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Physical Therapy in Salt Lake City, UT

Hand and Orthopedic Rehabilitation Specialists
Student Physical Therapist University of Utah Sugarhouse Health Center - Salt Lake City, UT
Student Physical Therapist University of Utah Student-Run Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic - Midvale, UT
Student Physical Therapist University of Utah Rehabilitation and Wellness Clinic - Salt Lake City, UT
Exercise Assistant University of Utah Student-Run Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic - Salt Lake City, UT
Secretary (Volunteer) Salt Lake Regional Medical Center Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinic - Salt Lake City, UT
Student Physical Therapist University of Utah Department of Physical Therapy - Salt Lake City, UT
Teaching Assistant University of Utah Department of Physical Therapy - Salt Lake City, UT
Research Assistant TOSH The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, Inpatient Physical Therapy Department - Murray, UT
Student Physical Therapist Utah State University Department of Watershed Sciences - Intermountain Center for River Restoration and Rehabilitation (ICRRR) - Logan, UT
Postdoctoral Fellow Utah State University College of Natural Resources - Logan, UT
University Instructor Utah State University, College of Natural Resources Intermountain Center for River Rehabilitation and Restoration Stream Restoration Short Courses - Logan, UT
Co-Instructor University of British Columbia Department of Geography - Vancouver, BC
University Instructor and Lab Coordinator Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Consortium of Universities Allied for Hydrological Sciences, Inc. (CUAHSI) - Boston, MA
Research Fellow University of British Columbia Department of Geography - Vancouver, BC
Teaching Assistant University of British Columbia Department of Geography - Vancouver, BC
Research Assistant Dartmouth College Department of Earth Sciences and Department of Environmental Studies - Hanover, NH
Teaching Assistant Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH
Trip Leader and Climbing Instructor, Dartmouth Outing Club U.S. Geological Survey Biological Division - Las Vegas, NV
Resource Assistant Dartmouth College Department of Biological Science - Hanover, NH
Lab Technician Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, Office of Outdoor Programs, Dartmouth College - Warren, NH
Assistant Manager and Crew Member Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH
Co-Chair, Dartmouth Mountaineering Club Crystal Lake Swimming Area, City of Newton Department of Recreation - Newton, MA
Waterfront Lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor

University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT
Doctorate (DPT) in Physical Therapy University of British Columbia - Vancouver, BC
Ph.D. in Physical Geography Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH
M.S. in Earth Sciences Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH
B.A. in Environmental Biology

PHYSICAL THERAPY: Therapeutic Exercise, Therapeutic Activity, Functional Activity Training, Gait Training, Assistive Devices, Joint Mobilization/Manipulation, Soft Tissue Manipulation, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Manipulation, Orthotics, Aquatic Therapy, Neuromuscular Reeducation, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Neurodevelopmental Technique, Documentation ----- RESEARCH: Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Publication, Grant Writing ----- COMPUTER PROGRAMS: Microsoft Office; R and JMP (Statistics); KaleidaGraph; Canvas (Graphic design); WebPT; HEP2Go

Post-doctoral Fellow at Intermountain Center for River Rehabilitation and Restoration

Environmental Services

Intermountain Center for River Rehabilitation and Restoration since Jun 2009 - Post-doctoral Fellow CUAHSI Synthesis Summer Institute 2008 - 2008 - Research fellow

The University of British Columbia 2005 - 2009
PhD, Physical Geography; Fluvial Geomorphology Dartmouth College 2003 - 2005
MS, Earth Sciences Dartmouth College 1999 - 2003
BA, Environmental Biology; Earth Sciences

Fluvial Processes and Environments Water Resources Physical-Biological Coupling Human Impacts on Watersheds Environmental Science Physical Geography Fluvial Geomorphology Biogeography Aquatic Ecology Water Resources Management Human Impacts on the Environment

Winner, 2008, Reds Wolman Award, Geomorphology Specialty Group of the AAG, 2008 Annual Meeting Winner, 2008, Student Paper Award, Geomorphology Specialty Group of the AAG, 2008 Annual Meeting Winner, 2006 Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia Winner, 2004 Howard Award, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division of the GSA Winner, 2004 Outstanding Student Paper Award, Hydrology Section at AGU 2004 Fall Meeting Recipient, 2008 Synthesis Summer Institute Scholar, Northeast Consortium for Hydrologic Synthesis Recipient, 2008 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Predoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia Recipient, 2006 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Predoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia Recipient, 2004 Geological Society of America (G.S.A) student research grant Recipient, 2004 Vermont Geological Society student research grant