Publications, Presentations & Grants

Hannah MC, Cope JM, Palmero A, Wacker V, Smith W.
A human donor (cadaveric) observation study of three needle placements in the piriformis muscle. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 2022 June 05. https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2022.2082638

Stute N, Stickford J, Augenreich M, Kimball K, Cope J, Bennett C, Grosicki G, Ratchford S. Arterial Stiffness and Carotid Distensibility Following Acute Formaldehyde Exposure in Female Adults. Toxicology and Industrial Health. 2021 Sep vol 37:9, pp 535-546.

Augenreich MA, Stickford JL, Stute N, Koontz LK, Cope JM, Bennett C, Ratchford SM. Vascular Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress Caused by Acute Formaldehyde Exposure in Female Adults. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 Dec 02. Vol 319, No. 6.

Cope JM, Bennett C, Balilionis G, Person D M.
Regarding the dead: A model for anatomic gifting outside the traditional medical school setting. ASE 2020; https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.1985

Cope JM, Precht MC, Hannah MK, Bennett C
Naming the Dead: What information do Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant anatomy faculty share with students? ASE 2019; 0:1-9.

Bennett, Cynthia, (2018).
“Anatomic Body Painting as a Teaching Tool in Physician Assistant Education.” Medical Science Educator; Bennett, C.C. Med.Sci.Educ. (2018) 28: 525. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-018-0581-y

Precht MC, Bennett C, Cope JM
Quantifying Cadaver Use in Physician Assistant Anatomy Education. JPAE; 2017; 28(4):182-188.

Cope JM; Precht MC, Klinepeter A, Powell B, Hannah MK.
Counting the Dead: Who is teaching anatomy to physical therapy students? JOPTE; 2017; 31(2): 6-10.

Bayliss J, Cope JM.
A problematic variation of the palmaris profundus muscle. IJAV; 2016; 9:73-75.

High C, Scott C, Ruffer K, Antonelli C, Cope JM
Bilateral Duplicitous Renal Vasculature. IJAV; 2016;9: 67-69.

Hannah MK, Cope JM, Palermo AC, Smith WJ, Wacker VL.
Comparison of two angles of approach for trigger point dry needling of the lumbar multifidus in human donors. Man Ther; 2016 26: 160-164.

Cope JM, Holt SM, Starr K, Tencer G, McGowan C, Ridenour C.
Comparison of two formaldehyde exposure assessment devices in a physical therapy education program anatomy laboratory. JOPTE; 2014; 28(3): 15-20.

Bennett, C (2014).
“Anatomical Body Painting: Where Visual Art Meets Science.”  Journal of Physician Assistant Education (JPAE) 25(4), 2014, pp. 52-54.

Cope JM, Little T.
A robust flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle. Inter J of Anat Var 2013, 6:216-17.

Champion T, Cope JM.
A severe case of hyperostosis frontalis interna and multiple comorbidities. Inter J of Anat Var 2012, 5:76-78.

Cope JM, Sanders E, Holt SM, Pappas K, Thomas KJ, Kernick E, Corriher L, Templeton D, Starr, K.
Comparison of Personal Formaldehyde Levels in the Anatomy Laboratories of Five Physical Therapy Education Programs. JOPTE 2011 Fall; 25(3): 21-29.

Mirabelli MC, Holt SM, Cope JM.
Anatomy laboratory instruction and occupational exposure to formaldehyde. Occup Environ Med. 2011 May; 68(5): 375-8.

Cope JM, Looney EM, Craig CA, Gawron R, Lampros R, Mahoney R. Median Nerve Compression and the Reversed Palmaris Longus. Inter J of Anat Var. 2009; 2: 102–104.

Cope JM, Zimmerman M, Bennett C, Magill J, Balilionis G, Person D M.
Claiming the dead: Who has legal access to the unclaimed? American Association for Anatomists, Toronto, Canada. March 25, 2024.

Bennett CM, Sturm D, Biagi M, Gambini J.
“Sneaking it in: Innovative Approaches for Incorporating Ultrasound into PA Curricula”. 2023 Physician Assistant Educators Association Annual Education Forum, New Orleans, LA, October 11-14, 2023.

Bennett CM, Amayo J, Bludorn J, Bowman JW, Maday K.
“The Road to Establishing a Clinical Year POCUS Program” 2022 Physician Assistant Educators Association Annual Education Forum, San Diego, CA, October 12-15, 2022.

Cope JM, Bennett CM, Zimmerman M, Balilionis G, Person DM.
Anatomical Gift Programs Continue to Meet Donor Demands of Anatomy Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Here’s How. American Association for Anatomy Experimental Biology Conf, Philadelphia, PA. April 3, 2022.

