MOVEMENT SYSTEM SUMMIT Biographies Facilitator Ginger Nichols Certified Association Executive Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives Ginger Nichols is founder and principal of GinCommGroup, providing consulting and training to nonprofit membership organizations. A former association executive, she specializes in meeting facilitation, strategic planning, and leadership training. From a background in communications and marketing, she transitioned into association management in 1982, when she moved from her native Texas to Washington, DC. After moving from Washington, DC, to San Francisco in 1991, she founded GinCommGroup to continue her work with the association community. Over the years, she has helped scores of associations create results- oriented strategic plans and improve their leadership skills and volunteer structures. She previously worked with multiple disciplines within the American Physical Therapy Association. In 2014, ASAE recognized her contributions to the profession by honoring her with the Academy of Leaders Award, the highest award that ASAE presents to association consultants and supplier partners. Speakers Jonathan Braman, MD Jonathan Braman is associate professor and chief of shoulder surgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota. He specializes in shoulder injuries and arthritis. Sharon L. Dunn, PT, PhD President, American Physical Therapy Board of Directors Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist Sharon L. Dunn was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, and graduated from LSUHSC in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy. She completed a master’s degree in 1996, and earned a PhD in cellular biology and anatomy in 2006. She obtained ABPTS certification in orthopaedic physical therapy in 1996, was recertified in 2006, and she uses this content expertise in her teaching, research, and clinical practice. She has been on faculty at LSUHSC since 1990, currently serving as associate professor and director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and chair of the Rehabilitation Sciences Department. In addition, in 2008 she developed a postprofessional residency program for orthopaedic physical therapy at LSUHSC, which has since produced 19 graduates. Dunn’s service to her professional organization began when she was a student and has continued to evolve throughout her career. She has served as State Government Affairs chair, Louisiana Chapter president and vice president, and chapter delegate. She most recently was elected as president of APTA, after having served as vice president on the Board of Directors. Her passions are advocacy, member engagement, and her profession’s potential to add great value to a disrupted health delivery system. In her spare time she enjoys a good debate, playing Canasta, boating, college football, and anything outdoors.
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MOVEMENT SYSTEM SUMMIT
Biographies
FacilitatorGinger NicholsCertified Association ExecutiveFellow of the American Society of Association ExecutivesGinger Nichols is founder and principal of GinCommGroup, providing consulting and training to nonprofit membership organizations. A former association executive, she specializes in meeting facilitation, strategic planning, and leadership training. From a background in communications and marketing, she transitioned into association management in 1982, when she moved from her native Texas to Washington, DC. After moving from Washington, DC, to San Francisco in 1991, she founded GinCommGroup to continue her work with the association community. Over the years, she has helped scores of associations create results-oriented strategic plans and improve their leadership skills and volunteer structures. She previously worked with multiple disciplines within the American Physical Therapy Association. In 2014, ASAE recognized her contributions to the profession by honoring her with the Academy of Leaders Award, the highest award that ASAE presents to association consultants and supplier partners.
SpeakersJonathan Braman, MDJonathan Braman is associate professor and chief of shoulder surgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota. He specializes in shoulder injuries and arthritis.
Sharon L. Dunn, PT, PhDPresident, American Physical Therapy Board of DirectorsBoard-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistSharon L. Dunn was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, and graduated from LSUHSC in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy. She completed a master’s degree in 1996, and earned a PhD in cellular biology and anatomy in 2006. She obtained ABPTS certification in orthopaedic physical therapy in 1996, was recertified in 2006, and she uses this content expertise in her teaching, research, and clinical practice. She has been on faculty at LSUHSC since 1990, currently serving as associate professor and director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and chair of the Rehabilitation Sciences Department. In addition, in 2008 she developed a postprofessional residency program for orthopaedic physical therapy at LSUHSC, which has since produced 19 graduates. Dunn’s service to her professional organization began when she was a student and has continued to evolve throughout her career. She has served as State Government Affairs chair, Louisiana Chapter president and vice president, and chapter delegate. She most recently was elected as president of APTA, after having served as vice president on the Board of Directors. Her passions are advocacy, member engagement, and her profession’s potential to add great value to a disrupted health delivery system. In her spare time she enjoys a good debate, playing Canasta, boating, college football, and anything outdoors.
Edelle (Edee) Field-Fote, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationEdee Field-Fote is employed at Crawford Research Institute of the Shepherd Center, a long-term care hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, where she serves as director of spinal cord injury research, and is professor of Applied Physiology at Georgia Institute of Technology. She has more than 20 years of experience focusing on the development of interventions promoting neuroplasticity and the use of adjuvant strategies to maximize the benefits of rehabilitation for improved function in persons with spinal cord injury. She is editor of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, and has published articles in an array of peer-reviewed journals. She is a Trustee of the Foundation for Physical Therapy, and is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy and executive editor of the Journal of Motor Behavior. She is interested in attending the Summit because it is an opportunity to contribute to the concept of the movement system as a unifying theme in the physical therapy profession. The Summit will facilitate a cohesive understanding of the concept of the movement system, so that we can champion wider acknowledgement of movement as a physiologic system.
Paula Ludewig, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationPaula Ludewig is professor in the Programs in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Minnesota Medical School, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received her master’s degree in physical therapy and PhD in exercise science from the University of Iowa. Her initial physical therapy degree is from the College of St Scholastica. Her research and teaching interests are in the area of orthopedic biomechanics, with particular interest in motion-related mechanisms of injury and rehabilitation approaches for the shoulder.
Barbara J. Norton, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationBarbara Norton is professor and associate director for Education Technology, Diagnosis/Evidence-Based Practice/Measurement, Program in Physical Therapy, at Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri. After hearing Helen Hislop’s 1975 Mary McMillan Lecture, she began to appreciate the importance of our profession being science-based and focusing on the study of movement. Since then, she not only has participated in research related to movement, but also has worked with many colleagues at her institution and across the country to place an emphasis on diagnosis of movement-related conditions in clinical practice and in physical therapy curricula. For the past 10 years, she has led meetings of the Diagnosis Dialog group, and participated in many educational sessions at CSM with other members of the group.
Christopher M. Powers, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationFellow of the American College of Sports MedicineChristopher Powers is codirector of the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Laboratory and director of the Program in Biokinesiology at the University of Southern California. His research and teaching interests relate to the biomechanical aspects of human movement. More specifically, his research focuses on how altered kinematics, kinetics, and muscular actions contribute to lower extremity injury. He is particularly interested in the pathomechanics underlying knee and patellofemoral joint dysfunction.
Lisa K. Saladin, PT, PhDVice President, American Physical Therapy Board of DirectorsCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationLisa Saladin is interim provost at Medical University of South Carolina. She earned a bachelor’s degree in medical rehabilitation (physical therapy) and a master’s degree in anatomy from the University of Manitoba in Canada, and a doctoral degree in physical therapy from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. Her clinical expertise is in the area of physical therapy for individuals with neurological disorders, and her research interests have been focused on the areas of racial and gender disparities in access to care, community-based service learning, and motor control and treatment outcomes for individuals with neurological disorders. She has been an active participant in the American Physical Therapy Association, serving the association at the state and national level on numerous committees and task forces, including APTA’s Vision Task Force and Movement Systems Board workgroup. Subsequent to serving on APTA’s Board of Directors for 4.5 years, she was elected vice president of APTA in June 2015. She chairs APTA’s Movement System Task Force and APTA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Committee.
