Chatham University

Physical Therapy (DPT) Faculty and Staff

Susan Perry PT, DPT, NCS

perry@chatham.edu
Associate Professor
Hometown : Gibsonia, PA
Joined Chatham : 1995

Academic Areas of Interest

Management of patients with neurologic conditions

Personal Areas of Interest

Travel; historical fiction; women's issues; cooking and gardening; supervising the many activities of 2 teenaged daughters

Education

  • Doctor of Physical Therapy, Chatham College (Pittsburgh, PA) 2003
  • MS, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Education emphasis, University of Pittsburgh (PIttsburgh, PA), 1989
  • BS, Physical Therapy, S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY), 1982

Publications

  • Perry SB. Rauk R. McCarthy A. Milidonis M. Competency-Based Validation of Specialty Practice. JNPT 2008;32:62-69
  • Downey P. Perry SB. Rehabilitation Approaches to the Prevention of Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic Fracture. Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 2007;19(1):55-77
  • Perry SB. Constraints on Practice. Invited commentary. JNPT. 2007;31(1):10-11
  • Perry SB. Marchetti GF. Wagner S. Wilton W. Predicting Caregiver Assistance Required for Sit-to-Stand Following Rehabilitation for Acute Stroke. JNPT. 2006;30(1):2-11
  • Billek-Sawhney B. Perry SB. Coordination and Proprioception in Huber F. Wells CW., eds., Therapeutic Exercise, Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2006
  • Rauk R. McCarthy A. Perry SB. Description of Specialty Practice in Neurologic Physical Therapy. APTA, 2005
  • Perry SB. “Strategies for Teaching and Applying Clinical Decision – Making Skills in Entry – Level Neurologic Content”. Neurology Report.1999;23(4):170-7
  • Perry SB. “Clinical Implications of a Dynamic Systems Theory”, Neurology Report.1998;22: 4-10

Certifications

  • Board certified neurologic specialist, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties

Awards

  • Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Health Technology and Management, SUNY at Stony Brook, 1998

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