Students win national APTA award
University of Indianapolis seniors Joy Resetar and Marissa Schaeuble won the 2010 Myelin Melter award for their neurology research abstract, titled “Comparison of gait characteristics in persons with chronic stroke classified as limited and full community ambulators.”
Schaeuble and Resetar were the first students from UIndy to land the coveted American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) honor.
“We have been working on this project for the past two years,” Resetar said. “This national recognition is a huge honor for us.”
With only three awards given out each year by APTA, Schaeuble and Resetar received the honor of ‘Best Combined Sections Meeting Abstract by an Entry-Level Student’ in the association’s neurology section.
The seniors received their awards on Feb. 19, in San Diego at the APTA annual Combined Sections Meeting.
Over 8,000 physical therapy personnel from around the country were present at the meeting, including UIndy PT faculty and staff.
“Our professors have been supportive and involved; we are like a tightly knitted family,” Resetar said.
According to Schaeuble, winning this award would enhance their potentials in the field of research, if they chose to continue on this path.
Schaeuble and Resetar will present their research subject before faculty and staff on April 27.
