Education

• Louisiana State University Health Science Center (LSUHSC) Shreveport, May 2016. Doctorate of Physical Therapy

• Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 2013. College of Education, Kinesiology, Human Movement Science major with minors in Business and Psychology

 

Professional Experience

• Backstage coverage

  • So You Think You Can Dance live tour, 2018-present.

  • Dancing with the Stars live tour, 2020

• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Oh. June 2017 – August 2020.

  • Completed a competitive orthopedic residency that includes diverse didactic education and mentored clinical practice with experts in youth orthopedic/sports medicine

  • Treating physical therapist for the general and dance clinic; faculty for the orthopedic residency

• Scott Physical Therapy, Scott, La. August 2016-May 2017​

• Lafayette General Medical Center, Lafayette, La. June 2016-May 2017​

 

Professional Development

Continuing education

• Integrative Dry Needling Foundational Course, July 2019

• Spine Symposium, Cincinnati Children’s, March 2018

• Career Development Day, Cincinnati Children’s.

• CSM 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019

• UE Gross Anatomy and Cadaver Review, OPTA, 2017.

• Treatment of the Shoulder and Knee, Kevin Wilk. Houston, Tx, 2016.

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Professional associations

• International Association of Dance Medicine and Science

• American Physical Therapy Association

  • Orthopedic Chapter member

  • Performing Arts SIG member

  • Female Athlete SIG member

 

Community involvement

• Dance outreach: Injury prevention classes, injury screens, and pre-point evaluations for dancers

  at multiple studios in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio, region

• Pediatric sport-specific outreach

  • Injury prevention exercise classes for various soccer teams in the Cincinnati area

  • Interactive injury prevention class at Red’s Urban Youth Academy, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Physical literacy education and outreach at the Liberty Center, Liberty Township, Ohio

  • PT Day at the Capitol 2015, Baton Rouge, La.

  • Lobbied for direct access for physical therapy.

 

Presentations

• Various presentations to CCHMC’s orthopedic and sports physical therapy residents

• Performing a Pre-Pointe Assessment, CCHMC Sports Medicine MD fellows, September 2019

• Injury Management of the Dancer: Treating the Recreational, Pre-Professional and Professional Dancer, Dance Medicine Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 2019

• “Youth Dance Injuries: How to Identify the Issue” blog for Pre-Point evaluations:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_vZGECVQPs

• Upper Extremity Implications in Gymnastics and Cheerleading, CCHMC, 2019

• “Risk Factors for Second ACL injury after ACL Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of National Datasets” poster presentation at APTA CSM

• Axial Contributions to Shoulder Pathology, CCHMC, 2018

• Poster presentation and lecture for the Use of a Functional Electrical Stimulation Bike to Improve Cardiovascular Health in Spinal Cord Injury Patient(s) in a Clinical Setting, LSUHSC-Shreveport, 2015​

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Awards

•   LSU Health-Shreveport Allied Health Professions Dean’s Award, May 2016

•   Alpha eta Honors Society, LSUHSC Allied health, Spring 2016

•   Dave Pariser Student Service Award 2015, Louisiana Physical Therapy Association, Spring 2015

•   Summa cum laude, Louisiana State University, May 2013

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