Sue Klappa is a professor and Chair/Program Director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, MI, USA. Dr. Klappa earned her Ph.D. in Education, Curriculum, and Instruction: Family, Youth, and Community from
...MoreSue Klappa is a professor and Chair/Program Director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, MI, USA. Dr. Klappa earned her Ph.D. in Education, Curriculum, and Instruction: Family, Youth, and Community from the University of Minnesota and her Master of Physical Therapy degree at the College of St. Catherine in Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Klappa teaches in the areas of adult neuro rehabilitation, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, prosthetics, differential diagnosis, and community health and wellness. She has a passion for the role of physical therapy in the international community and has traveled to the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Venezuela, Mexico, and Haiti as a physical therapist. She has also been involved in disaster relief work in Haiti. Her research interests include studying interprofessional collaboration, community engagement, and the influence of international immersion experiences in preparing PT clinicians for community engagement. She is also interested in education in the community and how service learning influences civic engagement of physical therapists and community empowerment. She has written a book entitled Experiences of Physical Therapists Not-Knowing during International Service Work: The Essence of Not-Knowing.
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Health, Wellness, and Society
