Target audience: Those interested in actively working toward addressing the student loan crisis in physical therapy, including PT educators, Program Directors, Clinical Educators, faculty, and administrators.
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Speakers
Rich Shields, PT, PhD, FAPTA, University of Iowa
Dr. Shields received a bachelor’s degree in biology, a post baccalaureate degree in physical therapy, a master’s in exercise physiology, and a PhD in physiology (University of Iowa). Dr. Shields managed the acute spinal cord injury
program at the University of Iowa for several years. He developed lines of research related to how various doses of stress impact tissue health in people with central nervous system injury. His work strives to improve the health quality of
individuals who suffer from reduced activity from paralysis, obesity, injury, or age. His research has been funded for the last 30 years by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and several private foundations.
Dr. Shields has published over 140 scientific papers and has delivered over 300 scientific presentations. Dr. Shields also has over 20 papers in educational research, student debt, and national benchmarking for academic physical therapy programs
nationwide. He was the recipient of the Iowa Neurology Clinical Research Award, the APTA Neurology Section Research Excellence Award, the University of Iowa Outstanding Mentor and Teaching Award, the Mayo Clinic Outstanding Alumnus Award,
the APTA Williams Research Award, the research section’s Maley Research Award, the Catherine Worthingham Fellow Award, the Mary McMillan Lecture Award, and recently received the Regents Award for Faculty Excellence at the University
of Iowa. He is professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences within the Carver College of Medicine, at the University of Iowa.
Madeline Ratoza, PT, DPT, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Madeline graduated from the University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco State University with her DPT in 2015. She has diverse clinical experience across practice settings. She currently is a PhD candidate at Texas Woman's University
and an Instructor and ACCE at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in Austin, Texas. Madeline’s research agenda focuses on student loan experiences and financial literacy in the DPT curriculum as well as health equity
and access.
Drew Yannaccone, PT, PhD, Temple University
Dr. Yannaccone received his bachelor of science in Health Science and master of science in Physical Therapy degrees from College Misericordia (now Misericordia University), located in Dallas, Pennsylvania in 2002. After nearly five years of full-time
practice in the acute and home health care settings, Dr. Yannaccone returned to graduate school, earning a PhD in Physiology from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia in 2012. Dr. Yannaccone is currently
an Associate Professor of Instruction with Temple University's DPT Program, located in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Yannaccone continues to practice in the acute care setting on a per diem basis, and in 2022 he was selected as an APTA Association
Leadership Scholar.
Misty Seidenburg,
PT, DPT, Upstream Rehab Institute
Dr. Misty Seidenburg is the Vice President of Clinical Programs for Upstream Rehab. She also serves as the Director of URI Orthopedic and Sports Residency and is a lead instructor for several IAMT continuing education courses. She serves on several
APTA committees and is currently an adjunct faculty member at Messiah College that includes leading a business practice course with a focus point on financial literacy. Most recently she completed the APTA Leader Scholars Program with a project
focused on improving awareness of costs and financial management for entry-level therapists.