Join students and faculty from NAU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy for their annual fundraiser to support those living with Parkinson’s. The Go BIG for Parkinson’s walk/run and silent auction will support Northern Arizona Parkinson’s Support Coalition/Pedal Over Parkinson’s and will be held on October 7, 2023! Learn more here.
10k – 8:00am ($35)
5k – 9:30am ($35)
Northern Arizona University is expanding its Doctor of Physical Therapy program to include a competency-based, hybrid option for students to learn primarily online with some travel to campus for in-person immersive learning experiences.
The hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy program is now accepting applications and is expected to launch January 2024, pending approval from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Those interested in applying should visit the NAU Hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy website.
Currently, NAU offers the residential… Read more
Physical Therapy faculty awarded tenure and/or promotion effective the 2022-2023 academic year
We are pleased to announce the faculty members recognized for their commitment to teaching, scholarship, and service by being awarded tenure and/or promotion for the 2022-23 academic year. Dr. John Heick, PT, PhD, DPT, Associate Professor in the Dept. was awarded tenure and Dr. Pamela Bosch, PT, PhD was promoted to Professor. These professional milestones underscore Drs. Heick and Bosch contributions to NAU mission and uphold the standards… Read more
Dr. Jain recently received an award from Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy at the Combined Sections Meeting held in San Antonio, TX for our research work ‘Delayed Rehabilitation is Associated with Recurrence and Higher Medical Care Use After Ankle Sprain Injuries in the United States Military Health System’ published in Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT). The awards name is 2021 JOSPT Guy G. Simoneau Excellence in Research Award. The JOSPT… Read more
Amit Kumar, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training at the Phoenix Bioscience Core, was chosen for a career development program by the Native Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (NAD RCMAR). This program provides early-to-mid-career investigators the skills and mentorship to advance Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) and health disparities research. Dr. Kumar’s project is to examine disparity in transitions of care from acute to post-acute settings in American… Read more
The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) awarded Amit Kumar, assistant professor of physical therapy and athletic training, the 2020 ACRM Elizabeth and Sidney Licht Award for his paper, “Use of Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Services and Hospital Readmission Following Ischemic Stroke in the United States.” The paper examines the association between hospital-based rehabilitation service use and all-cause 30-day hospital readmission among patients with ischemic stroke.