OUR RESEARCHERS
The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research creates a pipeline for future researchers and sows the seeds for research to come.
Learn more about some Foundation alumni below. For a full list of funding by year, view the full grants and scholarships awarded section. To search by name, use the search box on this page.
WILLIAM R. THOMPSON, PT, DPT, PhD,
Three-Time Foundation Funding Recipient Secures First R01 Grant to Further Research in How Bone Cells Respond to Mechanical Force William R. Thompson, [...]
LYNN SNYDER-MACKLER, PT, SCD, ATC, SCS, FAPTA
Foundation Alumna Receives Prestigious NIH Award for ACL Cohort Study Dr. Lynn Snyder-Mackler, PT, ScD, ATC, SCS, FAPTA, Alumni Distinguished Professor of [...]
KAREN E. THATCHER, PT, DPT
Olympic Silver Medalist Sets Goals in Physical Therapy Research Through Foundation Funding Karen Thatcher made a name for herself in the world [...]
NOELLE G. MOREAU, PT, PhD
Foundation Alumna Aims to Improve Movement for Kids with Cerebral Palsy with Support of $2.5 Million NIH Grant In 2002, the Foundation [...]
STACEY DUSING PT, PhD
Foundation Alumna Stacey Dusing PT, PhD, to Help Premature Babies with $2.84 Million Grant Children born very prematurely (at or before 28 [...]
SARAH J. GILLILAND, PT, DPT, PhD
Foundation Alumna Sarah J. Gilliland Looks to Strengthen Physical Therapy Profession Through Education As a student, Sarah J. Gilliland, PT, DPT, PhD, saw an [...]
MERYL ALAPPATTU, PT, DPT, PhD
Foundation Alumni Advances Research in Pelvic Pain -- As a physical therapist (PT) researcher, Dr. Meryl Alappattu has long enjoyed the ability [...]
CHERYL I. KERFELD, PT, MS, PhD
Researcher Cheryl I. Kerfeld, PT, MS, PhD Advocates for Child and Family-Centered Care -- It was a day like any other at [...]
RICHARD K. SHIELDS, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Climbing to Scientific Success -- Richard K. Shields, PT, PhD, FAPTA, was first awarded a Foundation for Physical Therapy award in 1989 [...]
ADAM P. GOODE, PT, DPT, PhD
Health Services Research on the Rise -- Today more than ever, physical therapist researchers are focusing on health services research to validate [...]
DANIEL K. WHITE, PT, ScD, MSc
Osteoarthritis Researcher Daniel K. White, PT, ScD, MCs -- Daniel K. White, PT, ScD, MSc, is a recipient of the Foundation for Physical [...]
BERNADETTE GILLICK, PT, MSPT, PhD
Two-Time Scholarship Recipient Bernadette Gillick, PT, MSPT, PhD, Studies Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy to Help Patients Regain Motor Skills -- When Bernadette Gillick, PT, [...]