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NIRA L. SALANT

Email: nira@salant.org

Phone: (435) 770-4593

EDUCATION

DPT, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Utah, May 2015

Coursework: Human Anatomy; Pathophysiology; Pathokinesiology; Tests and Measures; Research and Evidence Based Practice; Neuroanatomy; Physical Agents; Therapeutic Exercise; Diagnostic Testing and Imaging for Physical Therapists; Cardiopulmonary Management; Motor Control; Pharmacotherapeutics; Integumentary Management; Professional Practice; Adjusting to Disability; Musculoskeletal Management; Management in Pediatrics; Management in Geriatrics; Neuromuscular Management; Administration in Physical Therapy; Rehabilitation Technology; Advanced Techniques; Physical Therapy Topics; Teaching and Learning

Ph.D., Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, June, 2009

Subjects: Eco-hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, aquatic ecology, flow hydraulics, fine particles

Dissertation: Physical and biological factors influencing the fate of fine particles in shear flows

Supervisor: Marwan A. Hassan

M.S., Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, June, 2005

Subjects: Fluvial geomorphology, aquatic ecology, sediment transport

Thesis: Sediment dynamics in flow-regulated streams and the impact on aquatic ecosystems

Supervisors: Carl E. Renshaw, Francis J. Magilligan

GRE: 1410 (Quantitative 750, Verbal 660)

B.A., Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, June, 2003

Concentration: Evolutionary and Environmental Biology

Minor: Earth Sciences

GPA: 3.71 magna cum laude

PHYSICAL THERAPY EXPERIENCE

Physical Therapist - Outpatient Orthopedics. Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake Clinic. May 2015 - present

Full time physical therapist in outpatient orthopedic clinic focusing on the treatment of patients with a range of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions, including spine and joint pain, balance impairments, sports injuries, and post-operative orthopedic rehabilitation; emphasis on evidence-based, patient-centered care in a respectful and compassionate manner to individuals of all ages and backgrounds.

Student Physical Therapist - Outpatient Orthopedics. Hand and Orthopedic Rehabilitation Specialists. March - May 2015

Full-time student physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic setting, evaluating and treating a range of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions; interventions included therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, pain control, balance and gait training, and patient education.

Student Physical Therapist - Outpatient Neurological Rehabilitation. University of Utah Sugarhouse Health Center. Jan - Feb 2015

Evaluated and treated patients in outpatient neurological rehabilitation setting for recovery and management of neurological conditions including chronic stroke, TBI, and spinal cord injury.

Student Physical Therapist - University of Utah Student-Run Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic. Feb - Dec 2014

Provided free physical therapy services to underserved individuals for a range of musculoskeletal conditions.

Exercise Assistant - University of Utah Rehabilitation and Wellness Clinic. May 2012 - December 2014

Directly assisted chronic stroke patients with prescribed exercise routines in group setting; measured patient vitals, stretched patients, performed transfers, and assisted with gait/balance training.

Secretary (Volunteer) - University of Utah Student-Run Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic. November 2013 - 2014.

Facilitated board communication and organization: created and distributed board meeting agendas and minutes; coordinated regularly with therapy director to follow up on action items; scheduled board meetings, site visits, and educational sessions; maintained website-based communication system

Student Physical Therapist - Outpatient Orthopedics. Salt Lake Regional Medical Center. May - July 2014

Full-time student physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic setting evaluating and treating a range of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions; special focus on the treatment of spine and neck conditions with soft tissue and joint mobilization techniques.

Teaching Assistant - University of Utah Department of Physical Therapy. January - April 2014

Assisted with the hands-on instruction of first-year graduate physical therapy students in the techniques and theories of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation.

Research Assistant - University of Utah Department of Physical Therapy. September 2013 - January 2014

Assisted Ph.D. student with data collection and analysis in study of balance reactions in Parkinson's and elderly patients.

Student Physical Therapist - Inpatient Physical Therapy. TOSH – The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital. May - July 2013

Full-time student physical therapist in an acute care rehabilitation setting, evaluating and treating patients recovering from orthopedic surgeries, including total hip and knee replacements, spine fusions and decompressions, ankle and foot fusions, and shoulder repairs or replacements; interventions included therapeutic exercise, gait and stair training, transfers and bed mobility training, patient and family education, and training with assistive devices and other rehabilitative equipment.

PUBLICATIONS

Budy, P., Salant, N.L., Follstad Shah, J.J. In prep. Restoring stream production and energy flow. In The Stream Project:Decision Analysis and Design Guidance for Stream Restoration (invited contribution).

