This year our American Physical Therapy Association - National Conference (Combined Sections Meeting) will be held virtually for the first time during the month of February. Pacific University is well represented at CSM 2021. Core faculty, adjunct faculty, and alumna from the Physical Therapy Program are presenting their scholarship in a variety of formats.
News, Media and Stories | Rebecca Reisch
Rebecca Reisch has been promoted to full professor in the Pacific University School of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training.
Rebecca Reisch, physical therapy professor, published a medical study on interventions for overactive bladders.
The Physical Therapy Program was well represented at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting 2020 in Denver, CO.
Congratulations to Physical Therapy faculty members Dr. Rebecca Reisch, Dr. Tzurei Chen and Dr. Kimberly Malin on achieving certification from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS). All three faculty earned ABPTS certification in areas connected to their teaching, scholarship, and practice.
Several physical therapy faculty and a recent alumna presented their work at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in Washington DC, the profession’s largest annual peer-reviewed conference.
From receiving awards and recognitions to new publications and receiving grants, there seems to be no limit to what PT faculty can achieve!
Dr. Becca Reisch, PT, DPT, PhD was recently appointed to the Oregon Physical Therapist Licensing Board. Board appointments are made by the Governor and confirmed by the state Senate, and are four years in length.
Physical Therapy core faculty member Dr. Rebecca Reisch and adjunct faculty member Dr. Talina Corvus recently published an article in GeriNotes, the quarterly member magazine for the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy. Their article, “Development of an International Geriatric-focused Clinical Experience,” was published as a report from the Global Health for Aging Adults SIG and discusses a partnership between a local not-for-profit organization, the Jessie F. Richardson Foundation, and Pacific University.
Six members of the Pacific University faculty were granted indefinite tenure in March, after approval from the Board of Trustees. Among them are three exercise science faculty members in the College of Arts & Sciences, as well as three faculty members in the College of Health Professions.