Kristine Chase

Kristine (Tina) Chase, PT, DPT, PhD(c), Board Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI where her focus is pediatrics, motor control and beginning research. Dr. Chase has over 20 years of clinical experience in a variety of pediatric practice settings and has been a Board Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist since 2004. In prior roles, Chase served as a Director of Clinical Education, a training mentor and discipline coordinator for Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) Program and has earned numerous awards for leadership and teaching excellence. Chase is currently completing a PhD in curriculum studies with an emphasis in health professions education. Her dissertation surrounds the adoption of the movement system by pediatric physical therapy educators in pediatric physical therapy education.

Education

• PhD(c), University of Illinois at Chicago, Curriculum Studies with an emphasis in health professions education
• DPT, Washington University at St. Louis
• MPT, Gannon University
• B.S., Allegheny College, Biology

Teaching Interests

Pediatrics
Motor Control
Research Seminar

Scholarly Interests

Movement system in physical therapy education, research, and practice
Movement analysis in pediatrics
Scholarship of teaching and learning in health professions education