APTA

Corey Simon, DPT, PhD, FAAOMPT, completed the Rehabilitation Science program in December 2014. He is currently an assistant professor at Duke School of Medicine in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Doctor of Physical Therapy Division. Recently he was part of the team which published one of the first studies…

Tell us a little about your experience in the PhD program. After completing my DPT in 2008 from UF, I completed a year-long residency in cancer rehabilitation and pelvic health, which led me to develop some questions that required additional research training. Specifically, I was interested in learning about…

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) recently held their annual Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) in Indianapolis February 3rd through 7th. Faculty, students and alumni from the Rehabilitation Science program have historically been well represented at CSM and this 2015 was no exception. CSM provides programming from all 18 of APTA’s specialty…

Meryl Alappattu, DPT, PhD, was recently elected to the position of Director of Research for the American Physical Therapy Association’s Section on Women’s Health. The Director of Research oversees all research activities of the Section on Women’s Health, including grant submissions and research recognitions, and works with the Foundation…