Elizabeth S. Hile PT, PhD is a tenured Associate Professor in the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Allied Health and Director of the Cancer Rehabilitation Clinic and Cancer Rehab Research Laboratory at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center. Dr. Hile earned a BS in Biochemistry as a Barry Goldwater Undergraduate Scholar at the State University of New York Geneseo (1994), graduating summa cum laude as Outstanding Biochemistry Graduate. At the University of Pittsburgh, she completed a Master of Physical Therapy (MPT, 1996) with Outstanding Graduate recognition, MS in Neuromuscular PT (1999), and PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences (2010). In 2013, she completed post-doctoral training in aging research at Pittsburgh Division of Geriatric Medicine’s NIA-funded Pepper Center. Since 2001, Dr. Hile is a Board-Certified Specialist in Neurologic PT. She is also a Certified Lymphedema Therapist/Edema Specialist. Dr. Hile was awarded the American Physical Therapy Association’s Academy of Oncologic PT Jerry F Walton Service Award (2020) and Research Award (2023). She is a member of APTA Neurology and Oncology Academies, Cancer and Aging Research Group, and National Research Group Oncology Cancer Prevention and Control Committee. Dr. Hile researches early detection and interventions for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. She also studies the outcomes of her High-Frequency, High-Volume Exercise (Hi-FiVE) approach to abdominopelvic cancers prehabilitation.