Category: Research News

Dana McCarty, PT, DPT, PhD, shared her research and expertise at two major international conferences this past summer. In June 2025, she was invited to speak on a panel titled “Exploring the Intersection Between Therapeutic Interventions for Infants and Parent-Child Dyad” at the 4th Triennial Meeting of the International Alliance...

The Division of Physical Therapy is proud to announce that applications are now open for its Sports Division I Fellowship in Physical Therapy, an elite 12-month program designed to elevate licensed physical therapists into leaders in collegiate athletics care. The University of North Carolina Sports Division I Fellowship aims to...

Associate Professor Michael Lewek, PT, DPT, imagines his Heelprint in this year’s UNC athletics commercial, which will be broadcast during football and other sporting events throughout the fall.

The study, titled “Postural Control Measurements to Predict Future Motor Impairment in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review”, included contributions from two UNC alumni, one UNC Neonatal Physical Therapy Fellowship alumnus, and two faculty members – Dr. Dana McCarty and Dr. Jessica Cassidy – from the Division of Physical Therapy in...

In an October 2021 perspective article published in PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal, authors Dana McCarty, PT, DPT, and Meghan Shanahan, PhD, MPH, explored how PTs can and should use the socio-ecological model to treat and motivate their patients. PT Magazine featured McCarty’s work in its latest issue. Click...