Gail M. Jensen

Dr. Jensen is Vice Provost for Learning and Assessment, Dean Emerita, and Professor of Physical Therapy and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Medical Humanities at Creighton University. She is known nationally and internationally for scholarly contributions in expert practice, clinical reasoning, professional ethics, and interprofessional education. Dr. Jensen is author or coauthor of over 90 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has coauthored 14 books including Educating Physical Therapists, Clinical Reasoning and Decision Making in Physical Therapy and in 2025, the fifth edition of Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions (Higgs, Jensen, Loftus, Trede, Grace). She led the research team that completed a National Study of Excellence and Innovation in Physical Therapist Education funded by the American Physical Therapy Association and several APTA components. Key recommendations included the critical need to develop more education researchers and the developme