Christopher S. Walter

Associate Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions

8 h-index 22 pubs 322 cited

Research Areas

Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition Physical Activity and Health Functional Limitations in Aging Health Disparities and Outcomes Behavioral Health and Interventions Neurological disorders and treatments Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

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Christopher S. Walter's research focuses on understanding motor learning and functional limitations across different age groups and populations. He has investigated the feasibility and efficacy of tasks designed to measure motor learning, specifically anticipatory stepping, and has explored how personalized practice dosages may enhance motor learning in older adults. His work also examines the associations between physical activity, sleep, and self-reported health with burnout among medical students, faculty, and staff. Walter has also studied the views of individuals with Parkinson disease regarding in-person versus virtual group exercise, particularly in the context of the pandemic. His publications include work on gait velocity differences across age groups and the description of variations in the onset of functional limitations among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations compared to other racial and ethnic groups. He has a h-index of 8 with 322 total citations across 22 publications.

Metrics

h-index: 8
Publications: 22
Citations: 322

Selected Publications

Physical Activity Amid a Pandemic: How Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Shaped Behaviors During COVID-19 (2025) DOI
Association Between Physical Activity and Physical Function in a Marshallese Population with Type 2 Diabetes (2023) DOI
Differences in Habitual and Maximal Gait Velocity Across Age Groups: A Cross-Sectional Examination (2023) DOI
Personalized practice dosages may improve motor learning in older adults compared to “standard of care” practice dosages: A randomized controlled trial (2022) DOI
Views of <scp>in‐person</scp> and virtual group exercise before and during the pandemic in people with Parkinson disease (2022) DOI
Nonexercise Measurements as Predictors of Chronotropic Response to Exercise (2022) DOI
Associations between physical activity, sleep, and self-reported health with burnout of medical students, faculty and staff in an academic health center (2022) DOI
Falls predict cognitive status (2021) DOI
Cognition differentiates gait speed among older adults (2021) DOI
How Common Is the Exponential Decay Pattern of Motor Skill Acquisition? A Brief Investigation (2021) DOI
Associations between physical activity and functional limitations in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander middle-aged and older adults in the United States (2021) DOI
Description of Variation in Age of Onset of Functional Limitations of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Compared to Other Racial and Ethnic Groups (2021) DOI

Grants & Funding

North Street Clinic for diabetes and chronic disease management for uninsured and underinsured Arkansas residents Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator