Charleston Southern DPT

11/15/2025

Join first year student, Jake Inman, as he shows us what a day in his life (during spirit week!) looks like here at CSU DPT! 🎃📝📚🏈

11/13/2025

In honor of Veterans Day this week, we want to especially recognize our very own veteran here at CSU DPT.

This is Mrs. Crystal Ford, a United States veteran, and a Charleston Southern alumnus, graduating with her degree in Kinesiology. She has been on our team as the Admissions Coordinator of the DPT program for two years.

Her service does not end there, though! She is a Master Sergeant (MSgt) and in the United States Air Force Reserves, graciously serving our country for 13 years. She works in Air Force Logistics and recently returned from a deployment overseas. If you ask, she will tell you she always knew that she would serve her country. We are thankful for her sacrificial service, and for her safe return to us last month. Thank you, Mrs. Ford, we love you! 🇺🇸💙

11/08/2025

This morning, we had the opportunity to participate in Mr. Ron’s ALS Slayers walk for ALS research! Mr. Ron has spoken to our cohorts about his experience with ALS, and we are so thankful to know him and his story and support his journey! ♥️

11/06/2025

PT month may be over, but we can’t forget to recognize these last specialities and faculty!

✨Speciality Highlight✨

Specific specialities! Travel, Women’s Health + Pelvic Floor, Wound Management, Telehealth, Oncology, and Sports! PT has many avenues to pursue your personal interests in treatment populations and diagnoses! ✈️🚺🏈💻🩹

✨Faculty Spotlight✨

Lastly we want to recognize two very important faculty members to our program!

Dr. Becky Schoeneberg, PT, DPT, PhD! Dr. Schoeneberg is the woman for all things Neuro PT! She loves her job and her students deeply, and always reminds them that her philosophy is “Practice makes Progress”. She is hands-on in the classroom, and encourages her students to think outside the box! 🧠⚡️🧑‍🦼‍➡️

And we can’t forget our very own Dr. Jacob Thorp, MBA, PT, OCS, CMTPT! Dr. Thorp specializes in orthopedic PT and his favorite topic and body region is the spine! He teaches many courses, including Screening and Examination, MSK I & II, and Administration! He also is the reason we are here today! Dr. Thorp is the Founding Program Director for CSU DPT! We are so thankful for his hard work that has led us to be the program that we pride ourselves in being! 👏🩻🦴💪

10/29/2025

Inaugural CSU DPT newsletter..."The Pulse"!! https://www.canva.com/design/DAGzKLGFYCo/ISsAE7r_P6fWjmGYoog0nw/view?utm_content=DAGzKLGFYCo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h0f359f5a2c

10/28/2025

We are excited to share our inaugural CSU DPT Newsletter! Enjoy!

Check out this US Letter designed by Scjorgensen.

10/28/2025

We had an absolute blast hanging out with Ms. Pam Di**le in Neuro II last week! She brought the fun and the energy while letting us practice neuro interventions with her! Ms. Pam’s story highlights her journey after suffering from a brain abscess. After emergency surgery, she now presents with stroke like symptoms affecting her right side. Ms. Pam has been visiting CSU DPT for a few years now, and we enjoy having her visit every time. She is determined, bold, and confident, and we appreciate her willingness to share her experience with us! 🧡

10/24/2025

✨PT Month Specialty Highlight✨

Cardiopulmonary! 🫀🫁🏥

Physical Therapists can specialize in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. They apply advancements in their knowledge of these systems to treat patients with various cardiac or pulmonary disorders! 🩺

✨PT Month Faculty Spotlight✨

Next up on our faculty spotlight is Dr. Austin McPhail, PT, DPT, OCS! The other half our ortho duo (with Dr. Stag), he teaches in our MSK I & II courses, Exercise Prescription, Biophysical Agents! He is a skilled, hands-on practitioner, with a passion for teaching his students and helping them grow in their learning!💪🦵🔥🧊⚡️

Then we have Dr. FJ Goodwin, PT, DPT, PhD! Dr. Goodwin is our Director of Research, with his PhD in Human Movement Sciences specializing in Biomechanics. He teaches our Physiology course, Kinesiology and Fundamentals of research courses, and Evidence Based Practice I & II! 🏃📊🔬🦾👨‍🔬📉

10/23/2025

We always love to recognize our amazing guest speakers here at CSU DPT! This week, Anna Walpole came to tell her story to our Neuromuscular II course. She has been visiting our program for 3 years now!

To share a little about her, Anna lives with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, or MS. She first noticed symptoms in 1993, with numbness and tingling in her feet. In 1994, she developed optic neuritis. The numbness and tingling came back in 2013, this time in her hands. For all those years, she brushed it off as some other underlying condition. But in 2013, she was diagnosed with MS.

Since her diagnosis, she has experienced a variety of other symptoms, including fatigue, bladder issues, balance and gait issues, foot drop, and weakness in her left leg.

But this does not define her! In 2013, she began training to be a speaker for her MS medicine’s drug company. She traveled the country speaking for them about her experience with MS and their medicine. In 2017, she switched medications and has since been involved with the National MS Society starting in 2018. She leads their Charleston peer group, named Charleston MS Connection.

She enjoys this group and their monthly meetings that serves anyone living with MS and the loved ones of those living with MS. She even participates in the Charleston MS Walk that is held annually in the spring!

Thank you, Anna, for sharing your experience with us! 💙🩵

10/21/2025

It’s right around the corner…. THIS WEEKEND! 🔜

Come out for homecoming weekend at CSU and join us in our co****le tournament in support of WarriorWOD! Our goal is to support this organization in their wonderful efforts in the lives of our veterans. We will also be accepting donations for Operation Christmas Child, a nationwide initiative to bring joy and the love of Jesus to the lives of children during the holidays! 🎖️🎁

We will be located in front of the soccer complex, and the winning team will receive the prize of $50 each! Sign up NOW! at the link in our bio! 🏆

10/20/2025

Hermes Gomez, Class of 2025, showing exemplary leadership and service at the national level!

10/19/2025

Our second years practiced wheelchair car transfers in Neuromuscular 2 this week! This lab was a continuation and advancement of skills they learned and practiced in previous courses. They were able to put themselves in others shoes and learn how to best assist in teaching and training this kind of transfer! Not to mention, the weather has been wonderful here in Charleston recently, and the sunshine was much needed, so why not spend some time outside for class! ☀️🦽🚗