Orthopedic and Performing Arts Physical Therapist, Educator, Author

 

Education 

University of New Orleans, Louisiana, Humanities (1971-74)

 B.F.A., Humanities, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette (1976)

Connecticut College, American Dance Festival, Humanities (1976)

 M.A., Humanities, Mills College, Oakland, California (1979)

 Peralta Colleges, California, pre-Physical Therapy (1988-95)

 University of California, Berkeley, pre-Physical Therapy (1989-94)

 M.P.T., Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, California (1997)

 

D.P.T. Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, Utah (2004)

 

Award 9/98: California Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, for “Publication of Measuring Functional Range of Motion in the Ballet Dancers’ Hips”  in Journal of Dance Medicine and Science      

 

Presentations/ Publications/ Research/ Instruction

5/05:  Presentation, Body Mind Spirit Expo: “The Upper Core”, “ Pilates for Breast Cancer Rehabilitation”, Santa Clara, CA                                                 

11/04-5: Publication of ‘Stretching’ by Dorling-Kindersley, London, UK
11/04: Presentation, Mat Classes, Pilates Method Alliance  conference, New Orleans, LA

10/04: Presentation, “Common Foot Problems in a Mid-Sized Dance Company”, at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science annual conference, San Francisco, CA

5/04: Presentation, Body Mind Spirit Expo: “The Upper Core”, “ The Pelvic Ring Core”, Santa Clara, CA

10/03: Presentation, “ The Pelvic Ring Core”, Indiana APTA conference:  Bloomington, IN

7/03: Presentation, “The Upper Core”, “ The Pelvic Ring Core” , BodyTechnic Systems: Cleveland, OH

4/03:  Presentation, “The Upper Core”, Body Mind Spirit Expo: Santa Clara, CA

2/03: Publications,  “The Upper Core”, “ The Pelvic Ring Core”, Pilates Therapeutics, Alameda, CA

10/02: Presentation, “Nutrition for Optimal Performance” Performing Arts Medical Association conference. Aspen, CO

10/02: Presentation, “The Cavus Foot: Help or Hindrance in the Ballet Dancer on Pointe”, at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science annual conference, NYC, NY

8/02:  Presentation, “ The Pelvic Ring Core”, Dance Arts Project/ Pilates Therapeutics, Alameda, CA

6/02:  Presentation, “The Upper Core”, Dance Arts Project/ Pilates Therapeutics, Alameda, CA

0/01: Presentation, “The Sacral Complex: Abnormal and Normal Motion in the Dancer”, at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science annual conference, Madrid, Spain

10/00: Presentation, “The Low Hip in the Adolescent Dancer”, “Nutrition for Optimal Performance” at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science annual conference, Miami, Florida

1998-99: “Anatomical and Physiological Bases of human Movement”, LEAP Progam, St. Mary’s College, San Francisco, CA

10/98: Presentation, “High Hip Syndrome in Dancers”, at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science annual conference, Hartford, Connecticut

5/98: Publication of Measuring Functional Range of Motion in the Ballet Dancers’ Hips in Journal of Dance Medicine and Science     

6/20/97: Presentation, “Measuring Functional Range of Motion in the Ballet Dancers’ Hips”, Performing Arts Medical Association Symposium, Aspen, Colorado

1997-8: Course instruction, “Issues in Dance Medicine’, ‘Qualitative Analysis of Movement”, San Francisco State University, California

1993: Comparing Modern Dance and Ballet Technical Forms: UC Santa Cruz, California

1988: San Francisco Police Academy Back-Safe Program

1986: Pilates Trainer, Center for Sports Medicine, San Francisco, CA

 

Certifications

 American College of Sports Medicine, Fitness Trainer, 1988 -present

 St. Francis Memorial Hospital; Pilates Rehabilitation Trainer, 1988

 American Council on Exercise; Group Fitness/ Trainer, 1988 -present

 Moms on the Move, Pre-& Post-natal Exercise, 1988

 State of California Teaching Credentials: Dance/ Physical Fitness Older Adults, 1980

 Current CPR/ First Aid

 

Current Employment

Dance Magazine, Contributor, Health and Fitness Column, 10/02- present

Pilates Therapeutics LLC , Director, Continuing Education and Instructional Videotapes, 2002-present

Total Body Development ^TM , Sole Proprietor, Private Practice Physical Therapy

       And Pilates Conditioning, Alameda, California, 1997-present

Smuin Ballet, Lead Physical Therapist, 1997-present

The School of the San Francisco Ballet, Consultant, Nutrition Seminar Series, 1999-present

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