Yi-Po Chiu

Yi-Po Chiu, PT, MHS, PhD, CEEAA, Assistant Professor, joined the Marshall faculty in January, 2012. Dr. Chiu received his PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences (2007) and an MHS (2001) in Physical Therapy both from the University of Florida, and a BS in Physical Therapy (1995) from National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan and he holds a Graduate Certification in Gerontology. In addition, he obtained his Certified Exercise Experts for Aging Adults (CEEAA) certification 2011. Since 2008 Dr. Chiu has been a full-time faculty member in US Physical Therapy education, including LSUHSC in New Orleans, LA and Angelo State University in San Angelo, TX. He has been teaching curricular content related to anatomy, neuroscience, motor behavior, and neurological physical therapy and clinical research. Dr. Chiu is licensed in Taiwan and Delaware. Dr. Chiu has over 8 years’ experience in the investigation of the effects of therapeutic interventions in patients with neurologic dysfunction and his expertise is corroborated by the 3 publications and over 30 peer reviewed professional presentations and abstracts. He has been PI or Co-PI on two grants and Project Research Physical Therapist and Project Evaluator on two additional grants. Dr. Chiu is a research peer reviewer for American Heart Association and a manuscript reviewer for the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, the Journal of Biomechanics, and the Physiotherapy Research International. Dr. Chiu also serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Novel Physiotherapies.