ATSU-ASHS professor delivers 2026 Championing the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech
Posted: January 29, 2026
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program associate professor Jeffrey Andrion, PhD, PT, MA, delivered the University’s annual Championing the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in the La Paz classroom on the Mesa, Arizona campus.
Throughout his presentation, “The White Coat in Birmingham Jail: The Perils of Waiting,” Dr. Andrion reflected on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy through the lens of healthcare, equity, and service, sharing how his upbringing in the Philippines and professional journey have shaped his commitment to social justice.
Dr. Andrion completed a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy at Capitol University in the Philippines, his Canadian equivalency studies in physical therapy at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and both his master’s in critical disability studies and PhD at York University in Toronto. Additionally, he earned a certificate in global health delivery from Harvard University in 2023.
Dr. Andrion has served as a faculty member in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto since 2007. His primary research interests include critical physical therapy labor-migration studies, decolonization of education, global health, and critical disability studies. His teaching interests are in the fields of sociology of health, sociological theories, ethics, professionalism, determinants of health, and qualitative research.
Watch Dr. Andrion’s full presentation here.
