Dr. Linda Woodhouse has an international reputation with over 35 years of experience as a clinician, educator and researcher. In Canada, she taught at University of Toronto and McMaster University (Ontario) before moving to Alberta to serve as the inaugural David Magee Endowed Chair in Physical Therapy (2011-2016) , Scientific Director for Alberta Health Services’ Provincial Bone & Joint Health Strategic Clinical Network (2012-2015). She has made significant contributions to physiotherapy and exercise science, including being elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) in 2012 where she served as President of the CPA from 2015 to 2017 and as Vice Chair of the Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Council (PEAC).  In Australia, she was Head of the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science (2019-2021) at Curtin University before returning to North America as the Director of Research and Faculty Development for Tufts University’s Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) program (Phoenix, Arizona).  Since September 2024, Linda is Professor and Chair at Creighton University’s DPT program in Omaha, Nebraska.

She has held or collaborated on over $30 million in peer-reviewed grants, has published widely and has many invited presentations as an international speaker. Her research has focused on evaluating pain, physical and functional capacity in individuals with musculoskeletal and endocrine disorders, including the effects of muscle compounds and exercise on sarcopenia.  Linda has contributed to the development of a competency profile for entry-to-practice and advanced practice physical therapists and remains an advocate for integrated data systems and the use of data to drive high-quality, cost-effective health care delivery.