Steven G. Lesh, PhD, PT, AT Ret. graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Health Science in Physical Therapy and completed the requirements to sit for the Board of Certification exam for Athletic Training at the University of Arkansas. He completed a Masters of Public Administration through Arkansas State University and a PhD in Organization and Management through the Business School at Capella University (MN). Dr. Lesh successfully completed the requirements to earn the Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist credential from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) in 1999. In 2019, Dr. Lesh retired from active clinical practice both as an athletic trainer and as a board-certified sports clinical specialist. Starting in 2003, he joined the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Volunteer Sports Medicine Staff and in 2006, served as a Venue Medical Coordinator for the United States Figure Skating National Championships held in St. Louis. In 2014, Dr. Lesh began serving in the Marine Corp Marathon as a medical volunteer. He has physical therapy clinical experience in sports medicine, neurological rehabilitation, orthopedics, acute care, long term care, and home health. Dr. Lesh also has experience in the administration of physical therapy services as he developed a private practice in Northwest Arkansas, serving both as CEO and Clinical Director. In this role he served as the administrator for an acute care facility, two outpatient clinics, a long-term care facility, several home health contracts, and sports medicine outreach services. Dr. Lesh has earned graduate level certificates in Distance Education, Hybrid Learning and Human Anatomy. Currently, Dr. Lesh sits as the founding program director of physical therapy at the University of Charleston in West Virginia. Academically, he has been physical therapy program director at Southwest Baptist University and Arkansas State University. Dr. Lesh has a keen interest in the use of learning technologies to facilitate effective and efficient learning. Current research interests include sports medicine outcomes, pain sciences, and the impact of learning technologies on the modern physical therapy student. He has strong interests in most sports (particularly hockey, soccer, and baseball), enjoys reading novels by his favorite authors (Tolkien, Colfer, Golden, EK Johnston), and books on military leadership.

Carol Beckel, PT, PhD, St. Louis University, received her B.S. in Physical Therapy (1992), her Masters in Higher Education (2004), and her PhD in Educational Studies (2012) from Saint Louis University. She has been licensed in the state of Missouri since 1992. Her practice background is in acute, rehab, skilled nursing, home health, school based, and pro bono practice both in St. Louis and Belize. During her 10 years of clinical practice, she served as a clinical instructor (CI) for PT students at all preparation levels and from diverse academic programs. She joined the faculty of Saint Louis University in 2002 and transitioned into the role of the Director of Clinical Education (DCE) in 2004. She oversees all three phases of clinical education at her Program with greater than 80 students per class. Dr. Beckel completed 4 years as the Academic Co-Chair for the Clinical Education Special Interest Group (CESIG). She previously served the CESIG as the recording secretary for a 2-year term. She also represents the APTA Academy of Education on the Education Leadership Partnership. Dr. Beckel Trainer for both Level 1 and Level 2 Clinical Instructor Credentialing courses.

Christie Cohoon, PT, DPT, OCS, St. Louis Community College – Forest Park, graduated from Saint Louis University (SLU) with her master’s in physical therapy in 1999, completing her tDPT in 2006.  Christie completed her Board Certification in Orthopedics in 2014.  Her clinical practice focused mostly on outpatient orthopedics in hospital-based practices.  During her 12 years of clinical practice, she serves as the site coordinator for clinical education and supervised close to 30 students.  She served as adjunct faculty at SLU from 2004-2015.  She joined the faculty for the Physical Therapist Assistant program at St. Louis Community College in 2011 and transitioned to the roles of program director and clinical coordinator in 2018.   She currently teaches modalities, orthopedics, neuro, and medical conditions.  Dr. Cohoon is currently the programming chair for APTA Missouri, Eastern District and has been on national taskforces for clinical education.

