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Interdisciplinary Health Science/Rehabilitation Sciences program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is seeking PhD students. The area of research is biomechanics and motor learning in prosthetic rehabilitation.
Responsibilities for graduate assistants:
Each graduate assistant will work with an assigned faculty mentor on research projects and provide instruction within graduate (Doctor of Physical Therapy) and undergraduate courses (20 hours/week). Assistantship includes a competitive monthly stipend and tuition waiver.
Potential applicants with a background in rehabilitation sciences (physical therapy, prosthetics & orthotics, occupational therapy, athletic training, kinesiology, biomedical engineering, or other related areas) are encouraged to apply.
The minimum requirements are the following:
Deadlines for application:
Spring enrollment:
Domestic students: December 1st
International students: October 1st
Fall enrollment:
Domestic students: August 1st
International students: May 1st
For more information on admission, please visit:
Contact information
Szu-Ping Lee, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
School of Allied Health Sciences
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 453029, Las Vegas, NV 89154
702-895-3086
Office: BHS 312
Email: szu-ping.lee@unlv.edu
Responsibilities for graduate assistants:
Each graduate assistant will work with an assigned faculty mentor on research projects and provide instruction within graduate (Doctor of Physical Therapy) and undergraduate courses (20 hours/week). Assistantship includes a competitive monthly stipend and tuition waiver.
Potential applicants with a background in rehabilitation sciences (physical therapy, prosthetics & orthotics, occupational therapy, athletic training, kinesiology, biomedical engineering, or other related areas) are encouraged to apply.
The minimum requirements are the following:
- An overall undergraduate/graduate GPA >3.25
- >50th average percentile on the quantitative, verbal, and analytic portions of the GRE (taken within the last 5 years)
- Graduated from an accredited rehabilitation clinical sciences profession (eg, PT, OT, speech therapy, athletic training) at either the MS or clinical doctoral levels.
- If the applicant has a professional BS degree only, then 30 additional credits of degree-consistent, graduate-level coursework will be required.
- If the applicant is from a country where English is not an official language, then the applicant must demonstrate English proficiency (>80 on the TOEFL, >7.0 on the International English Language Testing System, >70th percentile on the GRE-verbal, BS or higher at a regionally accredited university in the US or where English is the language of instruction)
Deadlines for application:
Spring enrollment:
Domestic students: December 1st
International students: October 1st
Fall enrollment:
Domestic students: August 1st
International students: May 1st
For more information on admission, please visit:
Contact information
Szu-Ping Lee, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
School of Allied Health Sciences
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 453029, Las Vegas, NV 89154
702-895-3086
Office: BHS 312
Email: szu-ping.lee@unlv.edu