A Listening Session: How Racism and Social Injustice Reverberates in the Black Physical Therapy Education Community
When:
Join us for a bold and courageous listening session as Black Physical Therapists share their experiences as Educators in the Profession of Physical Therapy.
- The unstoppable Dr. Senora Simpson, whose career spans more than 6 decades, will respond to questions presented by Dr. Julian MaGee, an early career Physical Therapy Educator.
- Dr. Terry Nordstrom, panel session moderator will present questions posed by the audience to a panel of seasoned and early career Black Physical Therapy Educators.
Listening to their shared experiences will enlighten, call to action, and provide testimonial evidence “Black Lives Matter.”
ACAPT's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Consortium will be hosting this listening session to discuss topics and issues surrounding racism in PT education.
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 15 at 7:00-8:30 pm EST/4:00-5:30 pm PST
Intended Audience: This event is open to all ACAPT members. Targeted at PT educators: faculty, program directors, and relevant staff in ACAPT member institutions.
Register for free here. As part of the registration process, be sure to submit your questions so that we can address the issues you raise.
A recording will be made available post-event.
Speakers:
- Senobia D. Crawford, PT, PhD (DEI Chair)
- Emmanuel B. John, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA, MPH(c) (ACAPT DEI Board Liason)
- Senora Simpson, PT, PhD
- Julian MaGee, PT, DPT, ATC
- Terry Nordstrom, PT, EdD, FAPTA
- Bernadette Williams-York, PT, DSc
- Dawn S. Brown, PT, DPT
- Kimberly Varnado, PT, DPT, DHSc
- LaDarius Woods, PT, DPT, PhD
- Johnette Meadows, PT, MS
If you have any questions, contact events@acapt.org.