Barbara Hoogenboom

Barbara Hoogenboom, EdD, PT, SCS, ATC was the first Board Certified Sports Clinical Specialist in West Michigan, and has been a Certified Athletic Trainer since 1988. She is a professor at the Grand Valley State University Physical Therapy program, and has a certification in physical therapy from Cleveland State University, a Masters Degree in Health Science from Grand Valley State University, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University.

Barbara has been certified three times by the ABPTS as a Sports Certified Specialist. In addition, she is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and a member of the Sports Section. She formerly served as Sports Section program chair for educational programming for The Combined Section Meeting of the APTA, and is a member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Barbara has authored many articles on the female athlete, nutrition, and sports physical therapy topics, and has contributed to 8 textbooks. She is the editor of the therapeutic exercise textbook entitled "Therapeutic Exercise: Techniques for Intervention." She is also the Senior Associate Editor for the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy.