Jennifer Ann Zellers

Jennifer Zellers is an Assistant Professor in the Program in Physical Therapy and Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where she leads the WashU Tendon Rehab Lab. Her research focuses on advancing precision rehabilitation for tendon conditions by identifying how injury characteristics and systemic factors, such as obesity, affect a tendon’s ability to maintain health and recover from injury. She has published 40+ articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented nationally and internationally at scientific conferences. Dr. Zellers is a physical therapist by training. She earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Columbia University, completed her PhD at the University of Delaware under the mentorship of Karin Grävare Silbernagel, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine under the mentorship of Mary Hastings and Michael Mueller.