Barbara Demarco, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
Administrative Title(s): Director; Interim Chair; Sr. Associate Dean
Phone: (973) 972-2375
Email: gladsobh@rutgers.edu
Office location:
Stanley S. Bergen Building, Rm 120
65 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07101
About
Dr. Gladson is a Professor with appointments in both the School of Health Related Professions and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She received her BS degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979, her M.S. in Physical Therapy from Columbia University in 1985, and her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from UMDNJ in 1998.
Dr. Gladson’s past research includes electrophysiological studies on ion channels responsible for glucagon release conducted at Merck & Co. She has also performed clinical research in the area of hand injury and rehabilitation, oncology, and clinical investigation. Dr. Gladson is the Director of the UMDNJ Biopharma Educational Initiative. This initiative is a collaboration effort of the Nursing, Allied Health, Public Health, and Biomedical Science schools to develop graduate degree programs in clinical research.
Dr. Gladson’s areas of teaching include medical Pathophysiology, Pharmacokinetics, Cultural Diversity in Clinical Trials and Pharmacology. She has developed several web-based courses and has recently completed a textbook in pharmacology. Dr. Gladsons is intricately involved in the University efforts to improve conduct and subject recruitment in clinical trials as well as educating the public on the value of participating in a clinical trial. She also is active in the Drug Information Association, holding several committee chair positions.
Her current research interests include the use of Patient Targeted Informatics to help recruit minority volunteers to clinical trials
Education
Ph.D., UMDNJ-GSBS
Professional Achievements
Masters Educators Guild, 2007
Excellence in Teaching Award, 2002
IAIMS Faculty Development Project: Integrated Advanced information Management Systems Grant, 2003
Editorial Board of the Journal of Hand Therapy, 1991
Research
Research Interests
Pharmacology, Clinical Drug Trials, Drug-Exercise Interactions, Subject Recruitment for Clinical Trials
Title |
Sponsor |
Effective Dates |
Role |
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The effect of supervised exercise on immune, physical, and psychological status in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy |
SHRP Foundation Grant |
2006 – Ongoing |
Principle Investigator |
Publications
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Pediatric Gastroesophageal reflux Disease |
Smith, T., Ziegler, J., Gladson, B. |
Topics in Clinical Nutrition. Vol. 24: 114-121 (2009 ) |
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Cardiovascular Pharmacology for Rehab Specialists. www.PTcourses.com. 2009 |
Gladson, B.H., Holz, M.A. |
Vol. : (2009 ) |
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Drug Treatment for Diabetes. An Independent Home Study Course for Healthcare Professionals. |
Gladson, B |
Vol. : (2009 ) |
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Drug Treatment for Pain & Inflammation, An Independent Home Study Course for Healthcare Professionals |
Gladson, B.H., Holz, M.A. |
Vol. : (2009 ) |
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The development of a online education program in Clinical Recruitment Sciences |
Gladson, B. O Neill, B |
Drug Information Association Annual Meeting, . Vol. : (2008 ) |
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Pharmacology for Physical Therapists |
Gladson BH |
Vol. : (2006 ) |
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Guest Editorial: Pharmacology and the neurologic physical therapist |
Gladson BH |
Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. Vol. 27: 90 (2003 ) |
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Intrathecal baclofen: A new treatment approach for severe spasticity in patients with stroke |
Ibrahim, M, Wurpel, J, Gladson, B. |
Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. Vol. 27: 142 (2003 ) |
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Picrotoxin Blockade of Invertebrate Glutamate-Gated Chloride Channels: Subunit Dependence and Evidence for Binding Within the Pore |
Etter, A, Cully, DF, Liu, KK, Reiss, BH, Vassilatis, DK, Schaeffer, JM, Arena, JP. |
Journal of Neurochemistry. . Vol. 72: 318 (1999 ) |
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Detection of L-type Calcium Channels and Their Relationship to Glucagon Release in INR1G9 Cells. |
Reiss, B.H., Leonard, R., Hayes, E., Parmar, R., Schaeffer, J., Fehman, H.C., and Arena |
41st Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. Vol. : (1997 ) |
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