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Rodiel Kirby Baloy, PT, DPT, EdS, MS
E-Mail: rbaloy@css.edu
Website:https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-kirby-baloy-84308343/
Position: Adjunct Professor, Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Department: Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy
Education:
EdS Education Specialist, Advanced Educational Practice, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS (2019)
DPT Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth MN (2015)
MS Human Movement Science, University of the Phil College of Human Kinetics (2005)
BS Physical Therapy, University of Phil College of Allied Medical Professions (2000)
Therapeutic Pain Specialist Certification, International Spine and Pain Institute, Louisville, KY (2020)
Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University, Washington DC Defense and Strategic Studies Campus (2020)
Teaching: Examination and Evaluation for the International Physical Therapist
Clinical Experience: Orthopedics, Geriatrics, Persistent Pain Populations, Sports Medicine
Professional involvement: American College of Sports Medicine - Exercise is Medicine National Credentialing Committee, Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Item Writer, American Physiological Society – Graduate Member, American Academy of Integrative Pain Management, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA),
Volunteer/Community work as a PT: Surf City Marathon, Civil Air Patrol, LA Marathon, Edison Football Sports Medicine and Athletic Training
Justin Berry, PT, DPT, PhD
Dr. Berry received his DPT and PhD from the University of North Dakota.
Carl Bot, PT, DPT, OCS
Education: BA Health Sciences, College of St. Scholastica, 1993; MA Physical Therapy, College of St. Scholastica, 1995; DPT, Des Moines University, 2007.
Teaching Responsibilities: Professional Integration.
Professional: Dr. Bot is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and an APTA orthopaedic section member. He is an orthopedic certified specialist (OCS) as certified by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties since 2002.
Clinical experience: Out-patient orthopedics, industrial medicine and vestibular rehabilitation.
Christine Cabelka, PT, MA, PhD, CLT, WCS
Education: B.A. in Health Science, The College of St. Scholastica, 2004
M.A. in Physical Therapy, The College of St. Scholastics, 2005
PhD in Rehabilitation Science, University of Minnesota, 2018
Teaching Responsibilities: Anatomy, Physiology of Injury and Exercise, Interventions II, Multiple System Evaluation & Management (pelvic health and oncology content), Musculoskeletal Evaluation & Management Series.
Research: Dr. Cabelka has 3 primary areas of research interest. 1) Gender and sexual minority health; including but not limited to inclusion of SOGI content in physical therapy education, associated personal factors related competent care of SOGI minority populations. 2) Pelvic health physical therapy accessibility; including but not limited to topics around pelvic health clinical internships, pelvic health in entry-level physical therapy education, and patients' perceptions and preferences for physical therapy providers. 3) Factors related to pelvic health; including but not limited to the interplay between ovarian hormones, physical activity, and muscle performance, factors that contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction.
Professional Engagement: Dr. Cabelka is a graduate of the Women's Health Residency Program through Duke University (completed 2011). She now serves as a women's health content expert for the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education. She currently serves at a national level in her elected position as a Director-at-Large for American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy (formerly Section on Women's Health). Dr. Cabelka also serves as a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Women's and Pelvic Health Physical Therapy (JWPHPT), Sports Medicine, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Connective Tissue Disorders, Journal of Physical Therapy Education, and Urogynecology.
Rachel DeRocher, PT, DPT
Education: B.S. in Exercise Physiology from Luther College, IA (2017); AAS in Prosthetic and Orthotic Fitting and Fabrication from Century College, MN (2019), Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2021); Doctor of Education (estimated graduation 2029) from the College of St. Scholastica
Clinical Expertise: Credentialed Clinical Instructor; Outpatient neurologic and limb loss/amputee care
Teaching Responsibilities: maurices Community Clinic Physical Therapy Coordinator, Patient Client Management (PCM) II and III Course Coordinator, teaches the lectures/labs on Limb Loss; assists with teaching Neuromuscular I and II, PCM I, Interventions I; Capstone Advisor, Academic Advisor
Scholarship Interests: Lower extremity limb loss and prosthetic gait biomechanics, Parkinson's Disease Interventions
Cassie Endsley, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS
Position: Assistant Professor
Education:
BS Physical Activity and Health, Eastern Oregon University (2015)
DPT Eastern Washington University (2019)
Sports PT Residency - University of South Dakota/Sanford POWER (2021)
Teaching: Orthopedics
Research: Dr. Endsley's research interests include return to sport assessments.
Clinical Experience: Sports Medicine/Orthopedics.
Professional Involvement: American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), National Strength and Conditioning Association
Jeffery Kittelson, PT, ScD, COMT
Position: Assistant Professor entry-level DPT program
Education: BA Health Sciences, College of St. Scholastica, 1993; MA Physical Therapy, College of St. Scholastica, 1995; Doctor of Science (ScD) in Physical Therapy, Texas Tech University, 2018.
