HIGH POINT, N.C., May 8, 2012 – Dr. Alexis Wright, assistant professor of physical therapy at High Point University, recently received the 2012 American Physical Therapy Association’s Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award for her paper on hip osteoarthritis. She will receive her award at the APTA national conference this June in Tampa.
Her paper, titled “Predictors of Response to Physical Therapy Intervention in Patients with Primary Hip Osteoarthritis,” was chosen from all articles published by students in the “Physical Therapy” journal in 2011 by the APTA’s Board of Directors. Wright was a Ph.D. candidate at the time her article was published.
“I believe this award helps reinforce our reputation for research as a department, and enhances the materials that our students are presented in the classroom,” says Wright.
The award recognizes articles that make useful contributions to the knowledge base of physical therapy.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people.℠ HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with over 4,200 undergraduate and graduate students at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report at No. 3 among Regional Colleges in the South. Parade Magazine lists HPU in the top 25 private schools in the nation. HPU was selected in the 2010-2011 list of “Colleges of Distinction,” as well as one of the top green schools in the country by the Sierra Club. The university offers 44 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and 10 graduate degree programs. It is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at highpoint.edu.
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