- Will
- Pitt
- PT, DPT, PhD
- Associate Professor, Director of Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy Curriculum
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Biography
Will Pitt’s clinical career includes serving as a direct access physical therapist with the light infantry 10th Mountain Division (Fort Drum, NY) and as a Special Operations Physical Therapist with the Second Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, during which time he deployed five times to Iraq and Afghanistan. Prior to joining the Core Faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, he served as an Associate Professor at the Army-Baylor DPT Program and as an Assistant Professor in the Army-Baylor D1 PT Doctoral Fellowship at West Point, NY.
Education
- Doctor of Physical Therapy, U.S. Army-Baylor University
- Doctor of Philosophy in Human Physiology, University of Oregon
Research Interests
- The use of wearable technologies to assess dynamic balance control deficits
- Running gait retraining
- Functional return-to-activity assessments following upper and lower extremity surgeries
Professional Organization Appointments
- American Society of Biomechanics
- American Physical Therapy Association
Certificates
- Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
