UAB Dept of Physical Therapy

Congratulations to Tracy Tracy! 🎉

We are thrilled to celebrate Tracy Fleming-Tracy, a student in UAB’s Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science program, for successfully defending her doctoral dissertation:📝 “Optimizing Recruitment Strategies, Outcome Measures, and Intervention in Clinical Research for Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: Insights from the TEAMS Study.” Join us in congratulating Tracy on this incredible achievement! 👏🎓

Introducing our newest class! Welcome DPT class of 2027!!! We can’t wait to get to know you better and hope you had the best FDOC ever.

Proud of you!

Going to see CSM? Our faculty has exceptional content being presented this year! Stop by our educational sessions, platforms and posters. Not mentioned for space purposes: all of our fantastic collaborators from around the country who are additionally on these works!

UAB PT alumni, drop a message below or DM us if you have an education session, platform or poster at CSM! 💚💛

Congrats to Dr. Hurt for his latest first author publication! Read it here:

Pointing in the right direction: Greater motor improvements with directional versus circular subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease - Christopher P Hurt, Daniel J Kuhman, Alyson Moll, Barton L Guthrie, Joseph W Olson,... Background Directional deep brain stimulation (DBS) provides more precise control of current spread than conventional ring-shaped electrodes. Whether this enhan...

Join us for our annual alumni reception at CSM! Register here: https://uab.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_726i6xlrhOf0uzk

Congrats to Drs. Parish, Lein and Wylie on their latest publication. Read about it here: https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.2546

Huge congratulations to UAB DPT Alumnus Noah DeHart on being selected for the APTA Association Leadership Scholars Program. This program is designed to foster new, diverse leaders and thinkers as they prepare to lead the association in pursuit of its vision. We are so proud of you, Noah!

This week, we continue to celebrate the scholarship and academic accomplishments of the class of 2024!

UAB SHP Dean’s Leadership and Service Award: Natalie Fogle
Blazer Forever Scholarship:
Alexandre’ail “Tan” Jackson
Heersink Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship in Health Professions:
Key’Ousha Foster
Rizing Tide Scholars:
Mikaela Holley
Maya Jones
Adams-Denton Sponsored Scholarship for Physical Therapy Clinical Education:
Caroline Niedergeses
Tara Weisberg
Barnes Family Endowed Scholarship:
Natasha Brooks
Caroline Niedergeses
Cecilia Graham Endowed Scholarship:
Mikaela Holley
Maya Jones
Encompass Health Corporation Endowed Scholarship:
Maya Jones
Tara Weisberg
Encompass Health Corporation Endowed Scholars Fund in Rehabilitation Sciences:
Alexandre’ail “Tan” Jackson (x2)
Sharon E. Shaw Endowed Scholarship:
Maya Jones
Shirley A. Shaddeau Memorial Endowed Scholarship:
Emily Jenkins
TherapySouth Sponsored Scholarship:
Anna Claire Diaz
Alexandre’ail “Tan” Jackson
Debra Jayne Endowed Scholarship for Physical Therapy Students:
Colby Kunkel
Mikaela Holly
Alexandre’ail “Tan” Jackson
Maya Jones
PT Solutions Scholarship:
Natalie Fogle
ACAPT National Honor Society:
Colby Kunkel
Natalie Fogle
Laura Lopresti
Anna Roberts
Caroline Niedergeses
Anna Claire Diaz
Kathryn Lusk

A few 📸 from our 57th graduating physical therapy class and 20th cohort to receive their DPT! We will post more later, because we are out celebrating! Congratulations!!

Congratulations to Carol Mastroianni, PT, DPT for being awarded the Loretta R. Boger Award for Excellence in Clinical Education.

Carol is a physical therapist for TherapySouth at Liberty Park. She was nominated by her former student, Laura Lopresti, who is a member of the class of 2024 DPT cohort.

We cannot thank our clinical instructors enough for their dedication in molding clinical experiences for our students. Carol’s mentorship even led to Laura taking a staff physical therapist role with TherapySouth!

Congratulations Carol!