PRIMARY EDUCATION

Margaret Mitchell Elementary School - Atlanta, GA 1953-1960
Northside High School - Atlanta, GA 1960-1966

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Boston-Bouve College - Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Graduation: June, 1970
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy
Activities: Class Officer - Secretary 1966-1967
Class Council -1967-1968

CLINICAL INTERNSHIPS

Peter Bent Brigham Hospital - Boston, MA
West Roxbury Veteran's Administration Hospital - Boston, MA
Shriner's Burns Hospital - Boston, MA
Moss Rehabilitation Hospital - Philadelphia, PA

EMPLOYMENT

2000-present Adjunct Faculty, Texas Women's University, School of Physical Therapy,
Dallas, Texas

1989-2003 Self Employed As Physical Therapy Consultant and NDT Adult Hemiplegia Instructor/IBITA Advanced Instructor For Adults with Neurological Dysfunction - 1997

1989 Sacred Heart Hospital, Eugene, OR
Capacity: Physical Therapist (part time)

1987 Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT
Capacity: Supervisor of Clinical Education, Supervisor of Rehabilitation Unit

1986 Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center, Uncasville, CT
Capacity: Clinical Specialist

1984-1986 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA
Capacity: Clinical Supervisor, Head Injury and Pediatric Departments, 1984- 1985
Capacity: Senior Physical Therapist, Pediatrics Department, 1985-1986

1980-1983 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA
Capacity: Senior Physical Therapist, General Rehabilitation Department, 1980- 1982
Capacity: Senior Physical Therapist, Pediatrics Department, 1982-1983

1977-1980 Spital Limmattal, Zürich, Switzerland
Capacity: Staff Physical Therapist, 1977
Capacity: Assistant Chief, 1978-1980

1975-1976 Rheuma- und Rehabilitations-Zentrum Valens, Valens, Switzerland
Capacity: Staff Physical Therapist and Student Supervisor

1975 St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City, NY
Capacity: Senior Chest Physical Therapist

1973-1974 Stadtspital Waid, Zürich, Switzerland
Capacity: Staff Physical Therapist

1970-1973 Moss Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Capacity: Staff Physical Therapist

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Cardio-Thoracic Chest Conditions - Brompton Hospital, London, England, 1973

The Treatment of Adult Hemiplegics - Bobath Method, Felix Platter Spital, Basel, Switzerland, 1973

Psychopathology - Psychology Department, The New School For Social Research, New York City, NY, 1975

Small Group Therapy - Psychology Department, The New School For Social Research, New York City, NY, 1975

The Halliwick Method - Rheuma- und Rehabilitation-Zentrum Valens, Valens, Switzerland, 1975

The Treatment of Adult Hemiplegics - Refresher Course, Fortbildungs-Zentrum Hermitage, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, 1977

The Treatment of Adult Hemiplegics - Refresher Course, Toronto, Canada, 1981

The Treatment of the Very Sick Neonate, Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, 1983

Treatment and Assessment of Children, APTA-Wisconsin Chapter, Milwaukee, WI, 1983

Treatment of Cerebral Palsy and Allied Conditions - Bobath Approach, The Bobath Center, London, England, 1983

Eighth Annual Head Injury Conference,"From Coma to Community," Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA, 1985

NDTA-Bobath Symposium, Maryland Chapter, Baltimore, MD, 1985

Problem Solving for the Multiply Handicapped Child with Lois Bly, Concord, CA, 1985

NDTA Instructors Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June, 1986

Trunk Mobility and Control: A Bobath-Based Approach, AREN, New London, CT, October, 1986

NDTA, Northeast Region - Spring Conference, Middletown, PA, May, 1987

NDTA Instructors Conference, Wrightsville Beach, NC, June, 1987

NDTA Instructors Conference, New Orleans, LA, June, 1988

Instructor Training Course, New Orleans, LA, June 6 - 10, 1988

NDT Adult Hemiplegia, Second Course, Lexington, KY, June 27 - July 15, 1988

The Fabrication of Orthotics/NDT Approach, Instructed by Jan Utley and Nicky Schmitt,
RIC - Chicago, IL, July 5 - 8, 1989

NDTA Instructors Meeting, Portland, OR, August 16 - 20, 1989

NDTA Instructors Meeting, Galilee, RI, June 6 - 10, 1990

Therapeutic Team Intervention with Twins, Rose Medical Ctr., Denver, CO, August 1991

