Schafer-School of Physical Therapy

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Sue Schafer, PT, PhD

Professor
Associate Director

Phone:

214-706-2300

Email:

sschafer@twu.edu

Location:

201 Dallas Presbyterian

Mailing Address:

Texas Woman’s University
School of Physical Therapy
8194 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, TX 75231

Department:

School of Physical Therapy

Professional Interests:

I teach administration and research content in both the professional (entry-level) masters and the postprofessional (MS, PhD) programs. My research involves defining the work of physical therapist managers and identifying the administration and management skills needed by graduates of physical therapist educational programs. I serve as Associate Director for the School of PT and manage the operations of all physical therapy degree programs on TWU’s Dallas campus. I am active in APTA’s Health Policy and Administration (HPA) Section, having served as chair of the research committee and member of both the publications and nominating committees. I am currently the chair the HPA Section’s publications committee and am the Editor of HPA Resource and HPA Journal. Please review my curriculum vitae for more details.

Education:

Ph.D.
Organizational theory & policy (College of Business), University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1988

M.S.
Developmental biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1969

B.S.
Physical therapy, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1966

Selected Publications:

Lopopolo, Rosalie B., Schafer, D. Sue, & Nosse, Larry J. (2004). Leadership, administration, management, and professionalism (LAMP) in physical therapy: A Delphi study. Physical Therapy, 84 (2): 137-150.

Schafer, D. Sue. (2002). Three perspectives on physical therapist managerial work. Physical Therapy 82 (3): 228-236.

Schafer, D. Sue. (2001). Do physical therapist educators, clinicians, and students in Texas agree with the core beliefs of the leadership, administration, management preparation (LAMP) document? Journal of Physical Therapy Education 15 (4): 36-43.

Luedtke-Hoffmann, Kathleen A., & Schafer, D. Sue. (2000). Pulsed lavage in wound cleansing. Physical Therapy, 80 (3): 292-300.

Schafer, D. Sue. (1991). Environmental scanning behavior among private practice physical therapy firms. Physical Therapy, 71 (6): 482-490.

Schafer, D. Sue. (1990). Level of entrepreneurship and scanning source usage in very small businesses. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 15 (2): 19-31.

Schafer, D. Sue, Bell, A. Polly, & Spalding, J.B. (1987). Parental vs. professional assessment of developmentally delayed children after periods of parent training. Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 12 (1): 47‑55.

Schafer, D. Sue, Spalding, J.B., & Bell, A. Polly. (1987). Potential predictors of child progress as measured by the Early Intervention Developmental Profile. Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 11 (2): 106‑117.

Schafer, D. Sue & Moersch, Martha S. (eds). (1981). Developmental Programming for Infants and Young Children: Volume I. Assessment and Application; Volume II. Early Intervention Developmental Profile; Volume III. Stimulation Activities. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press (2nd edition).