Title: Clinical Instructor,
Research Assistant

114 Lewis Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 882-3566
office hours by appointment

Instructor of Record:
7890 - Medical and Surgical Conditions, Case Management I
8390 - Geriatrics and Orthopedics, Case Management II

Research Interests:

• Research Assistant with the "Exercise Specificity for Physical Frailty" project which looks at the specific effects of selected exercise interventions (flexibility, balance, weight-training or aerobic exercise) for the modification of physical frailty in adults over 75 years of age.
• Research Assistant with the "Feet First" project. The overall goal of this study is to determine whether a "lifestyle" physical activity intervention, can be used to safely increase moderate-intensity physical activity among people with diabetes and insensate feet.

Publications:

• Co-author of case study: Researching the Evidence in Physical Therapy , a chapter in the text "Developing End User Education Programs". Binghamton, NY: Haworth; 2005:25
• Co-author: "Efficacy of Balance and Flexibility Intervention in a Frail Female Centenarian" Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, Vol. 27, 1, 2004

Outreach Educational Presentation:
Co-presenter: "Evidence Based Practice Made Easy", MPTA Central District meeting, 2004

Service:
Eldercare Center, Faculty Advisory Committee

Other Interests:

• Facilitating electronic access to evidence-based health information
• Web design and on-line instruction
• Problem-based learning curriculum development
• APTA Section on Geriatrics: Web Committee member
• Moderator of professional and lay listservs on osteoporosis

Biography:
BSEd 1978 UMC, Spanish Certification
Massage Therapist certification 1984, Santa Fe, NM
BHS PT 1988 UMC
Experience in acute care, home health and hospice settings.

Lived communally since 1990.
Founding member of Terra Nova Community in Columbia, MO.