USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

NEWS ARCHIVE

03.02.2026

Bridging Center Stage and the Clinic

Launching the West Coast’s first Performing Arts Physical Therapy Fellowship, the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy sets a new standard for artist care, partnering with USC’s

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01.29.2026

Wound Care Legacy

Wound care physical therapy is not for everyone. But, for Vanessa Galvan DPT ’27 (pictured here with her father, David Galvan), studying the specialty is personal, practical and, in many ways, a ful

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01.21.2026

Friends in High Places:
Bea Kim

No stranger to physical therapy, Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team member Bea Kim shares how physical therapists can be an athlete's best friend, particularly after a shoulder injury sidelined her brief

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01.21.2026

Friends in High Places:
Shannon Colleton DPT ’21

After attending her dream school, USC DPT graduate Shannon Colleton has the tools to keep the Women's Alpine Team in tip-top shape as they make their way to Cortina, Italy to compete in the 2026 Winte

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12.12.2025

The Ultimate Gift

USC is home to one of a few DPT programs nationwide to offer its students a dedicated anatomy lab. Earlier this month, the Division will hold its third annual donor appreciation ceremony to thank the

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12.02.2025

Diaz Earns AASPT Excellence in Education Award

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy Aimee Diaz has earned the 2026 Excellence in Education Award from the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy. By earning the prestigious award �

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11.05.2025

The Making of a Clinician-Scientist

With recent DPT graduate and current PhD student Dan McPherson, the Division sees a model for future physical therapists — a clinician-scientist who can move confidently between the research lab and

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10.29.2025

How Extended Reality Can Help Rehab Patients

A new grant will fund the use of extended reality — technologies that merge the physical and virtual worlds — as rehabilitation for patients with cardiovascular and Parkinson’s diseases.

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10.10.2025

USC Researchers Study How Neural Systems Shape the Chronic Pain Experience

Associate Professor Jason Kutch has earned a new $2.9 million grant for a study using brain images from thousands of patients with endometriosis to better understand treatment response.

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10.06.2025

Monitoring Baby

Division researcher Kari Kretch has earned a new federal grant that will use wearable technology and machine learning to measure how infants’ everyday movements are related to optimal motor developm

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