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Nikkita Crozier in suit jacket

Lifetime of Change Sparks Future Success for 51ԹϺ Physical Therapy Alumnus

With the value of community impressed upon him at the School of Integrated Health Sciences, Nikkita Crozier builds career with U.S. Public Health Service.

Nikkita Crozier is a graduate of 51ԹϺ's Doctor of Physical Therapy program. After graduating, he joined the U.S. Public Health Service as an officer and now works at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. (Courtesy of Nikkita Crozier}

Nikkita Crozier is comfortable with being uncomfortable.

By the time he was 12, Crozier had moved as many times as his age. He developed a malleability that helped him thrive in different settings.

As his dad sought advancement in the construction business, Crozier’s family relocated several times to numerous states, including Idaho, Utah, Oklahoma, Arizona, and eventually Texas, where Crozier stayed until he graduated from high school.

“I never felt stressed or anything moving around a lot as a kid. It just felt normal because that’s what we were used to,” he said. “When people ask where I’m from, I tell them I’m from all over.”      

The athletic Crozier shied away from the Texas' unofficial religion of football. He preferred running cross country, where he excelled in the 800m and 1,600m. He placed third in the state championships during his senior year, just a few months after an ankle injury during a national track meet threatened the start of his season.

It was during this rehab stint that Crozier was introduced to the world of physical therapy.

“It wasn’t a terrible injury like some have experienced, but it spurred my curiosity and I wanted to learn more about it,” he said. “It always kept my interest and I even went through undergrad with the assumption that a career in physical therapy was where I was headed.”

After completing a two-year mission in Peru, Crozier went to Brigham Young University for his undergraduate degree in exercise science.