Linda Resnik, PT, PhD



Executive Director| linda_resnik@brown.edu

Resnik

Linda Resnik, PT, PhD, FAPTA is the Director for the Center on Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR). She is currently Professor in the Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice in the Brown University School of Public Health and VA RR&D funded Research Career Scientist at the Providence VA Medical Center. Dr. Resnik has been funded by VA HSR&D, VA RR&D, NIA, NICHD, NIDRR, DoD, and the RI Foundation for research studies totaling over 20 million dollars. She is the author or editor of 2 books, 4 book chapters and 81 peer reviewed papers in scientific journals on subjects ranging from the expertise in physical therapy, state regulation of physical therapy, risk adjustment for rehabilitation, rehabilitation service delivery for lower limb amputees, measurement. She was the co-Editor of Physical Therapy Journal’s Special Issue Series on health services research. Dr. Resnik is a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association and is the 2017 recipient of VA Rehabilitation Research’s highest honor, the Paul B. Magnuson award.

Professional Interests

Since 2004, Dr. Resnik has worked to educate physical therapists on the importance of health services research, and the methodologies for use in observational study designs and quality improvement through publications and presentations at National meetings. Dr Resnik serves on the Editorial Boards of Physical Therapy Journal, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, and Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. She is the editor in charge of the Health Policy in Perspective Feature of Physical Therapy Journal. She is a past member of the Scientific Review Group for the Foundation for Physical Therapy, and chaired the Foundation’s review panel on Referral for Profit in Physical Therapy. She is or has been a member of multiple scientific review panels for groups including VA HSR&D, VA RR&D, and others. Dr Resnik has served the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) on the local level (as Chapter President, Vice President and Newsletter Editor) and the national level in elected and appointed positions as HPA Section, Board member, Research Committee chairperson, and committee member. Dr. Resnik was the initiator of the HPA section’s small grant program. She spearheaded the development of the HPA section’s research agenda and provided input on the health services research agenda for the Foundation for Physical Therapy. She is past member and Chairperson of the Board of Examiners in Physical Therapy at the RI Department of Health.

Selected Publications