Department of Physical Therapy

Research Interests Department of Physical Therapy

  • Offiong Aqua - Clinical Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy
    • Congenital abnormalities of the extremities
  • Mitchell Batavia - Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
    • Evidence-Based Practice/ Contraindications / Risk Guidelines 
    • Augmented sensory feedback/ Motor control
    • Seating and positioning / Wheelchair
    • Parkinson's Disease / Neurological physical therapy
  • Elaine Becker - Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
    • Clinical education
    • Growth and development
    • Pediatric physical therapy
    • Movement analysis
  • Ann Goerdt - Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
    • Community-based rehabilitation
    • International health and rehabilitation education
    • Geriatric physical therapy
    • Ethics and practice issues
  • Gregory M. Gutierrez - Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
    • Dynamic joint stability
    • Neuromuscular control mechanisms in individuals with ankle instability
    • Rehabilitation Robotics
    • Development of new statistical methods to relate bomechanical time-series data
    • Transition from shod to barefoot running
    • Neurocognitive function in joint instability
  • Louis N. Iannuzzi - Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
    • Wound care/insensitive limb management
    • Cyriax and McKenzie orthopedic medicine manual therapy
    • Pathomechanics
    • Electromyography and bioelectronics
    • Foot orthotics
  • Wen K. Ling - Associate Professor of Physical Therapy: Department Chair
    • Movement/gait analysis
    • Kinesiological EMG
    • Neurological physical therapy
    • Curriculum design
  • Tsega A. Mehreteab - Clinical Professor of Physical Therapy
    • Exercise physiology
    • Fitness and wellness
    • Cardiovascular/pulmonary physical therapy
    • Clinical electrophysiology
  • Marilyn Moffat - Professor of Physical Therapy
    • Cardiovascular/pulmonary physical therapy
    • Orthopedic physical therapy
    • Exercise and fitness
    • National/international professional issues
  • Smita Rao - Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
    • Translational research in diabetes and osteoarthritis
    • Gait analysis, plantar pressure
    • Self-reported outcomes, musculoskeletal imaging
    • Evidence-based Practice, Sports Medicine
    • Kinematic and computational models of the foot
  • Kevin Weaver - Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
    • Orthopedic physical therapy
    • Manual techniques
    • Ergonomics/biomechanics
    • Business management/reimbursement issues