Patty Scheets, PT, DPT, MHSBoard-Certified Neurologic Clinical SpecialistPatty Scheets is employed at Infinity Rehab, a contract therapy company focused on care of older adults based in Portland, Oregon. Her primary role as director of quality and clinical outcomes focuses on studying clinical outcomes and the implementation of clinical best practices. She is interested in attending the Summit because she has had a long-standing interest in diagnosis of movement system conditions, which will direct physical therapy interventions. She is interested in systematic movement system examination and movement analysis as central to making a diagnosis, and seeks to employ clinical support tools to make these elements of the clinical process “doable” in the clinical setting.
Michael Voight, PT, ATC, DHScBoard-Certified Sports and Orthopedic Clinical SpecialistCertified Strength and Conditioning SpecialistCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationMichael Voight holds the position of full-time tenured professor in the School of Physical Therapy, Belmont University, in Nashville, Tennessee. He also holds a position of adjunct associate professor in the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics. He is principle reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine, and is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. Throughout his career, he has been very active in developing clinical functional movement assessments for both prevention of injury and evaluation of injury. These clinical systems are recognized internationally as 1 standard for evaluating movement. He has lectured extensively at various conferences, symposiums, and congresses, both nationally and internationally, on a variety of orthopedic and sports medicine topics, as they relate to the movement system.
Cynthia Coffin Zadai, PT, DPT, MSCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationCynthia Zadai is professor emeritus of cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy education, MGH Institute of Health Professions, in Boston, Massachusetts. She served on the original Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialty Council, and subsequently, the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties during development of physical therapist specialization. Working with the Project Advisory Group and Board workgroup, she participated in the development and subsequent revisions of 3 editions of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, serving as project editor for the second edition. She also participated in the planning, development, and ongoing work of the Diagnosis Dialog. She has served on the Board workgroup for the Movement System and the Movement System Task Force.
ParticipantsSteven B. Ambler, PT, DPT, MPHBoard-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistCertified in Public HealthSteven Ambler is employed at the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida. His primary role as associate professor and coordinator of the University of South Florida-University of West Florida DPT Partnership focuses on instruction of the movement and musculoskeletal systems, and the coordination of a synchronous distance education program. He is interested in attending the Summit because he has a passion for teaching and studying the movement system, as it relates to curriculum design and diagnosis.
Kathleen O’Dwyer Arney, PT, MAKathleen O’Dwyer Arney is employed at the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, an occupational licensing board in Durham, North Carolina. Her primary role as executive director of this state agency focuses on establishing and maintaining minimum standards for the practice of physical therapy to protect the safety and welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. She also serves as the Federation State Board of Physical Therapy Continuing Competence Committee chair. She is interested in attending the Summit because of the intersection of physical therapist practice and its regulation. As practice evolves, regulation should be evaluated in context of that evolution. Regulation may require establishing new standards of practice or recognizing changes to the scope of practice for entry into licensure, and which current licensees maintain competence in practice.
Janet R. Bezner, PT, DPT, PhDJanet Bezner is employed at Texas State University, Department of Physical Therapy, in San Marcos, Texas. Her primary role as faculty focuses on teaching and conducting research on the impact of physical activity on overall well-being and cognitive variables. She is interested in attending the Summit because of the importance of clearly defining the definition of the movement system, how to integrate this identity into the daily work of physical therapists in all settings, how to best educate students regarding the concept, and how to conduct research about the term and its application. She also is interested in helping to identify and prioritize the association’s role in perpetuating the work from the Summit.
Richard W. Bohannon, PT, DPT, EdDBoard-Certified Neurologic Clinical SpecialistCertified Exercise Expert for Aging AdultsCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association Fellow of the American Heart AssociationFellow of the American Society of NeurorehabilitationRichard Bohannon is employed at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. His primary role as academician focuses on the neurological system. He is interested in attending the Summit because of the crucial contribution that movement plays in health, and movement’s centrality to the practice of physical therapy.
Tamara L. Burlis, PT, DPT Board-Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical SpecialistTamara Burlis is employed at Washington University School of Medicine, Program in Physical Therapy, in St Louis, Missouri. Patient care focusing on the cardiovascular and pulmonary system occurs at Barnes Jewish Hospital. Her primary role as academician focuses on all systems seen in the acute care environment. She is attending the Summit as a representative of ABPTRFE, and is interested in working with the association to integrate the concepts of the movement system into education, practice, and research.
Lisa A. Cabral, PT, DPT Certified Lymphedema TherapistCertified Wound SpecialistLisa Cabral is employed at Edward Hines Jr Veterans Administration Medical Center, a hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Her primary role as clinician focuses on the musculoskeletal, lymphatic, and integumentary systems. She is interested in attending the Summit because she supports the idea of human movement as a whole versus breaking the body up into systems or areas. As wound care professionals say: “Treat the whole person and not just the hole in the person.” She strives to work with other physical therapy professionals to continue moving the physical therapy profession forward. She is eager to incorporate her experience working throughout various settings and body systems to the overall goal of the Summit.
Cheryl Ann Caldwell, PT, DPT Certified Hand TherapistCheryl Caldwell is employed at Washington University, Program in Physical Therapy, in St Louis, Missouri. Her primary role as faculty focuses on the musculoskeletal system, especially the upper quarter, with an emphasis on diagnosing and examining movement precisely and systematically. She is interested in attending the Summit because she believes that physical therapists should be experts in examining, diagnosing, and treating movement system impairments, and should be recognized as such. She also believes she will learn and grow professionally by interacting with others attending the Summit. She wants to contribute in designing a framework that the profession can build upon in moving forward toward achieving APTA’s vision established in 2013.
Ashley Campbell, PT, DPT Board-Certified Sports Clinical SpecialistCertified Strength and Conditioning SpecialistAshley Campbell is employed at Performance One, a private outpatient practice in Nashville, Tennessee. Her primary role as clinician focuses on the musculoskeletal system and human performance. She also teaches at Belmont University, School of Physical Therapy, as well as continuing education courses focused in assessing human movement. She is interested in attending the Summit because she sees a dire need for unity within the profession, in order to spread the word as to the true role of a physical therapist. She believes physical therapists should be the first line of defense for musculoskeletal wellness, and a movement-based approach allows the consumer and the entire medical community to have a better understanding of the identity of physical therapy.
Maryclaire S. Capetta, PT, DPT Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistFellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical TherapistsMaryclaire Capetta is employed at the University of Connecticut, in Storrs, Connecticut. Her primary roles as academician and clinician focus on the musculoskeletal system. She is interested in attending the Summit because she believes that defining and promoting the movement system will help formulate a cohesive identity for the physical therapy profession. She believes that promoting this cohesive identity will help physical therapists better demonstrate our value to society.
Susan Coel Clinton, PT, DScPT Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistBoard-Certified Women’s Health Clinical SpecialistFellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical TherapistsSusan Clinton is co-owner of Embody Physiotherapy & Wellness, LLC, an independent private practice business in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Her primary role as clinician and educator focuses on the orthopedic and pelvic health system. She is interested in attending the Summit because she believes that a physical therapist is uniquely qualified to be the primary care specialist for movement dysfunction and wellness across the life span. This includes the ability of the individual to remain strong and continent, have pain-free sexual relations without judgement or isolation, and have choices in antepartum and postpartum experiences for delivery and recovery.
