| | BS in Occupational Therapy, Eastern Michigan University
MS in Physical Therapy, Boston University
Doctor of Health Sciences, University of Indianapolis | | Geriatrics, clinical education, professional development, patient-practitioner interactions
Courses: Clinical Experiences I, II, III, IV, Professional Role Development, Issues in Geriatrics, Psychosocial Aspects of Human Behavior, Foundations of Physical Therapy | | Evaluation of students' clinical performance, mentoring in physical therapy, rater training | | Geriatrics, balance deficits in patients with osteoporosis, adult neuro rehabilitation. Nora has 15 years of professional physical therapist and physical therapist assistant education experience. | | Member - American Physical Therapy Association - Education and Geriatrics Sections, APTA Ad Hoc PT CPI Revision Group
Illinois Physical Therapy Association
GeriNotes Editorial Board | | Francis N, Salzman A, Polomsky D, Huffman E. Accommodations for a student with a physical disability in a professional physical therapist education program. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 2007;21(2): 60-65.
Swenson M, Francis NJ. Abnormal sleeping patterns in the elderly. GeriNotes. 2008; 15(2):6-8.
Ludquist K, Francis NJ. Exercise and depression in older adults. GeriNotes. 2007; 14(4):10-12.
Francis NJ, Beuth S. Strategies for managing a patient with Alzheimer disease. GeriNotes. 2006; 13(2):9-11. Francis NJ. Linking evidence to geriatric practice in physical therapy student education. GeriNotes. 2006; 13(1):16. Francis NJ, Detmer E. Physical, mental, and social activity and measurement of cognition in the elderly population. GeriNotes. 2006; 13(1):16 – 18 | | |
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