About the Authors
Paul Jackson Mansfield,
MPT, graduated from Mar-
quette University in 1997
with a master’s degree in
physical therapy. He has
worked in many different
fields of physical therapy,
including orthopedics, acute
care, pediatrics, and neu-
romuscular rehabilitation,
with an emphasis on spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Mr.
Mansfield began teaching within the physical therapist assist-
ant (PTA) program at Milwaukee Area Technical College
(MATC) in 2001 and serves as the program’s director. He
teaches extensively within the PTA curriculum, including
courses in kinesiology, musculoskeletal anatomy, orthoped-
ics, advanced therapeutic exercise, and neurology.
During his tenure at MATC, Mr. Mansfield has served as
curriculum director for the Department of Educational
Research and Dissemination at MATC. During this time, he
has taught numerous professional development courses and
focuses on best-teaching practices and educational strategies
to help improve student performance based on the latest neu-
rologic educational research. Mr. Mansfield was recently
selected to travel to Finland (2010) and Germany (2012) to
explore best practices in education and physical therapy. In
2012, Mansfield co-authored a textbook with Dr. Leah Dvorak
entitled Essentials of Neuroanatomy for Rehabilitation.
Mr. Mansfield lives in Wisconsin with his wife Heather
and five children. In his spare time, he enjoys playing hockey
and soccer, drumming, watching movies, and spending time
playing with his kids.
Donald A. Neumann, PhD,
PT, FAPTA, started his
career as a physical therapist
assistant, earning an asso-
ciate’s degree of science
from Miami-Dade Commu-
nity College. After practicing
for a few years, he received a
bachelor’s degree of science
in physical therapy from the
University of Florida. After
several years of clinical prac-
tice and graduate study, he
earned a PhD in exercise
science from the University of Iowa. In 1986, Dr. Neumann
joined the faculty at Marquette University, where he is cur-
rently a full professor in the physical therapy department. Dr.
Neumann received the “Teacher of the Year Award” at Mar-
quette University in 1994, and he was named by the Carnegie
Foundation as “Wisconsin’s College Professor of the Year” in
2006. Both awards reflect his approach to teaching of kinesi-
ology to physical therapy students.
Dr. Neumann has received numerous national awards
from the American Physical Therapy Association, which has
recognized his research, teaching, and other scholarly activ-
ity. (For details, see his web page at www.marquette.edu/chs/
pt/faculty/neumann.shtml.) Over the years, Dr. Neumann’s
research and teaching projects have been funded by the
National Arthritis Foundation and the Paralyzed Veterans of
America. He is the author of Kinesiology of the Musculoskel-
etal System: Foundations for Physical Rehabilitation, pub-
lished by Elsevier (2010), and serves as associate editor of
the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.
Dr. Neumann has received three Fulbright Scholarships to
teach kinesiology in Kaunas Medical University in Lithuania
(2002) and in Semmelweis Medical University in Budapest,
Hungary (2005 and 2006). In 2007, Dr. Neumann received an
honorary doctorate from the Lithuania Academy of Physical
Education in recognition of his impact on physical therapy
education in Lithuania.
Dr. Neumann lives with his wife Brenda (and two dogs) in
Wisconsin. His son, Donald Jr. (“Donnie”), and his stepdaugh-
ter, Megann, also live in Wisconsin. Outside work, he enjoys
listening to a wide range of music, playing the guitar, hiking,
and paying attention to the weather.