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Christopher S. Walter
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: The University of Sydney (2018); World Academy of Art and Science (2018); University of Utah (2018–2021); Arizona State University (2018)
Faculty Researcher
Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions
8 h-index
24 pubs
333 cited
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Christopher S. Walter's research focuses on neurological rehabilitation, particularly in individuals with Parkinson disease and older adults. His work investigates motor learning, gait velocity, and the efficacy of various practice dosages for motor skill acquisition. Walter has examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on group exercise participation for individuals with Parkinson disease and has studied associations between physical activity, sleep, and burnout among academic health center personnel. Additionally, his research includes an examination of physical activity and functional limitations in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander middle-aged and older adults, including variations in the age of onset of functional limitations compared to other racial and ethnic groups. He has published 24 works, accumulating 329 citations and an h-index of 8. Walter collaborates with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and within the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 8
- Publications: 24
- Citations: 333
Selected Publications
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Abstract 5029: Employment status and adherence to physical activity guidelines among U.S. cancer survivors: An analysis of the National Health Interview Survey (2026)
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Physical Therapy Students’ Perspective of Treating Patients with Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome as a Member of a Student-led Interprofessional Care Team (2026)
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Physical Activity Amid a Pandemic: How Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Shaped Behaviors During COVID-19 (2025)
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Association Between Physical Activity and Physical Function in a Marshallese Population with Type 2 Diabetes (2023)
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Differences in Habitual and Maximal Gait Velocity Across Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Examination (2023)
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Personalized practice dosages may improve motor learning in older adults compared to “standard of care” practice dosages: A randomized controlled trial (2022)
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Views of <scp>in‐person</scp> and virtual group exercise before and during the pandemic in people with Parkinson disease (2022)
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Nonexercise Measurements as Predictors of Chronotropic Response to Exercise (2022)
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Associations between physical activity, sleep, and self-reported health with burnout of medical students, faculty and staff in an academic health center (2022)
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Falls predict cognitive status (2021)
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Cognition differentiates gait speed among older adults (2021)
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How Common Is the Exponential Decay Pattern of Motor Skill Acquisition? A Brief Investigation (2021)
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Associations between physical activity and functional limitations in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander middle-aged and older adults in the United States (2021)
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Description of Variation in Age of Onset of Functional Limitations of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Compared to Other Racial and Ethnic Groups (2021)
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Cognitive decline negatively impacts physical function (2020)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- North Street Clinic for diabetes and chronic disease management for uninsured and underinsured Arkansas residents Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Jennifer L. Vincenzo
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Views of <scp>in‐person</scp> and virtual group exercise before and during the pandemic in people with Parkinson disease
- Description of Variation in Age of Onset of Functional Limitations of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Compared to Other Racial and Ethnic Groups
- Associations between physical activity and functional limitations in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander middle-aged and older adults in the United States
- Differences in Habitual and Maximal Gait Velocity Across Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Examination
- Cognition differentiates gait speed among older adults
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Pearl A. McElfish
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Description of Variation in Age of Onset of Functional Limitations of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Compared to Other Racial and Ethnic Groups
- Associations between physical activity and functional limitations in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander middle-aged and older adults in the United States
- Physical Activity Amid a Pandemic: How Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Shaped Behaviors During COVID-19
- Association Between Physical Activity and Physical Function in a Marshallese Population with Type 2 Diabetes
Holly C. Felix
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Description of Variation in Age of Onset of Functional Limitations of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Compared to Other Racial and Ethnic Groups
- Associations between physical activity and functional limitations in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander middle-aged and older adults in the United States
- Physical Activity Amid a Pandemic: How Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Shaped Behaviors During COVID-19
- Association Between Physical Activity and Physical Function in a Marshallese Population with Type 2 Diabetes
Marie‐Rachelle Narcisse
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Description of Variation in Age of Onset of Functional Limitations of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Compared to Other Racial and Ethnic Groups
- Associations between physical activity and functional limitations in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander middle-aged and older adults in the United States
- Association Between Physical Activity and Physical Function in a Marshallese Population with Type 2 Diabetes
Sally Paulson
St. Elizabeth Healthcare (US)
3 shared publications
- Differences in Habitual and Maximal Gait Velocity Across Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Examination
- Cognition differentiates gait speed among older adults
- Falls predict cognitive status
Michelle Gray
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Differences in Habitual and Maximal Gait Velocity Across Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Examination
- Cognition differentiates gait speed among older adults
- Falls predict cognitive status
Jordan M. Glenn
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Differences in Habitual and Maximal Gait Velocity Across Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Examination
- Cognition differentiates gait speed among older adults
- Falls predict cognitive status
Erica N. Madero
Neurotrack Technologies (United States) (US)
3 shared publications
- Differences in Habitual and Maximal Gait Velocity Across Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Examination
- Cognition differentiates gait speed among older adults
- Falls predict cognitive status
Joshua L. Gills
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
3 shared publications
- Differences in Habitual and Maximal Gait Velocity Across Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Examination
- Cognition differentiates gait speed among older adults
- Falls predict cognitive status
Megan Jones
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Differences in Habitual and Maximal Gait Velocity Across Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Examination
- Cognition differentiates gait speed among older adults
- Falls predict cognitive status
Anthony Campitelli
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Differences in Habitual and Maximal Gait Velocity Across Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Examination
- Cognition differentiates gait speed among older adults
- Falls predict cognitive status
Geneviève N. Olivier
University of Utah (US)
2 shared publications
- How Common Is the Exponential Decay Pattern of Motor Skill Acquisition? A Brief Investigation
- Personalized practice dosages may improve motor learning in older adults compared to “standard of care” practice dosages: A randomized controlled trial
Serene S. Paul
University of Sydney (AU)
2 shared publications
- How Common Is the Exponential Decay Pattern of Motor Skill Acquisition? A Brief Investigation
- Personalized practice dosages may improve motor learning in older adults compared to “standard of care” practice dosages: A randomized controlled trial
Leland E. Dibble
University of Utah (US)
2 shared publications
- How Common Is the Exponential Decay Pattern of Motor Skill Acquisition? A Brief Investigation
- Personalized practice dosages may improve motor learning in older adults compared to “standard of care” practice dosages: A randomized controlled trial
Sydney Y. Schaefer
University of Utah (US)
2 shared publications
- How Common Is the Exponential Decay Pattern of Motor Skill Acquisition? A Brief Investigation
- Personalized practice dosages may improve motor learning in older adults compared to “standard of care” practice dosages: A randomized controlled trial
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