Neurology Update, New York City, NY, November 16-17, 1991

NDTA Insructors Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 5 - 9, 1991

Treatment of the Foot and Ankle, Los Angeles, CA, November 14-15, 1992

NDTA Instructors Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 3 - 6, 1992

Swiss Ball Gymnastics, Chicago, IL, June 24 - 25, 1993

Mobilisation of the Nervous System, Denver, Co. May, 1998

Motor Control and Learning in the Adult Neurological Patient: Evidence Based Practice, Rheinberg Klinik, Walzenhausen May 28-29,1999

Enhancing Motor Recovery with Constraint Induced Movement Theraoy, San Francisco, Ca. July 29-30, 2000

Congress of IBITA , Konstanz, Germany September 14-17, 2000

Congress of IBITA, Genoa, Italy September 12-14, ,2002

Congress of IBITA, Basel , Switzerland, 18-21, ,2003

PRESENTATIONS And PUBLICATIONS

1971 Guest Lecturer, Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Seminar, Philadelphia, Pa.

1971-72 Guest Lecturer at Emphysema Clubs:
Philadelphia, PA; Norristown, PA; Bryn Mawr, PA; Doylestown,PA

1973 .IPPB and Aerosol Therapy in Post-Surgical Cases, Limmattal Spital, Zürich,
Switzerland

1978 Postural Drainage Techniques for the Physical Therapist in ICU,
Limmattal Spital, Zurich, Switzerland

1979 The Use of the Balance Board in the Re-Education of Reflexes, Limmattal Spital, Zurich, Switzerland

1979 The Bobath Technique - A Theory Put Into Practice, Limmattal Spital

1980 Problems in Swallowing and Chewing in Adult Hemiplegics, Limmattal Spital
Zurich, Switzerland

1982-83 Monthly Presenter at the Meeting of the Stanford Medical Center/Santa Clara Valley Medical Center NDT in-service education meeting, Palo Alto, CA

1982 Twelve Week In-Service Education Course - NDT Approach, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA

1983 Twelve Week In-Service Education Course - NDT Approach, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA

1983 Treatment Planning for the Brain Injured Patient ,Sixth Annual Head Injury Conference, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA

1983 Treatment of Trunk Problems in a Bilateral Hemiplegic or the Head Injured Patient, San Francisco Chapter of the NDTA, St. Francis Hospital, San Francisco, CA

1985 Head Injury Practicum, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, March 4-8, 1985, San Jose, CA

1985 Treatment of Adult Hemiplegia - NDT/Bobath Method, Lab Assistant - Three Week Course, New England Rehabilitation Hospital, Woburn, MA

1985 Techniques to Facilitate Normal Movement in Patients of Varying Disabilities, San Jose Chapter/APTA, San Jose, CA

1986 Treatment of Adult Hemiplegia - NDT/Bobath Method, Lab Assistant - Three Week Course, Herrick Hospital, Berkeley, CA

1986 Treatment of the Neurologically Impaired Client, Weekend Practicum and
Seminar, San Jose Hospital, San Jose, California

1986 The Role of Normal Movement Patterns in the Rehabilitation of the Orthopedic Patient, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA

1986 Introduction to NDT/Bobath: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Assistant Instructor - Three Day Workshop, Golden Gate Chapter/APTA, San Francisco, CA

1986 Development of Trunk Control and Clinical Implications, Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center, Uncasville, CT

1987 Treatment of Adult Hemiplegia - NDT/Bobath Method, Assistant Instructor, Morton F. Plant Hospital, Clearwater, FL

1987 Treatment of Adult Hemiplegia/NDT-Bobath Method, Lewis-Gale Hospital
Roanoke, Virginia
1987 Treatment of the Head Injured Adult, Assistant Instructor, One Week Course,
Ann Arbor, Michigan

1987 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT
Lewis Gale Hospital, Roanoke, VA
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1988 Introduction to the Treatment of Adult Hemiplegia /NDT
Hampton General Hospital, Hampton, VA
Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Hospital, Knoxville, TN
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oaks, MI
Mercy Hospital, Davenport, IA
Sentera Hospital, Norfolk, VA

