Biography
A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, Will Pitt’s clinical career was primarily spent in operational environments with light infantry units, including service as an Airborne Army Ranger. He later taught in the Army-Baylor DPT program and the West Point Division 1 Sports Physical Therapy Fellowship, where he built and directed biomechanics motion analysis laboratories at both locations. Pitt is a board-certified orthopaedic clinical specialist and serves as the musculoskeletal curriculum content lead, with research focused on biomechanics, injury risk reduction and return-to-activity assessment following orthopaedic surgery.
Education
- Doctor of Physical Therapy, U.S. Army-Baylor University
- Doctor of Philosophy in Human Physiology, University of Oregon
Research Interests
- The use of wearable technologies to assess dynamic balance control deficits
- Running gait retraining
- Functional return-to-activity assessments following upper and lower extremity surgeries
Professional Organization Appointments
- American Society of Biomechanics
- American Physical Therapy Association
Certificates
- Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy