Dr. Nancy Kirsh Selected as Cleveland State University Prestige Speaker Nancy Kirsch, Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, has been selected as the Prestige Speaker for the 2025 Cleveland State University Prestige Speaker Event, following in the footsteps of an impressive list of past speakers including Florence Kendall, Shirley Sahrmann, and [...]
Faulty Promotions 2025 marked 3 promotions of DPT Faculty. Dr. Gerry Fluet was promoted to Full Professor, Dr. Andrew Lynch was promoted to Associate Professor, and Dr. Dana Fleming was promoted to Assistant Professor. Congratulations to all! Dr. Gerry Fluet, Dr. Andrew Lynch, Dr. Dana Fleming [...]
Dr. Judy Deutsch Named Conference Program Committee Chair for WPT 2027 During the World Physiotherapy (WPT) Congress in Tokyo, Professor Judy Deutsch was announced as the Chair of the Program Committee for the 2027 WPT Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Click here for WPT Press Release) At the 2025 WPT Congress in Tokyo, she [...]
Alumni Award presented to Jesse Sattler, DPT Dr. Jesse Sattler was the recipient of the 2025 DPT Alumni Award. He is a sports physical therapist and co-owner of Out of the Box Physical Therapy. Jesse has multiple certifications including dry needling, spinal manipulative therapy, and Functional Movement Systems. In addition, Jesse serves [...]
DPT Student Selected as Student Speaker at 2025 SHP Convocation Brianna Lally, DPT, was the 2025 recipient of the School of Health Professions Stanley S. Bergen Medal of Excellence, an award celebrating her record of outstanding academic and clinical performance, as well as her scholarly achievements and service. Bri’s clinical interests include pelvic [...]
DPT Student Selected as Student Speaker at 2025 SHP Convocation MaeKenzi Dixon, 2025 Convocation Speaker MaeKenzi Dixon, DPT was awarded the honor of serving as Student Speaker at SHP Convocation on May 20, 2025. Her speech focused on the themes of perseverance, service, purpose, and what it means to be among [...]