About
Lynnette Montgomery PT, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at Drexel University. She received her Bachelor of Physiotherapy with class I honours from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. After working as a physiotherapist for 7 ½ years in acute hospital and neurorehabiltation settings she pursued her PhD in neuroscience at The Ohio State University. Upon graduating from OSU she was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Louisville investigating the mechanisms underlying rehabilitation following spinal cord injury. Her research interests center on understanding the anatomical and neurophysiological substrates associated with neuroplasticity following neurological injury and the role that physical therapy interventions can play in facilitating this plasticity to restore function following injury. This research will ultimately lead to targeted rehabilitation strategies that physical therapists can use to maximize functional recovery following neurological injury.