Richard Bohannon

Richard Bohannon received his BS and MS in Physical Therapy from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then received his Doctor of Education from North Carolina State University, followed by his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Boston University.{{cite web|url=https://directory.campbell.edu/people/richard-w-bohannon/|title=Richard W. Bohannon - Directory - Campbell University|publisher=}}

Bohannon served as a tenured Full Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Connecticut in Storrs for over 30 years, serving twice as Acting Director. He also served as a tenured full professor at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. He was later named a Full Professor at Campbell University in North Carolina.

In addition to his physical therapy practice, Bohannon is a physical therapy researcher.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ecfIDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA135|title=The Objective Monitoring of Physical Activity: Contributions of Accelerometry to Epidemiology, Exercise Science and Rehabilitation|first1=Roy J.|last1=Shephard|first2=Catrine|last2=Tudor-Locke|date=2 August 2016|publisher=Springer|isbn=9783319295770|via=Google Books}} He has more than four hundred publications,{{cite web|url=https://www.nypta.org/page/2017ConfSpeakers|title=2017 Conference Speakers - New York Physical Therapy Association|website=www.nypta.org}} Bohannon has served as Editor-in-Chief of two peer-reviewed medical journals, the Journal of Human Muscle Performance (where he was also the Founding Editor) and the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy. In 1996 he received the Helen Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Professional Literature, in 2005 he was the recipient of the Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy, and in 2008 he was awarded the Jules Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing, each award given by the American Physical Therapy Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.apta.org/uploadedFiles/APTAorg/About_Us/Honors_and_Awards/Recipients/Files/MarianWillams_AwardRecipients.pdf |title=Awards recipients |website=www.apta.org }}

As a physical therapy researcher, Bohannon has more than 500 peer-reviewed publications. Richard's research has been mentioned in Roy J. Shephard's book Objective Monitoring of Physical Activity, and his papers have been cited in more than 40 different journals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/instructors/Richard-Bohannon/|title=Richard Bohannon, DPT, EdD, NCS. FAPTA|website=MedBridge}}

Bohannon served as a Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Connecticut in Storrs{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vaR7AAAAQBAJ&pg=PR13|title=Resistance Training for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Disease|first1=Joseph T.|last1=Ciccolo|first2=William J.|last2=Kraemer|date=24 September 2013|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=9781466501058|via=Google Books}} and Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UDwPBAAAQBAJ&pg=PR11|title=A Comprehensive Guide to Geriatric Rehabilitation: [previously entitled Geriatric Rehabilitation Manual]|first1=Timothy L.|last1=Kauffman|first2=Ronald W.|last2=Scott|first3=John O.|last3=Barr|first4=Michael L.|last4=Moran|date=5 September 2014|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=9780702060588|via=Google Books}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/health/la-xpm-2011-apr-03-la-he-grip-strength-20110403-story.html|title=Losing your grip? It could be a clue to your health|first=Jeannine|last=Stein|date=3 April 2011|publisher=|via=LA Times}} He later became a Professor at Campbell University in North Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/life/wellness/2016/08/09/weak-hands-weak-body-millennials-lose-grips/88270854/|title=Weak hands, weak body? Millennials lose grips|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/clint-eastwood-was-right-science-confirms-weaker-generation-20160811-gqq6od.html|title=Clint Eastwood was right, science confirms weaker generation|date=11 August 2016|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}} He has also served as principal of Physical Therapy Consultants.

In 2010 he was named a Fellow of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation.{{cite web|url=https://today.uconn.edu/2011/06/grip-strength-is-good-indicator-of-overall-health/|title=Grip Strength Is Good Indicator of Overall Health - UConn Today|website=today.uconn.edu|date=6 June 2011}} He is also a Fellow of the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association and the American Physical Therapy Association. In 2018 he became a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.{{cite web|url=https://www.geron.org/press-room/press-releases/2018-press-releases/871-the-gerontological-society-of-america-selects-2018-fellows|title=The Gerontological Society of America Selects 2018 Fellows|last=Confluence|website=www.geron.org}}{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/michigan/rochester/oakland-university-nursing-professor-earns-high-honor|title=Oakland University Nursing Professor Earns High Honor|date=19 July 2018|publisher=}}

• American Society of Neurorehabilitation
• Stroke Council of the American Heart Association
• American Physical Therapy Association
• Gerontological Society of America
• Society for Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Disorders (2020)
• American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

In 1996 he received the Helen Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Professional Literature. In 2005 Bohannon was the recipient of the Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy, and in 2008 he was awarded the Jules Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing, given by the American Physical Therapy Association.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.pesi.com/speaker/richard-bohannon-591474|title=Richard Bohannon | EdD, DPT, NCS, FAHA, FAPTA, FASNR, FAACPDM, CEEAA|website=catalog.pesi.com}}

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