Kristine Chase (she/her)


Assistant Professor College of Health & Wellness Physical Therapy Providence

Biography and Expertise

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
University of Illinois at Chicago

DPT
Washington University in Saint Louis

MPT
Gannon University

BS
Allegheny College

Credentialed Clinical Instructor Level I
American Physical Therapy Association

Certification in Neuro-Developmental Treatment for the Pediatric Population
Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association

Board Certification in Pediatric Physical Therapy
American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties

Physical Therapy License – Rhode Island
State of Rhode Island Department of Health

Mental Health First Aid USA
National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Physical Therapy License – Illinois
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Suzanne K Campbell Teaching Excellence Award
University of Illinois at Chicago

Shine Award
Brown Mackie College

Purposeful Leadership Award
Brown Mackie College

Achievement Award
Brown Mackie College

Integrity Award
Brown Mackie College

President’s Club
Physiotherapy Associates/Stryker Corporation

Chairman’s Club
Physiotherapy Associates/Stryker Corporation

Outstanding Student in Physical Therapy Award
Gannon University, Department of Physical Therapy

Academic All American
National Collegiate Athletic Association

Rhode Island American Physical Therapy Association

APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Movement System Committee

APTA Academy of Education

APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy

American Physical Therapy Association

Illinois Physical Therapy Association Clinical Education Special Interest Group

Illinois Physical Therapy Association

Chase, K.
Chapter 3, Movement Systems Framework
Elsevier
ISBN: 978-0-323-88142-5
43-53

Chase, K.
Movement System Diagnosis: A Consensus Based Position for Pediatric Movement Specialists
Pediatric Physical Therapy
37
2
1-8

Chase, K.
Chapter 5, The Movement System
Elsevier
2nd edition
42-51

Moving Towards Common Ground: Incorporating the Movement System into Pediatric Physical Therapy Education
Oral Presentation
American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting
American Physical Therapy Association
Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim
CA
United States

Movement Analysis of Tasks for the Pediatric Client: A Framework for Examining Movement
Oral Presentation
American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting
American Physical Therapy Association
Houston Convention Center
Houston
TX

Physical Therapy Ethics
Oral Presentation
In-service to pediatric physical and occupational therapists
Easterseals Dupage and Fox Valley
Virtual
Villa Park
IL
United States

Physical Therapy Ethics
Oral Presentation
In-service to pediatric physical and occupational therapists
University of Illinois at Chicago
Virtual
Chicago
IL
United States

Recap of Failing to Fail in Clinical Education
Oral Presentation
Illinois Physical Therapy Association Clinical Education Special Interest Group
Illinois Physical Therapy Association
Virtual
Chicago
IL
United States