fat infiltration in cervical spine conditions. Sci Rep. 2021 08 16; 11(1):16567. PMID: 34400672.
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    10. Richards DA, Sugg HV, Cockcroft E, Cooper J, Cruickshank S, Doris F, Hulme C, Logan P, Iles-Smith H, Melendez-Torres GJ, Rafferty AM, Reed N, Russell AM, Shepherd M, Singh SJ, Thompson Coon J, Tooze S, Wootton S, Abbott R, Bethel A, Creanor S, Quinn L, Tripp H, Warren FC, Whear R, Bollen J, Hunt HA, Kent M, Morgan L, Morley N, Romanczuk L. COVID-NURSE: evaluation of a fundamental nursing care protocol compared with care as usual on experience of care for noninvasively ventilated patients in hospital with the SARS-CoV-2 virus-protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2021 05 26; 11(5):e046436. PMID: 34039574.
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    11. Millen R, Hendry S, Narasimhan V, Abbott R, Croxford M, Gibbs P, Tie J, Wong HL, Jones I, Kosmider S, Byrne D, Zalcberg J, Fox S, Desai J, Visvanathan K, Ramsay RG, Tran B. CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes within the primary tumor of patients with synchronous de novo metastatic colorectal carcinoma do not track with survival. Clin Transl Immunology. 2020; 9(7):e1155. PMID: 32953115.
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    12. Smith AC, Albin SR, Abbott R, Crawford RJ, Hoggarth MA, Wasielewski M, Elliott JM. Confirming the geography of fatty infiltration in the deep cervical extensor muscles in whiplash recovery. Sci Rep. 2020 07 10; 10(1):11471. PMID: 32651447.
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    13. Gwernan-Jones R, Abbott R, Lourida I, Rogers M, Green C, Ball S, Hemsley A, Cheeseman D, Clare L, Moore DA, Hussey C, Coxon G, Llewellyn DJ, Naldrett T, Thompson Coon J. The experiences of hospital staff who provide care for people living with dementia: A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies. Int J Older People Nurs. 2020 Dec; 15(4):e12325. PMID: 32412167.
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    14. Lourida I, Gwernan-Jones R, Abbott R, Rogers M, Green C, Ball S, Hemsley A, Cheeseman D, Clare L, Moore D, Hussey C, Coxon G, Llewellyn DJ, Naldrett T, Thompson Coon J. Activity interventions to improve the experience of care in hospital for people living with dementia: a systematic review. BMC Geriatr. 2020 04 10; 20(1):131. PMID: 32272890.
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    15. Gollins CE, Shah A, Sinha K, Khan S, Paul N, Meeajun B, Abbott RA, Blasdale C, Cooper H, Harwood CA, Ismail F, Lear JT, Mackintosh L, McCormack S, Perrett CM, Proby CM, Durack A, Patalay R, Matin RN. Feasibility of a trial to evaluate nicotinamide for chemoprevention of skin cancers in organ transplant recipients in the UK. Br J Dermatol. 2020 08; 183(2):394-396. PMID: 32119116.
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    16. Mole L, Kent B, Hickson M, Abbott R. 'It's what you do that makes a difference' An interpretative phenomenological analysis of health care professionals and home care workers experiences of nutritional care for people living with dementia at home. BMC Geriatr. 2019 09 10; 19(1):250. PMID: 31500576.
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    17. Mole L, Kent B, Abbott R, Hickson M. Family carers' experiences of nutritional care for people living with dementia at home: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Dementia (London). 2021 Jan; 20(1):231-246. PMID: 31488020.
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    18. Watkins R, Goodwin VA, Abbott RA, Tarrant M. Eating well in care homes: Testing the feasibility of a staff training programme aimed at improving social interaction and choice at mealtimes. Int J Older People Nurs. 2019 Sep; 14(3):e12247. PMID: 31199086.
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    19. Elliott JM, Cornwall J, Kennedy E, Abbott R, Crawford RJ. Towards defining muscular regions of interest from axial magnetic resonance imaging with anatomical cross-reference: part II - cervical spine musculature. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 May 28; 19(1):171. PMID: 29807530.
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    20. Mole L, Kent B, Abbott R, Wood C, Hickson M. The nutritional care of people living with dementia at home: A scoping review. Health Soc Care Community. 2018 07; 26(4):e485-e496. PMID: 29365369.
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    21. Abbott R, Peolsson A, West J, Elliott JM, Åslund U, Karlsson A, Leinhard OD. The qualitative grading of muscle fat infiltration in whiplash using fat and water magnetic resonance imaging. Spine J. 2018 05; 18(5):717-725. PMID: 28887274.
