ANPT Historian Inspirational Conversations

About ANPT Historian Inspirational Conversations

The Historian Committee of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy, a component of the American Physical Therapy Association, has interviewed influential members of the physical therapy community about their beginnings in the fields, the changes they have seen over the years and where they see it going in the future. Listen into these casual conversations with icons of the PT world.

Publisher

Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jan 2010

Latest episode

30 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 46 episodes have a transcript.

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   30 Mar 2026

   ANPT Historical Archives Committee: Inspirational Conversation with Theresa (Terry) Ellis, PT, PhD, FAPTA, NCS

   In this interview conducted in March 2026, Dr. Terry Ellis, PT, PhD, FAPTA, NCS shares her career trajectory and research experience related to neurologic physical therapy. Having delivered the 2026 Anne Shumway-Cook Lecture at CSM, she is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Director of the Center for Neurorehabilitation at Boston University’s Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences. She, also, serves as Director of the American Parkinson Disease Association National Rehabilitation Resource Center. Dr. Ellis has published extensively and lectures internationally, with her work investigating the impact of exercise and rehabilitation in individuals with Parkinson's Disease. Her clinical expertise includes using mobile health and digital technologies to improve neurologic patient outcomes. Please send comments or questions on this podcast to info@neuropt.org The Historical Archives Committee is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy- www.neuropt.org

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   11 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   ANPT Inspirational Conversation with Dr. Rupal Patel, PT, PhD

   In this interview conducted in October 2025, Dr. Rupal Patel, PT, PhD shares her career trajectory and research experiences related to physical therapy. The interview references her extensive work in concussion and brain injury rehabilitation. In addition, her dedication to advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the profession is featured in the podcast. The Historical Archives Committee is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org.

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   2 May 2025

   ANPT Inspirational Conversation with Dr. Carrie Hoppes

   In this interview conducted in early 2025, Dr. Carrie Hoppes shares her career trajectory and research experiences related to vestibular and military physical therapy. The Historical Archives Committee is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy - www.neuropt.org.

Inside a recent episode

ANPT Inspirational Conversation with Dr. Rupal Patel, PT, PhD

Published 11 Oct 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Luke says kind of like until a job opens up and I can apply it here, and then when I did that, you know, and when they said, yes, we would want you, I was like, yes, you know, so it was definitely what I was looking for, but I had to wait, you know, it wasn't available right away out of school for me then, but definitely, you know, it was something I was looking for, and I think there's a lot of things that I got to experience there that reflecting back, I feel like really helped me kind of in becoming more of a health promoter, because when you work in like trauma type of situations with spinal cord injury, brain injury, amputation care, you realize like, oh my gosh, what if we spent more time, effort, money, resources on prevention of these things, and how much better the people would be at that you're serving, and then just the cost and the downstream impacts, right? […]

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