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Second-year Division of Physical Therapy student Ryan Brooks ‘15, ’17, found a passion for movement at a young age. “I grew up playing sports,” Brooks said. “I played everything from basketball to baseball to golf, so I’ve always been really active and loved exercise.” As an undergraduate in the Department...

Be sure to check out our presenters for more information regarding this year’s APTA CSM in Denver, Colorado. Deborah Givens, PT, DPT, PhD Michael Lewek, PT, PhD Karen McCulloch, PT, PhD, FAPTA Vicki Stemmons Mercer, PT, PhD Louise Thoma, PT, DPT, PhD  

Jody Feld (’19 PhD) has received a Horizon Award from the Graduate School. The award recognizes research likely to have a long-term contribution to our state. Feld is a graduate of the Human Movement Science curriculum.  

The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) has reaccredited the Doctor of Physical Therapy, housed in the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ Division of Physical Therapy, for the next ten years. CAPTE is an accrediting agency that is nationally recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the...

Your Health Radio, an initiative of the UNC School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, featured Mike Lewek, PT, PhD, in an episode on sleep titled “The Rising Science of Falls.” Lewek is a top researcher in gait-related tripping following a stroke.  

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The National Institutes of Health has awarded a research grant to the Division of Physical Therapy’s Michael Lewek in order to research the ability to predict someone’s likelihood of tripping while walking after having experienced a stroke. Lewek will conduct research alongside He “Helen” Huang, thanks to a partnership with...

Third-year Doctor of Physical Therapy student Joseph “Joe” Douglass has committed to serve in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps as a physical therapist following his graduation from the Division of Physical Therapy, set for August 2020. Douglass, a California native, plans to serve in the Federal Bureau of...

Leslie Sierra-Arévalo is a second-year physical therapy student in the Division of Physical Therapy who motivates others through her outreach volunteer work.  Sierra-Arévalo volunteers at the Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC), Urban Ministries of Durham, and St. Thomas More clinics. “I think it was something that I grew up with,”...