PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS/TITLES:
- Program Director MAPS Orthopedic Manual Therapy Fellowship Program
- Clinical Director MAPS MAPS Course Instructor
- COMT/Fellowship Examiner
EDUCATION:
- B.Sc (Honors) Anatomy, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (’84)
- B. App Sci Physiotherapy, Lincoln Institute, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Australia (’84)
- D.P.T. College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN (’18)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS/DESIGNATIONS:
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
- Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS)
- Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT)
- Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists (FAAOMPT)
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS & APPOINTMENTS:
- 1 of 15 Australian Government PhD awards to further research, 1985
- John McMillan Mennell Service Award, AAOMPT, 2009 (1 of 18 recipients since 1995)
- Special Recognition Award for IFOMPT Delegate Service, AAOMPT, 2009
- Special Recognition Award for Conference Chair Service, AAOMPT, 2015
- Special Recognition Award for International Affairs Chair Service, AAOMPT, 2019
- AAOMPT Chair, Accreditation Council on Orthopedic Manual Therapy Education, 2019-Present
- AAOMPT Chair, International Affairs Committee 2001 to 2019
- AAOMPT Appointed to Governing Committee Board of Examiners 2004 to 2008
- AAOMPT Designated Examiner, Board of Examiners 2001 to 2008
- AAOMPT Appointed Sole US delegate to IFOMPT 2000 to 2009
- AAOMPT Member, Fellowship Recertification Task Force 2012 to 2015
- AAOMPT Member, Finance Committee 2013-2015
- AAOMPT Chair, IFOMPT Congress Bid Task Force 2014 to 2020
- AAOMPT Chair, Conference Committee 2012 to 2015
- IFOMPT President, EC Americas Regional Committee 2010-2020
- IFOMPT Member, RIG Development Task Force 2015-2020
CLINICAL INTERESTS:
- Clinical Reasoning, Cervicogenic Headaches, Bio-psycho-social effects of manual therapy
FACULTY CLINIC/INSTITUTION:
- Maitland-Australian Physiotherapy Seminars