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Susan Shore, PT, Ph.D.

Chair, Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Phone: (626) 815-5021
Email: sshore@apu.edu
Fax: (626) 815-5017

Education

Ph.D., The University of Toronto, 1998
MSc PT, The University of Minnesota, 1987
BSc PT, Physical Therapy, University of Wisconsin, 1976

Department

  • School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences
    • Physical Therapy

Courses Taught

PT 541 – Exercise Physiology
PT 718 – PT Clinical Skills IA
PT 722 – PT Clinical Skills IB
PT 752 – PTDDT II

Professional Experience

Academic Experience
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Azusa Pacific University, 2007-present

Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Azusa Pacific University, 2004-07

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Azusa Pacific University, 2001-2004

Adjunct Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Manitoba, 1992-1993

Adjunct Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Toronto, 1987-1989

Clinical Work
Physical Therapist, Pediatric Neurodevelopment Institute, 2009-present

Coordinator, World Vision Romania's Children with Special Needs Project, 1999-2000

Coordinator, Action for Russia's Children's Rehabilitation Services, 1995-1997

Staff Therapist, The Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, 1990

Orthopedic Therapist, The Riverdale Hospital, Toronto, 1987-1988

Industry Experience
Research Assistant in Gait Analysis Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1984-1985

International Trainee, The Navigators, Christian Leadership Development, Romania, 1980-1984

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Professional Involvement and Accomplishments

Associations, Boards, Committees
Member, Free Wheelchair Mission Advisory Board, 2002-present
Member, Examination Development Committee for the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, 2004-08
Member, American Physical Therapy Association, 1976-present
Item Writer, Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy National Licensure Exam, 2003

Special Interests and Activities

Development of Physical Therapy Services in the Third World
Physical Therapy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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