ABPTRFE staff appoint members to the onsite team who meet the following qualifications:
- Physical Therapist Members:
- Must be a licensed physical therapists 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 3 application reviews and site visits per year, and agree to stay current in residency/fellowship application evaluation procedures.
- Member must hold active APTA membership.
- Public Members:
- Must be a doctoral- /terminally-degreed faculty or administrators who complete ABPTRFE onsite 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.
Onsite 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 Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists
- Carol Jo Tichenor, PT, MA
Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic 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