Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy/
Co-Director, USC/CHLA Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency Program

1540 Alcazar St., CHP 155,
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9006

Barbara Sargent is an associate professor of clinical physical therapy. She is director of the Development of Infant Motor Performance Laboratory (DIMPL). DIMPL is dedicated to the study of the development of human action during infancy and early childhood, and to the early identification and intervention of infants at risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities. Dr. Sargent is also director of the University of Southern California / Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency. A board-certified clinical specialist in pediatric physical therapy, Dr. Sargent teaches pediatric content throughout the USC DPT curriculum.

• Certificate, Clinical, Biomedical and Translational Investigations, University of Southern California, 2017
• Doctor of Philosophy, Biokinesiology, University of Southern California, 2013
• Master of Science, Education, California State University, Fullerton, 1994
• Bachelor of Science, Physical Therapy, Mount St. Mary’s College, 1989

See Barbara Sargent’s curriculum vitae.

See Barbara Sargent’s complete list of published work.

Development of Infant Motor Performance Laboratory