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 in Baltimore, MD
Ryan Bailey, PhD
Assistant Professor, Occupational and Recreational Therapies at the University of Utah
Justin Beebe, PT, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Therapy at Simmons College in Boston
Adam Bittel, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Children’s National Medical Center
Daniel Bittel, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Children’s National Medical Center
Victor Cheuy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physcial Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, UC – San Francisco
Kendra Cherry-Allen, PT, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Stacy DeJong, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Iowa
Gammon Earhart, PT, PhD
Professor, Washington University Program in Physical Therapy and Director of the Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis
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
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University, Director of Spinal Cord Injury Research at the Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA
Jonathan Fisher, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology, St. Louis University
Stefanie Foster, PT, PhD
Founder/Educator, Asana with Intelligence
Sara Gombatto, PT, PhD
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at San Diego State University
David Gutekunst, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at St. Louis University
Madeleine Hackney, PhD
Research Health Scientist at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory School of Medicine
Dustin Hardwick, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences at University of South Florida
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 in California
Quenten Hooker, MS, PhD
Concept Engineer, Callaway Golf
Adam Horin, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
CT Hwang, PhD
Licensing Associate, Office of Technology Management, Washington University in St. Louis
Hyo-Jung Jeong, PT, PhD
AART Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Valerie Kelly, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington
Catherine Lang, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Professor, Washington University Program in Physical Therapy
Cara Lewis, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training at Boston University
Corey Lohnes, PhD
Managing Director at Grant Cooper & Associates in St. Louis, MO
Donovan Lott PT, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida
Janice Loudon, PT, PhD
Professor, Physical Therapy, Creighton University
Katrina Maluf, PT, PhD
Professor, Physical Therapy at San Diego State University
Andrej Marich, PT, DPT, PhD
Physical Therapist, BJC Healthcare
Vicki Mercer, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ericka Merriwether, PT, PhD, ATC
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, New York University
Tim Meyer, PhD
Vice President of Clinical Affairs, Respicardia, Inc.
Susanne Morton, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware
Michael Mueller, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Professor, Physical Therapy at Washington University in St.Louis
Sam Nemanich, PhD
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI
Dan Peterson, PhD
Assistant Professor, College of Health Solutions, 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, North Central College
Chris Sorensen, PhD
Senior Support Scientist, Washington University in St.Louis
Kshamata Shah, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy at Arcadia University
Rachel Tinius, PhD
Assistant Professor, Exercise Science, at Western Kentucky University
Lori Tuttle, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy at San Diego State University
Joanne Wagner, PT, PhD
Associate Director of Medical Affairs, Greenwich Biosciences
Jason Wingert, PT, PhD
Professor, Health and Wellness at the University of North Carolina-Asheville
Kathy Zackowski, PhD, OTR
Senior Director, Patient Management Care and Rehabilitation Research, National Multiple Sclerosis Society