Donald A. Neumann, Ph.D., P.T.

Professor

Schroeder Complex 219

(414) 288-3319

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Donald A. Neumann, PhD, PT received a B.S. in physical therapy from the University of Florida.  His first job as a physical therapist was at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center, in Virginia, where he concentrated on the rehabilitation of persons following spinal cord injury.  After several years of clinical practice and graduate study, he received a Ph.D. in Exercise Science from the University of Iowa.  Don joined the faculty at Marquette University in1986, where he is currently a Professor in the Physical Therapy Department.  In 1994, Dr. Neumann received the “Teacher of the Year Award" at Marquette University; in 2006, he was named by the Carnegie Foundation as Wisconsin’s College Professor of the Year. He has also received numerous top national awards from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), including: the “Steven J. Rose Endowment Award” for excellence in orthopaedic physical therapy research, the “Eugene Michels New Investigator Award" for outstanding research by a young investigator, the  “Dorothy J. Baethke - Eleanor J. Carlin Award” for excellence in academic teaching, and the  “Jack Walker Award” for the best article on clinical research published in Physical Therapy in 1999. 

Over the years, Dr. Neumann’s research and teaching projects have been funded by the National Arthritis Foundation and, more recently, the Paralyzed Veterans of America.  The majority of his published journal articles are in the area if hip joint biomechanics. He has also produced several innovative educational videos that demonstrate concepts of clinical kinesiology.  Don’s teachings are based on years of clinical experience combined with extensive knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology. He is the author of Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Physical Rehabilitation, published by Elsevier (2002).  Don is also Associate Editor of the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 

Dr. Neumann has received three Fulbright Scholarships to teach kinesiology in Kaunas Medical University in Lithuania (2002), and in Semmelweis Medical University in Budapest, Hungary (2005 and 2006).  For his work in advancing physical therapy education in Lithuania, Dr. Neumann was awarded an honorary doctorate degree (2007) from the Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Since 1988, each July Dr. Neumann directs a four-day course, Gross Dissection and Kinesiology, for a wide range of medical and health professionals.  This very popular course, presented on the campus of Marquette University, combines anatomy dissection and lectures on kinesiology. This course has been attended by physical and occupational therapists (and assistants), athletics trainers, physicians, chiropractors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, massage therapists, anatomy and physiology instructors, and bioengineers.

 

Degrees Held

• B.S. in Physical Therapy (University of Florida)
• M.S. in Science Education (University of Iowa)
• Ph.D. in Exercise Science and Physical Education (University of Iowa)
• Honorary Doctorate: Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, Kaunas, LT 2007

 Teaching Responsibilities

• Kinesiology
• Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Special Interests

• Kinesiology
• Muscle Mechanics and EMG
• International Education
• Using models to teach Kinesiology