Holly Clynch, PT, DPT, MA Board-Certified Geriatric Clinical SpecialistHolly Clynch is employed at St Catherine University, Physical Therapist Assistant Program, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her primary roles as program director and educator in geriatrics focus on the neurological and cardiopulmonary systems. She is interested in attending the Summit because she believes that clarifying our identity as movement experts will enhance the public’s understanding of physical therapy, and will ultimately result in better utilization of physical therapist services.
Carmen Cooper-Oguz, PT, DPT, MBA Certified Wound SpecialistWound Care CertifiedCarmen Cooper-Oguz is employed at North Sunflower Medical Center, a critical access hospital, postacute provider of acute care, subacute care, geriatric/psychiatric care, outpatient care, and nursing home care in Ruleville, Mississippi. Her primary roles as clinician, consultant, director of rehabilitation, and vice president of service line development focus on the financial and comprehensive clinical management of care pertaining to the movement system. She is interested in attending the Summit because she understands the importance of access to quality health care service, as she has lived and worked in a health care provider shortage area all her life. The notion that access to rural health care may be reduced is unsettling, and she feels that every person should have access to physical therapy professionals, who can help individuals move skillfully and efficiently to maintain quality of life.
Daniel Dale, PT, DPTDaniel Dale is employed at The Shepherd Center, a spinal cord injury and brain injury hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. His primary role as clinician focuses on the neurological system. He is interested in attending the Summit because he served as a delegate for the state of Georgia during the House of Delegates, in which the new Vision statement was developed. His ongoing passion of engaging students and new professionals in physical therapy currently revolves around the idea of the movement system being our identity moving forward.
Josh D’Angelo, PT, DPTJosh D’Angelo is cofounder of Move Together, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to improving access to quality rehabilitation medicine around the corner and around the world. He serves as vice president and chief operating officer of Move Together, and is also cofounder of PT Day of Service. He is employed at Inova Physical Therapy Center, an outpatient clinic in Fairfax, Virginia, where his primary role is clinician with a focus on the musculoskeletal system. He is interested in attending the Summit because he is passionate about better defining the profession to improve consumer awareness of physical therapy, promote the intelligent utilization of our knowledge and skills, and to maximize the profession’s impact on public health.
Chelseana Davis, PT, DPT Board-Certified Sports Clinical SpecialistChelseana Davis is employed at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Sports Medicine, an outpatient facility in Lewis Center, Ohio. Her primary role as clinician focuses on the musculoskeletal system in sports medicine. She is interested in attending the Summit because she is passionate about defining the role of physical therapists as movement scientists, whose expertise is the movement system. She understands the need for the medical community as a whole to recognize physical therapists in order to achieve APTA’s vision, and to integrate this vision into everyday practice. By attending the Summit, she can provide a unique perspective for the group as a young professional in the field of sports medicine, who has a solid foundation of education and experience with defining her role as a movement system expert in order to enhance patient outcomes.
Anthony DiFilippo, PT, DPT, MEd Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistCertified Strength and Conditioning SpecialistAnthony DiFilippo is employed at Rehab Professionals of Cleveland, Inc, a multisite private practice in Cleveland, Ohio. His primary roles as director and clinician focus on the musculoskeletal system. He is interested in attending the Summit because he believes in the need to develop an identifiable brand describing what physical therapists do, and to easily convey this to the public and other health care professionals.
Edward A. Dobrzykowski, PT, DPT, ATC, MHSEdward Dobrzykowski is employed at St Elizabeth Healthcare, an integrated health care system located in Edgewood, Kentucky. He is director of rehabilitation services in an administrative role responsible for physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, audiology, electromyography, and sports medicine in acute, skilled, and outpatient services. He presents nationally as an independent contractor on topics pertaining to leadership, management, productivity, health care reform, and transition to value-based payment. He is interested in attending the Summit to provide his perspective from an administrative role, and to represent his team who provide care for patients with musculoskeletal, neurological, and cardiopulmonary impairments. He is a member of APTA, Kentucky Physical Therapy Association (vice president), HPA the Catalyst (publications chair), and Academy of Acute Care (value task force), which provides for the opportunity to communicate and explain APTA’s vision and accomplishments to members, employees, and students.
Karen Donahue, PT, DPTKaren Donahue is employed at OrthoSports Physical Therapy and The Arizona Board of Physical Therapy in Phoenix, Arizona. Her primary role as clinician focuses on individuals in an outpatient setting with musculoskeletal movement system impairments. She also is an investigator for the Arizona Board of Physical Therapy. She is interested in attending the Summit because she was actively involved in the development of APTA’s Vision, as well as her engagement in clinical practice for evaluation and diagnosis of the movement system for more than 25 years.
Sharon L. Dunn, PT, PhDPresident, American Physical Therapy Board of DirectorsBoard-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistSharon L. Dunn was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, and graduated from LSUHSC in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy. She completed a master’s degree in 1996, and earned a PhD in cellular biology and anatomy in 2006. She obtained ABPTS certification in orthopaedic physical therapy in 1996, was recertified in 2006, and she uses this content expertise in her teaching, research, and clinical practice. She has been on faculty at LSUHSC since 1990, currently serving as associate professor and director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and chair of the Rehabilitation Sciences Department. In addition, in 2008 she developed a postprofessional residency program for orthopaedic physical therapy at LSUHSC, which has since produced 19 graduates. Dunn’s service to her professional organization began when she was a student and has continued to evolve throughout her career. She has served as State Government Affairs chair, Louisiana Chapter president and vice president, and chapter delegate. She most recently was elected as president of APTA, after having served as vice president on the Board of Directors. Her passions are advocacy, member engagement, and her profession’s potential to add great value to a disrupted health delivery system. In her spare time she enjoys a good debate, playing Canasta, boating, college football, and anything outdoors.
Jamie Dyson, PT, DPTKaren Dyson Jamie is employed at Orlando Regional Medical Center, a Level 1 trauma center and teaching hospital, in Orlando, Florida. His primary roles as educator and clinician focus on the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, and cardiovascular systems. He is interested in attending the Summit because he wants to help develop a clear definition of what the movement system is, allowing consumers to better understand exactly what physical therapists do. Integrating the multiple systems life span and the continuum of care will be challenging, but is an important component of the work.
Gammon M. Earhart, PT, PhDGammon Earhart is employed at Washington University in St Louis, an academic medical center in St Louis, Missouri. Her primary role as director of the program in physical therapy is to oversee the education, practice, and research missions of the program. Her primary role as professor of physical therapy, neuroscience, and neurology focuses on the neurological system. She is interested in attending the Summit because she thinks that movement is the foundation of physical therapy. She hopes to facilitate acceptance and integration of movement across the profession to inform education, research, and practice endeavors.
Michael Eisenhart, PTMichael Eisenhart is managing partner at Pro-Activity Associates, LLC, an interdisciplinary prevention and performance provider in Lebanon, New Jersey. His primary role as managing partner focuses on building systems and directing a team that collectively keep clients healthy and out of the health care system, so they can leverage health assets and ultimately achieve. He is interested in attending the Summit because he believes physical therapists can lead the American population back to health, but who are not yet equipped to do so. He is hopeful that the movement system efforts underway will act to drive a much needed evolution toward prevention and pop-health in the physical therapy profession. Join the conversation with him on Twitter @MikeEisenhart or using hashtags #LifestylePT or #FreeTheYoke.
