Tag: Physical Therapy

Tag: Physical Therapy

Assistant Professor Deepak Kumar to Receive APTA Eugene Michels New Investigator Award

Deepak Kumar, PT, PhD, OCS, has been selected as a 2018 recipient of the Eugene Michels New Investigator Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Kumar is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training with joint appointments in Sargent’s Department of Health Sciences and the Clinical Epidemiology Research & […]

Sargent Labs Celebrate Biomechanics Day

On April 11, Sargent’s Human Adaptation, Motor Development, and Movement & Applied Imaging  labs celebrated the third annual Biomechanics Day, “a world-wide celebration of Biomechanics in its many forms for high school students and teachers.” The labs hosted students from Match Charter High School and Roxbury Youth Orchestra who learned and experienced how our researchers […]

PT Faculty Honored with New Grants

Several faculty in the department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training were honored with prestigious grants from Boston University this semester. Lou Awad, PT, DPT, PhD Assistant Professor Lou Awad was awarded an Integrated Pilot Grant from the Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute for his research on “Integrating Computer Vision with Wearable Sensors to Advance […]

Professor Cara Lewis Receives APTA Eugene Michels New Investigator Award

  Cara Lewis, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training, has been honored with the 2016 Eugene Michels New Investigator Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). This award is given to an outstanding new investigator with a demonstrated commitment to a defined research theme. It recognizes independent or collaborative research activities, […]