USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

NEWS ARCHIVE

01.13.2025

Teaching Through Connection

Faculty member Daniel Kirages earns 2025 James A. Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Award, a prestigious honor given to an individual with exemplary teaching skills to recogniz

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12.10.2024

Faculty member honored with 2025 Lynn Wallace Excellence in Clinical Education and Professional Development Award

The award recognizes extraordinary contributions to the field of sports physical therapy through mentorship, education and research. BY YASMINE PEZESHKPOUR MCG ’16 FOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLINICA

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12.03.2024

Friends in High Places:
Bernard Li DPT ’04, ORTHO ’05

USC alumnus Bernard Li has served as the L.A. Dodgers Major League Physical Therapist and Head of Rehabilitation for four seasons, most recently helping keep the team in peak physical shape to secure

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10.14.2024

Janet Stevenson Honored with 2024 ACAPT Friend of Physical Therapy Award

The prestigious award honors non-physical therapists who go above and beyond their roles to support excellence and innovation in academic physical therapy.

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10.14.2024

Meeting the Needs of the Female Athlete

PhD student Bailey McLagan MS '23 awarded a Therabody grant to better study the role of female hormones on exercise recovery.

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09.04.2024

Capturing the Moment

Understanding the art and sports science of breaking (also known as breakdancing) in a new multidisciplinary collaboration at USC. BY MICHELLE McCARTHY WHEN YOU THINK OF OLYMPIC EVENTS, chances are yo

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09.03.2024

A Sympathetic Caregiver

Physical therapist Erica Sigman uses her own experience with thoracic outlet syndrome to successfully treat patients like Alyse Fragosa, who went through years of pain and misdiagnosis until finding t

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08.21.2024

Division faculty members recognized with California Physical Therapy Association publication awards

Four faculty members from the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy will be recognized with publication awards at the CPTA Annual Awards Conference, taking place at the end of September

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08.09.2024

Readying Team USA Volleyball for Paris

While gaining valuable experience with wearable tech and sports science data, eight USC graduate students from the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy helped USA Volleyball’s senior nati

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08.06.2024

Guide Dog Whisperer

When not studying for her doctor of physical therapy, Sarah Low DPT '26 spends time training guide dogs for a life of service.

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