Hannah MC, Lazicki R, Zimmerman M, Moore A, Wei L, Cope JM.
Comparison of Dry Needling Approaches for the Quadratus Plantae. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, San Antonio, TX. February 3, 2022.

Hannah MC, Cope JM, Palermo A, Smith W, Wacker V, Byrouty K, Lewis S, Zimmerman M.
Avoid the Bundle! Comparison of Dry Needling Approaches for Tibialis Posterior. APTA NEXT Conference Abstracts Online ISSN 1538-6724; Print ISSN 0031-9023, June 1-3, 2020.

Bennett, CM.
“Cultivating Empathy in the Anatomy Lab through Work with Anatomical Donors.” 2019 Physician Assistant Educators Association Annual Education Forum, Washington DC, October 10-13, 2019.

Bennett CM.
“Illustrative Anatomy (Anatomical Body Painting + Ultrasound) as a Teaching Tool in Anatomy Education.” World Congress on Ultrasound in Medical Education, University of California at Irvine, September 12-15, 2019.

Hannah MK, Cope JM, Palermo AC, Smith WJ, Wacker VL
“Will you hit the sciatic nerve? A cadaver (donor) study investigating the anatomical accuracy of dry needling the piriformis muscle” APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Washington, DC. January 2019.

Bennett C, (2018).
“Anatomic Body Painting as a Teaching Tool in Physician Assistant Education.” Medical Science Educator; Bennett, C.C. Med.Sci.Educ. (2018) 28: 525. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-018-0581-y

Cope JM; Bennett CC, Balilionis G, Person DM.
An Ethically Sustainable Model for Anatomic Gifting at a Non-Medical School American Association of Anatomists National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2018. Phys Ass Education Association National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, October 2018.

Precht MC, Bennett C, Cope JM
Quantifying Cadaver Use in Physician Assistant Anatomy Education. PAEA Education National Conference. Denver, CO. October 27, 2017. Invited interview.

Cope JM; Precht M, Hannah MC, Bennet CC
Naming the Dead: What information do we get and what do we share with our students? American Association of Anatomists Regional Meeting, New York, NY. Nov 5, 2016. [Poster]

Cope JM; Precht MC, Klinepeter A, Powell B, Hannah MK.
Counting the Dead: Who is teaching anatomy to physical therapy students?
American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. April 2016. [Poster]
APTA NEXT Conference, Nashville, TN. June 8-11, 2016. [Poster]

Hannah MK, Cope JM, Palermo AC, Smith WJ, Wacker VL.
Comparison of two angles of approach for trigger point dry needling the lumbar multifidus in human donors.
APTA NEXT Conference, Nashville, TN. June 8-11, 2016. [Poster]

Cope JM, Webb E, Rubenstein S, Selby K.
Quenching an insatiable thirst? A comparison of perceptions of students and clinicians who participated in a collaborative learning experience in the anatomy laboratory.
American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, Anaheim CA: February 2016. [Poster]

Bennett CM.
“Teaching Anatomy Using Anatomic Body Painting.”  12th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference, Elon University, August 2015.

Bennett CM.
“Efficacy of Anatomic Body Painting in Physician Assistant Education.” 2014 Physician Assistant Education Association Education Forum, Philadelphia, October 2014.

Cope JM, Riggs R.
Quenching an insatiable thirst? A comparison of perceptions of students and clinicians who participated in a collaborative learning experience in the anatomy laboratory.  American Physical Therapy Association Education Leadership Conference, Greenwich, CT: October 7, 2012. [Platform]

Sanders E, Cope JM, Holt SM, Pappas K, Thomas KJ, Kernick E, Corriher L, Templeton D, Starr K.
Comparison of Personal Formaldehyde Levels in the Anatomy Laboratories of Five Physical Therapy Education Programs.  North Carolina Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting, Greensboro, NC: October 30, 2009. [Poster]

Cope JM, Sanders, E, Holt SM, Pappas K, Thomas KJ, Kernick E, Corriher L, Templeton D, Starr, K.  Comparison of Personal Formaldehyde Levels in the Anatomy Laboratories of Five Physical Therapy Education Programs.  American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LO. FASEB J April 22, 2009, 23:LB1. [Poster, Abstract]

Cope JM (PI)
Claiming the Dead: who has legal access to the unclaimed?
FR&D Summer Fellowship. 2025

Hannah MK (Co-I), Cope JM (Co-I), Palmero A (’17), Wacker V (’17), Smith W (’17)
Comparison of two angles of approach for trigger point dry needling of the lumbar multifidus in human donors.
Graduate Student Research Grant, Associate Provost funding for Conference Travel. 2016

