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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

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