THE FOUNDATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY RESEARCH
The Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization governed by a board of trustees.
WHO WE ARE
The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research is an independent 501(c)(3) governed by a Board of Trustees. Our work would not be possible without the guidance and expertise of an extraordinary group of volunteers who serve on our board and those who serve on special committees. Many have first-hand experience as past recipients of Foundation funding.
Our team also includes the people that carry out the Foundation’s day-to-day operations and strategic plan — the Foundation’s staff.
OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Term: 01/01/22 – 12/31/25
Term: 01/01/24 – 12/31/27
Term: 01/01/22 – 12/31/25
Term: 01/01/2022 – 12/31/25
Term: 01/01/25– 12/31/27
Term: 01/01/24 – 12/31/26
Term: 01/01/24– 12/31/26
Term: 01/01/24-12/31/26
Term: 01/01/25– 12/31/27
Term: 01/01/23– 12/31/26
Term: 01/01/25– 12/31/27
Term: 01/01/25– 12/31/27
Term: 01/01/25– 12/31/27
FOUNDATION COMMITTEES
If you are interested in serving on a Special Committee of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research, please contact Barbara Malm, Chief Executive Officer at barbaramalm@foundation4pt.org. Your name will be added to our pool of potential volunteers. Committee members are selected by the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
2025 Standing Committees
2025 External Advisory Committees
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW COMMITTEE
Scientific Review Committee members are appointed by the Board of Trustees to provide independent and expert peer reviewing of applications for Foundation funding. It is comprised of researchers with experience preparing physical therapists and physical therapist assistants for research careers and with experience conducting successful and impactful physical therapy research themselves
Vicki Tysseling, PT, PhD – Chair
Northwestern University
Amy Bailes, PT, PhD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy
D. Michele Basso, EdD, PT
The Ohio State University, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Emma Beisheim-Ryan, PT, DPT, PhD
Naval Medical Center San Diego, Defense Health Agency
Mark Bowden, PT, PhD
Brooks Rehabilitation
Timothy Brindle, PhD
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Garrett Scott Bullock, PT, DPT, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Jason Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Hui-Ting Goh, PT, PhD
Texas Women’s University
Tarang Jain, PT, PhD
Idaho State University
Sandra Kaplan, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA
Rutgers University School of Health Professions
Valerie E. Kelley, PT, MS, PhD
University of Washington
Anne Kloos, PT, PhD
The Ohio State University
Amit Kumar, BPhT, MPH, PhD
University of Utah, College of Health
Trevor Lentz, PT, MPT, PhD
Duke University School of Medicine
Murray Maitland, PT, PhD, FAPTA Chair-elect
University of Washington
Phil McClure, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Arcadia University, Health Sciences Center
Noelle Moreau, PT, PhD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
John Popovich, Jr, PT, DPT, ATC, PhD
Michigan State University
Catherine Quatman-Yates, PT, DPT, PhD
The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, College of Medicine School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Sean Rundell, PT, DPT, PhD
University of Washington
Richard Severin PT, DPT, PhD, CCS
University of Illinois Chicago
Bahar Shahidi, PT, DPT, PhD
University of California San Diego
Andrew Smith, PT, DPT, PhD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Anschutz Medical Campus
Barbara K. Smith, PT, MPT, PhD
University of Florida, College of Public Health & Health Professions
Beth Smith, PT, DPT, PhD
University of Southern California
Jill Stewart, PT, PhD
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
Kimberly Topp, PT, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Liang-Ching Tsai, PT, PhD
Georgia State University
Lisa VanHoose, PT, MSPT, MPH, PhD, FAPTA
University of Louisiana School of Allied Health
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