Laura L. (Dolly) Swisher, PT, PhD, associate professor and coordinator of professional education for the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences, has contributed a chapter, “Professional Identity and Socialization: Barriers and Opportunities in Interprofessional Education” to the new textbook, Leadership in Interprofessional Health Education and Practice released November 2008 and published by Jones & Bartlett.

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The October-December 2008 Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation special issue, “Barriers and Issues Related to Exercise, Rehabilitation and Access to Healthcare Services for the Older Adult,” was guest edited by Keiba Shaw, PT, EdD, assistant professor in the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences. SPTRS faculty members Catherine Page, PT, PhD; Jason Highsmith, PT, DPT; and Jacqueline Lovejoy, PT, DPT were contributing authors.

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Jason Highsmith, PT, DPT, assistant professor in SPTRS, has been selected as one of 30 faculty members to attend the prestigious “Enhancing Rehabilitation Research in the South” Workshiop to be conducted in January 2009 at the University of Virginia. The workshop invites junior researchers to work with experts in the field of rehabilitation research. The workshop combines didactic sessions, group and individual consultation to best prepare the attendees to submit a research proposal to the National Institutes of Health.

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The Commission on the Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education recently reaffirmed the accreditation of the University of South Florida’s physical therapy program for another 10 years. The CAPTE completed an onsite visit to SPTRS in April.