Directors of Clinical Education Biographies

Deborah Anderson, PT, MS, PCS
Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Clinical Education
Pediatric Clinical Specialist

dander@midwestern.edu
630-515-7281

• Research Interests: Pediatric standardized assessment tools, developmental coordination disorder, the relationship between clinical education and competency on NPTE
• Teaching Responsibilities: Pediatric evaluation and interventions, pediatric gait assessment, clinical education
• Service: Pediatric private practice; Member, APTA pediatric and education sections, NDTA; Co-chair Chicago Area Clinical Educators Forum; conduct continuing education courses on topics in pediatric physical therapy

Kent E. Irwin, PT, MS, GCS
Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Clinical Education
Geriatric Clinical Specialist

kirwin@midwestern.edu
630-515-6186

Research Interests: Balance and falls in the elderly, osteoarthritis, and evidence based practice during clinical rotations

• Teaching Responsibilities: Clinical education, geriatrics, professionalism in physical therapy, physical therapy interventions, and anatomy
• Service: Reviewer for Physical Therapy; Reviewer for Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy; Clinician, Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital; APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor; Member, APTA Education and Geriatric Sections; Member, Geriatrics Section Research Committee

Administrative Assistants

Cathy Pratscher, Senior Administrative Assistant
cprats@midwestern.edu
630-515-6462

Kristine Runyon, Administrative Assistant
krunyo@midwestern.edu
630-515-6462