I’ve been working in the psychology and addiction fields for over 30 years. I graduated from Spalding University in Louisville, KY with my MA and PsyD in clinical psychology and I have a MA in Health & Human Performance with a focus of Sport Psychology from Michigan State. Additionally, I am a Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor. I have had the opportunity to work for Recovery Programs, Community Mental Health Centers, Private Practices, the U.S. Department of Defense, Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals, and the KY Department of Corrections. I also taught for 10 years in undergraduate/graduate psychology and counseling programs. Currently, I am retired and doing consultation and supervision to stay actively involved in the field.
Adriaan earned his undergraduate, master’s degree and PhD in physiotherapy from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, South Africa. He is an adjunct faculty member at St. Ambrose University and the University of Nevada Las Vegas, teaching pain science. Adriaan has taught throughout the US and internationally for 25 years at numerous national and international manual therapy, pain science and medical conferences. He has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles related to spinal disorders and pain science. Adriaan completed his Ph.D. on pain neuroscience education and is the Director of the Therapeutic Neuroscience Research Group – an independent collaborative initiative studying pain neuroscience. Adriaan is a senior faculty, pain science director and vice-president of faculty experience for Evidence in Motion.
Dr. Navidi is a licensed clinical psychologist and one of the founders of GI Psychology, a private practice focused on helping patients with GI disorders and chronic pain. Dr. Navidi oversees training and outreach at the practice. He is also one of the founders and past president of the Northern Virginia Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
Dr. Navidi has given talks about GI disorders and chronic pain to organizations around the country such as UNC School of Medicine, George Mason University, Georgetown University, INOVA, various podcasts, television and Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Dr. Navidi’s work has been featured in the Washington Post and the practice has started a pilot program with Georgetown University Hospital to help patients with GI disorders. Recently, Dr. Navidi has joined the faculty of EIM as an expert in chronic pain and clinical hypnosis.
Jen has been an active clinician for almost 30 years. Teaching has been an integral part of her career for the past 20 years. She is excited to be the Program Director for The Lifestyle Medicine Certification program for EIM. Pain Science is another area of focus as Jen is on faculty for the Therapeutic Neuroscience Education course and completed the second cohort of EIM’s Pain Science Fellowship July 2020. She has participated with the Middle School Pain Science studies. She has a small cash based practice in Alexandria Virginia where Health and Wellness coaching is a component of PT sessions. Prior to Virginia, Jen has practice in Indiana, Maine, Pennsylvania, and was a traveling PT.
Outside of PT, she is a passionate Mom to 3 growing kids. She loves to cook, make crazy birthday cakes, exercise and have amazing conversations with anyone willing to join in!
Current Roles:
Owner of 180 Therapy and Wellness in Alexandria, VA
Program Director EIM Lifestyle Medicine Certification program
Faculty for EIM Therapeutic Neuroscience Education online course
Areas of Interest:
Health and Wellness merging with Pain Science
Power of Lifestyle Medicine
Impact of sleep across the ages both physical and mental perspective
Teaching students and students athletes Pain Science to impact pain on future generations
Dr. Jennifer Welter, PT, DPT, PSF earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Samuel Merritt University in 2009. She went on to receive her Therapeutic Pain Specialist Certification through Evidence in Motion and Purdue University followed by a Fellowship in Pain Sciences through Evidence in Motion. Dr. Welter currently serves as Rehabilitation Services Supervisor for Kaiser Permanente in Vacaville, California where her clinical practice includes pediatric pain management and practice leadership. Dr. Welter’s clinical interests include adapting and integrating the concepts of pain neuroscience into pediatric care and educating healthcare professionals and families about pediatric pain neuroscience. She is co-author of Ouch! Why Do I Hurt? A Children’s Workbook and Guide to Understanding Pain.
John Seivert, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, NCPT is the owner of Body Logic Physical Therapy. John has been practicing physical therapy and teaching physical therapistsnationally for over 39 years. John divides his time of treating patients at body logic physical therapy and teaching and mentoring physical therapists in two programs of orthopedic manual therapy residency and fellowship training. John teaches for, Evidence in Motion and Northern California Kaiser Permanente Orthopedic Residency and fellowship programs.
Dr. Keri Maywhort is a physical therapist with 22 years experience. She has a passion for teaching physical therapists and other health care practitioners manual therapy and dry needling. As Director of Education for KinetaCore she worked in curriculum and staff development for dry needling post-professional courses and has been involved in instruction of dry needling for over 12 years.
Currently Dr. Maywhort is part of the EIM faculty in weekend intensive clinical education and hybrid learning courses. She serves as program director of the Functional Dry Needling Specialist Certification. She also serves as adjunct faculty for Regis University Doctorate of Physical Therapy program in Denver, CO and instructs dry needling in the Regis University OMPT Fellowship and Residency Programs. She is an active member of the APTA and AAOMPT and has been involved in advocacy efforts in Colorado.
Current Roles:
Lead Instructor, Functional Dry Needling, EIM Program Director, Functional Dry Needling Specialist Certification, EIM
Kevin is an ABPTS board certified clinical specialist in orthopaedic physical therapy and a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. Kevin remains active in outpatient orthopaedic setting since 1992 and is an Advanced Credentialed Clinical Instructor. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Natural Science and Mathematics with a minor in education at St. Ambrose University, in Davenport, IA. He received his certificate in physical therapy, MA, and PhD from the University of Iowa. He is Professor Emeritus at St. Ambrose University with 30 years of teaching experience. Kevin also served as the Chair of the Clinical Residency program in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy from 2006 – 2022, teaching numerous manual therapy courses with numerous publications and professional presentations. He is currently a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, Iowa Chapter, and American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists.
Dr. Kiaana Howard, PT, DPT is currently an Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine in the Program of Physical Therapy. She also is a practicing physical therapist with years of experience in the Outpatient orthopedic and Acute care/Rehabilitation Hospital settings.
Dr. Howard also has a focus in improving DEI-BJ (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belongingness, and Justice) initiatives in the physical therapy profession. She aims to increase overall awareness of social disparities, health inequities, and educate various individuals on DEI-BJ focus content that are prevalent among Underrepresented Minority (URM) groups.
Dr. Kiaana Howard has been a featured speaker on TEDTalk titled “The Lack of Diversity in Healthcare: A Health Disparity” discussing the need to improve visible diversity in physical therapy and other healthcare professions. She also has taught in a Transitional DPT program as an adjunct professor, and has experience as a featured lecturer, speaker, and panelist with multiple organizations discussing DEI-BJ efforts as it relates to physical therapy education. Her latest contribution to Evidence In Motion has been as a guest lecturer in the Post-Professional DPT program teaching Cultural Understanding for the PT practitioner.
Furthermore, Dr. Howard is very active in her profession and holds memberships with the nationally recognized American Physical Therapy Association, the National Association of Black Physical Therapists, and the Physical Therapy Minority Mentors and Protégés.
