Matt Malcolm

Matt Malcolm, PhD, OTR Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Research Associate Professor, Division of Occupational Therapy 77 President Street, MSC 700 Charleston, SC 29425-0700 Phone: (843) 792-2712 Fax: (843) 792-1358 Email: malcolmm@musc.edu

Education

• PhD Rehabilitation Science, University of Florida (2003)
• BS Occupational Therapy, University at Buffalo, SUNY (1996)

Research Interests

• Neuro-rehabilitation
• Brain stimulation

Selected Publications

• Massie CL, Tracy BL, Malcolm MP. Functional repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation increases motor cortex excitability in survivors of stroke. Clinical Neurophysiology. (2012: In Press).
• Massie CL, Malcolm MP, Greene DP, Browning RC. Kinematic Motion Analysis and Muscle Activation Patterns of Continuous Reaching in Survivors of Stroke, Journal of Motor Behavior. 2012; 44:3, 213-222.
• Massie CL, Malcolm MP. Instructions emphasizing speed improves hemiparetic arm kinematics during reaching in stroke. NeuroRehabilitation. 2012; 30 (4): 341-350.
• Massie CL, Fritz S, Malcolm MP. Elbow extension predicts motor impairment and performance after stroke. Rehabilitation Research and Practice. 2011; 1-7.
• Paxton RJ, Malcolm MP, Newsom SA, Richards JC, Rynn GM, Bell C. Sympathetic Responses to Repetitive Trans-Spinal Magnetic Stimulation. Clinical Autonomic Research. 2011; 21:81-87.
• Subramanian SK, Massie CL, Malcolm MP, Levin MF. Does Provision of Extrinsic Feedback Result in Improved Motor Learning in the Upper Limb Poststroke? A Systematic Review of the Evidence. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2010; 24(2): 113-124.
• Malcolm MP, Massie C, Thaut M. Rhythmic Auditory-Motor Entrainment Improves Hemiparetic Arm Kinematics During Reaching Movements: A Pilot Study. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 2009; 16 (1): 69-79.
• Massie C, Malcolm MP, Greene D, Thaut M. The effects of constraint-induced therapy on kinematic outcomes and compensatory movement patterns. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2009; 99 (4): 571-579.
• Plowman-Prine EK, Triggs WJ, Malcolm MP, Rosenbek JC. Reliability of transcranial magnetic stimulation for mapping swallowing musculature in the human motor cortex. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2008; 119: 2298–2303.
• Malcolm MP, Lavine A, Kenyon G, Massie C, Thaut M. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation interrupts phase synchronization during rhythmic motor entrainment. Neuroscience Letters. 2008; 435(3):240-245.
• Pickett, T.C., Fritz, S., Ketterson, T. U., Glueckauf, R. L., Davis, S., Malcolm, MP., & Light, K. Telehealth and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy: Outcomes for two chronic stroke survivors. Clinical Gerontologist. 2007; 31(1): 5-20.
• Malcolm MP, Triggs WJ, Light KE, Gonzales Rothi LJ, Wu S, Reid K, Nadeau SE. rTMS as adjunct to stroke rehabilitation. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2007; 86 (9):707-715.
• Malcolm MP, Triggs WJ, Light KE, Shechtman O, Khandekar G, Gonzalez Rothi LJ. (2006). Reliability of Motor Cortex Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Four Muscle Representations. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2006;117:1037-1046.
• Fritz SL, Chiu Y, Malcolm MP, Patterson TS, Light KE. (2005). Feasibility of EMG-Triggered neuromuscular stimulation as an adjunct to constraint-Induced movement therapy. Physical Therapy. 85 (5): 428-442.
• Briggs RW, Dy-Liacco I, Malcolm MP, et. al. (2004). A pneumatic vibrotactile device for fMRI. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 51, 640-643.
• Shechtman O, Davenport R, Malcolm MP, Nabavi D. (2003). Reliability and validity of the BTE-Primus grip tool. Journal of Hand Therapy. 16(1), 36-42.

Selected Grants

• 2010-2012, 10GRNT4580008, EMG-Triggered Functional Motor Cortex Stimulation in Stroke Rehabilitation. American Heart Association, $130, 577. Role: PI
• 2009-2012, A single blind study of the safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of escalating repeat doses of GSK249320 in patients with ischemic stroke. Agency: GlaxoSmithKline. $50,904. Role: Site PI.
• 2007-2010, 1R21HD053718-01A1: rTMS as an adjunct to constraint-induced therapy: a randomized controlled trial, Co-PI: Gerald McIntosh, MD. NIH, NICHD, NCMRR, $380,604. Role: PI.
• 2005-2010. 1R01 HD045751-01A1: Examining Parameters of Constraint-Induced Therapy. Multi-center Clinical Trial with University of Florida and University of South Carolina. NIH, NICHD, NCMRR. Total Projected Award: $1,250,000. Role: site PI. PI: Kathye E. Light, PHD.
• 2002-2003. Therapy-induced neuroplasticity in survivors of stroke. Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research Center; VA Hospital; Gainesville, Florida. $18,500. Role: PI.