James Kwokon Eng, PT, DPT, MS Board-Certified Geriatric Clinical SpecialistJames Kwokon Eng is employed in the Graduate School of Physical Therapy at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. His primary role as associate professor focuses on clinical areas of entry-level assessment and intervention procedures, health care systems components, neuromuscular clinical procedures, and pediatrics. He is also a part-time home care therapist for several agencies and works with older individuals, as well as children. He is interested in attending the Summit because he believes that human movement is a critical, yet an underrecognized component of every individual’s health throughout the life span. He believes that physical therapists are the experts in the multiple elements of the movement system. He is excited about the Summit because it is a necessary venue to formalize the profession’s expertise in the movement system.
Keelan R. Enseki, PT, MPT, ATC, MS Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistBoard-Certified Sports Clinical SpecialistCertified Strength and Conditioning SpecialistKeelan Enseki is employed at the University of Pittsburgh Sports Medicine Center, Centers for Rehab Services, a university health care system, outpatient sports, and orthopaedic setting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His primary role as clinician focuses on the musculoskeletal system. He is interested in attending the Summit because he sees the importance of integrating the study of all facets responsible for human movement, as well as promoting common terminology between clinicians.
Reuben Escorpizo, PT, DPT, MScReuben Escorpizo is employed at the University of Vermont, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, in Burlington, Vermont. His primary roles as academician and researcher focus on the ICF, evidence-based practice, outcomes, and employment research in multiple body systems. He is interested in attending the Summit to help shape the future direction of the physical therapy profession as movement specialists; specifically, helping to create a community that is vested in implementing and evaluating the ICF in clinical practice and research.
Helene M. Fearon, PTCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationHelene Fearon is self-employed in Phoenix, Arizona, as both an owner of a private practice and a consultant specializing in the area of third-party compliance, documentation, coding, and billing of outpatient rehabilitation services. Her primary role is consultant to therapists, practice/facility administrators, and third-party payers and regulators. She also is involved in clinical practice, providing work-injury management and prevention, primarily relating to the musculoskeletal system. She is interested in attending the Summit due to her involvement as a Board of Trustee for the Foundation for Physical Therapy, as well as her policy work in the area of payment for physical therapy services in what is an unprecedented time of change and innovation and, therefore, opportunity!
Edelle (Edee) Field-Fote, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationEdee Field-Fote is employed at Crawford Research Institute of the Shepherd Center, a long-term care hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, where she serves as director of spinal cord injury research, and is professor of Applied Physiology at Georgia Institute of Technology. She has more than 20 years of experience focusing on the development of interventions promoting neuroplasticity and the use of adjuvant strategies to maximize the benefits of rehabilitation for improved function in persons with spinal cord injury. She is editor of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, and has published articles in an array of peer-reviewed journals. She is a Trustee of the Foundation for Physical Therapy, and is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy and executive editor of the Journal of Motor Behavior. She is interested in attending the Summit because it is an opportunity to contribute to the concept of the movement system as a unifying theme in the physical therapy profession. The Summit will facilitate a cohesive understanding of the concept of the movement system, so that we can champion wider acknowledgement of movement as a physiologic system.
Beth E. Fisher, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association Beth Fisher is employed in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. She has primary roles as both academician and researcher. Her current area of research is skill-acquisition-induced neuroplasticity in healthy individuals and in individuals with neuropathology, but her major clinical focus has always been treatment of individuals with neuropathology. She is interested in attending the Summit because she believes that movement analysis is the unique domain of the physical therapist. She has spent her career attempting to teach best approaches to clinical decision-making based on movement analysis.
Paula Richley Geigle, PT, PhD, MSPaula Geigle is employed at the University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics Institute, a rehabilitation hospital within the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore, Maryland. Her primary role as clinician researcher focuses on preventing and mediating chronic conditions of the neurological system via movement and other lifestyle factors, such as diet. She is interested in attending the Summit because of her 35 years in physical therapist practice experience in various arenas, including facility-based clinical, teaching, leadership at the section/academy level, research, and private practice clinical. She wants to include her knowledge from these experiences to assist in defining a clear, progressive path forward for the profession, with a specific focus on physical therapists’ unique skill sets rather than paralleling other health practitioner models.
Steven George, PT, PhDSteven George is employed at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. His primary role as clinical researcher focuses on the prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal pain conditions. He is interested in attending the Summit because of his interest in integrating the study of pain and movement, with an overall goal of providing better treatment outcomes for those who have acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions.
Laura Gilchrist, PT, PhDLaura Gilchrist is employed at St Catherine University, as professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She also is clinical research scientist at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics in the Oncology Program, where she researches the impact of cancer and its treatment on physical function. She teaches the neurologic and cardiopulmonary systems courses at St Catherine University. She is interested in attending the Summit because she is intrigued with redefining the core construct upon which we build our practice. Having taught across multiple systems in neurologic and cardiopulmonary areas in her curricular structure, she would like to further the discussion on the interrelations of these systems in human movement.
Kathleen Gill-Body, PT, DPTBoard-Certified Neurologic Clinical SpecialistCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationKathleen Gill-Body is employed at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, an outpatient facility in Newton, Massachusetts, and at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, an academic program in Boston, Massachusetts. Her primary role as clinician focuses on the neurologic system. She is interested in attending the Summit because she has keen interests in both movement analysis and clinical decision making, having practiced and taught in these areas throughout her career. She is excited for the opportunity to work across specialty areas of practice to determine methods to solidify how to further integrate the role of the movement system into physical therapy.
Joe Godges, PT, DPT, MA Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistJoe Godges is employed at Clinical Residency and Fellowship Programs, Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, California; Baltimore, Maryland; and Beijing, China. His primary role as clinical faculty focuses on the musculoskeletal system. He is interested in attending the Summit to assist with facilitating the continued movement of positively impacting and transforming society worldwide, by establishing and progressing the development of standards in clinical practice and clinical education of practitioners, who improve the way humans move.
Andrew A. Guccione, PT, DPT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationAndrew Guccione is professor and founding chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Science at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. His primary roles as academician and current research as a clinical scientist focus on the changes in metabolic demand and mechanical efficiency, following overground locomotor training for individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury. He is interested in attending the Summit because he has been part of the vanguard promoting diagnostic classification in physical therapist practice for the past 30 years. He also brings an appreciation of functional recovery and adaptation that is deeply influenced by performance-based approaches to intervention that are based on understanding movement from the perspective of dynamical systems of motor control and motor learning emphasis. He was a member of the first Board work group that attempted to define human movement as a system.
Jeanine Gunn, PT, DPTDirector, American Physical Therapy Board of DirectorsJeanine Gunn is director of CareConnections. Prior to working with TAI/CC she owned a consulting company, Jeanine Gunn Rehab Consultants. She has worked in outpatient orthopedic practices, focused on practice management and compliance issues. Her clinical expertise focused on orthopedic conditions, where she oversaw and coordinated specialty programs for many companies. She received her master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1993 and her doctor of physical therapy degree in 1999. Gunn has spent much of her career working in private orthopedic practices and also has administrative hospital experience. As executive director of Clinical Operations at Casa Colina Rehabilitation Hospital in Pomona, California, she was responsible for oversight of numerous programs, including all rehabilitation and specialty clinic budgets on the campus, proforma development for new programs and clinics, and supervision of staff and aides. Previously, she was director of operations for OptimisPT. She has been an active member of APTA since 1991, where she has served at both the state and national levels. She is director on APTA’s Board of Directors. She is immediate past president of the Ohio Physical Therapy Association, and prior to that treasurer, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the California Chapter. Nationally, she has served APTA as trustee on the Political Action Committee, a member of the Annual Conference Planning Committee, and she currently serves on the Finance and Audit Committee.
