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Student Spotlight
Bella Helm, Kinesiology
“The College of Education has opened doors for me, and as a future physical therapist, I would love to give back by improving the lives of others.”
Our Stories
When Bella Helm was in third grade, she watched her mother navigate the exhausting realities of multiple sclerosis. That early window into resilience — and into the kind of support patients need but perhaps don't always receive — would eventually guide her toward Auburn University's School of Kinesiology and a future in physical therapy.
In the Locomotor and Movement Control Lab housed in Auburn University's School of Kinesiology, one statement guides much of the research and outreach performed by students: “Movement is our birthright, and it is our job to maintain it.” Bria Smith, a doctoral student in the lab, recently hosted a free webinar with Auburn's Office of Professional and Continuing Education to share information on movement and healthy aging.
The inaugural cohort of Auburn University's Doctor of Physical Therapy students took a major step in their educational journey Friday with the program's first White Coat Ceremony, sponsored by East Alabama Health. The event, which involved 21 physical therapy students receiving white coats, marks the transition from learning in the classroom to applying that knowledge during clinical rotations that will begin this summer.
