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Physical Therapist (PT)
Derrick Ferguson Campbell
PT, DPT, ScD
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Professional Bio
Dr. Derrick Campbell, Assistant Professor and Director, Texas Physical Therapy Clinical Education Coordination (DCE), earned a BS in Physical Therapy (1994) & BA in Biological Sciences (1989) from the University at Buffalo, New York, a DPT in Physical Therapy from A T Still University, Mesa, Arizona (2012), and an academic Doctor of Science (ScD) in Physical Therapy from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas (2021).
Dr. Campbell has extensive experience as a physical therapist clinician, clinical instructor, and administrator, providing adult and pediatric orthopedic, neurologic, sports, and rehabilitation services. He is an orthopedic board-certified specialist in physical therapy from the ABPTS. Academic teaching experience includes differential diagnosis, evidence-informed practice, clinical skills, clinical decision-making, geriatric physical therapy, musculoskeletal, and physical therapy practicum courses on professionalism and advocacy.
Dr. Campbell is an active member of the APTA-Texas House of Delegates, responsible for national policies, and Texas Consortium for Physical Therapy Clinical Education. His research is focused on simulation, test validation, telehealth, clinical decision-making during clinical experiences, placement processes, and patients living with dementia. He continues to present nationally and internationally on his research.
Dr. Campbell has extensive experience as a physical therapist clinician, clinical instructor, and administrator, providing adult and pediatric orthopedic, neurologic, sports, and rehabilitation services. He is an orthopedic board-certified specialist in physical therapy from the ABPTS. Academic teaching experience includes differential diagnosis, evidence-informed practice, clinical skills, clinical decision-making, geriatric physical therapy, musculoskeletal, and physical therapy practicum courses on professionalism and advocacy.
Dr. Campbell is an active member of the APTA-Texas House of Delegates, responsible for national policies, and Texas Consortium for Physical Therapy Clinical Education. His research is focused on simulation, test validation, telehealth, clinical decision-making during clinical experiences, placement processes, and patients living with dementia. He continues to present nationally and internationally on his research.
Physical Therapist (PT)