Laurita Hack, PT, DPT, PhD, MBACatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationLaurie Hack is professor emeritus at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her primary role related to the Summit is coeditor of the Journal of Physical Therapy Education. She is interested in attending the Summit because of her long-standing belief that movement and the movement system are the foundations of physical therapy, and that they represent what is the unique worldview of physical therapists. The educational enterprise needs to more deeply and successfully reflect this.
David Harris, PTA, MBA Certified Ergonomics Assessment SpecialistCertified Integrated Manual TherapyCertified Lymphedema TherapistDavid Harris is employed at Benchmark Rehab Partners, an outpatient private practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His primary role as regional director focuses on the daily operations of 24 clinics in 3 states. He is interested in attending the Summit because of his interest in being a part of the change that is taking place in the health care profession. Physical therapists have the ability to challenge and change the future of health care, which is vital to our continued growth as a profession within the medical profession. His involvement with clinics in several states will allow him to offer multiple perspectives from private practice settings facing similar challenges.
Julie Hershberg, PT, DPT Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical SpecialistJulie Hershberg is clinic owner of Re+active Physical Therapy & Wellness, an outpatient private practice, and adjunct instructor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. Her primary roles as clinic owner, clinician, and educator focus on the neurologic system. She is interested in attending the Summit because of the collaboration with experts across the specialties of physical therapy to help better define the art and science of movement for our profession and the public. She is excited about the opportunity to learn, contribute, and share a unifying message to her colleagues, patients, and students.
Marjorie Johnson Hilliard, PT, EdD, MS Marjorie Hilliard is employed at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Her primary roles as administrator (associate chair of professional education, Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences) and academician focus on the neurological system. She is interested in attending the Summit because of her commitment to fostering the professional development of the next generation of physical therapists and faculty members. She is eager to share her experience of utilizing a motor control framework developed by faculty at Northwestern to provide a clinical decision-making model for linking movement science with clinical practice. She is excited to implement the action plan developed at the Summit into programming at the New Faculty Development Workshop she leads for APTA’s Section of Education.
Chris Hoekstra, PT, DPT Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistFellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical TherapistsChris Hoekstra is employed at Therapeutic Associates, an outpatient physical therapy company in Sherwood, Oregon. His primary roles as administrator and researcher focus on the musculoskeletal system. He is interested in attending the Summit because he sees tremendous opportunity for physical therapists to refine our position as the experts in movement dysfunction, if we can develop a cohesive vision. He is eager to collaborate with experts from across the various physical therapist specialties to refine our focus and our message as a profession.
Barbara Hoogenboom, PT, ATC, EdDBoard-Certified Sports Clinical SpecialistBarbara Hoogenboom is employed at Grand Valley State University and Advent Rehabilitation, an outpatient private physical therapy practice, both in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her primary role as academician focuses on the musculoskeletal system. She is interested in attending the Summit because she teaches therapeutic exercise using a movement-based functional paradigm, and she performs research related to human movement in a biomechanics laboratory. Additionally, she serves as senior associate editor for The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, and wishes to ensure that publications in the journal are consistent with the changes in focus related to human movement.
Stephen Hunter, PT, DPT Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistStephen Hunter is employed at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah, managing 11 outpatient orthopedic clinics and treating patients 2 days a week. He also is co-investigator in the current TARGET (PCORI) low back study. He is interested in attending the Summit because of his interest in standardizing language and treatment processes to reduce variation and improve care.
Matthew Hyland, PT, PhD, MPADirector, American Physical Therapy Board of DirectorsMatthew Hyland is a physical therapist with more than 23 years of experience as a clinician, private practice owner, educator, and advocate. He began his clinical career at White Plains Hospital, a community-based acute care hospital in White Plains, New York, where he had exposure to a wide spectrum of patients. With a vision of providing high-quality health care with a personal touch, he founded Rye Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in 1995, an independent outpatient physical therapy practice, along with his partner Frank Finuoli. In this role, he also learned first-hand the intricacies of running a private practice in today’s ever evolving and complex health care delivery marketplace. He is committed to educating the next generation of physical therapists and is adjunct faculty at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry. He also is adjunct professor and lecturer at Nazareth College, Stonybrook University, New York Medical College, Touro College, and Ithaca College, speaking frequently on topics ranging from health care administration and management to current issues in health care, ethics, and orthopedics. Hyland’s own research on teaching methodologies and clinical taping techniques for individuals suffering from plantar faciitis were presented at APTA’s Combined Sections Meeting, and published in peer-reviewed physical therapy and educational journals, including JOSPT. He is the immediate past president of the New York Physical Therapy Association, and received the New York Physical Therapy Association’s Outstanding Large Chapter Award in 2012 and 2013. He was elected to APTA’s Board of Directors in 2013, where he is serving in his first term. He received a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Ithaca College. He also earned a master’s degree in public administration from Pace University, and earned a PhD in health sciences, with a concentration in leadership, from Seton Hall University.
Abigail Rae Inman, PT, DPTAbigail Inman is employed at Aurora Healthcare, an outpatient setting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her primary role as physical therapist focuses on pelvic and women’s health. She is interested in attending the Summit because as a new graduate and physical therapist, she is dedicated to helping the profession move forward, making physical therapists the movement system experts. Specializing in women’s and pelvic health gives her a unique perspective, which will help us grasp all facets of the movement system, as it applies to all patient populations that can be helped by physical therapists.
Glenn Irion, PT, PhD Certified Wound SpecialistGlenn Irion is employed at Emory & Henry College, an academic program in Marion, Virginia. His primary role as educator focuses on the integumentary and cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. He is interested in attending the Summit because of his interest in promoting the role of movement in the health of skin. Most of the common wounds seen by physical therapists are related to absent or abnormal movement patterns. The physical therapy profession needs to improve its stature as a health care provider of choice in the prevention and treatment of integumentary disorders related to movement, and promote our expertise in movement as a reason for being a provider of choice.
Sonya Lee Irons, PT, DPT Board-Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical SpecialistSonya Irons is employed at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her primary role as clinician researcher focuses on the cardiopulmonary system. She is interested in attending the Summit to participate in discussion that will help identify and, hopefully, unify the profession. She was nominated by the Education Section to participate, and she feels excited to be part of the dialogue surrounding how we evaluate the whole patient, not just one part or one system.
R. Dustin Jones, PT, DPT, CSCS, RKCR. Dustin Jones is a Home Health Physical Therapist working to keep people resilient and independent at home. With a background in sports and orthopedics he has journeyed a rather winding and unexpected path to becoming a health professional working primarily with seniors. He also hosts the Senior Rehab Podcast that seeks to progress care for older adults.
Kayla Keckeisen, SPT Kayla Keckeisen is a third-year doctor of physical therapy student at Rockhurst University, in Kansas City, Missouri. She is interested in attending the Summit because we are expert clinicians in the movement system, and it is time to demonstrate our abilities through improved communication, documentation, and billing practices. She is honored to join skilled clinicians with a variety of expertise to further define the movement system and shape the future identity in transforming society.
