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Last published 2025
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Allison Young

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Florida Department of Health in Orange County (2015–2019)

2 h-index 7 pubs 4 cited

  • Humans
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Male
  • Students, Health Occupations
  • United States
  • Physical Therapy Specialty
  • Physical Therapists
  • Down Syndrome
  • Caregivers
  • Child Welfare
  • Health Status
  • Resilience, Psychological
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sex Factors

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Allison Young's research investigates health care satisfaction and medical literacy among caregivers of individuals with Down syndrome. Her work also examines the prevalence of imposter phenomenon among entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy students in the United States. Additional research interests include neighborhood change and its impact on youth, and stroboscopic vision's effect on athletic performance. Young has published 14 scholarly works and has an h-index of 2. She collaborates with other researchers at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, including Dana Kahl and LaVona Traywick, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 7
  • Citations: 4

Positions

  • Assistant Professor 2021–present
    University of Arkansas at Fort Smith College of Health Sciences Physical Therapy ORCID
  • Assistant Professor publications 2024–2025
    Arkansas Colleges of Health Education ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Management of Type 1 Diabetes in an Elite Endurance Athlete (2025)
    Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Stroboscopic Vision Decreases Performance on the Y-Balance Test in Youth Athletes (2024)
    JOSPT open. 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

10 Collaborators 5 Institutions 1 Country

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