Ryan Jacobson, PT, DPT, PCS
Assistant Program Director, College of Allied Health
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Patient-reported outcomes
- Orthotic decision making
- Board-certified clinical specialist in pediatrics
The university’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program hired Ryan Jacobson as an assistant professor of physical therapy in 2014. He served as an adjunct in the DPT program in 2013-14, and from 2012 to 2014 worked as a pediatric rehab supervisor with Providence Children's Development Institute in Portland. He previously worked as an inpatient physical therapist at Providence St. Vincent Hospital in Portland (2011-12) and as a program supervisor with PRIDE for Kids in Vancouver, Washington (2005-11).
Jacobson earned a doctor of physical therapy degree (2004), a master’s degree in PT (2000) and a bachelor’s degree in natural sciences/physics (1997) from the University of Puget Sound.