1989 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Youville Hospital, Cambridge, MA
The Greenery, Boston, MA
Herrick Hospital, San Francisco, CA
McClarin Hospital, Flint, MI
Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN
O'Donahuge Rehabilitation Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK

1989 Introduction to the Treatment of Adult Hemiplegia/ NDT
Santa Clara Hospital, San Antonio, TX
Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL
RIC, Chicago, IL
Old Dominion, Norfolk, VA
Hillside Hospital, Warren, OH
Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital, Pittsburgh,PA
Sacred Heart Hospital, Eugene, OR

1990 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital, Denver, CO
Lewis-Gale Hospital, Roanoke, VA
Rancho Los Amigos, Downey, CA
Mary Free Bed, Grand Rapids, MI
Memorial Regional Rehabilitation Center, Jacksonville, FL
New England Rehabilitation Hospital, Woburn, MA
Rehabilitation Institute of Virginia, Newport News, VA
Regina Pioneer Village Ltd., Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital, Harmarville, PA
Mercy Hospital, Davenport, IA

1990 Introduction to the Treatment of Adult Hemiplegia
Hilltop Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Junction, CO
Thoms Rehabilitation Hospital, Asheville, NC
Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI
RIC, Chicago, IL

1991 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Baptist Hospital of Miami, FL
Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital, Harmarville, PA
Marionjoy Rehabilitation Center
Sheltering Arms Rehabilitation Hospital
MPTA-East Lansing, MI
Mercy Hospital, Moline, Iowa
Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital, Boise, ID
Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center, Downey, CA
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1991 Introduction to the Treatment of Adult Hemiplegia
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Catholic Medical Center, NH
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Wyandotte Hospital, Detroit, MI
Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital, Greeley, CO
Thoms Rehabilitation Hospital, Asheville, NC
Rocky Mountain Rehabilitation Hospital, Aurora, CO
Braintree Hospital, Braintree, MA

1992 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Pacific Coast Seminars, San Francisco, CA
Rancho Los Amigos, Downey, CA
University Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
Hilltop Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Junction, CO
Baptist Medical Center, Nashville, TN

1992 Advanced Courses
Functional Activities, Rancho Los Amigos
Upper Extremity Function, Pacific Coast Seminars
Orthotics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Advanced Head Injury, Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Hospital

1993 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Jackson Madison County Hospital, Jackson, TN
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Rancho Los Amigos, Downey, CA
Marion Joy Rehabilitation Center, Wheaton, IL
Memorial Regional Rehabilitation Center, Jacksonville, FL

1993 Advanced Courses
Functional Activities, Tucson, AZ and Chicago , IL
Orthotics, Chicago, IL
Upper Extremity Function, Braintree, MA, and Tucson, AZ

1994 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
Mid-America Rehabilitation Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas
Rancho Los Amigos, Downey, California
Fortbildungzentrum Hermitage, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Pacific Coast Seminars, San Francisco, California
Rehabilitationspital, Bad Camberg, Germany

1994 Advanced Courses
Orthotics, Chicago, Il.
Functional Activities, Chicago ,Il.
Gait, Chicago, Il.
Head Injury, Bellikon, Switzerland

1995 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Hilltop Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado
Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Tn.
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago,Il.
Memorial Regional Rehabilitation Hosp., Jacksonville, Fl
Pacific Coast Seminars, San Francisco, Ca.
Rancho Los Amigos, Downey, Ca.

1995 Advanced Courses
Orthotics, Cicago, Il.
Upper Extremity, Columbus, Ohio
Gait, Oklahoma City, Ok.

1996 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Laab Rehabilitation Klinik, Vienna, Austria
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
St. Anthony's Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, California
Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
Fortbildungzentrum Hermitage, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland

Advanced Courses
Functional Activities, New Orleans, La.
Upper Extremity Function, Head Injury Zentrum, Burgau, Germany
Upper Extremity Function, Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Gait, St. Anthony's Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Upper Extremity Function, St. Mary's Hospital, S.F., California

1997 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Moritz Klinik, Bad Klosterlausnitz, Germany
Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
St Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, California
Fortbildungzentrum Hermitage, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland

Advanced Courses
Upper Extremity Function, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, Il.
Gait, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.