Salant, N.L., Schmidt, J.S., Budy, P.B., and Wilcock, P.R. In review. Unintended consequences of river restoration: Loss of riffle habitats and gravel substrates following weir installation, in review at the Journal of Environmental Management. Submitted April 4, 2011.

Salant, N.L. and Hassan. In review. Effects of periphyton patches on hydraulics of gravel-bed flow. Hydrological Processes.

Salant, N.L., Baillie, M.B., Schmidt, J.S. 2011. Using a historical aerial photograph analysis to inform trout habitat restoration efforts. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms special issue: Historical range of variability. Published online June 2011. DOI: 10.1002/esp.2196

Pastore, C.; Green, M.; Bain, D.; Munoz-Hernandez, A.; Vörösmarty, C.; Arrigo, J.; Brandt, S.; Duncan, J.; Greco, F.; Kim, H.; Kumar, S.; Lally, M.; Parolari, A.; Pellerin, B.; Salant, N.; Schlosser, A.; Zalzal, K. In press. Tapping Environmental History to Recreate America’s Colonial Hydrology, Environmental Science and Technology.

Salant, N.L. 2011. ‘Sticky business’: the influence of surface periphyton on particle deposition and streambed hydraulics. Geomorphology special issue: Multi-scale feedbacks in ecohydrology. 126: 350-363.

Sennatt, K., Salant, N.L., and Renshaw, C.E. (2008) Reply to discussion by John P. Potyondy and Traci L. Sylte of ‘Assessment of methods for measuring embeddedness: application to sedimentation in flow-regulated streams.’ Journal of American Water Resources Association (JAWRA), 44(1): 262–264. DOI:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00157.

Salant, N.L. and Hassan, M. A. (2008) Fine particles in streams: physical, ecological, and human connections. In Coastal Watershed Management, eds. A. Fares and A. I. El-Kadi, WIT Press Royal: Southampton, U.K, 432 pp. (Invited contribution)

Salant, N.L., Hassan, M. A, Alonso, C. V. (2008) Suspended sediment dynamics at high and low storm flows in two small watersheds. Hydrological Processes, 22: 1573–1587. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6743.

Salant, N.L., Renshaw, C.E., Magilligan, F.J. (2006) Short and long-term changes to bed mobility and bed composition under altered sediment regimes. Geomorphology, 76: 43-53. DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.09.003

Sennatt, K., Salant, N.L., Renshaw, C.E., and Magilligan, F.J. (2006) Assessment of methods for measuring embeddedness: application to sedimentation in flow-regulated streams. Journal of American Water Resources Association (JAWRA), 42(6):1671-1682.

Salant, N.L., Renshaw, C.E., Magilligan, F.J., Kaste, J.E., Heimsath, A.M., and Nislow, F.H. (2007) The use of short-lived radionuclides to quantify transitional bed load transport in a regulated river. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 32(4): 509-524. DOI: 10.1002/esp.1414.

Magilligan F.J., Salant, N.L., Renshaw, C.E., Nislow, K.H., Heimsath, A., and Kaste, J. (2006) Evaluating the impacts of impoundment on sediment transport using short-lived fallout radionuclides, In: Sediment Dynamics and the Hydromorphology of Fluvial Systems (Ed. Rowan, J. and Werrity, A.), The International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) Special Publication 306, IAHS Press, Wallingford, UK, pp. 159-165.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Budy, P. and N.L. Salant. 2011. Native fish status and trends and opportunities for improvement on the Lower Dolores River: Phase I. Report submitted to the Lower Dolores Plan Working Group - Legislative Committee. ICRRR 2011(1): 1-48.

Salant, N.L., Schmidt, J.C., Wilcock, P.R., and Budy, P.E. 2010. Geomorphic History and Current Channel Condition of the Donner und Blitzen River, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Report submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Cooperative Agreement No. 10190-9-J001), Portland, Oregon. April, 2010. ICRRR 2010(2):1-82.

Miller, S.W., Salant, N.L., Budy, P.E., and Schmidt, J.C. 2010. Assessing responses of Bonneville cutthroat trout to restoration strategies implemented under the 1997 Conservation Agreement. Report submitted to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Endangered Species Mitigation Fund (Project No. 0809). February, 2010. ICRRR 2010(1):1-122.

