Physical Therapy & Athletic Training Grand Rounds | Nov. 1
“Recovery of Walking and Activity after Stroke: Insights Gained from Motor Learning and Applied Interventions”
Presented by Darcy Reisman, PT, PhD
Chair, Professor of Physical Therapy, Professor of Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware
Friday, November 1, 2019, 1-2 p.m.
635 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
Sargent College Room 102
Reception to follow in the Setterberg Lounge.
About the Speaker
Darcy Reisman, PT, PhD, is a professor and chair of physical therapy as well as a professor in the biomechanics and movement science program at the University of Delaware (UD). A physical therapist for more than 25 years, Reisman is a professor in both the UD- Johns Hopkins Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency and UD Geriatric Physical Therapy Residency programs. She is also the academic director of the Neurologic and Older Adult PT Clinic, a full service clinic at UD. The goal of Reisman’s research is to develop scientifically based therapies to advance physical rehabilitation and recovery after a stroke. Her research has been funded by federal agencies and foundations including the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health. She has more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and is an associate editor and editorial board member for many leading rehabilitation journals as well as a regular grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health. She received her PhD from the University of Delaware in 2003 and completed post-doctoral training at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Questions?
Contact Department Manager Shakira Perry for more details or to request specific accommodations. You may also contact BU Disability Services at access@bu.edu.