Mary M. Rodgers, P.T., Ph.D.
George R. Hepburn Dynasplint Professor and Chair
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Mary Rodgers received her B.S. in Physical Therapy and M.S. in Biomechanics (Medical Allied Health) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976 and 1981, respectively.  Her Ph.D. in Biomechanics (Exercise Science) was from the Pennsylvania State University in 1985.

Dr. Rodgers’ major areas of teaching and research include wheelchair propulsion biomechanics, gait analysis, pathokinesiology, and rehabilitation.  She has published 32 refereed articles, a book and a number of book chapters on rehabilitation biomechanics in the areas of wheelchair propulsion and injury prevention, gait analysis in cerebral palsy children and multiple sclerosis patients, bone density changes following stroke and spinal cord injury, and functional electrical stimulation exercise for paralyzed muscle.  She has served on the editorial board for two professional journals, is a member of seven professional societies, reviews grants for four national agencies, and is principal investigator on a T32 training grant in rehabilitation science as well as core PI on an NIA-funded Pepper grant.  She will finish her term as President of the International Society of Biomechanics in August 2005.