Gary GorniakDr. Gorniak currently teaches Anatomy, Biomechanics. He has also taught Neurosciences, Pharmacology and Differential Diagnostics in the first professional programs. He has been the major advisor for several Master and Doctoral of Health Science learners and a clinical consultant. His current research interests involve biomechanics and the effects of aging on joints. He has over 30 publications and reviews for the Journal of Physical Therapy, JOSPT and Journal of Women's Health.Dr. Gorniak received his B.S. in Physical Therapy from SUNY at Buffalo in 1971 and his Ph.D. in Anatomical Sciences from the College of Medicine there in 1976. He then went to the University of Michigan as a National Institute of Health Postdoctoral Fellow to study biomechanics. In 1981, Dr. Gorniak taught Gross Anatomy, Histology and Embryology to first year medical students of Florida State University (FSU) in the Program in Medical Sciences. While at FSU, he received the Program in Medical Science Winzler Teaching Award four times. In 1991, Dr. Gorniak joined the faculty at Florida A & M University, Division of Physical Therapy where he taught Anatomy, Biomechanics, General Pathology and Research. He has been at the University of St. Augustine since the start of the MPT Program in 1994 and was the Director of the Program from 2000 - 2008.