Teaching Responsibilities:
Primary: Orthopedics/Musculoskeletal Examination, Evaluation and Treatment
First Year Courses: Examination and Evaluation I & II and Diagnostic Imaging.
Second Year Courses: Musculoskeletal Evaluation and Management I & II, Multi-System Evaluation and Management (pain and occupational medicine content), Professional Project I and II, and Capstone.
Research Interests: Pain: Neuroscience Education (PNE), Examination and Treatments. DPT student education and Integration into Clinical Practice.
Professional: Dr. Kittelson is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT), and is a member of the APTA Sports Academy and APTA Orthopaedic. Dr. Kittelson was an ABPTRFE Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) from 2002-2022. He is an IAOM-US extremities certified orthopedic manual therapist (COMT). He was an orthopedic residency mentor for Evidence in Motion (EIM). CSM Abstract Reviewer 2024 Orthopedic Academy reviewer. Organizes and contact to host numerous professional courses at St. Scholastica open to the community.
Clinical experience: Primarily clinical background is in outpatient orthopedics but with experience in other areas of practice (inpatient and outpatient neuro, home health care, inpatient/acute care, skilled nursing facilities, vestibular rehabilitation,and occupational medicine/industry).
Community Service:
Local Food shelf, Church small group, PT Day of Service, Local Soccer Tournament Medical Volunteer.
Dalerie Lieberz, PT, DPT, PhD
Education
B.A. Health Sciences (summa cum laude) - The College of St. Scholastica, May 2000
M.A., Physical Therapy - The College of St. Scholastica, 2001
DPT, Physical Therapy - The College of St. Scholastica, 2012
PhD, Human Services with Health Care Administration Specialization - Capella University, 2019
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Patient Outcomes, Healthcare Utilization, and Guideline Adherence with Management of Knee Osteoarthritis
Expertise/credentials
Dr. Lieberz is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). She has clinical expertise in vestibular rehabilitation. She successfully completed the APTA competency-based training in vestibular rehabilitation at Emory University (2007) and advanced APTA competency training at Duke University (2014). Dr. Lieberz obtained APTA Certified Clinical Instructor status in 2010. She is a Credentialed Trainer of APTA's Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program (CCIP).
Administrative Leadership
Dr. Lieberz is the Chair for the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.
Teaching
Dr. Lieberz teaches the content in the DPT program related to Geriatrics, professionalism, vestibular rehabilitation, and the development of interprofessional competencies. She also mentors students with capstone and professional projects. Dr. Lieberz initiated the onsite campus physical therapy clinic in 2011 in the maurices Community Clinic (mCC). The clinic is integrated with the Patient Client Management Series (PCM II & III) where students apply clinical reasoning, professionalism, and clinical skills to work with the community under direct supervision by licensed clinical instructors.
Scholarship
Dr. Lieberz is researching the development of a preventive physical therapy visit for older adults. She was awarded a 2023 Moffat Geriatric Research Grant from the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research to investigate a collaborative between physical therapy and primary care to offer annual mobility assessments for older adults.
Publications:
Lieberz D, Dittbenner C, Koch H, Paul T, and Sonterre M. Evaluation of the Single Leg Stance Test for an Annual Preventative Physical Therapy Visit and the Effect of Education on the Perceived Value of Test Results as a Health Indicator. J Geriatr Phys Ther. Published online ahead of print 7/30/24. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000424
Van Hooser J, Harden R, Vail M, Friedrichsen S, Lieberz D, Mattson S, and Onello E. The Interprofessional Standardized Patient Experience: an effective interprofessional education activity for prelicensure health professional students. MedEdPORTAL. 2024;20:11410. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11410
Lieberz D, Bishop T, Rohde M, Schmidt A, Schmitz O, Moffett M, Borstad A. Developing Patient-Centered Preventative Care to Reduce Mobility Disability with Aging: Preferences from a Discrete Choice Experiment. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2024;47(1): 36-42. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000380
Lieberz, D., Borstad, A., & Nelson, J. A cross-sectional methodological study: evaluation of the examiner performance on the Dix-Hallpike test. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2023; 1-6. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2237893
Lieberz D, Borgeson H, Dobson S, Ewings L, Johnson K, Klaysmat K, Schultz A, Tasson R, Borstad AL. A physical therapy Mobility Checkup for older adults: feasibility and participant preferences from a discrete choice experiment. J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2022;9(1):24-34. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.1874
Lieberz D, Regal R, and Conway P. Observational study: predictors of a successful functional outcome in persons who receive physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis. Evaluation & the Health Professions. 2022;45(2): 137-146. doi: 10.1177/0163278720954229
Service
Dr. Lieberz is a member of APTA and MN Physical Therapy Association (MNPTA). She was elected to serve as a Delegate for MN in 2024.
Dr. Lieberz is the Chair of the CSS IRB.
