Chair Physical Therapy Department/Program Director AZ
B.S., Physical Therapy, Simmons College Boston, MA
MBA, Marketing, University of Houston Houston, TX
EdD, Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership, Concentration Health Care Education,
Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Phone: (623) 518-3036 Email:
Courses Taught
PTH 610 Professional Seminar
PTH 701-703 Clinical Internship
Research Interests & Expertise Areas
Clinical Education, Education
Health Promotion and Wellness
Publications and Presentations
Arterial blood pressure response to repeated cuff re-inflations without interposed
rests. Shaw, D., Johnson, S., Hefferon, T., Poster Presentation APTA CSM, San Antonio,
TX February 16, 2017
Professional Memberships
Arizona Physical Therapy Association
American Physical Therapy Association
Sections on Education, Research, Health Policy and Administration
Service
Services to Franklin Pierce University
NEASC Co-Chair Standards 1,2,9, 2017
Strategic Planning Committee 2016
Strategic Planning Initiative-DPT Pathway 2011
Service to School for Graduate and Professional Studies (FPU)
Chair Faculty Affairs Committee 2017, Member 2013 to present
Member, Academic Standards Committee 2010 to present
Member, Curriculum Committee 2010 to 2012
Conferences Attended
Practice Committee Updates of Statutes and Rules the Govern Our Practice, AZPTA District
Meeting, Goodyear, AZ, May 17, 2017
APTA Combined Sections Meeting San Antonio, TX, February 15-18, 2017, programming
specific to education, professional issues, and acute care physical therapy
Educational Leadership Conference and Academic Council Meeting, APTA, Phoenix, AZ,
October 7-9, 2017 programming specific to promoting academic excellence and clinical
education issues
Amelioration of Physical Frailty, APTA-Online, July 17, 2016
Acute Care in the 21st Century: What is Entry-Level Practice, APTA-Online, July 17,
2016
Aquatic Therapy and Alzheimers, AZPTA District Meeting, Goodyear, AZ, March 24, 2016
CAPTE Self-Study Workshop, National Harbor, MD May 31-June 1, 2015
Clinical Education Summit, APTA, Kansas City, MO, October 12-13, 2014