Colleen M. Kigin, PT, DPT, MPA, MSCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association Colleen Kigin is employed part-time as clinical professor at the University of Colorado, School of Medicine, and holds an adjunct associate professor position at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Her primary role is consultant to health care systems, physical therapy programs, and academic institutions, focusing on innovative research, practice, and collaboration. Her area of practice and research were focused on cardiopulmonary physical therapy, including the intensive care unit and rehabilitation. She is interested in attending the Summit due to her interest in describing the present and future practice of our profession, as evidenced through cochair responsibilities of the Physical Therapy and Society Summit (PASS), and service on APTA’s Vision task force. She has participated in ongoing discussions regarding the need to better define our unique contributions to care, our need to establish recognizable and defensible diagnoses, and to define the broad concept of the movement system.
Paula Ludewig, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationPaula Ludewig is professor in the Programs in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Minnesota Medical School, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received her master’s degree in physical therapy and PhD in exercise science from the University of Iowa. Her initial physical therapy degree is from the College of St Scholastica. Her research and teaching interests are in the area of orthopedic biomechanics, with particular interest in motion-related mechanisms of injury and rehabilitation approaches for the shoulder.
Daniel Malone, PT, PhD Board-Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical SpecialistDaniel Malone is employed at the University of Colorado, a university and hospital in Aurora, Colorado. His primary role as academician focuses on the cardiovascular and pulmonary system, and clinically he practices in the acute care and critical care settings. He is interested in attending the Summit because the movement system has been proposed as the foundation for optimizing movement to improve the health of society. The movement system is a conceptual framework, and the Summit will better define and ultimately lead to the integration of the movement system as a guiding framework within practice, education, and research. He hopes that his participation adds value to the profession, the association, stakeholders, and patients.
Kathleen Kline Mangione, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association Kathleen Mangione is employed at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Her primary roles as academician and researcher focus on the older adult and responses to exercise interventions. She is interested in attending the Summit because movement is the underpinning of all that we do as physical therapists. Thinking about movement across many systems is what physical therapists who practice with older adults do. Developing a framework for all physical therapists is very important for the profession, which hopefully can improve patient care.
Mary Massery, PT, DPT, DSc Mary Massery is employed at Massery Physical Therapy, a private practice community setting in Glenview, Illinois. Her primary role as pediatric clinician focuses on the management of long-term, complex pediatric medical conditions, as well as on the relationship between breathing and postural control and their effects on the maturing musculoskeletal and neuromotor systems. She is interested in attending the Summit because she firmly believes that a “movement systems” approach is founded on the concept that all movement is a motor expression of multibody system interactions. Her expertise in the connection between breathing mechanics and postural control in the management of trunk pressures and the influences in physiologic and physical responses, both acutely and long-term, will benefit the discussion.
Sarah Westcott McCoy, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationSarah McCoy is employed at the University of Washington, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, in Seattle, Washington. She works in multiple roles as a researcher, focusing on the neurological system, an administrator as the head of the Division of Physical Therapy, and an educator within the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. She is interested in attending the Summit, as a representative of the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy, to contribute in the development of a “road map” for incorporating the movement system into education, practice, and research, and to bring that information back to her community.
Stephen C.F. McDavitt, PT, DPT, MSCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical TherapistsStephen McDavitt is employed at Saco Bay PT, an outpatient facility in Scarborough, Maine. His primary roles as physical therapist and clinical outreach consultant focus on the musculoskeletal system. He is interested in attending the Summit because enhancing movement is the key element across the spectrum of physical therapist practice that adds quality outcomes to the lives we manage. We have a new vision that needs to be convincingly and uniformly delivered throughout society. He looks to the Summit to collaborate on the strategies of how we form the message to achieve its greatest impact, and how we then integrate, promote, and deliver it to achieve our identity by society, as the experts in movement that provide added value in the reduction of functional barriers to participation in life.
Cindy Miles, PT, PhD Board-Certified Pediatric Clinical SpecialistCindy Miles is employed at Cindy Miles & Associates, a pediatric private practice in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. Her primary roles as clinician and practice owner focus on the musculoskeletal system and infant development. She is interested in attending the Summit because as pediatric physical therapists, we have the opportunity to play a crucial role and influence the movement system from the beginning. Pediatric physical therapists should be “PCPs” of development and proponents of exercise and variable movement. This Summit has the potential to change practice, and she is honored to have been invited.
Chris Murphy, PT Chris Murphy is employed at Providence Health & Services, a health system in Portland, Oregon. His primary role as application analyst focuses on developing tools for use in the electronic health record system. He is interested in attending the Summit because he is eager to lend his expertise in health informatics, along with his background in payment policy, compliance, and orthopedics and sports physical therapy to provide a taxonomy for the services provided by physical therapists.
Sheila K. Nicholson, PT, DPT, JD, MBA, MADirector, American Physical Therapy Board of DirectorsSheila K. Nicholson is a partner at Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, PA, and practices in Tampa. The firm has more than 250 lawyers, is located throughout the United States, and is one of the nation’s premier defense firms. Her practice areas include general and premises liability, with specializations in medical malpractice, professional malpractice, health care compliance, and nursing home/assisted living defense. She is a 1984 graduate of Georgia State University, where she received a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, in physical therapy; a master’s degree, with honors, in health education from the University of Alabama in 1988; a juris doctor, cum laude, from Stetson University College of Law in 2002, and where she also received a master of business administration degree; and, she completed her transitional doctor of physical therapy degree in 2011. Prior to entering law, Nicholson spent 15 years as a physical therapist and director of health care rehabilitation. She continues to work with the physical therapy profession, and is a director on APTA’s Board of Directors, after serving the Florida Physical Therapy Association for 8 years, including as immediate past president.
Carol Oddo, PT, MSDirector, American Physical Therapy Board of DirectorsFellow of the American College of Health Care ExecutivesCarol Oddo received a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Texas Woman’s University in 1981. She received a master’s degree in health care administration from Texas Woman’s University in 1988. She is president and CEO of Vespari LLC, a health care consulting company that specializes in providing innovative solutions for new models of health care delivery for physical therapy practices and integrated hospital and health care systems. Before starting her own company, she served as vice president of operations support for the Harris Health System in Houston, Texas, one of the largest public health care systems in the country. During her tenure with Harris Health, she led the organization’s efforts to establish postprofessional residencies in orthopedics and neurology, and integrated physical therapists in the medical home model of care delivery. Carol is a board-certified health care executive and Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives. She was elected in June 2016 to serve a second term as director on APTA’s Board of Directors.
Lucinda (Cindy) Pfalzer, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association Fellow of the American College of Sports MedicineCindy Pfalzer is professor emerita at the University of Michigan-Flint in Flint, Michigan. Her primary role as researcher, and previously as an administrator/academician, focuses on oncology and the cardiopulmonary system. She is interested in attending the Summit because of the profession’s new Vision statement and having served as an HOD Michigan delegate when it was passed, as well as her professional roles as editor of Rehabilitation Oncology, a member of the Board of Directors-Oncology Section, and a member of the section’s Research Committee and Edge task force.
Kathleen Picard, PT Kathleen Picard is self-employed with Picard Consulting, LLC, in Lakeland, Minnesota, and is also employed by the University of Minnesota, Program in Physical Therapy, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her primary roles are consultant and academician, focusing on professional issues including ethics, compliance, and practice management. She is interested in attending the Summit because she believes that the practice of physical therapy is not defined by interventions; it is defined by a uniquely applied body of knowledge, poised to connect health and health care.
