Physical Therapy

The Department of Physical Therapy at UMass Lowell is committed to providing a supportive, nurturing environment as you pursue a career in exercise physiology and/or physical therapy, helping to restore physical function and performance, prevent physical injury and disease, and promote physical wellness. Our faculty prepare you for the complex and ever changing healthcare environment of the twenty-first century.

Meet Our Faculty

Gerard J. Dybel, P.T., Sc.D., G.C.S.Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

Joyce White, DSc., PTAssociate Professor, Physical Therapy

Keith Hallbourg, PT, DPT, M.S.Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Education and DPT Graduate Admissions Coordinator, Physical Therapy

Sean Collins, PT, ScD, CCSChair, Associate Professor and Director of Human Assessment Lab, Physical Therapy, Biomedical Engineering

JoAnn Moriarty-Baron, P.T., D.P.T.Lecturer, Physical TherapyPhysical Therapist

Erika Lewis, Ed.D., PT, CHTAssociate Professor, Physical Therapy

Cynthia M. Ferrara, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Director of Exercise Physiology, Physical Therapy

Connie J. Seymour, PT, Ph.D., OCSAssociate Professor & Coordinator, Advanced Clinical Practice & Community Partnership, Physical Therapy, Biomedical Engineering