
Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
B.A., Occidental College; M.P.T., University of Southern California; M.B.A. La Sierra University; D.P.T. University of Southern California
Appointed In:
2014
Office:
Bioscience 313
Hours:
By appointment
Professor Kirk Bentzen teaches Anatomy, Anatomy Lab and Introduction to Kinesiology. In addition, he oversees the department's internship program mentoring students in physical therapy at the Therapy & Wellness Center at Adventist Health Glendale.
His previous research involving motor control in Alzheimer’s disease has been published in journals such as Current Alzheimer Research. As a California licensed Physical Therapist his areas of interest are orthopedics, sports, and disorders of the vestibular system.