Division Director and Professor
Dr. Margaret Lee Moore Distinguished Professor in Physical Therapy
Division of Physical Therapy
Department of Allied Health Sciences
3032 Bondurant Hall, CB# 7135
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7135
Office: (919)843-8660 Fax: (919)966-3678
email Dr. Givens
please address DPT admissions questions to: dptadmissions@unc.edu
Education
- PhD, Exercise Science, The University of Iowa, 1997
- DPT, MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2005
- MS, Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, 1990
- BS, Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1982
Research Interests
- Corticomotor excitability and knee osteoarthritis
- Low back pain interventions, motor control, and prognostic factors
Recent Funding
- Modifying Corticomotor Excitability in the Rehabilitation of Knee Osteoarthritis
NC TraCS Translational Research Matched Pilot Grant Program
10/2016-9/2017
Teaching
- PHYT 724 – Functional Assessment and Outcome Measures in Physical Therapy
- PHYT 820 – Advanced Patient Management I
- PHTY 751 – Evidence-based Practice 1
- Evidence-based Practice Combined Module PT Residents and Fellows
Professional Societies
- American Physical Therapy Association
- Academy memberships: Orthopaedics, Research, Education
- APTA North Carolina
- American Council of Academic Physical Therapy
- Consortium Membership: Research Intensive Programs in Physical Therapy (RIPPT)
- Currently the Chair Emeritus of RIPPT
Editorial Boards
- International Editorial Review Board, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
Honors
- Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association, May 2021
- Penny Kroll Visiting Speaker, Marshall University School of Physical Therapy, June 2020
- Bette Ann Harris ’83 Distinguished Alumni Award, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, 2009
- Faculty Service Award, School of Allied Medical Professions, The Ohio State University, 2003
- Faculty Teaching Award, School of Allied Medical Professions, The Ohio State University, 2003
- Faculty Research Award, School of Allied Medical Professions, The Ohio State University, 2002
Publications
- Please see this PubMed Link for a list of peer reviewed publications
