Craik took the helm as editor in chief of Physical Therapy (PTJ) in March 2006. “On almost every front, PTJ is making giant leaps,” says Craik. “We need to make sure that those leaps will take the Journal—and those who rely on it—in the right direction.”

Wants to see PTJ: Craik wants every APTA member and PTJ reader to “know who the new Journal is—our qualifications, our commitment to high-quality content that is directly applicable to practice, and our openness to new ideas and technologies.” Many of PTJ’s Editorial Board bring an international perspective, which is critical as PTJ continues to serve as an authoritative voice of physical therapy worldwide. Read her editorials at PTJ Online.

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Focus: Musculoskeletal assessment and epidemiology, outcomes research, lower extremity joint arthroplasty, clinical decision making.

Publication/grant history: 51 peer-reviewed articles since 1987, 30 as first author. Recipient of grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Foundation for Physical Therapy, and multiple APTA sections.

Career highlights: Otto D Payton professor and assistant department chair, Department of Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. Doctorate in education and master's degree in orthopedic physical therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University; certificate in physical therapy, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Winner of APTA's 2005 Helen J Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to Professional Literature; other past awards include the APTA Orthopaedic Section's Rose Excellence in Research Award, APTA's Jack Walker Award and Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award, and the Chattanooga Research Award.

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Focus: Rachelle is PTJ’s first rheumatologist Editorial Board member and an epidemiologist as well. Her focus is on soft tissue disorders.

Publication/grant history: More than 130 peer-reviewed articles on a wide range of soft tissue disorders (low back pain, adhesive capsulitis, plantar fasciitis) in a wide range of journals, from NEJM to Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.

Career highlights: Director of the Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Cabrini Hospital in Malvern, Victoria, Australia; graduated in medicine from Monash University; received a master’s degree in clinical epidemiology from the University of Toronto for research on the classification of soft tissue disorders of the neck and upper limb. Most recently, she has been involved in clinical trials investigating new interventions in the management of soft tissue disorders of the shoulder, elbow, knee, and heel. Rachelle received the Volvo Award in 2001 and a 2007 Premier’s Award for Medical Research commendation for her PhD thesis outlining an evaluation of a mass-media education campaign. Titled “Back Pain: Don't Take It Lying Down,” the campaign was the first public health approach to back-related disability ever implemented. Rachelle’s findings—that the campaign had a strong and enduring beneficial effect on community and general practitioner beliefs about back pain—have prompted the development of public health interventions for back pain in Canada, England, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, and Wales.

Focus: Nutritional, pharmaceutical, exercise interventions for metabolic diseases, including HIV-related, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity/metabolic syndrome, adult and pediatric skeletal and cardiomyopathy.

Publication/grant history: 14 peer-reviewed articles, first author for half since 2002.

Career highlights: Assistant professor at Washington University School of Medicine, Program in Physical Therapy and Internal Medicine. Earned a PhD from University of Baltimore-Maryland. Is a manuscript reviewer for 8 scholarly journals.

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Focus: Neuroplasticity, stroke, and functional magnetic resonance imaging; transcranial magnetic stimulation. Other interests include physical therapy education issues, educational administration, and accreditation.

Publication/grant history: More than 30 peer-reviewed articles since 1983, two thirds as first author. Recipient of grants from the University of Minnesota, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, and theFoundation for Physical Therapy.

Career highlights:Professor and Director, Program in Physical Therapy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. Doctorate in kinesiology and master's degree in physical therapy, University of Minnesota. Winner of the Mayo School of Health-Related Sciences Faculty Award and an inductee of University of Minnesota’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers and the Medical School’s Academy of Medical Educators.

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Focus: Low back and neck pain; manual therapy, especially manipulation and mobilization; diagnostic classification; clinical decision making.

Publication history: About 30 peer-reviewed publications since 1999, half as first author.

Career highlights: Assistant professor and director of research, Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, and assistant professor, Postprofessional Doctoral Program in Orthopaedic and Manual Physical Therapy, US Army-Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Postdoctoral research fellowship, doctorate in rehabilitation science, and master's degree in physical therapy, University of Pittsburgh. Master's degree in business administration, University of Arizona, Tucson. Winner of APTA's 2006 Eugene Michels New Investigator Award and the APTA Orthopaedic Section's 2005 Rose Excellence in Research Award.

john{at}evidenceinmotion.com

Focus: Pharmacology, exercise physiology, biostatistics.

