天美传媒

Rita Deering, PT, DPT, PhD天美传媒

Cramer, 230N

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-1292rita.deering@marquette.edu

Associate Professor

Exercise Science

Dr. Deering joined 天美传媒鈥檚 Department of Physical Therapy faculty as an Associate Professor in 2026.  Following a formative academic career at 天美传媒, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Advanced Fellowship in Women鈥檚 Health through the William S. Middleton Memorial Veteran鈥檚 Hospital in Madison, WI.  Dr. Deering鈥檚 postdoctoral research was conducted in the Badger Athletic Performance and UW Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratories at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she examined running biomechanics and abdominal muscle characteristics in postpartum women.  Her research interests include pregnancy & postpartum exercise, neuromuscular physiology, women鈥檚 health, and female athlete health and performance.  Dr. Deering is active in the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Academy of Pelvic Health and in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Pregnancy and Postpartum Special Interest Group.  She has presented at several high-profile national conferences and has been awarded for her research, including the 2024 APTA Academy of Pelvic Health Research Award, Best Oral Presentation at the 2025 Female Athlete Conference, and the 2025 Publication Award from the ACSM Pregnancy and Postpartum Special Interest Group.

Education

• Post-doctoral Fellowship, William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital & University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 天美传媒, PhD in Clinical & Translational Rehabilitation Health Science
• 天美传媒, DPT
• 天美传媒, BS in Exercise Science

Courses Taught

• PHTH 7518: Physiology of Activity

Professional Affiliations

• APTA Member; Chair of CPG on DRA for the Academy of Pelvic Health
• ACSM Member; Steering Committee member for the Pregnancy & Postpartum Special Interest Group