Frances E. Kistner

Frances E. Kistner, PT, PhD, CEAS, CEEAA, is a physical therapist licensed in Massachusetts and Florida. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Therapy with a focus on ergonomics in pediatrics and healthcare workers from the University of Miami, her Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Miami, and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts. She is a Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist (CEAS), a Certified Clinical provider of LSVT BIG, and a Certified Exercise Expert in the Aging Adult (CEEAA). Dr. Kistner is a graduate of the Fellowship in Higher Education Leadership. Fran has over 22 years of experience in academia, most recently as the initial founding Program Director of the PTA-DPT Bridge Program at New England Institute of Technology, and previous to that, she was the Program Director as well as a core, founding faculty of the School of Physical Therapy at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He