BS in Physical Therapy from St. Louis University
MS with focus in Orthopedic Physical Therapy from Northwestern University
DPT from Arizona School of Health Sciences

I am interested in helping students understand the person who becomes a patient in a physical therapy setting. I believe that effective care is not only knowing what to do, but how to interact with patients. This is a two-fold process and involves understanding yourself as therapist and the person who is your patient.  My involvement in the psychosocial courses, Psychosocial Aspects of Human Behavior 1 and 2, emphasize these aspects of care.  I am also involved in teaching in the clinical courses: Clinical Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Dysfunction 1 and 2, Clinical Management of Patients with Lymphatic and Integumentary Dysfunction, Clinical Management of Patients with Neurologic Dysfunction 1, and in the basic Examination and Evaluation 1.

Breast Cancer and Exercise, Risk factors for development of Lymphedema, Measurement of Lymphedema, Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy Education.

I am certified as a Lymphedema Therapist through the Lymphology Association of North America. Clinical interests include patients with cancer, lymphedema, and orthopedic problems.

Professional Activities

American Physical Therapy Association
Lymphology Association of North America

Sander AP, Hajer NM, Hemenway K, Miller A.  Upper-Extremity Volume Measurements in Women with Lymphedema:  A Comparison of Measurements Obtained via Water Displacement with Geometrically Determined Volume.  Physical Therapy.  2002;82(12):1201.

Poe WJ, Sander AP.  Electromyographic Biofeedback In Hayes KW.  Manual for Physical Agents.  5^th edition.  Upper Saddleriver, NJ. Prentice Hall Health; 2000:189-199.

Breast Cancer Survivors Perform Upper Extremity Resistive Exercise without Developing Lymphedema:  A Single Subject Design Study. National Lymphedema Network International Conference Reno, Nevada, October, 2004; Combined Sections Meeting, American Physical Therapy Association, New Orleans, LA, February, 2005.

The Assessment of Cultural Adaptability in Doctoral Entry-Level Physical Therapy Students Before and After Clinical Experiences. School of Allied Health Professionals Conference, Houston, TX, November, 2005; Combined Sections Meeting, American Physical Therapy Association, San Diego, CA, February, 2006 

Edema Management of the non-Lymphedema Patient. Pre-conference 8-hour course, APTA Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL, June, 2004; Illinois Physical Therapy Association Spring Conference, Downers Grove, IL, April, 2005.

Upper extremity volume measurements in patients with edema: A comparison of hand and arm water displacement with geometrically determined volume. Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA, San Antonio, TX, February, 2001.