Kevin J. McQuade, PT, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor
Director, Human Motion Analysis Research Lab

Patient Care
Dr. McQuade’s clinical interests are sports physical therapy and management of musculoskeletal disorders.

Research
His research interests include clinical biomechanics related to the management and prevention of joint injury, and the role of muscle strengthening and neuromuscular training in
maintaining fitness in the elderly.

Teaching
Dr. McQuade is involved in DPT courses in Musculoskeletal Management and
Therapeutic Exercise.

Training
Dr. McQuade received his Physical Therapy training at California State University, Long Beach, followed by graduate training at the University of Washington (MPH). He earned his Doctorate at the University of Iowa, and
completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Maryland.

Dr. McQuade held appointments as Assistant Professor at New York Medical College and at the University of Maryland before joining the University of Washington.

Selected Publications:

McQuade KJ, Murthi, A., Bechtel, R. Anterior Glenohumeral Force/Translation Behavior With and Without Rotator Cuff Contraction during Clinical Stability Testing. of Clinical Biomechanics 19, 2004

Finley, MA, McQuade, KJ, Rodgers, MM. Scapular Function During Transfers In Manual Wheelchair Users With And Without Shoulder Impingement. In press Clinical Biomechanics. 8 2003.

McQuade KJ ,M.A. Finley, M. Harris-Love, S. Walker Dynamic Error Analysis of an Electromagnetic Tracking Device using a Pendulum Model J. Applied Biomechanics 18(2) 171-179 2002.

McQuade KJ, Dawson J, Smidt GL, Effects of local muscle fatigue on the scapulohumeral rhythm during dynamic motion. JOSPT vol. 27(8) 1998.

McQuade KJ, Smidt GL: Dynamic scapulohumeral rhythm. The effects of external resistance during elevation of the arm in the scapular plane JOSPT vol. 27(2) 1998.