Dr. Susan Roush Grant Recipient

Congratulations to Dr. Susan Roush, Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, the recipient of a grant from the U.S. Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. The award of $497,888 is for the Federal Fiscal year October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017. The funding supports the RI Developmental Disabilities Council in their work identifying […]

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Dr. Davis Speaks at URI!

Dr. Irene Davis, Physical Therapist and Professor at Harvard Medical School, provided a 1-day professional development course titled “Innovative Approaches to the Injured Runner”. Special thanks to our course sponsors Elite Physical Therapy, Performance Physical Therapy, and Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital for supporting the program. Kudos to Alex Dien SPT, Justin Jacaparo, ATC, SPT, and […]

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4th Annual Research Night

URI DPT students Karl Busch, Erin Johnson, and Nicole Waskiewicz participated in the 4th Annual College of Human Science and Services Research Night held on May 3rd, 2016. Nicole and Karl performed their research under the guidance of Dr. Pete Blanpied. Their research, also performed with fellow DPT students Laura Menzer, Paige Madison, Kyle LoPresti, and […]

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Ellen Sturtevant Receives a Clinical Practice Award

Dr. Ellen Sturtevant, URI adjunct professor of pediatric physical therapy, was recently awarded the Outstanding Pediatric Clinical Practice Award by the Pediatric Section of the APTA at Combined Sections Meeting. The award goes to a physical therapist who has demonstrated going “above and beyond” typical job expectations including exhibiting creativity, adaptability, energy, dedication, and innovation; […]

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URI PT Students Make Headlines!

Two URI PT students have paired up with the engineering department to adapt ride-on cars for children with physical limitations. To read the article go to http://news.uri.edu/releases/?id=7720 ABC News Channel 6 in Providence also ran a great story! http://www.abc6.com/story/30514432/uri-students-create-specialized-cars-for-children-with-disabilities

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Mark J. Rowinski (1949-2015)

It is with great sadness that the Physical Therapy Department learned that Dr. Mark Rowinski passed away on Friday, September 18. He came to Rhode Island in 1989 to start the Physical Therapy Program at the University of Rhode Island and developed the curriculum, hired faculty, recruited students, and guided the program through both the […]

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