Monica J. Rivera, PT MS DPTSc

Associate Professor
California State University, Fresno
Clovis, California

Dr. Monica Rivera is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at California State University, Fresno. She has 25 years of clinical practice across the continuum of care, specializing in the neonatal intensive care unit, pediatrics (spina bifida, rheumatology, spasticity management, premature birth, and early intervention). Her research interests are infant motor development, specifically the onset of crawling and how this event facilitates spatial cognitive processes. Her current research is investigating the interaction between mobility carts use in infants with spina bifida and spatial cognitive outcomes.

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation(s):

• Crawling Kinematics in Typically Developing Infants with Clinical Strategies for the Atypical Population

  Friday, November 18, 2022
  10:45 AM – 12:15 PM