Professional interests

Benjamin Darter is the Chair and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Virginia Commonwealth University and a Research Physical Therapist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Central Virginia Veterans Healthcare system (Richmond VA medical center). His primary research and clinical interests are in the areas of rehabilitation following extremity amputation, and optimization of gait performance. His research is funded by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veteran Affairs. Current projects he leads are developing self-report measures of prosthetic attention (cognitive effort associated with using a prosthesis) and assessing the effect of prosthesis technology on prosthetic attention. He teaches the Orthotics and Prosthetics course in the entry level Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

Education

M.S.- Clinical and Translational Sciences (2018), Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Ph.D.- Physical Rehabilitation Science (2007), The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

M.S.- Physical Therapy (1999), Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York

B.S.- Clinical Science (1998), Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York

Key professional service activities

Virginia Delegate to the APTA House of Delegates 

Education co-chair for Amputation Care Special Interest Group (SIG) in the Federal section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Associate Editor for Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Manuscript Reviewer: Scientific Reports, Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Disability and Rehabilitation, PLoS ONE, Gait and Posture