USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

NEWS ARCHIVE

10.27.2026

Back In the Groove

After a fall left Associate Administrator of Nursing Yolee Casagrande injured, it was an occupational therapy and physical therapy team — working alongside Keck Medicine of USC physicians — who go

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10.23.2026

USC Researcher Studies Hidden Science of Movement and Walking

Assistant Professor Kari Kretch uses wearable sensors to understand how children with Down syndrome learn to walk, aiming to improve outcomes throughout their lives. BY KATHARINE GAMMON WHEN A CHILD T

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10.22.2026

USC Physical Therapist Helps Relieve Patient of Unrelenting Pain

Drawing on close observation and a trusted patient relationship, Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy Joseph Derian recognized signs of a rare pain disorder in longtime patient Dydia DeLys

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09.29.2026

USC earns accolades at 2026 CPTA annual conference

Five Trojan community members were honored with CPTA awards, including two Faculty Publication Awards, two Rising Star Awards and the James B. McKillip Leadership Award, during the September event in

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09.23.2026

Division faculty member builds career on movement, curiosity and connection

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy Kathryn Havens MS '05, PhD '13 has evolved from biomedical engineer to anatomy educator and women’s health researcher, inspiring the next generation

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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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