Suzanne Greenwalt

Biography

Dr. Greenwalt has been a physical therapist since 2002 and worked in a variety of settings. She has worked at Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital and in the Burn Unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Greenwalt has been working with National HealthCare Corporation since 2008 in several roles. She served as the Director of Rehabilitation at Richland Place. She continues to be an educator and mentor in NHC’s Geriatric Residency Program as well as a staff physical therapist for NHC.

Dr. Greenwalt is a Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical Specialist, and was the first physical therapist in TN to have this certification.  She is also a Geriatric Clinical Specialist and is a Certified Clinical Instructor through the APTA. She is an active APTA member and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Section of the APTA. Her interest areas in both patient care and research are geriatrics and cardiopulmonary comorbidities in the geriatric population.

At Belmont University, Dr. Greenwalt’s teaching responsibilities include: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy Lecture and Lab, Lifespan Development, Clinical Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Clinical Experience I and II. She is also a student research advisor and has served as the advisor for the following projects:

• The Accuracy of Apple and Garman Watches at Detecting Heart Rate when Engaged in Exercise, 2016-2018
• The Accuracy of Heart Rate Monitoring Smart-Phone Apps at Detecting Heart Rate when Engaged in Exercise, 2015-2017 
• The Effect of an Educational Program Intended to Assist Caregivers with the Transition of Loved Ones From the Palliative Care Unit to Home, 2014-2016 
• The Effect of Dual-Task on Gait Velocity in Geriatric Subjects with Mild to Moderate Cognitive Decline, 2013-2015

Publications and Presentations
Greenwalt, S., Bogue, E., Bologna, A., Bowden, M. A., Goode, L. Y. and Wolfe, R. (2019). Accuracy of the iPhysioMeter Heart Rate Monitoring Application. Open Access Library Journal, 6, e5210. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1105210.

Dahlgren, L., Gibbs, D., Greenwalt, S., Hahn, L. and Dietrich, M.S. (2018) Getting it Right from the Start: An Interprofessional Orientation Experience for Graduate Health Sciences Students, Evaluating Attitudes toward Role. Open Access Library Journal, 5: e4460. https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1104460