Srikant Vallabhajosula

The events included hands-on interactive activities explaining body mechanics to third-grade students at the Alamance Community School in Haw River.

Srikant Vallabhajosula collaborated with Alys Giordano on a research project examining gait in individuals who use prostheses for ambulation. Their main finding was that backwards walking affected pace and gait variability more than rhythm and base of support in individuals who use prosthetics for ambulation.

Second-year DPT students Kaleigh Jenkins, Danielle Essex and Ginny Shafer shared their research findings on Bharatanatyam dancers at the Winston-Salem Dance Medicine Conference.

Elon's Doctor of Physical Therapy program was represented strongly at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in ​Boston, MA. ​Josie Freeman and Ginny Shafer, second-year DPT students, also won awards at the conference.

On Thursday, April 11, Elon students and faculty visited high school students at Alamance Career and Technical Education Center to learn about biomechanics and health careers through student-led activities and discussions.

The Department of Physical Therapy Education has continued its stellar presence at the prestigious American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting this February in Boston.

Vallabhajosula, associate professor of physical therapy education, collaborated with Ganges Valley School in Hyderabad and Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, India to conduct a hands-on STEAM-based learning session on Biomechanics as part of National Biomechanics Day celebrations.

Faculty members and students from Department of Performing Arts, Department of Exercise Science and Department of Physical Therapy Education led an interactive, hands-on STEAM-based session for students from Elon Academy at the Francis Center.

Elon's Doctor of Physical Therapy program was represented strongly at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Denver, CO. Alicia Wilson and James Gerosa, second-year DPT students, also won awards at the conference.

The article provides perspectives on what it takes to organize a collaborative effort and the path forward to conduct multiple events elsewhere in the world.