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    22. Watkins R, Goodwin VA, Abbott RA, Hall A, Tarrant M. Exploring residents' experiences of mealtimes in care homes: A qualitative interview study. BMC Geriatr. 2017 07 11; 17(1):141. PMID: 28697747.
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    23. Oliveira RS, Barker AR, Wilkinson KM, Abbott RA, Williams CA. Is cardiac autonomic function associated with cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity in children and adolescents? A systematic review of cross-sectional studies. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Jun 01; 236:113-122. PMID: 28238507.
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    24. Crawford RJ, Cornwall J, Abbott R, Elliott JM. Manually defining regions of interest when quantifying paravertebral muscles fatty infiltration from axial magnetic resonance imaging: a proposed method for the lumbar spine with anatomical cross-reference. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 01 19; 18(1):25. PMID: 28103921.
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    25. Watkins R, Goodwin VA, Abbott RA, Backhouse A, Moore D, Tarrant M. Attitudes, perceptions and experiences of mealtimes among residents and staff in care homes for older adults: A systematic review of the qualitative literature. Geriatr Nurs. 2017 Jul - Aug; 38(4):325-333. PMID: 28089317.
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    26. Howie EK, Campbell AC, Abbott RA, Straker LM. Understanding why an active video game intervention did not improve motor skill and physical activity in children with developmental coordination disorder: A quantity or quality issue? Res Dev Disabil. 2017 Jan; 60:1-12. PMID: 27863326.
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    27. Kirk E, Burrows L, Kent B, Abbott R, Warren A. Facilitators and barriers to remaining at home for people with dementia who live alone: a protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2016 04; 14(4):20-9. PMID: 27532306.
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    28. Howie EK, McVeigh JA, Abbott RA, Olds TS, Straker LM. Multiple components of fitness improved among overweight and obese adolescents following a community-based lifestyle intervention. J Sports Sci. 2016 Aug; 34(16):1581-7. PMID: 26654751.
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    29. Abbott R, Pedler A, Sterling M, Hides J, Murphey T, Hoggarth M, Elliott J. The geography of fatty infiltrates within the cervical multifidus and semispinalis cervicis in individuals with chronic whiplash-associated disorders. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2015 Apr; 45(4):281-8. PMID: 25739843.
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    30. Howie EK, Olds T, McVeigh JA, Abbott RA, Straker L. It's A-bout Time: Detailed Patterns of Physical Activity in Obese Adolescents Participating in a Lifestyle Intervention. J Phys Act Health. 2015 Nov; 12(11):1453-60. PMID: 25621487.
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    31. Straker LM, Howie EK, Smith KL, Fenner AA, Kerr DA, Olds TS, Abbott RA, Smith AJ. The impact of Curtin University's activity, food and attitudes program on physical activity, sedentary time and fruit, vegetable and junk food consumption among overweight and obese adolescents: a waitlist controlled trial. PLoS One. 2014; 9(11):e111954. PMID: 25375109.
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    32. Whear R, Coon JT, Bethel A, Abbott R, Stein K, Garside R. What is the impact of using outdoor spaces such as gardens on the physical and mental well-being of those with dementia? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2014 Oct; 15(10):697-705. PMID: 25037168.
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    33. Smith AC, Parrish TB, Abbott R, Hoggarth MA, Mendoza K, Chen YF, Elliott JM. Muscle-fat MRI: 1.5 Tesla and 3.0 Tesla versus histology. Muscle Nerve. 2014 Aug; 50(2):170-6. PMID: 24677256.
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    34. Abbott RA, Smith AJ, Howie EK, Pollock C, Straker L. Effects of Home Access to Active Videogames on Child Self-Esteem, Enjoyment of Physical Activity, and Anxiety Related to Electronic Games: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Games Health J. 2014 Aug; 3(4):260-6. PMID: 26192374.
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    35. Straker L, Smith A, Hands B, Olds T, Abbott R. Screen-based media use clusters are related to other activity behaviours and health indicators in adolescents. BMC Public Health. 2013 Dec 13; 13:1174. PMID: 24330626.
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    36. Straker LM, Abbott RA, Smith AJ. To remove or to replace traditional electronic games? A crossover randomised controlled trial on the impact of removing or replacing home access to electronic games on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children aged 10-12 years. BMJ Open. 2013 Jul 01; 3(6). PMID: 23818650.
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    37. Straker L, Campbell A, Mathiassen SE, Abbott RA, Parry S, Davey P. Capturing the pattern of physical activity and sedentary behavior: exposure variation analysis of accelerometer data. J Phys Act Health. 2014 Mar; 11(3):614-25. PMID: 23416959.
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    38. Abbott RA, Straker LM, Mathiassen SE. Patterning of children's sedentary time at and away from school. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Jan; 21(1):E131-3. PMID: 23505193.
