Cherie Peters-Brinkerhoff
Cherie Peters-Brinkerhoff
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy / Program Chair
- American Physical Therapy Association, American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship, Alexandria, Va., 2021-22, Fellowship in Higher Education Leadership 2022
- Doctor of Education, Higher Education and Adult Learning, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minn., 2008-2014
- Master of Health Administration, Webster University, San Diego, Calif., 2005-07
- Advanced Master of Physical Therapy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda Ca., 1996-98
- Bachelor of Science, Physical Therapy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda Ca., 1974-78
Cherie Peters-Brinkerhoff has served more than 40 years as a licensed physical therapist, 15 of those in academia with the past six years as program director for the University of St. Augustine Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. She is a fellow of Educational Leadership, possess a doctoral degree in Education, and advanced degrees in Physical Therapy and Health Care Administration. Peters-Brinkerhoff has an educational scholarship agenda, with an expertise in qualitative, educational research. As a reviewer for several professional organizations, she assists other PT professionals in their pursuit of adding to the body of knowledge of the PT profession. She is proud and excited to be a part of the Springfield College DPT program!
Research Interests
- Educational Qualitative Research: ICF model, IPE, instructional models
- Academic Leadership Tools
- Stress, anxiety and depression in graduate students
- Clinical Readiness
Courses Taught
- Knowledge Translation
- Neuromuscular 1, 2 & 3
- Pediatric Physical Therapy
Certifications and Memberships
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Council of Academic Physical Therapy, Sweet Adelines International
- Certified in Neurodevelopmental Treatment and Hippotherapy
Selected Works
Presentations
Peer Reviewed Scientific and Professional Presentations:
- Peters-Brinkerhoff, C. Inter-professional Education Outcome framework. Presented at ELC, 10-14-2023
- Baldwin, T., Peters-Brinkerhoff, C., An Innovative Approach to Competency-Based Curricular Revision for the Master Adaptive Learner. Presented at ELC, 10-15-2023
- Khowailed IA, Volland L, Peters-Brinkerhoff,C., Lee H. 17β-Estradiol Induced Effects on Peripheral Vascular Function in Premenopausal Women Using Doppler Ultrasound. World Confederation for Physical Therapy; June 2-4, 2023; Dubai, UAE.
- Macleod, T., Coley, E., Peters-Brinkerhoff, C., Singh, B., Heick, J., James, D., Kume, J. Academic Leadership Tools in Higher Education. Educational Leadership conference, 2022
- Lefebvre C, Ganesan M, Balakrishnan B, Peters-Brinkerhoff C, Muthaiah VP, Muthukumaraswamy K, Association of Sleep and Mental Health in Professional Graduate Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Poster presentation at CSM; Texas. February 5, 2022;
- Ganesan M, Balakrishnan B, Peters-Brinkerhoff C, You Think I’m Doing Well? Self-Assessment By Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Students during Pandemic Submitted Abstract CSM 2022 conference, NA.
- Peters-Brinkerhoff C, Smith K, Miller N, Volland L, and Mathews J. Early Identification/Readiness for Clinical Internships; A Systematic Approach. Platform presentation at ELC Virtual Conference, October 2020, CSM, Denver, CO, Feb., 2020, CPTA Annual Conference Virtual; October 2020
- Peters-Brinkerhoff C.P1P, Smith, K. Early identification/readiness for clinical internships; A systematic approach. CSM, February 2020, ELC, 2020
- Peters-Brinkerhoff C.P1P, Childers, C. A different instructional model to improve student learning outcomes in gross and applied anatomy for physical therapy students. CSM, January, 2019.
- Nitsch W.P1P, Liphart J.P2P, Manella K.P3P, Peters-Brinkerhoff C.P1P Development of a physical therapy faculty workload measurement tool. WASC, March, 2018.
- Nitsch W.U1, Liphart J.2, Manella K.3, Peters-Brinkerhoff C.1development of a physical therapy faculty workload measurement tool. WCPT, July, 2017.
Publications
- Peters-Brinkerhoff, C., James, D., Singh, B., Heick, J., Kume, J., Coley, E., MacLeod, T. Academic Leadership Tools in Higher Education: the Unique Perspective of the Leader of a Clinical Program. The Program Chair for publication July, 2023
- Khowailed IA, Volland L, Peters-Brinkerhoff C, Lee H. 17β-Estradiol Induced Effects on Peripheral Vascular Function in Premenopausal Women Using Doppler Ultrasound. Under review in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, May, 2022.
- Balakrishnan B, Muthaiah VP, Peters-Brinkerhoff C, Ganesan M, Stress, anxiety, and depression in professional graduate students during COVID 19 pandemic. The Educational and developmental psychologist 2022, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/20590776.2022.2114341
- Peters-Brinkerhoff, C. (2016). Perspectives on Teaching the international classification of functioning, disability and health model to physical therapy students. Journal of Allied Health,45(4). 237-243
- Peters-Brinkerhoff, C., (2016). History of the International classification of functioning, disability, and health. NDTA Network 23(4).10-17