Jeremy Houser, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, Indiana State University & Lincoln Memorial University, graduated in 2006 with a degree in Exercise Science from Auburn University and a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2009 from Alabama State University.  In 2022, he completed his Ph.D. in Adult Education from Auburn University. Jeremy completed his Board Certification in Orthopedics in 2014. Jeremy is the Director of Diversity and Belonging for the Indiana Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. He consults and leads workshops on topics related to equitability and adult education strategies in graduate medical education.  He is an Associate Professor at Indiana State University (ISU) where he serves as the Director of Admissions, Student Success, and Diversity for the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. He also serves as the part-time student success coordinator at Lincoln Memorial University for the DPT program. He is the 2022 recipient of ISU Caleb Mills Distinguished Teaching Award and the 2019 recipient of ISU College of Health and Human Services Excellence in Teaching Award.  In 2021, he served as an inaugural Centennial Scholar for the APTA senior leadership team. 

Kirsten Potter, PT, DPT, MS is a Professor and the Director of Curriculum at Tufts University – Seattle. Kirsten has 30 years of experience in PT education, having taught at the University of New England, Northwestern University, and Rockhurst University. During her time at Rockhurst, she also served as Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning where she held workshops to promote quality teaching, mentored new faculty, consulted with faculty on matters relating to teaching and scholarship, and taught a course (Active Learning Pedagogies) in the EdD program. Over her career, she has taught courses on clinical decision-making, movement science, and adult neurologic rehabilitation; held a Director of Clinical Education position; served on various departmental and University-level committees; and held leadership roles in the accreditation process. Her research focuses on outcome measures for adults with neurologic conditions, and she has numerous publications and presentations. She has served in various leadership roles for the APTA – Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapists, most recently as the Co-Chair of the Multiple Sclerosis EDGE Task Force that conducted a systematic review of measures of fatigue for people with MS. 

Tricia Prokop, PT, EdD, MS, CSCS, Bowling Green State University, is the Director of Student Affairs and an Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Physical Therapy at Bowling Green State University. Tricia began practicing physical therapy after graduating with her Master of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Connecticut in 2006. Her clinical area of expertise is in pediatric sports medicine. Tricia graduated from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in 2017 with a Doctorate in Education and has since been dedicating her scholarly agenda to investigating the impact of metacognition on clinical reasoning in health professions. She has presented her research at numerous local and national conferences and has published her work in various textbooks and peer-reviewed journals. Tricia is an active researcher in the areas of clinical reasoning and master adaptive learner development.   

Moyo Tillery PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Tufts University - Boston, received her Bachelor of
Science degree in Biological Sciences from North Carolina State University and her Doctor of Physical
Therapy degree from Duke University. She has since primarily practiced in the outpatient orthopedics
setting with a clinical focus on Occupational Health, manual therapy, and the management of acute
workplace injuries. She has completed both Residency and Fellowship training in Orthopedic Manual
Physical Therapy and is Board-Certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. She previously served in the
capacity of Director of Clinical Education at Elon University and has research interests in the professional
identity formation of student physical therapists as well as an interest in the role of the physical therapist
in the management of acute musculoskeletal disorders. She is currently the Chair of the Student
Scholarship Committee of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, the
Vice Chair of Public Relations for the Occupational Health Special Interest Group (OHSIG) of the APTA
Academy of Orthopedics, and she enjoys giving back to the profession through various service,
scholarship, research, and consultative initiatives focused on pipeline initiatives to diversify the field of
physical therapy.

My name is Angela Wallace PTA, MA.  I have been a Physical Therapist Assistant for 21 years.  I am currently the Clinical Education Coordinator for the PTA program at McHenry County College.  I still work as a PTA on the weekends at Ascension/ Alexian Brothers.  I have worked in a variety of settings Medical Surgical, Acute Rehabilitation, Skilled Care, Home Health and Outpatient. I am involved in the Illinois Physical Therapy Association as the GeriSig Chair as well as the state advocate for APTA Geriatrics. When I am not working I am taxi driver and cheerleader to my 6 children.