Wen Liu

Professional Background

Wen Liu, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training. Currently, he is responsible for teaching in the physical therapy and rehabilitation science doctoral degree programs. He also performs research in the field of rehabilitation and serves on various student and faculty committees.

Liu teaches a class on research in evidence-based physical therapy practice and coordinates research practicum efforts in the physical therapy doctoral program. He is also responsible for teaching classes in the rehabilitation science program on instrumental analysis of human function and MatLab programming.

Academic Background
Liu earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Nanchang University, China. Before moving into medical science, Liu completed a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

After serving as a research engineer in the biomechanics laboratory at Yale University School of Medicine, Liu earned a doctorate in biomedical engineering from the Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

Continuing on in his research, Liu worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Calgary. He later served as a research associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. Since 1999, Liu has held an appointment as an assistant professor in the School of Health Professions.