Introducing the 2027 Thranhardt Lecture Series Award Recipients
Each year, the Academy Annual Meeting Clinical Content Committee selects two abstracts to be presented as part of the Thranhardt Lecture Series, and each awardee receives a $500 honorarium. Thranhardt Lecture Series abstracts are also sent to the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics (JPO) Editorial Review Board for potential inclusion in a future issue of JPO and become courses on the Academy’s O&P Knowledge Central.
The Thranhardt Lecture Series Award was established in 1995 with a gift from J.E. Hanger in memory of Howard R. Thranhardt, CP, and has since become one of the most distinguished honors in the orthotics and prosthetics profession. This award annually recognizes individuals committed to advancing clinical education and research in O&P.
2027 Thranhardt Lecture Series Award Recipients
Bretta L. Fylstra, PhD
Predicting Injurious Falls Risk Using Single Items of the Plus-M Outcome Instrument
Bretta is a Research Scientist within Hanger's Institute for Clinical Research and Education. She has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering with a history of working with powered robotic lower-limb prostheses. As a Research Scientist with Hanger, Bretta is working to improve access to O&P technology, advance value-based care, and expand evidence-based practice across the O&P profession.
Tiffany Graham, MSPO, C/LPO, FAAOP(D)
Impact of Age on Success of 3D-printed Cranial Remolding Orthoses for Deformational Head Shapes
Tiffany Graham, MSPO, C/LPO, FAAOP(D), is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. She received her bachelor's degree in Engineering Science from Trinity University and her master's degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is currently the Academy’s President-Elect and a Past Chair of the Research Council. Tiffany’s clinical career has been focused on pediatrics, and she has specialized in Cranial Remolding for the past 16 years. In addition to having multiple peer-reviewed published manuscripts, she is a three-time recipient of the Thranhardt Award and the recipient of the 2025 Tamarack Award.
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