Physical Therapy Research

Elon University students in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program, Doctor of Physical Therapy program and Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program presented their work at the Global Engagement and Research Forum on Dec. 9 in Alumni Gym.

Second-year DPT students Kaleigh Jenkins, Danielle Essex and Ginny Shafer shared their research findings on Bharatanatyam dancers at the Winston-Salem Dance Medicine Conference.

Elon's Doctor of Physical Therapy program was represented strongly at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in ​Boston, MA. ​Josie Freeman and Ginny Shafer, second-year DPT students, also won awards at the conference.

Over 50 poster presentations were held inside Upstairs Lakeside during the 2023 School of Health Sciences Research Forum.

The associate professor in Elon's Department of Physical Therapy Education was awarded Fellowship at the recently held Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado.

Tracey Thurnes, Antoinette Polito and Crystal Ramsey traveled internationally in recent months to share their scholarship on topics that included the use of design thinking when approaching difficult conversations, destigmatizing patients with obesity, and treatments for traumatic brain injuries.

Andrews, professor of physical therapy education, co-authored a study of patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome undergoing inpatient rehabilitation.

The article provides perspectives on what it takes to organize a collaborative effort and the path forward to conduct multiple events elsewhere in the world.

Elon Department of Physical Therapy Education faculty members Scales and Vallabhajosula recently published their findings on learning and study strategies of first year physical therapy students in the Journal of Physical Therapy Education (JOPTE).

The Department of Physical Therapy Education (DPTE) had another strong showing at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting by its third-year DPT students, sports-PT resident, alumni and faculty members.