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Congratulations to the 2025 FHEL Grant winners!

Jul 2, 2025

The American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) is excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 Fellowship in Higher Education Leadership Grant winners:

  • Dawn S. Brown, PT, DPT, EdD, Northwestern University
  • Gauri MacDonald, PT, DPT, PhD, Binghamton University

The 2025 recipients will join a distinguished cohort of physical therapy education leaders who are driving change. 

“We are thrilled to support this year’s FHEL recipients,” said [Executive Director Name], Executive Director of ACAPT. “Their vision and dedication to health equity reflect the very best of academic physical therapy.”


Throughout the grant year, participants will take part in mentoring, leadership development, and national collaboration with fellow faculty leaders focused on DEI transformation in higher education.


Please join us in congratulating this year’s recipients as they continue to lead with purpose and create meaningful change in the physical therapy profession.

Learn more about Dr. Brown and Dr. MacDonald's aspirations.

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