He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from The University of Texas at Arlington (the first graduate of the program) in 1995. He completed his Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX in 1999 followed by a post-doctoral fellowship and Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Texas Woman’s University in 2001. He joined the UTSW physical therapy department in 2001.