Alexander Garbin
PT, DPT, PhD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
RESTORE Director of Falls Prevention
Physical Therapy Program Assistant Professor
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VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Research Health Science Specialist
Research Areas
Geriatrics
Falls Prevention
Implementation Science
Hobbies/Interests
Hiking and backpacking
Baking
Learning to snowboard
Education, Licensures, & Certifications
VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Aurora, CO
Advanced Research Fellowship in Geriatrics, 2024
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, 2024
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
PhD in Biokinesiology, 2021
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
Doctor of Physical Therapy, 2016
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
BS in Exercise Science, 2014
Awards
Career Development Award-2, VA Office of Rehabilitation Research & Development, November 2024
Advanced Research Fellowship in Geriatrics, VA Office of Research & Development, July 2021
The Order of Arête, University of Southern California, 2021
Balance and Falls Best Poster in Basic or Applied Research, Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy, Combined Sections Meeting, 2020
Certificate of Excellence in Research, Program of Physical Therapy, Saint Louis University, 2016
