The department faculty includes internationally respected scholars and clinicians specializing in areas as diverse as pediatrics, biomechanics, neurologic therapy, and orthopedics. Departmental teaching facilities, clinical laboratories, and research laboratories are located in the UIC Health and Human Development Sciences Building. The academic program is unified with the clinical facility at the University of Illinois Medical Center. Clinical laboratories and field experiences may be held at the UI Medical Center. The department maintains a commitment to excellence in research, clinical practice, teaching and community service.
Faculty teach, provide patient care, and conduct research in their primary areas of interest.
Department research facilities are extensive. Laboratory components of courses are taught by skilled clinicians from the UIC Medical Center and throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. Faculty members serve in many roles in national organizations. Physical Therapy, the journal of the American Physical Therapy Assocation, is edited by a faculty member. Faculty members are known for their research in geriatrics, pediatrics, balance and posture, measurement, and motor control.