JESSICA WATSON ‘15

On this episode of Beyond the Tassel meet Jessica Watson! Jessica completed her undergraduate degree in 2015 majoring in Sports and Exercise science, and she completed the Doctorate of Physical Therapy program in 2018. Jessica is now an Assistant Professor in the DPT Program here at DeSales University, and she also works per diem for St. Luke's Acute Rehabilitation and Lehigh Valley Health Network's Acute Care. Jessica earned the DeSales DPT Program Salesian Spirit Award in 2018 and became a Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist in 2022. Jessica has conducted and presented multiple research projects; to name one, Jessica presented her research on "The Effect of Muscle Fatigue on Wrist Joint Position Sense in Healthy Adults" Poster presentation at the PPTA Conference in 2017. Listen in to learn about Jessica’s passion for fostering student leadership development through the incorporation of student immersive community service experiences.

Connect with Jessica:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jessica-s-watson-pt-dpt-gcs-38b75611b

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