Biography
Brooke N. Klatt has been a core faculty member since 2019. Klatt’s research focuses on optimizing real-world activity and participation in people with vestibular and neurodegenerative disorders, with current support from an NIH Career Development Award and a University of Pittsburgh Momentum Funds teaming grant; her work has also been supported by the Department of Defense. In the Pitt DPT program, she serves as course coordinator and instructor for neuromuscular curriculum for the residential students. Klatt is a board-certified neurologic clinical specialist and maintains an active clinical practice at UPMC Rehabilitation Institute and contributes to the UPMC Multidisciplinary Multiple System Atrophy Clinic.
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
- Doctor of Physical Therapy, New York University
- Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Penn State University
Research Interests
- Activity and participation in chronic vestibular disorders
- Visuospatial cognition
- Vestibular rehabilitation exercise prescription