Rebekah L. Lawrence

Rebekah Lawrence is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis. She leads a multidisciplinary laboratory of researchers, clinicians, and students that aims to develop evidence-based treatment strategies by understanding the mechanisms underlying shoulder pathologies, symptom presentation, and functional decline. Rebekah earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from St. Ambrose University and subsequently completed orthopaedic residency. She went on to earn her PhD in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Minnesota and completed post-doctoral research training at Henry Ford Health System. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research, and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation.