USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

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09.10.2026

Starting Therapy in the NICU May Improve Outcomes for Preterm Infants

A new study by Sykes Family Chair in Pediatric Physical Therapy, Pediatric Health and Development & Professor Stacey Dusing has yielded some surprising results about how much timing matters when it co

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08.28.2026

Despite Injury, Former Baseball Champ Finds Way To Follow Dreams onto the Field

After a knee injury left Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy Jonathan Sum unable to pursue his collegiate baseball dreams, the longtime baseball player sought a different path to foster t

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08.11.2026

Division Faculty Member Follows Curiosity to Dream Career

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy and Director of the Master’s in Biokinesiology Programs Susan Sigward PhD ’04 let her natural inquisitiveness lead her to a career of teaching futu

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07.10.2026

USC Celebrates Impactful Careers of Retiring Faculty Members Kulig, Landel

After nearly three decades at USC for Kulig and almost four for Landel, the two distinguished faculty members recently retired, leaving behind careers defined not only by groundbreaking research and c

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07.09.2026

Michener Takes Helm of Division as Associate Dean/Chair

The news comes after an extensive international search that included many respected and renowned candidates. BY JAMIE WETHERBE MA ’04 LORI MICHENER HAS BEEN NAMED ASSOCIATE DEAN AND CHAIR of the USC

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06.30.2026

A Tribute to Drs. Kornelia Kulig and Rob Landel Upon Their Retirement

Editor’s Note: The following remarks — lightly edited for publication — were delivered by Professor Emerita Carolee Winstein recently at the Provoking the Future: Rethinking Musculoskeletal

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05.15.2026

Soldier On

With a military background that strengthened her resolve to pursue a career in physical rehabilitation, Alicia Correa now has the education to make a real impact in the physical therapy profession.

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05.14.2026

Holding the Door Open

When DaNya Horne DPT '26 graduated, she did so as the first official graduate of the Division's Early Assurance Program, which offers Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) students early acceptance i

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05.13.2026

One in a Million

Facing a rare medical condition that impacts 1 or 2 of every million people ever year worldwide, Jordan Cass MS '26 experienced a medical emergency that could've sidelined her. Nevertheless, the gradu

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05.12.2026

A Tumble Toward Greatness

It was a gymnastics accident that first exposed Arik Abulon to the power of physical therapy. Now, with a DPT degree in hand, the graduate aims to help athletes like him heal from injury.

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