Orthotics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
Traumatic Brain Injury, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, Il.
Neurologically Involved Foot and Ankle, Rehabilitation
Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
Gait, Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland

1998 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, Augusta, Georgia
Fortbildungzentrum Hermitage, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
Moritz Klinik, Bad Klosterlausnitz, Germany

Advanced Courses
Orthotics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
Gait, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Il.
Upper Extremity Function, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, Il.
Upper Extremity Function, Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach,
Switzerland

1999 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
Fortbildungzentrum Hermitage, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Moritz Klinik, Bad Klosterlausnitz, Germany
Weissenhof Rehabilitation Zentrum, Vienna, Austria

Advanced Courses
Gait, Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
Functional Activities, Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
Upper Extremity Function, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy,
Gera, Germany
Upper Extremity Function, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago,Il.
Gait, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
Orthotics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.

2000 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Texas Woman's University, Dallas, Texas
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
Fortbildungzentrum Hermitage, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Gera, Germany
Evangelical Hospital, Bonn, Germany

Advanced Courses
Upper Extremity Function, Weissenhof Rehabilitation Zentrum, Kloster-
neuburg, Austria
Upper Extremity Function, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago,Il.
Gait, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.
Gait, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Gera, Germany

Presentation at NDTA International Conference, May, Cincinnati, Ohio
Topic: Treatment Planning for the Acquisition of Functional Skills

2001 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
St. John's Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Gera, Germany
Weissenhof Rehabilitation Zentrum, Klosterneuburg, Austria
Texas Woman's University, Dallas, Texas
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.

Advanced Courses
Orthotics, The Institute for Research and Rehabilitation, Houston, Texas
Gait,Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
Upper Extremity Function, School for Physical and Occupational Therapy
Gera, Germany
Functional Activities, Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
Gait, St. David's Hospital, Austin, Texas
Upper Extremity Function, Weissenhof Rehabilitation Zentrum , Kloster-
neuberg, Austria

2002 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
School for Phyical and Occupational Therapy, Gera, Germany x2
Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland x2
Rehabilitation Spital Mulacher, Pforzheim, Germany
Rehabilitation Zentrum Bad Pirawarth, Bad Pirawarth, Austria
Texas Women's University,School of Physical Therapy, Dallas, Texas

Advanced Courses
Forced Use, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Gera, Germany
Forced Use, St. David's Hospital, Austin, Texas
Upper Extremity Function, Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
Functional Activities Course, Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach,
Intermediate Gait, JFK Rehabilitation Hospital, Edison, New Jersey
Switzerland
Gait, Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland

Special Presentations

Brain Trauma Conference, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Hospital, Edison, New
Jersey
Presentation of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy - Forced Use Project,
Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California

Research

Topic: Clinical Application of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy and
Forced Use-Article to be Published

Private Research Grant- Tartikoff Foundation, Los Angeles, California

2003 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses
School Of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Gera, Germany x 5
Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Texas Woman's University, School of Physical Therapy, Dallas, Texas
Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

Advanced Courses
Upper Extremity Function, Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach Switzerland
Upper Extremity Function, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy,
Gera, Germany
Forced Use, Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland
Upper Extremity Function, Rehabiltation Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois
Gait, Fortbildungzentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland

Special Presentations

Clinical Application of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy-Forced Use,
IBITA Instructor's Conference, Basel, Switzerland 20.September, 2003

2004 Adult Hemiplegia Three Week Courses to date in 2004
Texas Women's University , School of Physical Therapy, Dallas, Texas
Rehabilitations Hospital of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
School of Occupational and Physical Therapy, Gera, Germany x2
Occupational Therapy Professional Organization, Bad Pirawarth, Austria

Advanced courses to date in 2004
Gait, School of Occupational and Physical Therapy, Gera, Germany
Gait, Fortbildungszentrum Zurzach, Zurzach, Switzerland

1995 Publications
Considerations In Restoration of Motor Control, co-authored with B. Fisher
Book : Physical Therapy For Traumatic Brain Injury

2001 Forced Use-A Handling Strategy, co-authored with Jan Utley
Newsletter: NDTA Network

2001 Forced Use- A Handling Strategy, co-authored with Jan Utley
Jubilaumsschrift Schulungs Zentrum Burgau, Burgau, Germany

2003 Article - As yet Unpublished: Model for the Application of Forced Use
To the Clinical Setting- Results of Forced Use Research Project- Los Angeles
2003