Anne Lorio, an educational psychology student in the Department of Learning Sciences and an affiliate of the Adult Literacy Research Center, received the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research’s Promotion of Doctoral Studies Mildred Wood Award.
This $7,500 award provides support for her doctoral dissertation entitled, “What are the Best Practices for Teaching Physical Therapy Students How to Educate Patients with Limited Health Literacy?”
The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research is a national nonprofit dedicated to funding physical therapy research and promising researchers. Through these investments, researchers go on to yield exceptional research that helps us to learn more about the efficacy of physical therapy practices, pioneer breakthrough treatments, and build the evidence-base to define the value of physical therapy among payers, other health care professions and patients. To learn more, visit https://foundation4pt.org.