Cope JM (PI), Little T, Zimmerman M, Bennett C, Vandewater A (’16), Weber P (’16)
Effectiveness of 3D 4MD App in PT and PA anatomy education. Inter-professional Research
5/16/2014, Academic Technology and Computing Committee

Cope JM (PI)
Sabbatical Granted May 2013-September 2013
Teaching in the Shadows of the Dead: Exploration of anatomical gifting in the United States. Ethnographic, qualitative research.
11/5/2012, Faculty Research and Development

Cope JM (PI), Riggs R (‘14).
Student participation (Riggs) in platform presentation: Partners in Anatomy Program at APTA Education Leadership Conference Greenwich, CT,
10/2012, DPTE Funded

Cope JM (PI), McGowan C, Ridenour C, Holt SM.
Comparison of formaldehyde levels in stationary and ambulatory subjects.
5/28/2010, Elon University Safety Committee Funding

Cope JM (PI), Sanders E (‘09), Anderson A (‘10), Scott J (‘10)
Pilot research: Comparison of sorbent tube with active pump, passive diffusion badge and formaldehyde meter in the anatomy laboratory.
10/2009, Graduate Student Research Grant

Cope JM (PI), Sanders E (Presenter)
Send Erin Sanders to North Carolina PT Association Annual Meeting to present ongoing formaldehyde research.
10/2009, Graduate Student Research Grant

Cope JM (PI), Sanders E (Presenter)
Send Erin Sanders to North Carolina PT Association Annual Meeting to present ongoing formaldehyde research.
10/2009, Graduate Student Research Grant

Cope JM (PI), Sanders E (‘09), Holt SM, Anderson A (‘10), Scott, J (‘10)
Impact of Formaldehyde on Cognition in the Human Anatomy Laboratory.
5/2009, Dean’s Summer Research Fund

Cope JM (PI), Clark M, House H.
Overhead Sony EVI-D70 Camera in the anatomy laboratory.
10/2008, Teaching and Learning with Technology Grant

Cope JM, Holt S.
Grant awarded to fund time with institutional technology experts to continue to record dissection instructional video as companion to existing human anatomy laboratory manual for DPT 603 & 604.
10/2008, Partners in Technology Grant

Cope JM (PI), Nemecek H*, Roberts T*, Savage J*, Tischler D* (*CO 10)
Prevalence of an anatomical variation of latissimus dorsi on human donors.
10/08, Graduate Student Research Grant

Cope, JM, Sanders E (CO 09), Holt SM, Templeton D (CO 10), Corrhier L (CO10)
1 FA meter:  What are we breathing in the human anatomy laboratory?  A Comparison of Five PT Labs.
4/08, School of Education Research Grant

Cope JM (PI), E. Sanders (CO 09), D Templeton (CO 10), L Corrhier (CO10)
Funds for 5 site study. What are we breathing in the human anatomy laboratory?  A comparison of personal formaldehyde levels versus laboratory-based air quality test results.
4/08, Graduate Student Research Grant

Cope JM, Course Instructor
Peer Teaching in the Human Anatomy Laboratory.  Funds requested to obtain multiple licenses to Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended Version 10 for Digital Photograph Editing with digital human donor photographs.  Photographs to be utilized in student, faculty presentations in the anatomy laboratory for student research manuscript preparation and submission.
11/07, ATACC Software Grant

Cope JM (PI), Sanders E (CO 09), Holt S, Pappas K¹, Thomas KJ², Kernick E³, Starr K⁴, Corrhiher L (CO 10), Templeton D (CO 10), Spees M (CO 09).
1: Springfield College, 2: Med Univ of SC, 3: UNC, 4: WCU.
Funding 5 site research investigation: Comparison of Personal Formaldehyde Levels in the Anatomy Laboratories of Five Physical Therapy Education Programs.
12/07, Faculty Research and Development Grant

Cope JM (PI), House H, Sanders M (CO 09), Spees, M (CO 09)
Pilot study with biology students/faculty. What are we breathing in the human anatomy laboratory?  A comparison of personal formaldehyde levels versus laboratory-based air quality test results.
11/07, Graduate Student Research Grant

Cope JM, Course Instructor
Video and projection system with monitors, and DVR for human anatomy laboratory teaching.  Video flex system will increase access to the dissection process for students and instructors in a variety of courses that work with the Elon human donors.  Video will be presented real time and can be recorded via DVD recorder for future reference away from laboratory setting.
3/07, Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Cope JM
Digital still camera with zoom to photograph anatomical variation as related to research agenda.
4/07, School of Education Research Grant

Cope JM, Course Instructor
Video system to record dissection instructional video as companion to existing human anatomy laboratory manual for DPT 603 604 courses.
4/07, Partnerships in Technology Project Grant