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 [...]

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 [...]

FPTR Scholarship to Fund Research in Improved Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect mobility, balance, and posture. CP is the most common motor disability in children. Children with CP often experience significant [...]

University of Delaware Doctoral Student Learns More About Functionality in Amputees Through FPTR Funding Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) scholarship recipient, Emma H. Beisheim, PT, DPT, is looking at body image, evaluation, and pain concerns for adults with lower-limb loss and lower-limb [...]

2020 FPTR Fellowship to Address Effects of Aerobic Exercise on FSHD Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) causes muscle weakness and atrophy in the face, shoulder, and upper arms. Typically, FSHD progresses slowly. The disease affects an estimated one in 20,000 people. Quality of life [...]

FPTR-Funded Researcher Studies Institutional Policy and Financial Forces that May Affect Diversity in Physical Therapy Profession Researcher Tara Dickson, PT, DPT, PhD, was awarded the first ever scholarship funded through the Education Endowment Fund. This fund was established with a generous gift by the [...]

An Interview With Timothy D. Faw, PT, DPT, PhD, FPTR Funding Recipient Timothy D. Faw, PT, DPT, PhD, is a 5-time Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) scholarship recipient. With colleagues, Faw recently published a study that looks at how downhill locomotor rehabilitation [...]

FPTR Grant Funds Study Looking at Impact of Rehab on ICU PatientsGuest Post by Jason R. Falvey, PT, DPT, PhDResearchers and clinicians often see functional decline among older intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. However, little research has focused on the role of rehabilitation in [...]

Foundation Funding Recipient:  Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, MPT, PhD When Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, MPT, PhD, was in high school, she spent her summers working as a lab assistant at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Her time there introduced her to the possibilities of [...]

Foundation Funding Recipient and Past Scientific Review Chair - Samuel Ward, PT, PhD Many of today’s physical therapist researchers began their research careers with Foundation for Physical Therapy Research funding. Among them is Samuel Ward, PT, PhD. Ward is Research Vice-Chairman of Orthopaedic [...]