Barnes and Leahy Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) Award Announcement

The Neurology Section is pleased to congratulate the following postprofessional doctoral students who have been awarded Foundation for Physical Therapy scholarships.

Mary Lou Barnes-Patricia Leahy Award (PODS I) This award is funded by the Neurology Section Endowment

Kristan Leech, PT, DPT

Northwestern University

The Foundation for Physical Therapy also awarded PODS II Scholarships to the following Neurology Section members:

Miriam Rafferty, PT, DPT, NCS

University of Illinois at Chicago

Christopher Thompson, PT, DPT

University of Illinois at Chicago

In addition, we congratulate a Neurology Section member who has received the New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative (NIFTI) award from the Foundation for Physical Therapy:

Stacey DeJong, PT, MPT, MS, PhD, PCS

University of Kansas Medical Center

Research project: "Changes in Corticomotor Divergence and Upper Limb Synergies After Neural Injury."