Peter Altenburger, PT, Ph.D., is an associate professor and health professions department chair who was recently appointed associate dean for faculty affairs. Altenburger is also the director of research for the Indiana Center for Advanced Neurorehabilitation (ICAN).
Prior to beginning his appointment as faculty at the School of Health & Human Sciences, Altenburger was faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Altenburger has a Ph.D. in educational leadership from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a master’s in physical therapy from the University of Miami, Florida.
Altenburger’s educational contributions include the co-development of an integrated longitudinal case-based learning model published in the Journal of Physical Therapy Education and presented during the Combined Sections Meeting. He has presented nationally on the development of civic-mindedness within student physical therapists using structured, high-impact, community-based learning activities.
