Karen Mueller
Karen
joined the NAU physical therapy department in 1987. Prior that time,
she practiced for 7 years in the stroke, spinal cord, and brain injury
units at Rehabilitation
Institute of Chicago, and also held positions as Senior Therapist for
Program Development and Clinical Education Supervisor. Karen’s teaching
interests lie in the areas of neurologic rehabilitation,
professionalism, clinical communication and the psychosocial
implications of disability. In addition to several articles related to
the orthotic management of patients with stroke, she authored the text
“Communication from the Inside Out: Strategies for the engaged
professional (FA Davis, 2010). In recent years, Karen
has presented, conducted research, and published in the area of
physical therapy intervention in hospice and palliative care. She
currently serves as the Chair of the American Physical Therapy
Association Oncology Section Hospice and Palliative Care Special
Interest group and on the Allied Therapist Steering Committee of the
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Education:
B.S., Physical Therapy, University of Missouri, 1979
M.S. Physical Therapy, Northwestern University, 1987
PhD, Health Professions Education and Health Promotion, Union Institute and University, 2002
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) University of Montana, 2012