Anjanette Nuñez, PT, DPT is Director of Clinical Education and an Assistant Professor at Emory University Division of Physical Therapy. She received her Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from Georgia State University and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College. Her clinical experiences and scholarly activities align with the enhancement of PT clinical education through inclusive clinical learning environments and interprofessional collaboration, and pain neuroscience education to promote best practices in support of disproportionally affected populations with persistent pain. Dr. Nuñez holds advanced certifications as a Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), as a Fellow in Pain Sciences and a Therapeutic Pain Specialist. Dr. Nuñez serves on the ACAPT Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Consortium Board of Directors as 2021-2024 Nominating Committee member, Emory University DPT program DEI committee member, and as 2021-2023 LAN Director of ATPA-GA. Through her work as DCE and as co-creator of Emory DPT’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership and Advocacy (DEILA) program, Dr. Nuñez is committed to the development of current and future DPT clinicians through inclusive clinical education, advocacy, leadership development, and mentorship.
For Spring 2022, the JHR is publishing for the first time a resource list related to cultivating belonging for students and patients in healthcare education and healthcare settings. This exceptional compilation of articles, books, movies, and artwork could serve as “an academic course in and of itself,” according to one of our editors.