Research Assistant, Muscle Performance Laboratory 2010-present.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Arizona State University, Dr. Douglas E. Chandler's Laboratory, 1999-2002
PODS1 Scholarship - Foundation for Physical Therapy - 2012
2010 Doctor of Physical Therapy with Graduate Honors; Regis University
2010 Selected by competitive application to participate in an alternative clinical affiliation at the American Physical Therapy Association's Office of Government Affairs and Payment Policy; Alexandria, VA
2007-2010 Regis University Physical Therapy Scholarship
2002 Bachelor of Science with Honors, Biochemistry; Arizona State University; graduated Cum Laude
2002 Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Scholarship
2000 Office of International Programs, Arizona State University; Study Abroad Scholarship
1998-2002 Sun Devil Scholarship
APTA, section on orthopedics, 2007-present
American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists, 2008-present
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts
Olson, J.H., Xiang, X., Ziegert, T., Kittelson, A., Rawls, A., Bieber, A. L., Chandler, D. E., Allurin, a 21-kDa sperm chemoattractant from Xenopus egg jelly, is related to mammalian sperm-binding proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2001. 98(20): p. 11205-10.
Xiang, X., Kittelson, A., Olson, J., Bieber, A., Chandler, D., Allurin, a 21 kD sperm chemoattractant, is rapidly released from the outermost jelly layer of the Xenopus egg by diffusion and medium convection. Mol Reprod Dev, 2005. 70(3): p. 344-60.
Scientific Abstracts
A. Kittelson, J. Stevens-Lapsley, Examination of Changes in Walking Speed after Total Knee Replacement, Accepted for Presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, 2012
B. Crenshaw, E. Ostrand, A. Kittleson, J. Chi, P. Killoren, T. Young, A. Woods, M. Keirns, Evaluation of Surgically Repaired Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation Protocols, American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting 02/12/2011
A. Kittleson, A. Rawls, D. Chandler, and A. Bieber., Allurin, a Xenopus sperm chemoattractant: sequence confirmation and immunovisualization., Society for Developmental Biology 61st Annual Meeting, 07/22/2002
S. Naqvi, A. Kittelson, and D.E. Chandler., Xenopus sperm display three swimming patterns: Ideal corkscrew, uncoupled corkscrew, and idle., Society for Developmental Biology 60th Annual Meeting, 07/19/2001
J.H. Olson, X. Xiang, T. Ziegert, A. Kittelson, K. Stone, D. Simh, D.E. Chandler, and A.L. Bieber., Isolation of allurin, a 21-kDa sperm chemoattractant protein from Xenopus laevis egg jelly: Purification and characterization., Society for Developmental Biology 60th Annual Meeting, 07/19/2001