INSIDE THIS ISSUE
THE TRAILBLAZER 32 BY JAMIE WETHERBE MA ’04 Melodie Daniels DPT ’21 realizes how few physical therapists actually look like her, with nearly 80 percent of all practicing physical therapists being Caucasian. But the hybrid DPT class president hopes to change that, inspiring other people of color to follow in her footsteps.
FEATURES
BOY, INTERRUPTED 14
DISCOVER THE RAINBOW 28
PROTECTING THE PROTECTORS 34
BY STEPHANIE CORRAL
BY K. MICHAEL ROWLEY PHD ’18
BY MICHELLE McCARTHY
A chronic inner ear disorder kept 13-year-old Hudson Stimmler in bed with vertigo for days at a time. After a surgical intervention, Stimmler found himself at USC Physical Therapy in the care of Nora Darakjian DPT ’14, getting back to the boyhood that had been disrupted.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy K. Michael Rowley PhD ’18 unpacks the LGBTQQIA+ acronym for us with a discussion of the intersection of identity and biology.
No one would doubt that a police officer has a dangerous job, but that danger can come in all forms, including physical injury resulting from daily tasks. Meet Sarah Greytak DPT ’07, a USC alumna tasked with keeping Denver’s finest in tip-top shape.
INMOTION
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SPRING 2019