Foundation Alumni Advances Research in Pelvic Pain -- As a physical therapist (PT) researcher, Dr. Meryl Alappattu has long enjoyed the ability to design a scientific study and answer its questions with the hope of eventually changing how physical therapists practice and manage [...]

Researcher Cheryl I. Kerfeld, PT, MS, PhD Advocates for Child and Family-Centered Care -- It was a day like any other at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus, in Rochester, Minnesota. The only difference? A bouquet of beautiful red roses. Cheryl I. Kerfeld, [...]

Climbing to Scientific Success -- Richard K. Shields, PT, PhD, FAPTA, was first awarded a Foundation for Physical Therapy award in 1989 to look at the effect of different sized lumbar supports on people with spinal cord injury. After completing his PhD, Shields [...]

Health Services Research on the Rise -- Today more than ever, physical therapist researchers are focusing on health services research to validate the value and cost effectiveness of physical therapy services. One such researcher is two-time Foundation scholarship recipient Adam P. Goode, PT, [...]

Osteoarthritis Researcher Daniel K. White, PT, ScD, MCs -- Daniel K. White, PT, ScD, MSc, is a recipient of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Geriatric Research grant. He worked as a clinician for several years in inpatient rehabilitation before pursuing a career in research. [...]

Two-Time Scholarship Recipient Bernadette Gillick, PT, MSPT, PhD, Studies Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy to Help Patients Regain Motor Skills -- When Bernadette Gillick, PT, MSPT, PhD, was in high school, one of her major assignments was to job-shadow five different occupations. The final job she [...]