Overview
Dr. Hoder is the Director of Student Affairs and an Associate Professor within the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Duke University. His primary responsibilities are directing DPT student support services, accommodations, and advising, as well as teaching within the foundational adult neurologic rehabilitation and the cultural determinants of health and health disparities course series. As a clinician and educator, his philosophy is to train compassionate and critical physical therapy clinical scientists to evaluate and manage individuals with complex neurological disorders. He strives to teach students to self-assess, self-correct, and self-direct to become lifelong independent learners; to guide students to become critical appraisers of medical information, research and technology; and to train students to treat individuals with the utmost respect and dignity. He received both his MSPT and DPT degrees from Rutgers University. Additionally, he received his clinical specialist board certification in Neurology through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties in 2003 and was recertified in 2013 and 2024. At Duke, his clinical areas focus on the management of gait and balance issues for individuals with movement disorders and central vestibular dysfunction.