Publication history: 22 peer-reviewed articles since 1981, 15 as first author.

Career highlights: Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. Doctorate in physiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; bachelor's degree in physical therapy, Ithaca College. Author of the classic Pharmacology in Rehabilitation, ed 4. (Philadelphia, Pa: FA Davis Co; 2007).

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Focus: Education and clinical research investigating the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions in the management of spine and extremities disorders.

Publication/grant history: 50 peer-reviewed articles, 29 as first author. Authored 1 book and published 8 other book chapters, and monographs, 4 as primary author. Primary and co-primary investigator on numerous private foundation grants.

Career highlights: Associate Professor, Physical Therapy Program, Franklin Pierce College, Concord, NH; Affiliate Faculty, Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy, Regis University, Denver, CO; Adjunct Faculty, Physical Therapy Program, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. Post-doctoral research fellowship, University of Utah; Doctor of Philosophy, Nova Southeastern University; Fellowship in Manual Physical Therapy, Regis University; Doctor of Physical Therapy, Creighton University; Master of Physical Therapy, Notre Dame College, Manchester, NH; Bachelor of Science in Biology, Notre Dame College.

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Focus: Therapeutic exercise, mobility, physical activity, stroke, spinal cord injury, geriatrics, motor control.

Publication/grant history: More than 50 peer-reviewed articles since 2002. More than 40 grants from agencies such as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Stroke Network, and the Canadian Foundation of Innovation.

Career highlights: Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Canadian Institutes of Health Research Career Scientist; and Michael Smith Health Research Scholar. Doctorate in kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Ontario; master's degree, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Ontario; bachelor's degree in combined physical therapy and occupational therapy, University of British Columbia.

Janice.Eng{at}vch.ca

Focus: Knee rehabilitation, knee osteoarthritis, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, biomechanics, kinesiology, therapeutic exercise.

Publication/grant history: 30 peer-reviewed articles since 1983, 19 as first author. Currently principal investigator on a $1-million-plus project funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

Career highlights: Associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh. Doctorate in orthopedic physical therapy, MCP/Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pa; master's degree in biomechanics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond; bachelor's degree in physical therapy, University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School. Winner of APTA's 2001 Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award.

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Focus: Development and behavior of young infants, especially how early limb behaviors such flapping and kicking emerge from the interaction of neural, biomechanical, behavioral and environmental influences. Current projects include the development of object exploration with the arms and legs; shoulder and elbow coordination during the development of reaching; and learning and memory in infants at risk for coordination disorders such as cerebral palsy. Another ongoing series of studies focuses on the effect of early, intensive movement and postural training on motor development in the first months of life. His newest NIH funding (5-year R01) is for the first comprehensive study of the relationship of advance brain imaging, motor learning and coordination in high-risk preterm infants. Most recently, Dr. Galloway has begun collaborations with roboticists in mechanical engineering to development the first generation of mobility devices for special needs infants.

Publication/grant history: 19 peer-reviewed articles, 10 as first author.

Career highlights: Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; Director, Infant Motor Behavior Lab, Newark, DE. Postdoctoral Fellow, Infant Motor Behavior Lab; PhD, Physiological Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; BS, Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University – Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA; BS, Exercise Science, Biology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS. He received the Patricia Leahy Doctoral Scholarship, Neurology Section, APTA in 1996, and was the Margaret L. Moore Outstanding New Academic Faculty Member, American Physical Therapy Association in 2005.

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Focus: Utilization of biopsychosocial models for the prevention and treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain, including behavioral interventions for patients with low back pain, the interaction between pain-related genetic and psychological factors in the development of post-operative chronic shoulder pain, and developing and testing low back pain prevention programs for soldiers in the United States Army

Publication/grant history: More than 50 peer-reviewed publications, most as lead or senior author. Recipient of grants from the University of Florida, the National Institutes of Health, the US Department of Defense, and the Foundation for Physical Therapy.

