Annalisa Na

Annalisa Na, PhD, PT, DPT, is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. She completed her postdoctoral training in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Division of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston on clinical outcomes and multimorbidity management in older adults. She completed her doctorate in Physical Therapy at Duke University and PhD in Biomechanics and Movement Sciences at the University of Delaware. Before pursuing research, she worked in outpatient orthopedics, completed an orthopedic physical therapy residency, and achieved board certification as an orthopaedic clinical specialist. Her current research focuses on designing tailored exercise program for managing musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older adults with dementia.