Assistant Dean, School of Preventive and Therapeutic Sciences 907-786-0904 lcarrothers@alaska.edu
Education
BS Zoology, University of California, Davis, 1984
MS Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, 1986
PhD Clinical Psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 1996
Leadership Program, UC Davis Graduate School of Management, 2019
Executive. Women's Leadership Program, Yale School of Management, 2021
Teaching Responsibilities
Interim Program Director for the Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Professional & Department Service
2012: Secretary, Alaska Physical Therapy Association
2013: President-elect, Alaska Physical Therapy Association
2012 - 2014: APTA Learning Task Force
2013 - 2019: President, Alaska Physical Therapy Association
2020 - present: State/Federal Government Affairs Liaison, APTA Alaska
Career History/Work Experience
1986 -1987 Post-Graduate Intern, Chest Physical Therapy Department, Beth Israel Hospital,
Brookline, MA
1987 - 1988 Staff Physical Therapist, Desert Hospital, Palm Springs, CA
1988 - 1990 Staff Physical Therapist, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda,
CA
1988 - 1991 Clinical Faculty, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University
1990 - 1991 Senior Physical Therapist, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma
Linda, CA
1991 - 1992 Instructor, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University
1992 - 1996 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy Education, College
of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP)
1996 - 1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy Education, Western
University of Health Sciences
1998 - 2009 Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy Education, Western
University of Health Sciences
1999 - 2005 Curriculum Director, Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions,
Western University of Health Sciences
2000 - 2005 Clinical Faculty, Department of Physical Therapy, Chapman University,
Orange, CA
2003 - 2008 Training Director, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging
with Disability, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Hospital/University of
California, Irvine
2005- 2009 Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Chapman University, Orange CA
2005 - 2009 Consultant, Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions, Western
University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA
2009 - 2017 Adjunct Faculty, University of Alaska, Anchorage/MEDEX Physician Assistant
Program, Anchorage, AK
2009 - 2011 Acute Care Physical Therapist, Alaska Regional Hospital, Anchorage, AK
2011 Physical Therapist, Amedisys Home Health, Anchorage, AK
2012 Physical Therapist II/Care Center Preceptor, Amedisys Home Health, Anchorage,
AK
2012 Consultant for the Development of a Physical Therapist Assistant program, University
of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
2013 - 2018 Program Director/Term Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage
Physical Therapist Assistant program, Anchorage, AK
2018 – 2019 Interim Director, School of Allied Health, University of Alaska Anchorage,
Anchorage, AK
2019 - 2022 Director, School of Allied Health, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage,
AK
2022 – 2023 Assistant Dean, School of Allied Health, University of Alaska Anchorage,
Anchorage, AK
2023 – present, Assistant Dean, School of Preventive and Therapeutic Sciences, University
of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
