Chair/Program Director, Professor
Email: kroll@marshall.edu
Phone: 304-696-5614
Office Location: SOPT 140
Education:
BS, Louisiana State University, 1975
MA, New York University, 1982
PhD, New York University, 1988
Clinical Expertise:
Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy
Research/Scholarly Interests:
Measurement methods in physical therapy; interdisciplinary education and training; care of patients with diabetes with subsequent neuropathies and balance issues.
Teaching Philosophy:
An effective physical therapist practitioner must assume a number of important roles: primary care provider in a challenging health care environment, diagnostician of movement dysfunction; interventionist applying evidence-based treatment techniques to restore function; teacher and motivator working with patients and communities to promote optimum health and wellness; team leader and/or participant in patient-centered intra and inter professional teams; patient, professional and community advocate; a consumer and/or producer of clinical research. In order to fulfill those multiple roles to the highest level, the physical therapist must be committed to service to the profession and the community, dedicated to lifelong learning and the pursuit and application of new knowledge, and devoted to seeking excellence in every avenue in their lives. Therefore, a physical therapy faculty should support an educational process that seeks to help students develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors necessary to become proficient in these various roles. The program administration, faculty and staff should become role models who guide the educational process and encourage formation of a partnership between faculty and students in the quest for the pursuit of professional excellence. As a faculty member, I should accept the responsibility of emulating professional attitudes and behaviors, and providing leadership to students, and the student should accept responsibility for their own professional growth and development.
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