Associate Professor of Physical Therapy John Heick, PT, PhD has been recognized with ‘James A. Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Award’ by the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association. This esteemed award recognizes and support excellence in instructing orthopedic physical therapy principles and techniques with exemplary teaching skills. Since Dr. Heick began his career at NAU in 2016 he has been prolific in… Read more
The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) awarded Amit Kumar, assistant professor of physical therapy and athletic training, the 2020 ACRM Elizabeth and Sidney Licht Award for his paper, “Use of Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Services and Hospital Readmission Following Ischemic Stroke in the United States.” The paper examines the association between hospital-based rehabilitation service use and all-cause 30-day hospital readmission among patients with ischemic stroke.
DPT students from both Flagstaff and Phoenix traveled to Payson to help provide free FUNfitness PT screens to Special Olympic athletes during a basketball tournament. Our community is very important to us and we support our students in giving back in the midst of their studies!
We are so proud of these NAU DPT students for volunteering at the Special Olympics, Payson last weekend! Such an…
Valerie Carter had just finished her bachelor’s degree when she got a phone call—was she interested in trying out for the U.S. diving team?
The Lumberjack, who’d just spent three years on NAU’s fledgling diving team, didn’t even think about her answer.
“When… Read more
The Office of Graduate and Professional Studies is pleased to recognize Madeleine “Maddie” Talkington for the NAU College of Health and Human Services Graduate Student of the Month Award. She designed a research question that she developed while volunteering with a Northern Arizona adaptive skiing program. Talkington conferred with Dr. Tarang Jain and Dr. John Heick to ask if they were interested in evaluating… Read more
Time/Date: 7:30 – 9:30 PM, Thursday, February 13th, 2020
Location: Henry’s Tavern 500 16th St. Mall #184b
Henry’s Tavern has reserved a separate space for our gathering with a cash bar and food at happy hour prices for the duration of the event.