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Call for Applications 2025 APTA Biomechanics SIG Student & Post-Doc Travel Awards Application Instructions The APTA Biomechanics Special Interest Group (SIG) is pleased to announce the 2025 APTA Biomechanics Student Travel Award. Awardees will be selected based upon the submitted material to support promising scientists in the field of biomechanics. There are mutiple awards available, each consisting of a certificate and a $500.00 check. Eligibility Current or pending student member of the APTA Biomechanics Special Interest Group at the time of submission. A student is considered eligible for the award if they are currently enrolled in a terminal research degree program or completing post-doctoral research experience in the year prior to the APTA CSM annual meeting within the area of biomechanics. The Awardee must attend the 2025 CSM to present their work as either a poster or podium as the presenting author and must attend the Biomechanics SIG Business Meeting to receive their award. Application Process Electronic applications must be submitted by November 1, 2024 to the Biomechanics SIG Awards Committee Chair Dr. Philip Malloy ([email protected]). Application Submission Material: a. Letter of nomination from graduate advisor (1 pg. max.) b. Cover letter (1 pg. max.) from the applicant describing benefit of attending CSM. c. Copy of APTA CSM 2025 abstract acceptance email notification. d. Copy of accepted abstract. e. One-page document listing relevant publications, abstracts, presentations & awards. f. APTA membership number
Submission Instructions Applications should be submitted electronically to the APTA SOR Biomechanics SIG Awards Chair, Dr. Philip Malloy ([email protected]). All material must be submitted by November 1, 2024. Awardees will be notified via email by Friday, December 20, 2024. Applications should be submitted as a single pdf. Please use the following format to name the file and put “LAST NAME _ FIRST NAME_BIOMECHANICS TRAVEL AWARD” in the subject header of the application e-mail. 2024 Biomechanics SIG DPT Student and PhD student/Post-Doc Travel Award Winners 2024 DPT Student Travel Award Winner Alex Shaw - is a 3rd year DPT student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working with the Badger Athletic Performance Lab. His research is investigating the impact of cognitive load and visual disruption on vertical hop testing post-ACLR. 2024 Ph.D.student/PostDoc Travel Awards: Samantha Price - is a second-year PhD student at Saint Louis University in the Integrated and Applied Sciences program working with Dr. Patrick Corrigan. Her research focuses on understanding relationships between biomechanics, pain, and structure in adults with knee osteoarthritis to guide rehabilitation. Nao Ito - is a postdoc at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He is involved in a multi-center prospective cohort study investigating hamstring strain injury risks in American football athletes funded by the NFL and lead by Dr.Bryan Heiderscheit. He also studies the application of advanced imaging techniques and wearable technology to optimize rehabilitation after knee injuries such as patellar tendinopathy and ACL reconstruction. Matt Heindel - is a 3rd year PhD student in the Biokinesiology program at the University of Southern California, and he is mentored by Dr. Lori Michener and co-mentored by Jason Kutch. His research is at the intersection of biomechanics and neuroimaging, as he studies the relationship between tendon structure and brain functional connectivity to pain, function, and clinical outcomes in those with rotator cuff tendinopathy. Peter Thomsen - is a 1 st -year PhD student in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. His research focuses on understanding biomechanical and clinical contributors to joint loading abnormalities in people with lower limb amputation who use bone-anchored limbs (aka. osseointegrated prostheses). Adam Culiver - is a post-doctoral fellow in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Ohio State University. His research assesses biomechanical and neurologic outcomes in individuals after ACLR.
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