Dr. Harrington's research is focused on gross motor development and the promotion of physical fitness and mobility in children and adolescents with conditions resulting from neurological, neuromuscular and genetic disorders. The goal is to allow them to overcome barriers to community participation and recreational physical activity with an underlying goal of improving quality of life.

Her current research is focused on building participant self-efficacy for exercise in adolescents and young adults with Trisomy 21. She also provides guidance on outcome measure collection methods and endpoints in natural history studies of patients with neuromuscular and neurogenetic diagnoses. Dr. Harrington has received research funding from the following sources:

• Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy
• Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy
• Foundation for Physical Therapy
• Intramural pilot grant funding

BS, Pennsylvania State University (Biology/Vertebrate Physiology, French minor), 2000

DPT, Arcadia University (Physical Therapy), 2003

MS HP, University of Delaware (Health Promotion), 2009

PhD, University of Delaware (Biomechanics and Movement Science), 2011

Postdoctoral Studies, Arcadia University (Applied Orthopedic Biomechanics), 2012

Research Scientist

Associate Professor, Arcadia University Department of Physical Therapy