Career highlights: Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, and member of the Graduate Faculty in the Rehabilitation Science Doctoral Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pain Research and Rehabilitation Outcomes, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida; doctorate in rehabilitation science and master’s degree in orthopedic physical therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh.

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Focus: Clinical management of individuals with neurologic dysfunction, vestibular and stroke rehabilitation; clinical decision-making.

Publication/grant history: 25 peer-reviewed articles. Co-investigator in numerous collaborative clinical trials investigating the effectiveness of rehabilitation for people with vestibular and balance disorders.

Career highlights: Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA; Senior Physical Therapist, Newton Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA. DPT in Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions; MS in Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions; BS, Certificate in Physical Therapy, Simmons College. ABPTS Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist.

Kgillbody{at}comcast.net

Focus: Arthritis, behavioral interventions, exercise, rheumatology, public health, physical activity, measurement, geriatrics.

Publication/grant history: About 30 peer-reviewed articles since 1992, 18 as first author. Primary and co-primary investigator on numerous National Institutes of Health, university, and private foundation grants.

Career highlights: Professor and chair, Northeastern University, Department of Physical Therapy, Boston, Mass, and assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; adjunct associate professor, University of Colorado. Doctorate in physical therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions; doctor of science degree, Harvard University; master's degree in public health, Boston University; bachelor's degree in physical therapy, Simmons College, Boston. Winner of the National Arthritis Foundation's New Investigator Award; the Foundation for Physical Therapy's New Investigator Award; Simmons College Scholarly Excellence Award; Daltroy Fellow in Provider-Patient Communication, Research & Education Foundation; the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Star Award and Addie Thomas Award.

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Focus: Epidemiology, quality-of-life measures, cardiovascular/pulmonary, health services research.

Publication history: 33 peer-reviewed articles since 1984, 21 as first author.

Career highlights: Professor and chair, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. Doctor of science degree in epidemiology and biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health; master's degree in physical therapy, Sargent College, Boston University; bachelor's degree and certificate in physical therapy, Simmons College, Boston. Currently president of APTA's Education Section. Has served on the Scientific Review Committee of the Foundation for Physical Therapy.

diane.jette{at}uvm.edu

Focus: Primary care management of low back pain and other musculoskeletal conditions.

Publication/grant history: About 150 peer-reviewed articles in a wide range of journals, including Lancet, British Medical Journal, and Annals of Internal Medicine. Awarded more than $7.5 million in research funding.

Career highlights: Director of the Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for International Health, and Professor of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney. Awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellowship in 2006. Known internationally as one of the developers of PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database).

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Focus: Pain and disability, obstacles to recovery, secondary prevention, outcome prediction, and measurement.

Publication/grant history: More than 70 papers in journals ranging from Psychology, Health & Medicine to British Journal of Dermatology.

Career highlights: Completed his PhD in psychological factors in low back pain with Gordon Waddell, with whom he published a number of articles on low back pain and related psychological, cognitive, and behavioral issues. Chris established the first interdisciplinary program for low back pain in the United Kingdom. He practiced for more than 25 years as a clinical health psychologist with a specialty in musculoskeletal problems and was Head of the Department of Behavioral Medicine, Hope Hospital, Salford. In 1997, he was given an Honorary Personal Chair at the University of Manchester and, in 2005, was appointed full-time Professor of Psychology (Pain Management) in the Arthritis Research Campaign National Primary Care Research Centre at Keele University. He has served on a number of UK Government Committees, was Scientific Chair of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, and is Past-President of the Society for Back Pain Research (UK). In 2005, he was made an honorary life member of the British Pain Society.

Focus: Geriatrics, hip fracture, wellness and health promotion, exercise physiology, long-term care, home health care, osteoarthritis.

Publication/grant history: 12 peer-reviewed articles since 1996, 8 as first author. Recipient of 2 grants from the National Institutes of Health and 3 foundation grants.

Career highlights: Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, Glenside, Pa. Doctorate and master's degree in gerontology, New York University; bachelor's degree in physical therapy, University of Delaware, Newark. Winner of 2006 Chattanooga Research Award.

mangione{at}arcadia.edu

Focus: Exercise physiology; cardiovascular and respiratory physiology; management of cardiovascular/pulmonary conditions, from acute care to rehabilitation; intensive care; obesity.

