What I Know: The Value of Mentoring and Leadership.

Abstract

Stuart Binder-Macleod, PT, PhD, FAPTA, the 51st Mary McMillan lecturer, is the Edward L. Ratledge Professor of Physical Therapy and associate vice president for clinical and translation research at the University of Delaware (UD). He served as the chair of UD's department of physical therapy for 16years, and his research laboratory had more than 25years of continuous National Institutes of Health funding, including major funding for projects involving the development and testing of treatment interventions for individuals demonstrating poststroke hemiparesis. A recipient of multiple honors from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and its components, Binder-Macleod also served on the task force that created the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy, and he currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research.