Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Published September 26, 2024
By Darlene Muguiro
Â鶹¹ÙÍø College of Health Sciences

This fall, the College of Health Sciences (CHS) is welcoming several new faculty members in Public Health and Physical Therapy.

We are pleased to present the first profile featuring Dr. Samuel Singleton, clinical assistant professor of Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences. Prior to his appointment at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, Dr. Singleton was a clinical manager at an outpatient rehabilitation hospital in Florida, where he was on the faculty of the orthopedic and sports PT residency program. He received his doctor of physical therapy degree from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and is a board certified orthopedic and sports clinical specialist.

###

When Dr. Samuel Singleton came to Â鶹¹ÙÍø earlier this year to interview for his position as clinical assistant professor of Physical Therapy, he experienced a sensation of coming back home. The Baltimore, Maryland native had a two-year stint in El Paso in 2013 and 2014 as a traveling physical therapist and had also come to a talk on campus given by an expert in concussion management regarding return to play. He says the opportunity to see Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s stunning campus was one of the highlights of returning to El Paso.

“The first time I came to Â鶹¹ÙÍø, I remember being immediately struck by the architecture and how the college was built into the mountains,” he said. “It was really remarkable, and I was definitely excited by the opportunity to see the campus and that scenery again.”

Singleton's first impression of Â鶹¹ÙÍø students on his return visit was equally positive. He had the opportunity to meet with both first-year and second-year PT students and says they were really eager to learn more about his specialization.

“I presented on running, sprinting, and running biomechanics, and I had multiple students come up to me afterwards asking questions,” he said. “They expressed interest in me joining the faculty to bring my expertise in the area, and it was just a really good interaction because I was able to share my passion with them.”

In his role as a clinical assistant professor, Singleton will be teaching the test and measures lab for first-year PT students, including patient interviewing, conducting a systems review, and taking different goniometric measures. In addition to teaching, Singleton is looking forward to beginning his research, which focuses on returning athletes to their sport after injury. He has begun to reach out to area high schools to develop relationships with their athletic programs.

“I’m really interested in finding out if there are ways that we can get athletes to return to the field quicker,” he said. “The PT profession is pretty reactive, so I’d like to investigate if there are factors that would make athletes more prone to injury.”

###

Go Miners!

For more information about the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, please visit: /chs/pt.