Arie J Van Duijn

Arie J. van Duijn is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has a BS degree in Physical Therapy from the Academie voor Fysiotherapie in Leiden, The Netherlands, a post-professional Master of Science in Physical Therapy degree from the University of St. Augustine, and a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Central Florida. Dr. van Duijn is a certified orthopedic clinical specialist, and is certified...See more

Arie J. van Duijn is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has a BS degree in Physical Therapy from the Academie voor Fysiotherapie in Leiden, The Netherlands, a post-professional Master of Science in Physical Therapy degree from the University of St. Augustine, and a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Central Florida. Dr. van Duijn is a certified orthopedic clinical specialist, and is certified in manual therapy by the University of St. Augustine. His current area of practice/teaching includes orthopedic physical therapy with a special interest in manual therapy of the spine and the extremities. His research interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning of with an emphasis on orthopedic manual physical therapy, and the clinical application of manual therapy interventions. He has been teaching orthopedic manual physical therapy both at the entry-level and through continuing education courses since 1998. He has served in leadership positions of the Florida Physical therapy Association, and was an invited participant to the APTA PASS (Physical Therapy and Society) Summit. He has served as a Florida Chapter Delegate to the APTA House of Delegates since 2001. He currently serves as the founding president of the Academic and Clinical Faculty special interest group of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy. See less