Jodi earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of North Dakota, is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association, and is also a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy. She is currently working on a PhD through the University of Newcastle in Australia where she is researching healthcare utilization and physical therapy dosing in patients with lower extremity injuries. Her primary teaching areas are in the musculoskeletal curriculum and differential diagnosis. Jodi has over 11 years of clinical experience in outpatient orthopedic settings, with a special interest in the spine. She has presented at national conferences in the area of manual therapy and has been published in several different peer-reviewed journals.