From Blue Hen to Golden Eagle: Jacob Capin’s Journey from Athlete to Investigator

2023-09-14T17:51:04+00:00

From Blue Hen to Golden Eagle: Jacob Capin’s Journey from Athlete to Investigator Jacob J. Capin, PT, DPT, PhD, MS, is an assistant professor and director of the Life After Sport Trajectories (LAST) Lab at Marquette University. He is a recipient of the [...]

2018 FPTR Pediatric Grant Recipient Studies Cerebral Palsy Interventions in Early Infancy

2022-05-18T14:40:42+00:00

2018 FPTR Pediatric Grant Recipient Studies Cerebral Palsy Interventions in Early Infancy As a practicing pediatric physical therapist specialized in infants at high-risk of cerebral palsy (CP), Barbara Sargent, PT, PhD, MS, was growing frustrated with the lack of research evidence on early identification of [...]

PODS II Scholarship Recipient Defends Dissertation; Accepts Fellowship Position at Hopkins

2022-05-18T14:41:53+00:00

PODS II Scholarship Recipient Defends Dissertation; Accepts Fellowship Position at Hopkins In 2018, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) awarded a Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) II Scholarships to Nayo M. Hill, PT, DPT, PhD. Hill was awarded the named Mary Lou Barnes Award for [...]

FPTR Grantee Identifying Alternate Treatment Plan for Muscle Stiffness Post Stroke

2022-03-09T20:27:48+00:00

FPTR Grantee Identifying Alternate Treatment Plan for Muscle Stiffness Post Stroke Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is associated with long-term increases in passive muscle stiffness and likely limits hand opening in patients recovering from a stroke. Benjamin Binder-Markey, PT, DPT, PhD, recipient of the [...]

Engaging Carepartners in the Rehabilitation Process Post-Stroke

2022-04-27T13:05:54+00:00

Engaging Carepartners in the Rehabilitation Process Post-Stroke The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) recently awarded the 2021 $100,000 Paris Patla Physical Therapy Research Grant to Sarah Blanton, PT, DPT. Blanton, a Professor at Emory University’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, works with stroke [...]

First-Ever Combined PODS II/NIFTI Awarded to Julia Mazzarella

2022-05-03T20:59:46+00:00

First-Ever Combined PODS II/NIFTI Awarded to Julia Mazzarella Early in 2021, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) announced it would direct its fellowship funds to support a new award modeled after the National Institute of Health K99/R00 mechanisms. The purpose of the award [...]

Video: 2021 PODS I Michelle Rauzi, Shares Thoughts on Research and Funding

2022-05-03T13:18:01+00:00

Video: 2021 PODS I Michelle Rauzi, Shares Thoughts on Research and Funding In 2021, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) awarded $232,500 in Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) including $82,500 in PODS I Scholarship funding to 11 researchers. Among those researchers was Michelle [...]

A Retrospective Study: How Physical Therapy Impacts COVID-19 Patients

2022-02-28T19:46:13+00:00

A Retrospective Study: How Physical Therapy Impacts COVID-19 Patients Adele Myszenski, PT, MSPT, was recently awarded the 2020 Acute Care Research Grant to apply towards her goal of learning the role of physical therapy and rehabilitation on patients recovering from COVID-19. She hopes [...]

FPTR-Funded Researcher Uses His 2020 Education Research Grant to Advance PT Clinical Education

2021-06-01T16:32:35+00:00

FPTR-Funded Researcher Uses His 2020 Education Research Grant to Advance PT Clinical Education Douglas Haladay, PT, DPT, PhD, CSCS, of the University of South Florida, is using his $40,000 Education Research Grant from the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research to develop a new [...]

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