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Physical Therapy
The Graduate Program in Physical Therapy is a collaboration between the University of
California San Francisco (UCSF) and San Francisco State University that offers two degrees:
The Doctorate in Physical Therapy is a clinical doctorate that prepares evidence based primary
care providers of physical therapy, and the Doctor of Physical Therapy Science degree is
a research doctorate preparing clinicians to assume roles in education and research. Our
Mission is to develop collaborative professionals in physical therapy practice, education, social
responsibility, and discovery and translation of science to improve health. One of our research
goals is to promote faculty and student engagement in basic science, clinical, and translational
research while at the same time promoting the highest quality of patient care and education.

Student Honors
Morgan Johnson, DPT, Morgan presented her research at the 2011 California
PT Association Annual Conference where her work was recognized as the Best
Poster Presentation. Morgan also co-authored a publication of her work in
the Cancer and Clinical Oncology Journal. Morgan was selected as a Regent
Scholar at UCSF whil e in the PT program. Morgan also served as a teaching
assistant for the Adult Neurological PT Rehabilitation course while in our
program. Morgan is an active member of the American PT Association. She
served as Class President for 3 years. Morgan will begin her clinical physical
therapy practice at an outpatient clinic in Redding California.
Monica Rivera, PT, DPTSc Candidate. Monica’s dissertation work has been
presented at the 65th American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental
Medicine in October 2011 and at the 2012 American Physical Therapy
Association Combined Sections meeting. Monica is a co-investigator on a
NSF grant, “Deprivation and Enrichment in Infant Spatial Cognition,” and also
received an APTA Pediatric Section grant. Her future plans include a clinical
trial study at UCSF and further grant work. Monica is currently adjunct faculty
in the Physical Therapy program at Samuel Merritt University along with
being active nationally in the Pediatric section of the APTA. She is involved in
providing pediatric physical therapy presentations to the local community.

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Meghan Moore, DPT (Photo Not Available)
Meghan submitted the abstract for her evidence-based practice culminating
experience to the National Hemophilia Foundation. The project, Outcomes
of Total Knee Arthroplasty in People with Hemophilia: A Meta-analysis,
was accepted and presented project at the 13th International Musculoskeletal
Congress in Chicago in April, 2013. Meghan was accepted and currently is a
Physical Therapy Neurology Resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Danielle O’Neill, DPT and Ajay Crittendon, DPT (Photos Not Available)
Danielle and co-presenter Ajay Crittendon, DPT presented a poster of the
research they conducted on Standing Data Disproves Biomechanical Model
for Balance-Based Torso-Weighting in People with Multiple Sclerosis. The
presentation occurred at the Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Multiple
Sclerosis Centers in Orlando, Florida, May, 2013.