CHS Alumna Works Special Olympics World Games in Germany

By Ryan Clark

CHS Communications Director

For Katie Lucas, it’s easy to say the past summer was truly special.

Lucas, PT, DPT, PhD, SCS, OCS, CSCS, and a 2020 alumna of the College of Health Sciences' Rehabilitation and Health Sciences PhD Program, now teaches and works in the Physical Therapy department at Creighton’s Phoenix, Ariz., campus.

The Special Olympics has always been important to her, as her brother, James, has Down Syndrome and autism and participated in some of the experiences while growing up.

This summer, between June 17-25, she was able to help the athletes at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany. It was a moment she will never forget.