Jennifer graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2003 with a doctorate in physical therapy. She has been part of the TOI team since its inception in 2006, with four of those years in management.
Jennifer has an undergraduate degree in exercise science and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). Jennifer played women’s water polo for NAU and has been a competitive swimmer most of her life. She is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Jennifer is currently serving her first term as an elected delegate for the state of Arizona. She also served 4 years as the Southern Arizona District Representative for the Arizona Chapter, is currently the chair of the AZ APTA Political Action Committee, and a member of the AZ State Government Affairs Committee. In 2022, she was the recipient of Physical Therapist of the Year for APTA Arizona.
As a certified Functional Movement Screen specialist, she has worked with multiple fire departments in Idaho for injury prevention services. Jennifer also has prior experience with training and certifying water aerobics instructors nationally through the YMCA. She has continued her education by taking multiple courses on functional rehabilitation, spine, upper and lower extremity treatment, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization and blood flow restriction training. She is also certified in dry needling. Jennifer is a level 1 credentialed APTA clinical instructor, which allows her to teach and train PT/PTA students completing clinical rotations at TOI. She was the recipient of Clinical Educator of the Year for NAU Phoenix Biomedical Campus in 2021.
In the Tucson community, she was an active member of the Lighthouse/City YMCA Board for multiple years, helping to raise over $100,000 for scholarships for local children. More recently, she has been an active board member with Canyon View Little League, spearheading their softball program for multiple years to support local youth sports. You can now find her a few times per week on a softball field volunteering for her daughter’s travel club softball team.
Outside the office, she enjoys spending time with her amazing husband, two active children, and their easy-going tortoise.