Heather Ross, PT, MPT, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy research assistant professor, was recently awarded a research grant from The Foundation for Physical Therapy. The one year grant will fund a project titled “Rehabilitation to Elicit Maximum Stroke Recovery Following Stem Cell Transplantation.”
Recent Rehabilitation Science PhD program graduate, Rogelio Coronado, also received a grant award from The Foundation for Physical Therapy. Coronado was awarded funding for a two year project titled “Improving Physical Activity and Function With Cognitive-Behavioral Based Physical Therapy after Spine Surgery,” Dr. Coronado is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Vanderbilt University.
View the Foundation for Physical Therapy press release here: http://foundation4pt.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Kendall_Grant_Press_Release_2014.pdf