EDITORS

Editor-in-Chief

Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, OCS, FAAOMPT

Executive Editor

Peter A. Huijbregts, DPT, FAAOMPT, FCAMT

Copy Editor

The Board of Associate Editors

Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, OCS, FAAOMPT

Editor-in-Chief, JMMT

Chad Cook received his Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy at Maryville University in 1990, a Masters of Business Administration with the University of Phoenix in 1999, and a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) at Texas Tech University in 2003. He was certified as an orthopedic manual therapist in 2001, was certified as an APTA board orthopedic specialist in 2002, and achieved fellowship status with the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists in 2007.

Dr. Cook was appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Manual Manipulative Therapy in 2007 and Editor-in-Chief in 2008. Dr. Cook has a dual appointment as an Assistant Professor and Clinician at the Department of Community and Family Medicine and the Department of Surgery in Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He is the Director of Outcomes Research for the Centers of Excellence in Surgical Outcomes and actively coordinates over 70 ongoing research projects. Dr. Cook has published over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has two textbooks in print. He currently reviews for 12 scientific journals.

Dr. Cook is a recent winner of the OPTP/JMMT literature review award in 2003 and 2005, and is the 2005 winner of the J Warren Perry Distinguished Authorship Award. Dr. Cook is actively involved in research concerning manual therapy principles, outcome assessment, and investigation of the associated characteristics of spine related dysfunction.
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Peter A. Huijbregts, PT, MSc, MHSc, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, FCAMT

Consulting Editor, JMMT

Peter Huijbregts received a Diploma in Physical Therapy from the Hogeschool Eindhoven in 1990. He holds an MSc degree in Manual Therapy from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1994), an MHSc degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Indianapolis (1997), and a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (2001). He has been ABPTS board-certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy since 1998.

In 2005, Dr. Huijbregts became Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. In addition to his work with JMMT, he is an Assistant Professor for Online Education at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (FL), a Consultant Physical Therapist at Shelbourne Physiotherapy Clinic (Victoria, BC), and an Educational Consultant for Dynamic Physical Therapy (Cadillac, MI). He is also a member of the Scientific Board of Rehabilitacja Medyczna, a book reviewer for Physical Therapy, and a manuscript reviewer for Physiotherapy Canada.

Dr. Huijbregts is a member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, the American Physical Therapy Association, and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He holds Fellowship status in both the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy and the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapy. Dr. Huijbregts has authored and co-authored over 40 publications, including a text book on strength training in rehabilitation and sports, APTA Orthopaedic Section home study course chapters, review articles, case reports, research studies, (guest) editorials, and book reviews. He has served as an item writer for the ABPTS orthopaedic exam, as an educational credentials reviewer for the FCCPT, and as a Fellowship application reviewer for the AAOMPT, and he currently consulting editor for Jones and Bartlett Publishers in Sudbury, MA, where he is setting up a book series called "Current Concepts in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine".

John M. Medeiros, PT, PhD

Executive Editor, JMMT

Dr. Medeiros received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 1968. He holds an MA (1974) and a PhD (1978) in Physical Therapy from the University of Iowa.

Along with Dr. Stanley Paris, Dr. Medeiros founded the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy in 1993. Dr. Medeiros edited JMMT from 1993 to 2004. In 2005, Dr. Peter Huijbregts assumed the role of editor, and Dr. Medeiros now serves as Executive Editor, where he manages JMMT's operational activities, its strategic direction, its abiding customer care outlook, and its commitment to a truly cosmopolitan orientation in manual therapy.

In addition to his role with JMMT, Dr. Medeiros is a professor in the School of Physical Therapy at Pacific University (Forest Grove, OR) and the Associate Director of the Pacific Institute for Ethics and Social Policy. He serves as an advisor for the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy and is a board member of the Institute for the Advancement of Orthopedic Physical Therapy as well as a member of the Research Review Committee for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists and of the accreditation evaluation team for the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Dr. Medeiros is a member of the Oregon Physical Therapy Association, the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists, and the American Physical Therapy Association, where he is a past officer of the Orthopedic Section. Dr. Medeiros has over 80 publications and regularly presents at educational conferences in the areas of orthopedic physical therapy, clinical biomechanics, and ethics.

Jill Kelly, PhD

Copy Editor, JMMT

Jill Kelly, PhD, has been the copy editor of JMMT since 1996. A freelance writer and editor for individuals and businesses, she specializes in projects involving health care, nutritional supplementation, and alternative and complementary medicine.
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