Christopher M. Powers, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationFellow of the American College of Sports MedicineChristopher Powers is codirector of the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Laboratory and director of the Program in Biokinesiology at the University of Southern California. His research and teaching interests relate to the biomechanical aspects of human movement. More specifically, his research focuses on how altered kinematics, kinetics, and muscular actions contribute to lower extremity injury. He is particularly interested in the pathomechanics underlying knee and patellofemoral joint dysfunction.
Myles Quiben, PT, DPT, PhD Board-Certified Geriatric Clinical SpecialistBoard-Certified Neurologic Clinical SpecialistMyles Quiben is employed at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Department of Physical Therapy, in Fort Worth, Texas. Her primary role as associate professor focuses on the cardiopulmonary and neurologic systems, including clinical medicine, geriatrics, and the use of simulation and interprofessional education. She is interested in attending the Summit because she believes it is timely to put the focus on movement as a physical therapist’s emphasis. Her teaching and clinical experiences have shaped her interest in movement long before the adaptation of the profession’s new vision, and she brings both the clinical and academic perspective to the movement system discussion. As she strives to pass the same passion for a holistic approach in determining the cause of system-based impairments that limit functional movement, she would like to learn and work with movement experts on how movement can be further woven into every aspect of physical therapy education and practice.
Jim Rivard, PT, DMT Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistFellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical TherapistsJim Rivard is co-owner of MTI Physical Therapy, a group of outpatient orthopedic clinics in Seattle, Washington. His primary role as clinician focuses on the musculoskeletal system. He is interested in attending the Summit due to his 25-year history of teaching manual therapy and exercise for The Ola Grimsby Institute. He earned a specialization in medical exercise therapy in Scandinavia, and teaches it in the United States as STEP. His experience also includes research and publishing 3 textbook series on exercise.
Patty Scheets, PT, DPT, MHSBoard-Certified Neurologic Clinical SpecialistPatty Scheets is employed at Infinity Rehab, a contract therapy company focused on care of older adults based in Portland, Oregon. Her primary role as director of quality and clinical outcomes focuses on studying clinical outcomes and the implementation of clinical best practices. She is interested in attending the Summit because she has had a long-standing interest in diagnosis of movement system conditions, which will direct physical therapy interventions. She is interested in systematic movement system examination and movement analysis as central to making a diagnosis, and seeks to employ clinical support tools to make these elements of the clinical process “doable” in the clinical setting.
Eric Schoenberg, PT, MSPT Certified Strength and Conditioning SpecialistEric Schoenberg is co-owner of Momentum Physical Therapy and Performance Training, an outpatient orthopedic private practice located in Milford, Massachusetts, where the movement system is the foundation of all evaluation, treatment, and programming. His primary role as clinician focuses on orthopedic and sports medicine. He specializes in applying the movement system to his niche of management and prevention of elbow and shoulder injury in baseball players. He is honored to be attending the Summit to give his perspective, as clinician and private practice owner, on the important responsibility of helping the physical therapy profession position itself as experts in the movement system. Approaching this task from all angles (academia, research, policy, clinical, and entrepreneur/practice owner) is critical in helping to create a universally accepted movement-system-centered vision for physical therapy.
Natalie J. Sebba, PT, DPT Board-Certified Women’s Health Clinical SpecialistCertified Lymphedema TherapistNatalie Sebba is employed with Duke Health, an outpatient clinic in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her primary role as senior physical therapist focuses on women’s and men’s health and female oncology rehabilitation. She is interested in attending the Summit because she is dedicated to the advancement of the profession of physical therapy. She feels that establishing physical therapists as movement specialists throughout all phases of life is essential to the development of our profession. She is honored to participate in the Summit as a clinician representative in women’s health in physical therapy.
Beth A. Smith, PT, DPT, PhD Beth Smith is employed at the University of Southern California, a research university in Los Angeles, California. Her primary role as researcher focuses on the interaction of the developing neurological and musculoskeletal systems. She is interested in attending the Summit because she appreciates the adoption of the movement system as a unifying theme in physical therapy. She has considerable research experience in both neuromotor control of movement and acute care physical therapy, and sees the movement system as distinguishing physical therapy in both areas.
Shawne E Soper, PT, DPT, MBA Shawne Soper is employed at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Her primary role as academician focuses on the professional development of students of physical therapy. She is interested in attending the Summit because of her responsibilities in teaching students about the profession, their role in advocacy, and the importance of promoting our professional identity. She has long been engaged in the development of positions and documents supporting our professional identity, and wants to continue to contribute in this effort.
Theresa (Tracy) Spitznagle, PT, DPT Board-Certified Women’s Health Clinical SpecialistTracy Spitznagle is employed at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. Her primary role as coordinator of the Women’s Health Residency focuses on the entire movement system, as it relates to the sex of the patient. She is interested in attending the Summit because she believes that the movement system is the defining system for our profession, and movement examination, diagnosis, and treatments are utilized across all physical therapy specialties.
LCDR Steven Spoonemore Jr, PT, DPT Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical SpecialistSteven Spoonemore is an officer in the US Public Health Service, stationed in San Carlos Apache Healthcare Center, a hospital-based facility on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona. His primary role as clinician focuses on the neuromusculoskeletal system. He is interested in attending the Summit because developing a collaborative unified message as a profession to define our role in the current health care system is desperately needed. We need a clear identity of who we are and what roles we play in maximizing the potential of all Americans.
Anne Swisher, PT, PhDBoard-Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical SpecialistCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association Anne Swisher is employed at West Virginia University, a physical therapist educational program in Morgantown, West Virginia. Her primary role as educator/scholar focuses on the cardiovascular/pulmonary and metabolic systems, relating physical activity to health. She is interested in attending the Summit because she wishes to help influence, and be influenced by, the concept of a movement system and how that integrates into educational, scholarship, and clinical facets of the profession. She also is eager to see if a unique description can be determined that allows recognition of physical therapy’s perspective within an interprofessional environment, without duplication of other disciplines’ identities.
Laura Lee (Dolly) Swisher, PT, PhD, MDivCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association Fellow of the National Academies of PracticeDolly Swisher is employed at the University of South Florida, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, an academic setting in Tampa, Florida. Her primary role as academician focuses on ethics and professionalism in physical therapy. She is interested in attending the Summit because of the social, cultural, professional, ethical, and educational implications of conceptualizing the movement system. Human movement has meaning within specific personal, social, organizational, and political contexts. Her goal in attending the Summit is to explore the diverse contexts that frame our understanding of the movement system.
Tim Tyler, PT, ATC, MSTim Tyler is employed at PRO Sports PT, NISMAT @ Lenox Hill Hospital, and Scarsdale High School, in the tristate area of New York. His primary role as clinician focuses on the whole patient, and not a single system. He is interested in attending the Summit because he wants to provide a real-life prospective from a clinician who treats patients all day, every day, in different types of settings.
Ann F. Van Sant, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationAnn Van Sant is emeritus professor, Temple University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her primary role as faculty member was focused on the neurologic system of children. She is interested in attending the Summit because she has been involved with the Diagnosis Dialog group since its inception, and as editor-in-chief of Pediatric Physical Therapy, authored several editorials promoting the concept of movement system diagnoses. In July 2016, she presented a plenary paper on movement system diagnosis at the IV Step Conference, sponsored by the Academies of Neurology and Pediatrics, at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Anita Van Wingerden, PT, DPT Anita Wingerden is employed at Rutgers University, School of Health Professions, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, in Newark, New Jersey. Her primary role as academician focuses on pathology, kinesiology, aquatics, and evidenced-based practice. She is interested in attending the Summit because she is committed to improving the public’s perception of physical therapy, promoting the integral role of physical therapists across the life span, and assisting in refining the branding process of the physical therapy profession.