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    39. Straker L, Abbott RA, Heiden M, Mathiassen SE, Toomingas A. Sit-stand desks in call centres: associations of use and ergonomics awareness with sedentary behavior. Appl Ergon. 2013 Jul; 44(4):517-22. PMID: 23218118.
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    40. Straker LM, Smith KL, Fenner AA, Kerr DA, McManus A, Davis MC, Fielding AM, Olds TS, Hagger MS, Smith AJ, Abbott RA. Rationale, design and methods for a staggered-entry, waitlist controlled clinical trial of the impact of a community-based, family-centred, multidisciplinary program focussed on activity, food and attitude habits (Curtin University's Activity, Food and Attitudes Program--CAFAP) among overweight adolescents. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jun 21; 12:471. PMID: 22721261.
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    41. Straker LM, Campbell AC, Jensen LM, Metcalf DR, Smith AJ, Abbott RA, Pollock CM, Piek JP. Rationale, design and methods for a randomised and controlled trial of the impact of virtual reality games on motor competence, physical activity, and mental health in children with developmental coordination disorder. BMC Public Health. 2011 Aug 18; 11:654. PMID: 21851587.
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    42. Elliott SA, Davies PS, Nambiar S, Truby H, Abbott RA. A comparison of two screening methods to determine the validity of 24-h food and drink records in children and adolescents. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2011 Dec; 65(12):1314-20. PMID: 21731043.
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    43. Elliott SA, Truby H, Lee A, Harper C, Abbott RA, Davies PS. Associations of body mass index and waist circumference with: energy intake and percentage energy from macronutrients, in a cohort of Australian children. Nutr J. 2011 May 26; 10:58. PMID: 21615883.
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    44. Abbott RA, Lee AJ, Stubbs CO, Davies PS. Accuracy of weight status perception in contemporary Australian children and adolescents. J Paediatr Child Health. 2010 Jun; 46(6):343-8. PMID: 20412408.
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    45. Pont K, Ziviani J, Wadley D, Abbott R. The Model of Children's Active Travel (M-CAT): a conceptual framework for examining factors influencing children's active travel. Aust Occup Ther J. 2011 Jun; 58(3):138-44. PMID: 21599678.
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    46. Nelson A, Abbott R, Macdonald D. Indigenous Austalians and physical activity: using a social-ecological model to review the literature. Health Educ Res. 2010 Jun; 25(3):498-509. PMID: 20378597.
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    47. Abbott RA, Macdonald D, Nambiar S, Davies PS. The association between walking to school, daily step counts and meeting step targets in 5- to 17-year-old Australian children. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2009 Nov; 21(4):520-32. PMID: 20128369.
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    48. Straker LM, Abbott RA, Piek JP, Pollock CM, Davies PS, Smith AJ. Rationale, design and methods for a randomised and controlled trial to investigate whether home access to electronic games decreases children's physical activity. BMC Public Health. 2009 Jun 29; 9:212. PMID: 19563680.
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    49. Pont K, Ziviani J, Wadley D, Bennett S, Abbott R. Environmental correlates of children's active transportation: a systematic literature review. Health Place. 2009 Sep; 15(3):827-40. PMID: 19285904.
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    50. Nambiar S, Truby H, Abbott RA, Davies PS. Validating the waist-height ratio and developing centiles for use amongst children and adolescents. Acta Paediatr. 2009 Jan; 98(1):148-52. PMID: 18976352.
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    51. Abbott R, Jenkins D, Haswell-Elkins M, Fell K, MacDonald D, Cerin E. Physical activity of young people in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Region: an exploratory study. Aust J Rural Health. 2008 Oct; 16(5):278-82. PMID: 18808485.
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    52. Straker L, Abbott R. Effect of screen-based media on energy expenditure and heart rate in 9- to 12-year-old children. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2007 Nov; 19(4):459-71. PMID: 18089912.
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    53. Abbott RA, Davies PS. Correcting physical activity energy expenditure for body size in children. Ann Hum Biol. 2004 Nov-Dec; 31(6):690-4. PMID: 15799236.
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    54. Abbott RA, Davies PS. Habitual physical activity and physical activity intensity: their relation to body composition in 5.0-10.5-y-old children. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004 Feb; 58(2):285-91. PMID: 14749749.
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    55. Abbott RA, Ball EJ, O'Connor J, Steinbeck KS, Wishart C, Gaskin KJ, Baur LA, Davies PS. The use of body mass index to predict body composition in children. Ann Hum Biol. 2002 Nov-Dec; 29(6):619-26. PMID: 12573078.
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    56. Abbott RA, Harkness MA, Davies PS. Correlation of habitual physical activity levels with flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery in 5-10 year old children. Atherosclerosis. 2002 Jan; 160(1):233-9. PMID: 11755942.
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