Lori Michener, PhD, PT, ATC, FAPTA is a Professor, Director of Clinical Outcomes and Research, and Director of the COOR Laboratory in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California. She is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy (SCS). The central theme of my funded research is to define optimal treatment pathways for patients with musculoskeletal shoulder disorders by focusing on characterizing mechanisms, defining classification and management approaches, and determining optimal outcomes of care. Specifically, my main research aims are: 1) elucidate the biomechanical and neurophysiological mechanisms related to the presence of pain and poor recovery, in order to 2) develop classification and management strategies to optimize functional outcomes, and simultaneously 3) determine the optimal set of patient outcome measures that comprehensively capture activity limitations and participation restrictions to judge treatment outcomes. COOR Lab: https://sites.usc.edu/coorlab/