Publication/grant history: 39 peer-reviewed publications since 1989, 13 as first author. Principal investigator on 8 projects; recently completed research as co-principal investigator on a grant funded by the American Lung Association.

Career highlights: Associate professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science, State University of New York at Buffalo; physical therapist, Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Buffalo General Hospital. Doctorate in physiology and master's degree in physical and health education, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; bachelor's degree in physical therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. Winner of the New York Physical Therapy Association's 2005 Robert A Salant Award for Outstanding Clinical Research.

ohtake{at}buffalo.edu

Focus: Kinesiology, motor control and exercise neuroscience

Publication/grant history: More than 30 peer-reviewed articles, 11 as first author. Recipient of grants from NIH, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Foundation of Physical Therapy. Is currently Principal Investigator on 3 grants totaling over $1.5 million.

Career highlights: Is currently a Research Scientist in the Brain Rehabilitation Research Center at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL, and is Associate Professor at the University of Florida, School of Public Health and Health Professions, Department of Physical Therapy. Consulting Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco State University. Earned a PhD from University of Massachusetts—Amherst. Recipient of Career Development Award from Standford University as a post-doctoral fellow. Is a licensed physical therapist in California and Massachusetts. Serves on Science Review Committee for the Foundation of Physical Therapy and the American Stroke Association, and is a manuscript reviewer for over 30 scholarly journals. Has been invited speaker at over 30 national and international conferences. Awarded the Clinician Publication Award by the APTA California Chapter in 2007.

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Focus: Research design and methodology, qualitative research methods, outcome measurement, low back pain, assistive technology and environmental modifications, International Classification of Function (ICF), disability, amputation.

Publication/grant history: 15 peer-reviewed articles since 2003, 10 as first author. Currently principal investigator on grants from the National Institute on Child Health and Development (to refine methods of risk adjustment for outpatient rehabilitation), National Institute on Aging (to study seniors attitudes towards mobility aids), and the VA (to develop and test a measure of community reintegration of injured service members. She is also Co-investigator on Department of Veterans Affairs health services and rehabilitation grants.

Career highlights: Assistant professor, Community Health, Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI. Research health scientist and physical therapist member of the Prosthetic Clinic team, Providence VA Medical Center. Postdoctoral fellowship in epidemiology and health services research at the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, Brown University. Doctorate in physical therapy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Fla; master's degree in physical therapy, Boston University; bachelor's degree in health education, Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass. Winner of APTA's 2004 Dorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award, 2001 OPTP Award for Excellence in a Published Review of the Literature.

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Focus: Electrotherapeutic and physical modalities, with some “recent forays” into manual therapy; she also is increasingly involved in human research ethics.

Publication/grant history: About 60 peer-reviewed publications. She has published in a wide range of journals, including Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery, Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Manual Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In 2006, she co-edited the 4th edition of Electrotherapy Explained (London: Elsevier Science Ltd), which is scheduled for revision beginning in 2009, and she is working on another book due for release in 2009.

Career highlights: Val has been one of PTJ’s high-performing manuscript reviewers for several years and also has contributed to the Journal as an author of articles and invited commentaries. She is Professor of Allied Health and holds a joint position with University of Newcastle and North Sydney Central Coast Health. Val has two bachelor degrees (one in physiotherapy from Lincoln Institute and one in philosophy from La Trobe University), and a certificate in basic electronics. She earned her PhD from La Trobe University.

Focus: Pain measurement, educational research and knowledge translation, professionalism and professionalization, HIV and disability, qualitative methods.

Publication/grant history: About 45 peer-reviewed articles, more than half as first author. Principal and co-investigator on several grants from agencies such as Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Health Canada, and various universities.

Career highlights: Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science; director, Director, Interprofessional Education for the Faculty of Health Science; and past Assistant Dean, Physiotherapy Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Doctorate, University of Waterloo, Ontario; master's degree in health science (health care practice), McMaster University; diploma in physical therapy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Winner of Canadian Physiotherapy Association's Silver Quill Award.

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