Gregory E. Hicks, PT, PhD, FAPTA is Distinguished Professor of Health Sciences in the Department of Physical Therapy and Associate Vice President for Clinical and Translational Research at the University of Delaware, as well as Director for the NIH-funded DE-CTR ACCEL Program. His work has been consistently funded by NIH since 2008. He is also the founding director of the department's Rehabilitation Careers for All (RCA) program, designed to assure that all students, regardless of their background, are well-prepared to pursue a graduate physical therapy education.