Faculty

LTC Jamie Morris is the Program Director for the Baylor University‐Keller Army Community Hospital Division 1 Sports Medicine Fellowship at the United States Military Academy. Dr. Morris is a board-certified specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and Sports Physical Therapy. She received her BS in Biology from the University of North Georgia in 2004, DPT from Baylor University in 2009, and DSc from Baylor University in 2015. LTC Morris served in a variety of clinical assignments and as the Brigade Physical Therapist for 3rd BDE, 3rd ID before attending the Sports Medicine Fellowship at the United States Military Academy from 2014‐2015. She then served as the Clinical Internship Director at Brooke Army Medical Center. LTC Morris joined the Army‐Baylor DPT faculty in 2019, serving as the Deputy Director and teaching areas included Therapeutic Interventions and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy of the Foot and Ankle. Her research interests include running related injuries, specifically focusing on technology and gait retraining.

LTC Timothy Benedict, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS is an assistant professor in the Baylor University-Keller Army Community Hospital Division-1 Sports Physical Therapy Fellowship at West Point, NY. LTC Benedict completed a PhD from the University of Kentucky where he studied the effects of pain neuroscience education in Soldiers and Veterans with chronic back pain and post-traumatic stress disorder. LTC Benedict serves in the U.S. Army and is a Veteran of the War in Afghanistan and Iraq. He received his DPT from the Army-Baylor Program and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point where he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the infantry. LTC Benedict is the third generation in his family to commission in the U.S. Army and serve in a combat tour.

Dr. Erin Florkiewicz is an Associate Professor and Research Scientist for the Baylor University-Keller Army Community Hospital Division 1 Sports Physical Therapy Fellowship at West Point, NY. Dr. Florkiewicz completed a PhD in Health Science with a concentration in Athletic Training from the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions where she studied the biomechanics of military service members after Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction. Dr. Florkiewicz holds a Master of Science in Athletic Training from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Bachelor of Science in Fitness and Wellness Leadership from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Dr. Florkiewicz has 10 years of biomedical research experience with the United States Military and has recently been awarded a research grant to study wearable technology for the assessment and improvement of quadriceps activity after knee injury. Her research interests include the investigation of wearable biomedical technology for physical therapy, running-related injury epidemiology in the military and running gait-retraining.

MAJ Kelly Scott is an Assistant Professor in the Baylor University-Keller Army Community Hospital Division-1 Sports Physical Therapy Fellowship at West Point, NY. MAJ Scott is a board-certified specialist in Sports Physical Therapy. She completed a Doctor of Science from the Baylor University-KACH D-1 Sports Physical Therapy Fellowship where she studied the beliefs regarding lower back injuries and spine resiliency amongst Cadets. MAJ Scott holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Army-Baylor University and a Bachelor of Science from Dowling University. MAJ Scott is a Veteran of the War in Iraq, where she served as a Brigade Physical Therapist for the 82nd Airborne Division. Her research interests include self-efficacy of injured athletes and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction rehabilitation, specifically focusing on the recovery of quadriceps function and optimal return-to-run strategies. 

MAJ Shawn Stoute is an assistant professor for the Baylor University–Keller Army Community Hospital Division 1 Sports Physical Therapy Fellowship at West Point, NY, and the assistant chief of physical therapy at Keller Army Community Hospital. He earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy from the Army-Baylor program and a Doctor of Science from the Army-Baylor Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship program. Dr. Stoute is a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT). His fellowship research focused on changes in accessory glenohumeral joint motion following joint mobilization, assessed using ultrasound imaging. Previously, Dr. Stoute served as Chief of the Department of Rehabilitation and Clinical Internship Director at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, TX. He is a Veteran of the War in Afghanistan, where he served as the Regimental Physical Therapist for the 3rd Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hood, TX.