USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

NEWS ARCHIVE

05.27.2025

Lori Michener recognized as 2025 National Athletic Trainers’ Association Fellow

Professor-Clinical Scholar Lori Michener has been recognized as a 2025 Fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), a distinction awarded to only the most accomplished scholars cont

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05.16.2025

The Accidental Physical Therapist

Once an aspiring pharmacist, an auto accident forever changed the career trajectory of Anika Nazari DPT ’25 to one in physical therapy. BY JAMIE WETHERBE MA ’04 ANIKA NAZARI DPT ’25 FOUND HE

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05.14.2025

Rising from the Ashes

To finish his studies, graduate Jason Ezzy DPT ’25 had to balance his DPT studies with unimaginable loss, including the destruction of his Altadena home.

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05.12.2025

Future in Focus

The first doctor in his family, graduate Bolaji Oshin DPT ’25 reflects on the total transformation he experienced while pursuing his DPT degree at USC. BY MICHELLE McCARTHY AS BOLAJI OSHIN APPROACHE

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05.09.2025

Passion and Persistence

Antonio Squillante powers through the early years of parenthood and his PhD studies at USC.

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05.07.2025

The Country Doctor
of Physical Therapy

Hybrid pathway graduate Shadoe Beecher DPT ’25 aims to bring her hard-earned expertise to a rural community forced to travel hours to the nearest physical therapist.

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05.05.2025

Finding Strength in Movement and Faith

After a season of unimaginable personal loss, Raylen Wells DPT ’25 has managed to put one foot in front of the other, completing her DPT degree at USC and preparing herself for a deep, meaningful ca

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04.21.2025

Friends in High Places:
Shawna Johnston DPT ’16

Shawna Johnston DPT ’16 Capital City Go-Go/Washington Wizards Performance Physical Therapist and Care Coordinator THE PATH TO ELITE SPORTS for Shawna (Israel) Johnston DPT ’16 wasn’t a direc

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04.15.2025

USC hosts 60 students from two local high schools for National Biomechanics Day

Celebrated around the globe, National Biomechanics Day aims to introduce high school students to burgeoning fields of study, including biokinesiology and physical therapy.

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04.11.2025

Fred Uytengsu ’83 to keynote Division Commencement Ceremony

The entrepreneur hopes to impart lessons learned over a successful career to graduates as they begin their own professional journeys.

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