LEE DIBBLE portrait
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Health and Kinesiology
  • Professor, Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
  • Department Chair, Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
  • Adjunct Professor, Occupational & Recreational Therapies

Professional Service

  • National Institutes of Health. Role: Grant Reviewer. NIH / NINDS Special Emphasis Panel . 03/30/2018 - present
  • Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy. Guest Editor: Special Topic Issue for the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy Parkinson’s disease, Neurorehabilitation, and Motor Learning. 02/01/2018 - present
  • National Institute of Health. Role: Ad Hoc Reviewer. Grant reviewer study section. 08/2013 - present
  • Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. Role: Guest Editor. Guest Editor of Special Topic Issue on Prevention and Wellness in Neurologic Physical Therapy. 06/01/2012 - 06/15/2013
  • American Physical Therapy Association - Section for Neurology, Awards Committee. Committee Member. 07/2011 - present
  • Parkinsons Disease Journal. Guest Editor: Special Topic Issue on Rehabilitation in Parkinsons Disease. 07/2011 - 08/2013
  • Parkinson Disease Foundation. Role: Member. Ad hoc Grant Review Committee. 05/2011 - 05/2011
  • Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. Associate Editor. 01/01/2008 - 01/01/2015

Internal Service

  • Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training. Associate Department Chair, 10/01/2018 - present. Department service.
  • Interim Program Director, Athletic Training Education Program. Program Director, 06/01/2015 - 09/01/2018. Department service.
  • College of Health, College Council. Chair, 08/2013 - 08/2014. College service.
  • Funding Incentive Seed Grant Program. Grant Reviewer, 11/01/2012 - 12/15/2012. University service.
  • Center on Aging: Pilot Clinical Grant Program. Reviewer, 08/01/2012 - 09/15/2012. University service.
  • Academic Senate Executive Committee. Executive Committe Member, 05/2011 - 05/2012. University service.
  • Academic Senate. Senator, 08/2010 - 05/2013. University service.
  • College of Health, Motion Capture Core Facility. Co-Director, 07/2006 - present. University service.
  • Admissions Committee. Member, 08/2002 - present. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Mountain West Parkinson's Initiative. 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
  • American Parkinson Disease Association--Utah Chapter. 01/01/2004 - present

Outreach

  • Junior High Science Course -- education in Neuroanatomy. 12/2012 - 12/2012

Honors & Awards

  • Chattanooga Research Award, Outstanding Research Article, Physical Therapy Journal. American Physical Therapy Association, 06/01/2016
  • Chattanooga Research Award, Outstanding Research Article, Physical Therapy Journal. American Physical Therapy Association, 06/01/2015
  • Mary Lipscomb Hamrick Research Abstract Award. US Army Medical Specialist Corps, 06/01/2015
  • Senior Researcher Award. University of Utah College of Health, 05/08/2015
  • Chattanooga Research Award. American Physical Therapy Association, 2014
  • Impact for Parkinson Disease Award. American Parkinson Disease Association, 05/13/2012
  • Utah Chapter APTA Lifetime Achievement Award. Utah Chapter-American Physical Therapy Association, 10/2010
  • Distinguished Teaching Award. University of Utah, College of Health, 05/2010

Affiliations

  • Movement Disorder Society (MDS), Member, 07/2008 - present
  • Society for Neuroscience (SFN), Member, 07/2008 - present
  • International Society for Posture and Gait Research (ISPGR), Member, 07/2007 - present
  • American Physical Therapy Association: Utah Chapter (APTA), Member, 07/1993 - present
  • American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), Member, 07/1991 - present