Contact Information

Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Discipline: Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences
Degrees: DPT
Office Location: Room 937, 9th Floor Bellet bldg.
Phone: 215 762-4665
Fax: 215 762-3886
Email: mb53@drexel.edu

Maria Benedetto, DPT MA has been a physical therapist for 28 years and faculty for 17years. Her primary clinical experience is in pediatrics. Currently, she is working with a team to develop a clinical assessment tool, the Timed Obstacle Assessment Tool (TOAT),that measures balance and functional mobility for children with mobility problems. Teaching responsibilities are primarily in the entry level DPT program and include Motor Control & Motor Learning, Pediatrics, and Professional Development. She teaches motor control and motor learning and posture and balance for pediatrics in the post-professional DPT program. She also teaches informatics in the Pathways to Health Professions, with emphasis on the students that are pre-PT.

She is active in the American Physical Therapy Association and enjoys participating in activities related to health and wellness, especially in the pediatric population.

Clinical Areas

• Pediatrics

Research Areas

• Balance and functional mobility in children with mobility problems

Background

• B.S. PT University of Puerto Rico
• M.A. Applied Physiology Columbia University
• DPT Drexel University
• Over 25 years as a practicing pediatric physical therapist

Current Projects

• Timed Obstacle Assessment Tool (TOAT)