Continuing Education
Continue to expand your skills and knowledge with our Continuing Education Program. We offer an annual lecture and other educational courses. Please see upcoming events below.
26th Annual Jack Allison Memorial Lecture
Saturday, November 14, 2026 8:00am-4:00pm
President's Room - Coffman Memorial Union
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Utilize behavior change strategies (e.g., motivational interviewing, brief action planning) to promote engagement in physical activity.
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Develop approaches to support sustained physical activity beyond structured therapy
About the Speaker
Mariana Wingood, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH is a board-certified geriatric specialist and an assistant professor at Wake Forest University-School of Medicine with a dual appointment in the Department of Implementation Science and the Section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. She received her DPT from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY and a graduate certificate in epidemiology, MPH, and PhD in Human Functioning and Rehabilitation Sciences from the University of Vermont. Dr. Wingood’s research focuses on addressing the challenges physical therapists encounter when promoting functional independence and well-being, including early fall risk screenings and encouraging patients to engage in physical activity. In the last five years, she has written 6 book chapters, published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and completed numerous national and international presentations. Furthermore, she is actively involved in APTA-Geriatrics where she serves as secretary. Dr. Wingood is also the chair of the Older Adults Committee in the American College Sports Medicine's Exercise is Medicine initiative and the research chair for the Brief Action Planning Network.
This online course is for learners who are interested in investigating the biomechanical and epidemiological aspects of the shoulder in athletics. The course will explore the unique demands placed on the shoulder in sports that involve throwing, swimming, swinging, and bodily impacts. The course begins with an investigation into sport-specific biomechanics, pathomechanics, and epidemiology and progresses to applied problem solving for rehabilitation and research scenarios.
This course is intended for individuals who have a background in anatomy and biomechanics of the shoulder. This may include professional clinicians and pre-professional students (PT, ATC, PA, OT, MD), movement scientists, or graduate and undergraduate students interested in kinesiology and sports medicine.
Learn More About Jack Allison
Jack Allison was a beloved professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Minnesota. He received his baccalaureate degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Minnesota in 1954. He served as a physical therapist in the U.S. Army at Valley Forge Hospital from 1954-1955 and at the University of Minnesota Hospital from 1956-1957. His teaching career in the Program in Physical Therapy at the University of Minnesota extended from 1957-1993. With outstanding vision and leadership, he served as the Director of the Program from 1978-1993. He was an accomplished educator endeared by all students. In 1992, he received the prestigious Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for his outstanding teaching talent. He was an inventor of two patents on devices related to supporting the head during physical therapy and measuring head mobility. He served on numerous committees and in elected positions at both the state and national levels of the American Physical Therapy Association. He was a renowned speaker on health care insurance and served as a consultant for Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Above his many professional accomplishments, he will be remembered most by the 1000 physical therapy students whom he taught in his career for his genuine friendliness, helpfulness and dignity shown to all.