{"593015":{"#nid":"593015","#data":{"type":"news","title":"T. Richard Nichols is Newest Honorary Member of National Physical Therapists\u2019 Organization ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/T.-Richard-Nichols\u0022\u003ET. Richard Nichols\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, has been named an honorary member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.apta.org\/Default.aspx\u0022\u003EAmerican Physical Therapy Association\u003C\/a\u003E, the organization \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.apta.org\/PTinMotion\/News\/2017\/6\/21\/NicholsNamedHonoraryMember\/\u0022\u003Eannounced\u003C\/a\u003E on June 21.\u0026nbsp;He was named to APTA by a unanimous vote of its House of Delegates.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m very honored by it,\u0026rdquo; Nichols says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s unusual because you have to be a physical therapist to be a regular member. I am not a physical therapist, I\u0026rsquo;m a basic scientist.\u0026rdquo; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENichols\u0026#39;\u0026nbsp;research areas of interest include motor control, sensory feedback, spinal cord injury, muscle physiology, and limb mechanics.\u0026nbsp;In addition to his research in the School of Biological Sciences, Nichols is also a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department\u0026nbsp;of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, a partnership between Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/med.emory.edu\/index.html\u0022\u003EEmory School of Medicine\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENichols was chair of the School of Applied Physiology until 2016, when it joined the School of Biology \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/547851\u0022\u003Eto form the School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAPTA cites Nichols as \u0026ldquo;an internationally recognized scholar whose research has contributed to the advancement of scientific knowledge related to the control of movement.\u0026rdquo; APTA also calls Nichols a \u0026ldquo;stalwart advisor\u0026rdquo; who has done exemplary work to help train future physical therapists and advanced physical therapist clinicians.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAPTA\u0026rsquo;s approximately 95,000 members include physical therapists, their assistants, and those who are studying to become therapists. 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