Darcy S. Reisman

Darcy Reisman, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Physical Therapy and Professor in the Biomechanics and Movement Science Program at the University of Delaware (UD). She has been a Physical Therapist for 30 years. Dr. Reisman received her PhD from the University of Delaware in 2003 and completed post-doctoral training at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine The overall goal of Dr. Reisman’s research is to develop scientifically-based therapies to advance physical rehabilitation and recovery after stroke. Dr. Reisman’s research has been continuously funded for almost 20 years through federal agencies and foundations including the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health. She has more than 120 peer-reviewed publications, is an Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member for some of the top rehabilitation journals and has served on mutliple grant review panels for several federal agencies and foundations.