Kristine Chase
Assistant Professor
JWU Faculty Since 2024
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
Professional Affiliations
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy (APTA Pediatrics)
APTA Pediatrics Movement System Committee
APTA Academy of Education
Rhode Island American Physical Therapy Association (RI APTA)
Publications
- Chase K., The Movement System, in O’Shea R. Pediatrics for the Physical Therapist Assistant, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, February 2024, ISBN-13:9780323881425
- Girolami GL, Chase K. Commentary on “Informing the Update to the Physical Therapy Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis Clinical Practice Guideline”, Ped Phys Ther: July 2018 - Volume 30 - Issue 3 - p 175