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Protected: Accessibility Accommodations on the National Physical Therapy Examination: An I...
Critical Research and Perspectives - Spring 2025

Protected: Accessibility Accommodations on the National Physical Therapy Examination: An Interpretive Phenomenology Pilot Study

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Katherine A. Franklin, PT, DPT, PhD(c)

Katherine A. Franklin, PT, DPT, PhD(c) is a clinical assistant professor in the hybrid pathway at the University of Utah's Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, teaching pediatrics and pathophysiology. She is also a PhD candidate in the School of Physical Therapy at Texas Woman's University with research interests in the intersection between disability studies and physical therapy education and practice. Katie’s clinical background includes work in the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, which helped to inspire this piece. She believes that the humanities can help us to cope with grief and loss in a deeply meaningful way.

 

Carolyn Da Silva, PT, DSc, NCS

Carolyn Da Silva earned her Master of Science in physical therapy at Texas Woman's University (TWU) in Houston and post-professional Doctor of Science in physical therapy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has been a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy since 2001. She is a professor of physical therapy at Texas Woman's University in Houston, teaching courses in neuroscience and neurorehabilitation. She is an advisor and faculty member of the neurologic physical therapy residency programs at TIRR Memorial Hermann and Harris Health. She maintains clinical practice at TIRR Memorial Hermann’s Medical Specialty Outpatient Clinic in post-polio syndrome and in the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Memorial Hermann Hospital – Texas Medical Center.

 

Wayne Brewer, PT, PhD, MPH, OCS, CSCS

Wayne Brewer graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1991 with a B.S. in Physical Therapy and a Master’s in Public Health in 1995. Dr. Brewer practiced for over 20 years with the majority of his patient care in outpatient orthopedics and sports medicine. Dr. Brewer received a Ph.D in Physical Therapy from Texas Woman’s University in 2014. He is a Professor and Post-Professional Program Coordinator in the School of Physical Therapy at Texas Woman’s University. His research interests are in factors that influence minority recruitment and retention and physical activity measurement and promotion for individuals from ethnically diverse backgrounds with chronic conditions. Dr. Brewer is a faculty member in the residency programs at Harris Health Systems, one of the nation’s largest government funded healthcare systems located in Houston, TX. He conducts research and teaches in their Orthopedic and Neurological residency programs.

 

Rupal M. Patel, PT, PhD

Rupal M Patel, PT, PhD is an associate professor in the School of Physical Therapy at Texas Woman's University in Houston, TX. As a physical therapist, researcher, and health promoter, Dr. Patel has engaged in the non-traditional roles for PTs in community health and understands the value of inclusion and access to rehabilitation for all. Dr. Patel's research focuses on finding ways to reduce the social and structural barriers to education and healthcare to move towards health equity for all individuals and populations.

 

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