Andrea Westman received her B.S. in Exercise Science from Gonzaga University in 2006 and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Regis University in 2009.  After graduating from PT school, she worked in upstate New York in an outpatient physical therapy practice. She transitioned to working in academia in 2013. She is currently the Director of the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland, WA. She initiated a multi-disciplinary collaboration on campus with the occupational therapist assistant, social and human services and funeral services programs on campus. This collaboration just marked its 4th year this past spring!