Two faculty members in the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions’ department of physical therapy have received honors from the Florida Physical Therapy Association.

[Photo: Dr. Mark Bishop]

[Photo: Dr. Gloria Miller]

Dr. Mark Bishop, an associate professor in the department, is the 2017 recipient of the Florida Physical Therapy Association’s Award for Scholarly Impact on Practice for his research on musculoskeletal pain. The award honors a physical therapist whose individual and/or collaborative scholarly activity has made a meaningful difference to clinical practice by physical therapists in Florida.

Dr. Gloria Miller, a clinical assistant professor and curriculum coordinator, received the 2017 Florida Physical Therapy Association’s Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching. The award recognizes a physical therapist who demonstrates exceptional teaching effectiveness and excellence as a role model in academic teaching for students, faculty and clinicians.