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The Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California is currently recruiting PhD students interested in infant and child development and pediatric rehabilitation.
Current research focuses on understanding typical and atypical infant learning and development to inform the early identification and intervention of infants and children at risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities. Methods include clinical trials, electroencephalography, eye tracking, motion capture, neuroimaging, robotics, and wearable sensors.
Pediatric faculty include:
Stacey Dusing, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Kari Kretch, PhD, PT, DPT
Barbara Sargent, PhD, PT
Beth A. Smith, PhD, PT, DPT
All accepted students are fully funded.
Applications are due November 1 2022 to start in August 2023. For more information: https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites....atric_2022.pdf
Beth A. Smith, PT, DPT, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Developmental Neuroscience and Neurogenetics Program, The Saban Research Institute
Division of Research on Children, Youth, and Families, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Director, Infant Neuromotor Control Laboratory
bsmith@chla.usc.edu
website: https://sites.usc.edu/inclab/
Current research focuses on understanding typical and atypical infant learning and development to inform the early identification and intervention of infants and children at risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities. Methods include clinical trials, electroencephalography, eye tracking, motion capture, neuroimaging, robotics, and wearable sensors.
Pediatric faculty include:
Stacey Dusing, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Kari Kretch, PhD, PT, DPT
Barbara Sargent, PhD, PT
Beth A. Smith, PhD, PT, DPT
All accepted students are fully funded.
Applications are due November 1 2022 to start in August 2023. For more information: https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites....atric_2022.pdf
Beth A. Smith, PT, DPT, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Developmental Neuroscience and Neurogenetics Program, The Saban Research Institute
Division of Research on Children, Youth, and Families, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Director, Infant Neuromotor Control Laboratory
bsmith@chla.usc.edu
website: https://sites.usc.edu/inclab/