Kelli Walsingham, PTA, MS, BSSFM Corrective Exercise SpecialistKelli Walsingham is employed at Gulf Coast State College, a community college in Panama City, Florida. Her primary role as assistant coordinator for the PTA program focuses on the skeletal, cardiopulmonary, and neurological systems. She is interested in attending the Summit because the future of physical therapy needs to ensure all stakeholders understand the importance and the role of physical therapy in health care. The Summit will allow professionals to map the future of physical therapy in health care delivery.
R. Scott Ward, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association Scott Ward is employed at the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, Utah. His primary role as academician focuses on the integumentary system. He is interested in attending the Summit because, as a representative from the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy, he is interested in the application of content and questions about movement and movement science in a comprehensive sense into the academic enterprise of education and research. Any major initiative, like the one associated with this Summit, has ramifications on all aspects of the profession, including the educational preparation of new physical therapists at universities engaged in this work. Participating in the Summit will provide an opportunity to better understand the forces driving this initiative and future implications of the work related to the project.
Jessica Wierdak, PT, DPTJessica Wierdak is employed at the University of Chicago Medical Center, a hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Her primary role as inpatient therapist focuses on all patient populations at an acute care level. She is interested in attending the Summit for further collaboration, development, and engagement within movements and advancements in the physical therapy arena.
Laura Wiggs, PT Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical SpecialistCertified Brain Injury SpecialistLaura Wiggs is employed at Mentis Neuro Health, an acquired brain injury program in 5 cities in Texas and Ohio. Her primary roles as clinician and vice president of clinical services for all programs focus on the neurological system. She is interested in attending the Summit because in working with the acquired brain injury population, she understands the importance of looking at the patient as a whole rather than sum of the parts. Patients with acquired brain injuries do not present purely with neurological deficits, but also with musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary issues that impact their ability to move. In order to help patients achieve their goals for improved mobility, it is critical to identify the barrier to movement, ensuring that the correct treatment is implemented. Establishing a united understanding of the movement system is the first step to identifying physical therapy as the profession, with the expertise to diagnosis and treat the movement system.
Task ForceGay Girolami, PT, PhD, MSGay Girolami is clinical associate professor and director of professional education in the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago. Her primary teaching, service, and research interests are in the area of pediatric physical therapy and postural control in infants and children. Her research includes the study of anticipatory postural control in children with typical and atypical motor development, and assessment and treatment of infants at risk for or diagnosed with neuromotor conditions. She is codeveloper of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP).
Barbara J. Norton, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationBarbara Norton is professor and associate director for Education Technology, Diagnosis/Evidence-Based Practice/Measurement, Program in Physical Therapy, at Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri. After hearing Helen Hislop’s 1975 Mary McMillan Lecture, she began to appreciate the importance of our profession being science-based and focusing on the study of movement. Since then, she not only has participated in research related to movement, but also has worked with many colleagues at her institution and across the country to place an emphasis on diagnosis of movement-related conditions in clinical practice and in physical therapy curricula. For the past 10 years, she has led meetings of the Diagnosis Dialog group, and participated in many educational sessions at CSM with other members of the group.
Lori Quinn, PT, DPT, ATC, EdD Lori Quinn is associate professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College, Columbia University, in New York, New York. Her research has focused on developing evidence and guidelines for physical therapy interventions in neurodegenerative diseases, and in particular, for people with Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. She has developed treatment-based classifications for individuals with Huntington’s disease, and has coauthored several papers related to developing classifications to guide interventions. In addition to her work in neurodegenerative diseases, she is coauthor of Documentation for Rehabilitation: A Guide to Clinical Decision Making in Physical Therapy, currently in its third edition. The textbook places a strong emphasis on diagnosis by physical therapists, and using documentation to guide effective clinical management.
Shirley A. Sahrmann, PT, PhDCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationShirley Sahrmann is professor emeritus of physical therapy at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri. She has served on APTA’s Board of Directors and as president of the Missouri Chapter. She maintained an active clinical practice specializing in patients with musculoskeletal pain syndromes until her retirement in July 2012. Her research interests are in development and validation of classification schemes for movement impairment syndromes, as well as in exercise-based interventions for these syndromes. Her books, Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes and Movement System Impairment Syndromes of the Cervical and Thoracic Spines and the Extremities, describe the syndromes and methods of treatment.
Lisa K. Saladin, PT, PhDVice President, American Physical Therapy Board of DirectorsCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationLisa Saladin is interim provost at Medical University of South Carolina. She earned a bachelor’s degree in medical rehabilitation (physical therapy) and a master’s degree in anatomy from the University of Manitoba in Canada, and a doctoral degree in physical therapy from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. Her clinical expertise is in the area of physical therapy for individuals with neurological disorders, and her research interests have been focused on the areas of racial and gender disparities in access to care, community-based service learning, and motor control and treatment outcomes for individuals with neurological disorders. She has been an active participant in the American Physical Therapy Association, serving the association at the state and national level on numerous committees and task forces, including APTA’s Vision Task Force and Movement Systems Board workgroup. Subsequent to serving on APTA’s Board of Directors for 4.5 years, she was elected vice president of APTA in June 2015. She chairs APTA’s Movement System Task Force and APTA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Committee.
Michael Voight, PT, ATC, DHScBoard-Certified Sports and Orthopedic Clinical SpecialistCertified Strength and Conditioning SpecialistCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationMichael Voight holds the position of full-time tenured professor in the School of Physical Therapy, Belmont University, in Nashville, Tennessee. He also holds a position of adjunct associate professor in the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics. He is principle reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine, and is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. Throughout his career, he has been very active in developing clinical functional movement assessments for both prevention of injury and evaluation of injury. These clinical systems are recognized internationally as 1 standard for evaluating movement. He has lectured extensively at various conferences, symposiums, and congresses, both nationally and internationally, on a variety of orthopedic and sports medicine topics, as they relate to the movement system.
Susan L. Whitney, PT, DPT, ATC, PhDBoard-Certified Neurologic Clinical SpecialistCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationSusan Whitney is professor in the Physical Therapy and Otolaryngology Department, University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She also is an APTA Board member. Her expertise and practice is in the neuromuscular area. She has taught the analysis of eye movements and gait dysfunction for the past 30 years, and was a member of the original movement system task force.
Cynthia Coffin Zadai, PT, DPT, MSCatherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy AssociationCynthia Zadai is professor emeritus of cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy education, MGH Institute of Health Professions, in Boston, Massachusetts. She served on the original Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialty Council, and subsequently, the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties during development of physical therapist specialization. Working with the Project Advisory Group and Board workgroup, she participated in the development and subsequent revisions of 3 editions of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, serving as project editor for the second edition. She also participated in the planning, development, and ongoing work of the Diagnosis Dialog. She has served on the Board workgroup for the Movement System and the Movement System Task Force.
Kathryn Zalewski, PT, PhD, MPAKathryn Zalewski is program director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her research explores community participation and barriers to participation for adults with disabilities. She has served the profession as team leader for the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, and is a former board member of the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy, and delegate to the House of Delegates from Wisconsin.
