Director of Research
<p><strong>Director of Research: Patrick Sparto, PT, PhD, FAPTA</strong></p><p>University of Pittsburgh<br />Co-Director and Associate Professor, DPT-PhD in Bio-Engineering Program<br />Pittsburgh, PA</p><p>Patrick Sparto, PT, PhD is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and founding co-director of the DPT-PhD in Bioengineering program at the University of Pittsburgh. He teaches in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and is graduate faculty in the SHRS PhD program in Rehabilitation Science. His current areas of research include the investigation of postural control in older adults, with an emphasis on studying neural and biomechanical control of step initiation.</p>