AWARDS/HONORS

Winner, 2008, Reds Wolman Award, Geomorphology Specialty Group of the AAG, 2008 Annual Meeting

Winner, 2008, Student Paper Award, Geomorphology Specialty Group of the AAG, 2008 Annual Meeting

Winner, 2006 Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia

Winner, 2004 Howard Award, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division of the GSA

Winner, 2004 Outstanding Student Paper Award, Hydrology Section at AGU 2004 Fall Meeting

GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS

Recipient, 2009 Geological Society of America (G.S.A) student research grant

Recipient, 2008 Synthesis Summer Institute Scholar, Northeast Consortium for Hydrologic Synthesis

Recipient, 2008 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Predoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia

Recipient, 2006 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Predoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia

Recipient, 2004 Geological Society of America (G.S.A) student research grant

Recipient, 2004 Vermont Geological Society student research grant

PRESENTATIONS

Budy, P. and Salant, N.L. 2011. Native fish population status and trends and opportunities for improvement on the Lower Dolores River: Phase I. Oral Presentation, San Juan Citizens Alliance, Lower Dolores River Working Group, Cortez, CO, April6-7, 2011.

Salant, N.L., Baillie, M.B., Schmidt, J.S. Historic evidence for a link between riparian vegetation and bank erosion in the context of instream habitat restoration. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2010, San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.

Salant, N.L., Baillie, M.B., Miller, S.W., Budy, P. and Schmidt, J.C. Imperfect realities: Practical strategies for monitoring geomorphic and ecological responses to trout habitat restoration. Western Divison of the American Fisheries Society Meeting, April 2010, Salt Lake City, UT. Oral presentation.

Salant, N.L., Baillie, M.B., Miller, S.W., Budy, P. and Schmidt, J.C. Imperfect realities: Practical strategies for monitoring geomorphic and ecological responses to trout habitat restoration. Spring Runoff Conference, April 2010, Logan, UT. Oral presentation.

Salant, N.L., Miller, S.W., Budy, P. and Schmidt, J.C. Scale-dependent geomorphic responses to active restoration: implications for cutthroat trout. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2009, San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.

Salant, N.L. and Bain, D. Colonial era impoundment: Beaver trapping and mill construction. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2008, San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.

Salant N.L. and Hassan, M.A. Physical and biological factors influencing the fate of fine particles in shear flows. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2008, San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.

Salant, N.L. and Hassan, M.A. ‘Sticky business’: the influence of surface periphyton on particle deposition and streambed hydraulics. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, April 2008, Boston, MA. Oral presentation.

Salant, N.L. and Hassan, M.A. ‘Sticky business’: the influence of surface biofilm on particle deposition and infiltration in streams. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, December 2007, San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.

Salant, N.L., Hassan, M. A., Alonso, C. V. Suspended sediment dynamics at high and low flows in two small watersheds. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, December 2006, San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.

Salant, N.L., Renshaw, C.E., Magilligan, F.J. Timescales of streambed stabilization due to altered flow and sediment regimes below dams. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, December 2005, San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.

Salant, N.L., Renshaw, C.E., Magilligan, F.J., and Kaste, J.M. The use of fallout radionuclides to quantify downstream trends in sediment transport below dams. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, December 2004, San Francisco, CA. Poster presentation.

Salant, N.L., Renshaw, C.E., Magilligan, F.J., and Kaste, J.M. The use of fallout radionuclides to quantify downstream trends in sediment transport below dams. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, November 2004, Denver, CO. Poster presentation.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, June 2009 – present

Intermountain Center for River Restoration and Rehabilitation (ICRRR)

Department of Watershed Sciences, Utah State University

Supervisors: John (Jack) C. Schmidt, Phaedra E. Budy

Conduct research and monitoring projects for river restoration programs throughout the region; work closely with government agencies and non-profit organizations to provide scientific data to aid the design and management of river restoration projects; co-instructor for annual stream restoration short course, designing, coordinating, and instructing field activities on methods of environmental monitoring and river restoration; regularly assist graduate students and faculty in the Department of Watershed Sciences with research projects related to fish ecology, fluvial geomorphology, and river restoration; write technical reports and scientific papers and present research at regional and international conferences; responsibilities include study design, data collection, maintenance of field equipment, data analysis, hiring and training of technicians, budget management, and dissemination of results in reports and presentations.

Research Fellow, June-July 2008

Synthesis Summer Institute, Northeast Consortium for Hydrologic Synthesis, Boston, Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change

Consortium of Universities Allied for Hydrological Sciences, Inc. (CUAHSI)

Worked intensively with small team of researchers to identify and understand drivers of hydrologic change in the northeastern United States during the Colonial era (climate variability, land cover/use change, water engineering, and human decision-making). Synthesized print material and existing data, collaborated and corresponded with prominent northeast researchers, and prepared and presented a summary document of findings, hypotheses, and future research directions.

