Dr. Heitzman is an Associate Professor and Physical Therapy Program Director at Maryville University in St. Louis. Dr. Heitzman is board certified by the ABPTS in geriatric and neurological PT, holds a clinical wound specialist from AAWM and serves as an item writer for the new ABPTS board certification in wound management. She serves on the accreditation committee for the ABPTRF as a site team content expert and candidacy review council, an elected member of ACAPT nominating committee and is the ACAPT liaison to the workgroup for the APTA Fellowship in Education Leadership (ELI) as well as serving on the ACAPT advocacy Task force.  Dr. Heitzman is a graduate item writer for the National PT Exam through FSBPT and was inducted into the FSBPT Advance Item Writers Academy. She has been active in APTA components/chapters/academies for over 40 years serving the APTA Geriatrics as past Director, Vice President, Program Chair, nominating committee chair and currently serves as course co-coordinator of the CEEAA, member of the Gerinotes editorial board, and manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy. Dr Heitzman has also served in various elected and appointed positions for state chapters in MO, AL, IA and KS.  Dr. Heitzman has written educational monographs, published peer reviewed articles, co-authored book chapters, and presented on various topics related to the aging adult at the state, national and international level. She received the Joan Mills in 2010 and President awards in 2009 and 2011 from the Academy of Geriatric PT; and the APTA Lucy Blair Service Award 2018.