Gail Jensen (United States of America)

Session

Focused symposium:  Forging Links to Moral Action: Reaching Beyond Boundaries (Speaker)

Biography

Academic credentials:

• PhD (educational evaluation/sociology), Stanford University;
• (MA in physical therapy, Stanford University;
• BS (education/health education), University of Minnesota;
• Georgetown University, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Washington,DC;
• Intensive Bioethics Course XXI. June 4-10, 1995;
• Advanced Bioethics Course VII. March 9-13, 1996

Positions/appointments:

• Dean, Graduate School and Associate Vice President, Dean, Graduate School and Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs;
• Professor, Physical Therapy;
• Faculty Associate, Center for Health Policy and Ethics  Academic Affairs;
• Professor, Physical Therapy;
• Faculty Associate, Center for Health Policy and Ethics, Creighton University   

Publications/Presentations: 

Dr. Jensen has served on several editorial boards and is currently deputy editor for Physiotherapy Research International and Associate Editor for Physiotherapy Theory and Practice and on the Editorial Board of Qualitative Health Research.  She has collaborated on eight books, including Handbook of Teaching for Physical Therapists (2nd edition, 2002),  Expertise in Physical Therapy Practice (2nd edition, 2007), and  Educating for Moral Action: A Sourcebook in Health and Rehabilitation Ethics(which received the Alpha Sigma Nu national book award in the health sciences in 2006), and Leadership in Interprofessional Education and Practice (2009).  She has over 60 publications and over 200 national or international professional presentations.  Most recent ethics-related publication: Hughes M, Laubscher K, Black L, Jensen GM.Use of Deconstructed Cases in Physical Therapist Ethics Education: An Assessment of Student Learning.  Journal of Physical Therapy Education. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 23 (1):22-28, 2009.

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