Biography
Tiffany Enache, PT, DPT received her Master?s degree in physical therapy in 2005 from the University of New England. She received her doctorate in physical therapy from A.T. Still University in 2015.
Her career has been in outpatient orthopedics in several states, and has included some travelling PT. Her orthopedic interests are alignment, stability, and ease of movement. She pulls from her knowledge of Pilates and Alexander Technique when she works with patients, using these techniques as a form of neuromuscular re-education. She enjoys the gentle arts of manual therapy, including positional release and myofascial release.
Tiffany is the Director of Clinical Education and an Associate Professor. Teaching roles include Documentation and Professional Patient Management, and she is a lab assistant for Musculoskeletal Interventions. She is the faculty lead at the REACH lab, where she continues to work alongside students as a clinical mentor, and she is the Course Instructor for the full-time and integrated clinical education experiences.
Personal Statement
My clinical research interests are related to posture and body mechanics, which is an area of clinical expertise. My educational research interests are related to excellence in clinical education, teaching in the affective domain, and administrative academic processes.
Areas of Specialty
Posture
Body Mechanics
Clinical Education
Professional Behaviors
Student Progress
Certifications
APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor APTA Advanced Credentialed Clinical Instructor APTA Credentialed Clinical Trainer for the Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program
Achievements & Awards
Community Service Award, given by the New Mexico American Physical Therapy Association, 2017
Gender
Female
Languages
- English
Research and Scholarship
Enache, T., Yoshida, Y., & Saliba Johnson, V. Proposed Criteria for Assessment of Student Learning when Introducing New Manual Skills into the Entry-Level Physical Therapist Education Program. Health Professions Education, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpe.2020.07.002