Research Assistant, Spring-Summer 2006

University of British Columbia Department of Geography, Vancouver, British Columbia

Conducted analysis of suspended sediment-discharge relationships in long-term data set from Goodwin Creek Experimental Watershed, Mississippi, in order to assess the relationship between low flows and sediment supply. Independently designed analysis, developed criteria, managed large data set, and wrote report on findings.

Supervisor: Marwan Hassan, PhD

Field Technician, Summer 2003

Dartmouth College Department of Environmental Studies, Hanover, New Hampshire

Assisted with fieldwork and analysis of forest floors and soils in temperate New England forests. Supervisor: Andrew Friedland, PhD

Foreign Studies Program in Tropical Ecology, Winter 2003

Dartmouth College Department of Biological Sciences, Costa Rica/ Jamaica,

Field and laboratory investigations of tropical ecology and marine biology. Lessons in the identification and taxonomy of plants and animals, coral reef ecology, inter-specific interactions, community structure, and energetics. Conducted individual research projects in order to develop observational skills, learn field and analytical methods (including hypothesis testing, statistical and software skills) and assess the relationships among organisms and their environment. The schedule included extensive fieldwork, laboratories, lectures, discussions, and independent research projects.

Lab Technician, Fall 2002

Dartmouth College Department of Biological Sciences, Hanover, New Hampshire

Assisted PhD. candidate Jay Lennon with research project on carbon sources in aquatic systems. Prepared samples and conducted isotope analysis to determine the ratio of 13C to12C in aquatic invertebrates.

Supervisor: Kathryn Cottingham, PhD

Lab Technician, Winter and Fall 2002

Dartmouth College Department of Biological Sciences, Hanover, New Hampshire

Assisted with research project in aquatic ecology. Quantified populations of aquatic invertebrates in water samples taken from experimental tanks designed to monitor zooplankton community dynamics. Used microscope, prepared samples, and entered data.

Supervisor: Kathryn Cottingham, PhD

Resource Assistant, Spring 2002

U.S. Geological Survey Biological Division, Las Vegas Field Station, Nevada

Established and monitored baseline vegetation transects (annual plant production and perennial plant cover and density); quantified effects of alien plants on vegetation communities; performed computer input and analysis; identified and prepared plant specimens for herbarium vouchers. Worked and hiked in rough terrain and unpredictable weather conditions and completed physical labor associated with study plot establishment and maintenance. Designed research, collected field data, and analyzed data.

Supervisor: Leslie DeFalco, PhD

Off-Campus Program in Field Studies, Fall 2001

Dartmouth College Department of Earth Sciences, western United States

Techniques of structural and stratigraphic analysis, environmental monitoring, and resource and earth hazards assessment. Field studies of geologic phenomena, geologic structures, active and fossil volcanism, and mineral resources. Learned to use geologic instruments, topographic maps, aerial photography, and satellite imagery as well as geomorphic, hydrologic, and environmental chemistry techniques.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Instructor, August-October, 2010

Utah State University, College of Natural Resources

Watershed Sciences/Geology 3600: Geomorphology

Responsible for preparing and delivering three hour-long lectures a week, writing and administering exams, answering student questions in-person and via email, addressing administrative tasks, developing and grading class assignments, and coordinating and assisting with weekly labs and field trips. Upper level course for undergraduate and graduate students covering the topics of geomorphic processes, origin of landforms and surficial deposits with an emphasis on fluvial and hillslope landscape elements and surficial geologic mapping.

Instructor, October-November, 2010

Utah State University, College of Natural Resources

Geography 1000: Physical Geography

Responsible for preparing and delivering three hour-long lectures a week, writing and administering exams, answering student questions in-person and via email, addressing administrative tasks, and developing and grading class assignments. High-enrollment, introductory level course covering the geographic analysis of physical processes and spatial distribution of natural elements (i.e., the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere).

Co-Instructor, July 12-16 and August 9-13, 2010

Utah State University, College of Natural Resources

Intermountain Center for River Rehabilitation and Restoration

Stream Restoration Short Courses

Designed, coordinated, and helped instruct afternoon field activities; through site visits and field activities, taught students methods of environmental monitoring and river restoration; gave hour-long lectures in class; clientele included managers, graduate students, government researchers, and staff of non-profit agencies.

Guest Lecturer, 27 April 2010

Utah State University

College of Natural Resources

Natural Resources 2220: General Ecology

Lecture: ‘Restoration Ecology 101: Focus on River Ecosystems’

Sessional Instructor, January – April, 2009