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Teresa M. Cochran PT, DPT, GCS, MA
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Health Policy and Ethics
Associate Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Physical Therapy
Co-Director, Office of Interprofessional Scholarship, Service & Education (OISSE)
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
DPT, 1996, Creighton University
MA, 1994, University of Nebraska
BA, 1989, University of Nebraska –Omaha
AA, 1987, Iowa Western Community College
Teresa M. Cochran
Creighton University
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Boyne 114D
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
(402) 280.4581
tcochran@creighton.edu
Biography
After clinical practice in Alabama, Teresa Cochran joined the faculty of the Creighton University Department of Physical Therapy in 1998, has served as Vice Chair since 2004 and became an affiliate of the Center for Health Policy and Ethics in 2008. Teresa earned a graduate degree in psychology/ developmental psychobiology and board certification in geriatric physical therapy from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. Since 1998, Teresa has been involved in the development and provision of rehabilitation and health promotion services on the Omaha and Winnebago Indian reservations. Since 2001, she has also co-directed the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions’ Office of Interprofessional Scholarship, Service and Education (OISSE), a collaborative group of faculty members from various health professions who coordinate and assess community-engaged learning experiences for health professions students. Teresa’s teaching responsibilities are focused in the areas of behavioral science, evidence-based rehabilitation, and community-based health promotion planning. Teresa has served on the Executive Committee of the Nebraska Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association for the past nine years, assuming the role of President in 2006.
Areas of Research and Interest
Maintaining mobility and preventing disability in older adults; Interprofessional education and practice; Practice errors in rehabilitation; Assessment of student learning; Community-engaged health promotion; Prevention of chronic conditions and access to rehabilitation services for vulnerable groups
Selected Publications
Cochran TM, Mu K, Lohman H, Scheirton LS. Physical Therapists’ Perspectives on Practice Errors in Geriatric and Orthopaedic Stettings. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2009; 25(1):1-13.
Jensen GM, Cochran TM, Coppard BM, Goulet C. Interprofessional Education and the Common Good: A Reflective Analysis. In: Royeen CB, Jensen GM, Harvan R (Eds). Leadership in Interprofessional Education and Practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett, 2009.
Coppard BM, Jensen GM, Cochran TM, Goulet C. Issues Related to Interprofessional Assessment. In: Royeen CB, Jensen GM, Harvan R (Eds). Leadership in Interprofessional Education and Practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett, 2009.
Lohman H, Scheirton L, Mu K, Cochran, TM, & Kunzweiler J. Preventing practice errors and improving patient safety: An examination of case studies reflecting common errors in occupational therapy practice. Journal of Allied Health, 2008; 37(4):242-247.
Cochran TM, Cross, PS. Cultural Considerations in American Indian Culture. In: Black JD & Purnell LD (Eds). Developing Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy Practice. Philadelphia, PA: FA Davis, 2005.
Cochran TM. Rehabilitation and American Indian Elders. Invited monograph, American Physical Therapy Association Section on Geriatrics: Cultural Diversity. 2003; 1-12.
Scheirton LS, Mu K, Lohman H, Cochran TM. Error and patient safety: Ethical analysis of cases in occupational and physical therapy practice. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy. 2007;10:301-311.
Cochran TM, Jensen GM. Building Community with American Indians: Balancing wisdom and vulnerability. Gerinotes. 2000;7(6):17-19.