{"id":12,"date":"2026-06-24T18:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:46:49","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Teresa Huckaby is a Clinical Associate Professor for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Tarleton State University. She is a devoted educator with a background in orthopedics and has earned a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist designation. Dr. Huckaby received her Master of Physical Therapy in 2006 from Angelo State University and her Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2012 from Temple University. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Huckaby\u2019s clinical experience includes practicing in a variety of settings including outpatient, inpatient rehabilitation, acute care, and home health. She has been involved in DPT education since 2015 and has previous experience as a teaching faculty member, director of clinical education, and program director. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, participating in outdoor activities, and traveling.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Research<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Huckaby\u2019s research interests include the biomechanical and electromyographic influences of exercise variations, and physical therapist and student resilience.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-b5e0200e-3dc4-423e-82da-14f49f8e5993 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f;color:#fff;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Education<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doctor of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences (In progress), Texas Tech University Health Science Center\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy, Temple University\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Master of Physical Therapy, Angelo State University\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bachelor of Science, Angelo State University\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f;color:#fff;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Accomplishments<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Orthopedic Clinical Specialist\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy Certification A and B\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>President\u2019s Awards for Faculty Excellence Nominee 2021\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>President\u2019s Awards for Faculty Excellence Nominee 2017\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dorn Long Outstanding Clinical Educator Award 2015\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f;color:#fff;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Area of Expertise\/Interest<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Orthopedics\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biomechanics\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anatomy\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Musculoskeletal Pathology\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manual Therapy\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Teresa Huckaby is a Clinical Associate Professor for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Tarleton State University. She is a devoted educator with a background in orthopedics and has earned a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist designation. Dr. Huckaby received her Master of Physical Therapy in 2006 from Angelo State University and her &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Overview<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/author\/kbuchanantarleton-edu\/","display_name":"Buchanan , Keegan"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 days ago","modified":"Updated 5 days ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on June 24, 2026","modified":"Updated on June 24, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on June 24, 2026 6:45 pm","modified":"Updated on June 24, 2026 6:46 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/huckaby\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}