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Jennifer W. Rodriguez, MHS, PT

Associate Professor

Office:
University of Colorado Denver
Physical Therapy Program - C244
Education Building 2 South
13121 E. 17th Avenue - PO Box 6508
Room 3121
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone:
303-724-9136
Email:
jenny.rodriguez@uchsc.edu

Professional Credentials, Licensure, and Certification(s)

  • Licensed P.T. in Colorado
  • Credentialed Trainer; APTA CI Education and Credentialing Program

Institution & Location Degree Yr. Conferred Field of Study

  • Washington University MHS 1990 Physical Therapy St. Louis , MO

  • Washington University BS 1982 Physical Therapy St. Louis , MO

Offices, Membership in Professional Organizations, Advisory Councils, Boards, etc.

  • APTA – Sections: Education, Health Policy, Legislation, & Administration; Clinical Education Special Interest Group
  • Northwest Intermountain Clinical Education Consortium (NIC)
  • Clinical Educators Forum (CEF)
  • Consultant - Grant funded though CU Aging Center Retirement Research Foundation at UCCS: “Traditional and Web-based Mental Health Training for Allied and Home Health Professionals,” Dr. Sara Qualls at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Gerontology Center is the Principal Investigator.

Major Research and Professional Interests

  • Clinical Education – especially related to innovative models of clinical education which bridge academia with the clinical education community.
  • Coordinator of Community Volunteer Program
  • Links between use of Standardized Patient Assessments and Clinical Performance
  • Impact of service learning on professional growth
  • Inter-professional education / collaboration

Clinical Practice

  • Stout Street Clinic (current - monthly)
  • Persons with neurological conditions and older adults (past clinical background)

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Director of Clinical Education
  • Foundations in Physical Therapy
  • Service Learning Component
  • Faculty Liaison for Standardized Patient Assessments

Service Activities

  • Stout Street Clinic
  • Coordinate Service Learning Component
  • 9 News Health Fair

Recent Publications

Stelzner, D., Rodriguez, JW., Krapfl, B., Jordan, S., Schenkman, M., Instructor's Adherence Protocol. Stay Active with Parkinson's Disease Program. Physical Therapy Program, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 2004

Rodriguez JW. Technology in clinical education: a new method of conducting clinical site visits. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 16(1):69-75, 2002.