Christy Muasher-Kerwin, P.T., D.P.T.

Title:	Clinical Assistant Professor
Unit:	Physical Therapy
Office Location:	Wellness/Literacy, Room 1310
Office Phone:	815-753-1812
Email:	czeiss@niu.edu

Areas of Interest

• Traumatic brain injury
• Stroke
• Neuro-oncology

Education

• B.A. in Psychology, Marquette University
• D.P.T., Marquette University

Courses Taught

• AHPT 651 – Medical Issues in Neurologic Physical Therapy
• AHPT 636 – Physical Therapy Management of Acute Medical Problems
• AHPT 617 – Pathology for Physical Therapists
• AHPT 612 – Mobility, Gait and Transfers
• AHPT 652 – Neurological Rehabilitation
• AHPT 622 – External Clinical Experience I
• AHPT 660 – External Clinical Experience II
• AHPT 760 – External Clinical Experience III
• AHPT 761 – External Clinical Experience IV

Recent Publications

Muasher-Kerwin C, Hughes MC, Foster ML, Econie S. (2025) “We are a club none of us wanted to join”: Exploring brain tumor online discussion forum content. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2025. Vol 33. 

Muasher-Kerwin C, Hughes MC, Foster M, Al Azher I, Alhoori H. (2025) Exploring large language models for summarizing and interpreting an online brain tumor support forum. Digital Health.

Muasher-Kerwin C, Baumbach-Davy A, Liu Y, Hughes MC. (2025) "You sure feel like you’re alone, kind of flailing away out there”: Family caregiver perspectives of caring for an individual with GBM. Palliative & Supportive Care. Vol. 23.