Pitt Physical Therapy Fall 2024 Research Highlights and Awards
Pitt PT faculty continue to expand and lead research efforts with dozens of publications, conference presentations and awards.
University of Pittsburgh Physical Therapy Delegation to the 2024 Bárány Society Meeting
The delegation included the largest number of physical therapists from any institution globally and reflects the international prominence of our vestibular physical therapy and vestibular disorders programs.
Department of Physical Therapy Spring Research Highlights
Pitt PT faculty continue to lead the profession with their impactful and innovative research.
Physical Therapy Researchers Receive $1.1 Million Award to Study Vestibular Recovery App
Department of Physical Therapy Professors Susan L. Whitney and Charity G. Patterson received a subcontract award of $1.1 million from BlueHalo. Over the next three years, they will study the feasibility and effectiveness of a prototype app to enhance recovery after mild brain injury or a vestibular disorder.
Researchers in Pitt School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will help lead a $5 million training grant on learning health systems research to improve disability and chronic condition care
Professor Janet Freburger, Assistant Professor Christine McDonough and Professor Elizabeth Skidmore alongside other faculty outside SHRS have been awarded a $5 million training grants to create the Learning Health Systems training to improve Disability and chronic condition care (LeaHD) center.
Pitt Physical Therapy Researcher Allyn Bove is Dedicated to Addressing Health Inequities
After returning to Pittsburgh and working in a private practice that offered frequent pro bono physical therapy services to uninsured patients, she became passionate about the topic and decided to pursue a PhD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS). The program combined her interests…