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Steven Bitticker, PT, MS Instructor Office: Palumbo 3026 Phone: 814-871-5892 bitticke001@gannon.edu

Biography:
Steven Bitticker joined the physical therapy faculty at Gannon in 2007. He teaches primarily in the Health Care Systems and Policy sequence, pharmacology and orthopedics, and assists in the cardiopulmonary and research courses. Steve has practiced in a wide variety of settings for over 20 years including orthopedic and sports physical therapy, sub-acute rehabilitation, and home health, both as clinician as well as administrator. He maintains membership in the American Physical Therapy Association and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the APTA. He is a member of the Health Policy and Administration Section, the Research Section, and of the Sports Physical Therapy Section. He is currently pursuing his doctoral studies in Organizational Learning and Leadership at Gannon University.

Education:
Ph.D. in progress in Organizational Learning and Leadership, Gannon University, Erie, PA
M.S. in Health Sciences, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
B.S. in Physical Therapy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Teaching interests:
Health care issues, orthopedics, sports rehabilitation

Research interests:
Educational measures of PT and PTA student performance, academic integrity, biomechanical forceplate and motion analysis in athletes, functional limitations due to the pathokinesiological effects of prolonged immobilization