Senior Physical Therapist
Adjunct associate faculty, UI Graduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science

Education:

• BS, Physical Education and Sports Studies, The University of Iowa, 1990
• MA, Physical Education and Sports Studies, The University of Iowa, 1991
• MPT, Physical Therapy, The University of Iowa, 1993
• PhD Candidate, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, The University of Iowa

License/certifications:

• State of Iowa Physical Therapy license
• APTA Certified Fitness and Wellness consultant
• Keiser Indoor Cycling certification
• AFAA Group Exercise Instructor certification

Professional Expertise/Special Clinical Interest:

• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Exercise testing and prescriptions for special populations
• Obesity and its impact on health and disease
• Aquatic exercise therapy

Research Interest:

• Clinical outcomes relating to pulmonary rehabilitation
• The effects of exercise and weight loss in the obese population with obstructive sleep apnea