Mario T. Baker, PT, DPT, MS

Dr. Baker is an assistant professor of physical therapy at the University of Findlay. His scholarly interest includes faculty and student perceptions of strengths and weaknesses of PTA to DPT transitional students, fall prevention in the geriatric population, and physical therapy interventions and outcomes following joint replacements among geriatric patients with different levels of medical complexity. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the chair of the Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainer (OTPTAT) board for the state of Ohio's physical therapy section, chair of the continuing competence committee for the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT), the past chair of the FSBPT Minimum Data Set task force, FSBPT nominating committee member, and the past president of the OTPTAT joint board. He is an APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor and a board-certified geriatric clinical specialist. He earned his BS in applied health science at Bowling Green State University, MS in biomedical sciences with a focus on physical therapy at the University of Toledo, and DPT at Arcadia University.