Rate My Professor Todd Davenport

Todd E. Davenport, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, FAPTA, is Professor and Chair of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in the School of Health Sciences at the University of the Pacific's Stockton campus. He holds a BS in Exercise Science (Sports Medicine emphasis) and Psychology from Willamette University (1998), DPT and Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency from the University of Southern California (2002, 2003), MPH from the University of California, Berkeley (2016), and PhD in Sport, Health, and Exercise Science from the University of Portsmouth (2024). A former clinical research fellow at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Davenport joined the University of the Pacific faculty in 2007. He has led the development of clinical programs in large health care settings, international advocacy and research groups, community health programs, innovative undergraduate and graduate health care curricula emphasizing interdisciplinary skills, and strategic planning for interprofessional education.

Davenport's research interests encompass the clinical presentation and systems-level pathophysiology of complex chronic conditions like myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), with a focus on post-exertional malaise; the intersection of physical therapy and population health for preventing injury and disease; physical and psychological determinants of health and disablement; clinical and neurological effects of manual therapy; clinical reasoning by physical therapists; and the role of physical therapists in prevention. He has served in editorial roles for the Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, and Pacific Journal of Health. Notable publications include "Effectiveness of neuromuscular conditioning to prevent anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female athletes: a critical synthesis of the literature" (Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice), "Reliability and validity of Short Form 36 Version 2 to measure health perceptions in a sub-group of individuals with fatigue" (Disability & Rehabilitation), and "Legal Aspects of Aerobic Capacity: Objective Evidence of the Ability to Work. Part II: Disability" (Journal of Professional Exercise Physiology). His contributions have earned him the Catherine Worthingham Fellow designation (FAPTA) from the American Physical Therapy Association, the APTA Societal Impact Award, the California Physical Therapy Association's Clarence W. Hultgren Service Award (2019), and the United Methodist Teacher Scholar Award (2014).