Residential Pathway Faculty

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Michael Harris-Love PT, MPT, DSc, FGSA, FAPTA

Professor Program Director, Associate Dean of Physical Therapy Education
  • Physical Therapy (SOM)
  • Core Faculty

Email Address:michael.harris-love@cuanschutz.edu

Primary Phone:3037240687

Mailing Address:
  • CU Anschutz

Education II South

13121 East 17th Avenue

Office 3114

Aurora, CO 80045

  • Associate Dean, Physical Therapy Education, School of Medicine
  • Joanne Posner-Mayer Endowed Chair in Physical Therapy
  • Health Scientist, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System 
  • Director, Muscle Morphology, Mechanics, and Performance Laboratory
  • Vice Chair of Learning, Development, and Inclusion, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Areas of Expertise

Geriatric physical therapy, muscle disease, autoimmune disorders

Education, Licensure & Certifications

Georgetown University/Children’s National Hospital
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, 2010

University of Indianapolis
Doctor of Health Science, 2004

Mayo School of Health Sciences
Masters of Physical Therapy, 1997

Northern Arizona University
BS in Exercise Science, 1995

Resumes/CV:

Awards

Champion of Allied Health Award, Mayo School of Health Sciences Alumni Association, 2023

Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association, 2022

Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Health Sciences Fellow, 2019 

APTA Eugene Michaels New Investigator Award, 2019 

Training in Grantsmanship for Rehabilitation Research (TIGRR), National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR), NIH (T15), Medical University of South Carolina, 2019

Dale Shaffer Outstanding Alumnus Award, Mayo Clinic Physical Therapy Alumni Association, 2017

VA Historically Black College and University Research Scientist Training Award, VA/ORD/RR&D (CDA-2, IK2RX001854), 2014-2019

Butler-Williams Scholar, National Institute on Aging, NIH (inaugural class), 2013

Fellowship Award, DC Clinical Research Training Consortium, Georgetown University/Children’s National Hospital, NIH/NCRR, (Grant number: 5K30RR022272), 2008-2010

United States Bone and Joint Decade: Young Investigator Initiative Fellowship Award, 2006-2007

Award for Academic Excellence, Krannert School of Physical Therapy, University of Indianapolis (Doctoral thesis award), 2004

Special Act Award, Rehabilitation Medicine Department, NIH Clinical Center, 1994, 2004

Distinguished Alumni Award, College of Health Professions, Northern Arizona University, 1998

Erik J. Aasen Award, Physical Therapy Program, Mayo School of Health Sciences, 1997

Minorities in Medicine Scholar, Jay and Rose Phillips Foundation, Mayo Foundation, 1996-97

Exercise Science Graduate of the Year, College of Health Professions, Northern Arizona University, 1995