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Dr. Derek Liuzzo, pictured in the Department of Physical Therapy’s Functional Mobility Lab in the Mapp Building. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Derek Liuzzo, assistant professor and assistant program director of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Emerging Educator Award by the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT).<\/p>\n

According to its website, ACAPT represents 278 member institutions and faculty committed to improving education standards, research and practice within the field of physical therapy. The emerging educator honor, awarded annually to one early-career physical therapist instructor\u2014or, in some years, not at all\u2014recognizes individuals who have \u201cdemonstrated excellence in academic or clinical teaching in a physical therapy education program early in his or her physical therapy career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liuzzo will officially receive the Emerging Educator Award in October during ACAPT\u2019s national Educational Leadership Conference in Oakland, California.<\/p>\n

He said he was unaware that his name had been put forward for the award.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had no clue it was happening; they nominated me secretly,\u201d Liuzzo said, explaining how he learned about the award. \u201cI had no inkling that this was coming and just happened to look at my email; I\u2019m pretty sure I dropped my phone because you don\u2019t expect that. It was shocking, surprising and exhilarating all at once.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have people nominate me, to feel that I was worthy of this \u2026 I still don\u2019t have the words to really describe it. I\u2019m just really excited and very grateful that people put my name out there for this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The award letter cited Liuzzo\u2019s \u201cprofound commitment to enhancing learning opportunities for students through creative and impactful approaches,\u201d his involvement with interprofessional education collaborations, and the work he has done as a member of the Network Community Taskforce and as chair of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Academy of Education\u2019s Academic Faculty Special Interest Group.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou work really hard, and you try so many different things, and being recognized for this is really nice,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s still a lot to learn and I want to continue to grow my leadership skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dr. Derek Liuzzo joined the UTC faculty in 2019.<\/p><\/div>\n

Liuzzo\u2019s journey to academia began at the University of South Carolina, where he spent 13 years earning three degrees from the Department of Exercise Science (bachelor\u2019s in exercise science in 2008; doctor of physical therapy in 2011; Ph.D. in exercise science in 2017).<\/p>\n

It was during his time as a graduate assistant that he discovered his passion for teaching. He explained that the anatomy program for PT was part of the medical school, with PT students hired as graduate assistants. In that role, \u201cwe had to give lectures and I thoroughly loved that experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a bit of a ham and I like to be on a stage,\u201d he said. \u201cSeeing light bulbs go on and seeing people excel and knowing that you had a hand in that spurred me down this path. I talked with some of my mentors about it and they said, \u2018If you really want to pursue this, then you need to consider a Ph.D.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since my second year of PT school, I\u2019ve really wanted to teach and be a part of academia.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following his time at South Carolina and two years as an assistant professor at Simmons University in Boston, Liuzzo joined the UTC faculty in 2019. He singled out several physical therapy department colleagues as mentors\u2014Dr. Nancy Fell, Dr. David Levine, Dr. Stephanie Eton and Dr. Max Jordon.<\/p>\n

Liuzzo also continued his own education, earning an MBA from UTC\u2019s Gary W. Rollins College of Business in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MBA program here was incredibly helpful, especially the organizational behavior and leadership courses of Dr. Katherine Karl and Mark Mendenhall,\u201d Liuzzo said. \u201cI wanted to get into administration\u2014and that has started with me being an assistant program director\u2014and I\u2019ve taken what I learned from those courses and have applied that to my work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liuzzo\u2019s courseload this semester tackles a broad range of subjects\u2014from neurological dysfunction and geriatric rehabilitation to physical therapy administration. His approach emphasizes critical thinking and adaptability.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I was going to focus on orthopedics\u2014knees and arms\u2014but I was drawn to neuro and geriatrics,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a passion to teach those. We push our students to think outside the box, not only clinically, but about the profession itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since Liuzzo is still young in his field\u2014hence, being named an emerging educator\u2014he was asked, \u201cWhat do you want to be when you grow up?\u201d<\/p>\n

After a big smile, he said he wants to be known as someone who continues pushing the boundaries of physical therapy education while inspiring his students to do the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the best thing I ever heard was that education is really a river and not a lake,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have to continually flow with whatever\u2019s going on around you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

UTC Department of Physical Therapy<\/a><\/p>\n

How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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