Our PhD graduates are productive academic and industry professionals. Many are grant-funded independent investigators, published authors or members of editorial boards and grant review committees.
Amy Bastian, PT, PhD
Professor, Neuroscience, Chief Science Officer at Kennedy Krieger Institute
Ryan Bailey, PhD
Director Scientific Affairs at Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc.
Scientific Director, Endpoint Medical Communications
Jessica Barth, PhD
AAAS Science Technology Policy Fellow (STFP), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Justin Beebe, PT, PhD
Professor and Director of the DPT Program, Department of Physical Therapy at Simmons College
Adam Bittel, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow at Children’s National Medical Center
Daniel Bittel, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow at Children’s National Medical Center
Chao Cao, MPH, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Dana-Faber Cancer Institute
Victor Cheuy, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at University of California – San Francisco
Kendra Cherry-Allen, PT, DPT, PhD
Northwest Associate Chair, Assistant Professor at Western University- Oregon
Stacy DeJong, PT, PhD, PCS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Iowa
Gammon Earhart, PT, PhD
Professor of Physical Therapy, Neurology, and Neuroscience, Associate Dean for Physical Therapy, Director of the Program in Physical Therapy at WashU Medicine
Michael Falvo, PhD
Co-Director of the VA Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence at the War Related Illness & Injury Study Center in East Orange, NJ and Associate Professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Edelle Field-Fote, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FASIA
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University, Director of Spinal Cord Injury Research and the Hulse SCI Research Laboratory
Jonathan Fisher, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology at St. Louis University
Stefanie Foster, PT, PhD
Founder, Corvallis Somatics
Sara Gombatto, PT, PhD
Professor of Physical Therapy at San Diego State University
David Gutekunst, PhD
Program Director, Division of Interdisciplinary Training at NBIB at National Institutes of Health
Madeleine Hackney, PhD
Research Health Scientist at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory School of Medicine
Dustin Hardwick, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences at University of the Incarnate Word
Ellie Harrison, BS, PhD
Director of Undergraduate Studies of Dance, Lecturer in Dance, and Faculty Affiliate in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, WashU
Allison Haussler, PhD
Associate Clinical Trial Manager, Medpace
John Hollman, PT, PhD
Professor, Program in Physical Therapy at Mayo School of Health Sciences
Minna Hong, PT, PhD
Researcher at Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Quenten Hooker, MS, PhD
Manager R&D-Biomechanics at Callaway Golf
Adam Horin, PhD
Lead Medical Research Analyst at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
CT Hwang, PhD
Senior Project Manager at Scale Management
Hyo-Jung Jeong, PT, PhD
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Program in Physical Therapy at WashU Medicine
Dakota Kamm, PhD
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Saint Louis University
Valerie Kelly, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington
Jeffrey Konrad, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, Program in Physical Therapy at WashU Medicine
Catherine Lang, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Barbara J Norton Professor of Physical Therapy, Professor of Neurology and Occupational Therapy, Associate Director of Movement Science Program, Program in Physical Therapy at WashU Medicine
Cara Lewis, PT, PhD
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training, Peter Paul Career Development Professor, Director, Human Adaptation Laboratory at Boston University
Corey Lohnes, PhD
Managing Director in the Healthcare practice of DSG Global
Donovan Lott PT, PhD
Research Professor, Department of Physical Therapy at University of Florida
Janice Loudon, PT, PhD
Professor, Physical Therapy at Rockhurst University
Katrina Maluf, PT, PhD
Professor, Physical Therapy at San Diego State University
Andrej Marich, PT, DPT, PhD
Medical Science Liaison at Scholar Rock, US Medical Director, Neuromuscular
David May, PT, DPT, PhD
Clinical Scientist III at Boston Scientific
Vicki Mercer, PT, PhD
Professor, Physical Therapy at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ericka Merriwether, PT, PhD, ATC
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy at New York University
Tim Meyer, PhD
Vice President Clinical & Scientific Affairs at Bolt Medical
Susanne Morton, PT, PhD
Associate Dean of Research and College of Health Sciences Associate Professor at the University of Delaware
Michael Mueller, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Professor (Retired), Physical Therapy at WashU Medicine
Peter Myers, PhD
Program Manager, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at WashU Medicine
Sam Nemanich, PhD
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at Marquette University
Jacob Parson, PhD
Department Chair, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Director of SU Wellness Institute, Schreiner University
Dan Peterson, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University
Gretchen Salsich, PT, PhD
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at St. Louis University
Sara Scholtes, PT, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Therapy at North Central College
Chris Sorensen, PhD
Senior Application Analyst at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Kshamata Shah, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, Director: Post-Professional Programs at Arcadia University
Molly Shepherd, PhD
Staff Scientist at WashU Medicine
Rachel Tinius, PhD
Associate Professor, Exercise Science, Director, EMPOWER Lab, Founder & CEO, BumptUp Labs, Inc. at Western Kentucky University
Lauren Tueth, PT, DPT, PhD
Clinical Research Associate at Medpace
Lori Tuttle, PT, PhD
Professor, Physical Therapy at San Diego State University
Joanne Wagner, PT, PhD
Executive Director, Scientific Communications at Xenon Pharmaceuticals
Jason Wingert, PT, PhD
Director of Pre-Health Professions Program, Professor of Health Sciences at the University of North Carolina-Asheville
Kathy Zackowski, PhD, OTR
Associate Vice President at the National MS Society