Clinical Work
Dr. Lieberz maintains a clinical practice at Essentia, primarily working with patients with balance, vertigo, and dizziness impairments.
Kevin McLaughlin, PT, DPT
Dr. Kevin McLaughlin earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Temple University in 2012, going to recieve residency and fellowship training on orthopaedic physical therapy at Johns Hopkins University and Regis University. Dr. McLaughlin has been an adjunct faculty member at the College of Saint Scholastica since 2021. He is currently the instructor for Diagnostic Imaging in the Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.
Laura Munson,
I serve as academic advisor for several online graduate programs by providing support (acceptance through completion) to students with academic resources, advising services, and through individual meetings that fosters a positive student experience.
Academic Advisor for:
- MS in Applied Data Analytics and Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics
- MS in Chemistry and Graduate Certificate in Chemistry
- MS in Health Informatics and Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics
- MS in Health Information Management
- Master of Healthcare Administration
Laura Munson,
I serve as academic advisor for several online graduate programs by providing support (acceptance through completion) to students with academic resources, advising services, and through individual meetings that fosters a positive student experience.
Academic Advisor for:
- MS in Applied Data Analytics and Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics
- MS in Chemistry and Graduate Certificate in Chemistry
- MS in Health Informatics and Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics
- MS in Health Information Management
- Master of Healthcare Administration
Jena Ogston, PhD, PT
Position: Professor, Director, Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Education:
BA Exercise Science Exercise Physiology University of MN Duluth (1993)
MPT Mayo School of Health Related Sciences (1996)
PhD University of MN Rehabilitation Sciences (2004)
Teaching: Orthopedics, Research/Evidence Based Practice
Research: Dr. Ogston's doctoral work was in the area of shoulder biomechanics, but has recently been investigating various realms of foot/ankle research in the sensorimotor lab leading various student groups along with her own projects.
Clinical Experience: Sports Medicine/Orthopedics and Pediatrics. Current private, cash-only practice
Professional involvement: Inducted into the Academy of Advanced Item Writers FSBPT (Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy), American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), MNAPTA Research Committee (Co-Chair), APTA Research Academy EBP SIG (chair), Journal of Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy reviewer
Volunteer in my Community: Courage Kenny, Hermantown Community Church, Grandmas Marathon, Duluth-Superior Alpine Club, Hermantown Area Futbol Club and Pike Lake Area Association
Daniel Stam, PT, DPT, NCS
Position: Associate Professor, PTH
Department: Physical Therapy
Phone: (218) 723-6160
E-mail: dstam@css.edu
Education: BS in Athletic Training, Northern Michigan University, 2011; DPT, Andrews University, 2014.
Clinical Expertise: Dr. Stam is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurological Physical Therapy. His clinical experience includes professional sports as a previous Certified Athletic Trainer, and acute care, intensive care unit, and inpatient rehabilitation settings as a Doctor of Physical Therapy.
Teaching Responsibilities: Cardiopulmonary evaluation and management, neuromuscular evaluation and management one and two, multiple systems evaluation and management, professional project, patient-client management series one through three, and the third-year capstone project.
Research: Dr. Stam has authored 6 peer-reviewed publications to date. Research interests include virtual reality for teaching and learning, as well as for clinical practice specific to neurological rehabilitation.
Nicole Tombers, PT, DPT, OCS
Position: Associate Professor
Education: BA Health Science from the College of St. Scholastica 2011, Doctor of Physical Therapy from the College of St. Scholastica 2013
Teaching Responsibilities: Examination & Evaluation series, Systems Screening & Management series, Musculoskeletal Evaluation & Management, Integumentary Evaluation & Management, Professional Project, Capstone
Research Interest: Healthcare equity, representative diversity in the physical therapy profession
Clinical Experience: Outpatient orthopedics in both hospital-based and private practice settings, wound care, acute care with focus in orthopedic units.
Professional Involvement: APTA and MNAPTA member, PT Moves Me Education Ambassador, MNAPTA Orthopedic Education Committee Chair
Community Volunteering: Election judge, University Nursery School Board of Directors, Kids Count on Us Day Without Childcare Parent Committee, Grandma's Marathon
Molly Watkins, DPT
Education: B.S. in Kinesiology from The University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (2013); Doctor of Physical Therapy from the Mayo School of Health Sciences (2016); Residency completion in Neurologic Physical Therapy from the University of Utah (2017); Certificate in Human Anatomy Education from Hardin-Simmons University (2021).
Clinical Expertise: Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Rehabilitation. Primary practice areas include acute care and inpatient rehabilitation settings. Clinical focus on working with patients status post stroke.
Teaching Responsibilities: Functional Anatomy; Neuroscience; Neuromuscular Management Course Series; Interventions I; Professionalism in Physical Therapy Practice II; Capstone advisor
Scholarship Interests: Anatomy education; physical therapy educational practices; sensorimotor recovery following cerebrovascular accident.
