Cohort 8
Joelle Mizgalski EDUCATION • Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) Concordia University Wisconsin • B.S. in Exercise Physiology Concordia University Wisconsin
ENROLLED • Cohort 8
LOCATION • Wausau, Wis.
Joelle Mizgalski is a physical therapist from Southeastern Wisconsin, and now lives with her husband and their labrador retriever in Central Wisconsin. Joelle has worked the last decade in healthcare in acute care. Joelle’s passion for education began as a clinical instructor for physical therapist students completing their clinical training before entering the workforce. Those experiences led her to pursue a lab assistant position in the Doctorate in Physical Therapy program at UW-Stevens Point in 2023. Joelle thrives at the intersection of teaching psychomotor skills and critical problem solving needed as a physical therapist and a clinical instructor. In physical therapy, Joelle combines her desire to provide care and empathy to people around her, while using her interpersonal skills, passion for science and constant pursuit of more medical knowledge. Joelle believes that the shifts in healthcare models and practices necessitate a re-evaluation of the pedagogy of health sciences, incorporating good health and well-being, quality education, innovation in industry, and equity, inclusion and justice. Joelle experienced a personal shift in mental and emotional health and well- being after the COVID-19 pandemic, leading her to explore where her next contribution to the world would come from. This exploration led her to this Education Doctorate in Educational Sustainability as an opportunity to complete research to better equip the next generation of healthcare workers to battle burnout. Joelle believes a healthy and self-aware individual in an equitable environment can positively contribute to a sustainable future.
UW-Stevens Point
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