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ABPTRFE staff appoint members to the on-site team who meet the following qualifications:
- Physical Therapist Members
- Must be a licensed physical therapist with expertise in physical therapy education and/or physical therapist residency or fellowship education.
- Be a graduate of an ABPTRFE-accredited residency or fellowship program and/or recognized expertise in an ABPTRFE approved area of practice/concentration.
- Must agree to complete training and to be available for at least three application reviews and site visits per year, and agree to stay current in residency/fellowship application evaluation procedures.
- Must hold active APTA membership.
- Public Members
- Must be a doctoral-/terminally-degreed faculty or administrator who completed ABPTRFE on-site team training.
- Cannot be a physical therapist.
Tasks
- Verifying programs meet their mission and demonstrate successful participant achievement.
- Confirming implementation of processes and procedures through discussions with administration, faculty, staff, program participants, and graduates.
- Documenting whether programs minimally meet ABPTRFE Quality Standards using the Accreditation Report Rubric.
On-Site Team Members
- April Barry, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy - Dave Bender, PT, DPT
- Kimberly Beran-Shepler, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy - Libby Bergman, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Sujoy Bose, PT, DPT, MHS
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy - Karen Brandon, PT, DSc
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women's Health Physical Therapy - Wendy Carender, PT, MPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy - Tamra J. Coleman, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Kara Copanas, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy - Michael Costello, PT, DSc
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy - Alan Crothers, PT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy - Shala Cunningham, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Carolyn Da Silva, PT, DSc
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy - Brian Duncan, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - James Eng, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy - Jennifer Fernandez, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy - Roy Film, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Jennifer Flug-Atwood, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy - Stephanie Fournier, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women's Health Physical Therapy - Jennifer Frerich, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Ethel Frese, PT, DPT, MHS
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy - Jody Frost, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA
- Megan Glod, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women's Health Physical Therapy - David Greathouse, PT, PhD
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Clinical Electrophysiologic Physical Therapy
Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association - Barbara Gresham, PT, PhD
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy - Trent Harrison, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Greg Hartley, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy - Lorien Hathway, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women's Health Physical Therapy - Jessica Heath-Byerly, PT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy - John Heick, PT, PhD
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy - Jill Heitzman, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy - Craig Hensley, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy - Stephanie Hessel, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy - Alice Holder, PT, DPT, MHS
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy - Rania Karim, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy - Melissa Kidder, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy - Anthony Kinney, PT, DPT, MBA
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy - Tamara Klintworth-Kirk, PT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy - Ernest A. Linares, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Gemma Longfellow, PT, MSPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy - John Lowman, PT, PhD
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy - Bonnie Lucio, PT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy - Kathryn Lyons, PT, MS
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy - Laura Martin, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy - Arlene McCarthy, PT, DPT, MS
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy - Dana McCarty, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy - Patricia McCord, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Emily Middleton, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy - Anne Miller, PT, MS
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy - Kelly Nelson, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy - Kim Nixon-Cave, PT, PhD, MS, FAPTA
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy - Stefanie Palma, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy - Catherine Patla, PT, DHSc
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Eric Pelletier, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy - Cindy Pfalzer, PT, PhD, FAPTA
- JoAnne Delosreyes Pho, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy - Christine Ploski, PT, MS
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy - Laura Podschun, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy - Sara Richardson, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy - Yasser Salem, PT, PhD
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy - Rhonda Schnabl, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy - Teresa Schuemann, PT, DPT, ATC
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy - Chris Sebelski, PT, DPT, PhD
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy - Barbara Springer, PT, PhD
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy - Bill Staples, PT, DPT, DHSc
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy - J. Scott Straker, PT, ATC, MS
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy - Eileen Tseng Stultz, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy - Carie Sumida, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy - Kathryn Smith Thornburg, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Carol Jo Tichenor, PT, MA
Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Michele Tourné, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy - Elizabeth Ulanowski, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy - Kimberly Varnado, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists - Kirsten Wightman, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women's Health Physical Therapy - Burke Wilson, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy