Kirsten Potter

Kirsten Potter, PT, DPT, MS is a Professor and the Director of Curriculum at Tufts University - Seattle. She has been a physical therapist educator for over 30 years and holds expertise in adult neurologic rehabilitation. She has taught in movement science and neuromuscular PT practice courses and, at her prior institution, served as the Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning where she held workshops to promote quality teaching, mentored new faculty, and consulted with faculty on matters relating to teaching and scholarship. Her research focuses on outcome measures for adults with neurologic conditions. She has conducted studies on the psychometric properties of various balance and gait measures and is a member of the guideline development group to update the Clinical Practice Guideline - A Core Set of Outcome Measures for Neurologic Physical Therapy. She has served the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) - Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy in various capacities, including as Co-Chair of the MS EDGE Task Force that recently published a systematic review on measures of self-reported fatigue for people with multiple sclerosis. She serves the APTA – Academy of Education through her contributions to the annual New Faculty Development Workshops and in her position on the Board as Director of Professional Development.