RSD alumnus Dr. Corey Simon received the “Outstanding Student Publication” award for his 2015 publication: “Age Group Comparisons of TENS Response Among Individuals With Chronic Axial Low Back Pain”. Simon’s study received considerable national media attention, and he was responsible for the overall study design, data collection…
RSD student Sudeshna Chatterjee was one of ten finalists chosen to compete in the final round of the 2016 Three Minute Thesis Competition, held on March 29th. Chatterjee was one of 41 graduate students from 11 colleges selected to participate in the final round. Only five colleges were represented…
Rehabilitation Science Graduate Faculty, Orit Shechtman, has been named the College of Public Health and Health Profession’s Undergraduate Teacher of the Year for 2015-2016. Our students are privileged to have a great practitioner teach our College Classroom: Teaching Process and Practice course. Congratulations, Dr. Shechtman for the…
What has been your experience in the Rehabilitation Science program? What have you enjoyed most about the program? I am rounding out my second year in the Rehabilitation Science program, and it has been a fantastic experience so far. I decided to come to UF because of…
The Department of Physical Therapy, including the Rehabilitation Science Program, has a Facebook page! The Facebook page will be used to share exciting news about the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science programs, current department research endeavors, service projects, faculty news, and more. The page will also help create more engaging…
What has been your experience in the Rehabilitation Science program? What have you enjoyed most about the program? Being part of the Rehabilitation Science program is like being part of big family. I know that the friendships I have made while being in the PhD in Rehabilitation…
The Rehabilitation Science program is happy to introduce a new student publication spotlight which highlights publications resulting from PhD student research. The first edition features publications from Corey Simon (Age Group Comparisons of TENS Response Among Individuals with Chronic Axial Low Back Pain), Ravneet Vohra (…
Laura Zdziarski with Dean Kleinschmidt, head Athletic Trainer for the Detroit Lions, former PFATS president, and NATA Hall of Fame member Tell us about your research…
Rehabilitation Science student, Kelly Hawkins, was awarded the Foundation for Physical Therapy’s, 2015 Florence P. Kendall, Post-Professional Doctoral Scholarship. This award recognizes students with outstanding potential who are in their first year of post-professional doctoral degree studies. Kelly is mentored by Dr. Emily Fox and also works closely…
Congratulations to Harneet Arora, Caitlin Banks, and Pallavi Sood! Each received a $250 travel grant from the Rehabilitation Science Steering Committee to present their research at national conferences. Harneet’s poster titled “Longitudinal decline in functional performance in ambulatory boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy” was accepted for presentation at the…
