Rich Severin
Clinical Assistant Professor
DPT Program Coordinator
Physical Therapy
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About
Dr. Severin is a physical therapist and ABPTS certified cardiovascular and pulmonary specialist. Currently, he is working on a PhD in Rehabilitation Science at UIC with a focus on cardiorespiratory physiology and obesity. In addition to clinical research and teaching regarding patients with cardiopulmonary diseases, Dr. Severin has a strong interest in knowledge translation and developing CV risk assessments tools for physical therapists and other allied health professionals.
Selected Grants
American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy, Respiratory Muscle Performance: A Predictor of Clinical Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Patients, Principal Investigator
Foundation for Physical Therapy Research, Promotion of Doctoral Studies Scholarship II (PODS II), Principal Investigator
Illinois Physical Therapy Foundation, Respiratory Muscle Performance: A Predictor of Clinical Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Patients, Principal Investigator
2020 UIC CCTS Pilot Grant, Weathering the Storm: Lung, Heart, and Brain Vascular Rehabilitation for COVID-19, Co-Investigator
Selected Publications
Publication Aggregators
Professional Leadership
Science and Practice Affairs Committee, American Physical Therapy Association
Chief Delegate, American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy
Associate Editor, Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal
Notable Honors
2022-2023, Physical Therapist of the Year, Illinois Physical Therapy Association
2021, Emerging Leader Award, Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy
2020, Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award, American Physical Therapy Association
2019, Excalibur Award for Teaching Excellence, UIC College of Applied Health Sciences
Education
PhD, Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, 2022
Residency, Orthopedic Physical Therapy (Clinical Researcher Track), University of Illinois Chicago, 2014-2015
Residency, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital/University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013-2014
DPT, University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, 2013
BS, Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University-University Park, 2009