Also Serving As

Director of Curriculum and Assessment in the School of Physical Therapy

Background

Angela Felker MacCabe, PT, DPT, PhD graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from UHS/The Chicago Medical School (1987). She completed her Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy (2014) and Doctor of Philosophy in Health Science (2018) from the University of South Dakota (USD). Dr. MacCabe is a certified as an Advance Clinical Instructor of Physical Therapy and has been a clinical instructor since 1990. She has been professor teaching within entry level physical therapy education since 2014 and is certified in the hybrid learning teaching and learning model (2018).

Dr. MacCabe has a passion for interprofessional education, working with other educators to provide students with the opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills to enter the healthcare field with the understanding that true collaborative care is key to achieving the quadruple aim. Dr. MacCabe has four peer reviewed manuscripts and 25 national peer reviewed presentations.

Dr. MacCabe has 35 years of clinical expertise as a physical therapist in a wide variety of clinical settings working with complex diagnoses including orthopedic, neurological, and cardiopulmonary. She is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association including specialty sections: education, acute care, health policy and administration, and neurology. Her research focus involves the scholarship of teaching and learning, faculty development, simulation, and interprofessional education; she has been awarded seven research grants. Dr. MacCabe serves as Associate Professor and Director of Curriculum and Assessment in the School of Physical Therapy at Northwest University. Additionally, she is associated faculty for Baylor and Hawaii Pacific University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.

Publications

Lucas Molitor W, Naber A, MacCabe A, Johnson J. Increasing Interprofessional Collaborative Competencies in OT Education. Am J of Occup; 2019;73(4).

MacCabe A. Andragogy and the complex medical environment: Investigating teaching strategies to improve physical therapist student readiness to practice within acute and critical care environments. Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text. 2018

Berg-Poppe P, MacCabe A, Karges J. The impact of an evolving profession on the frequency and perceived difficulty of ethical encounters among physical therapists in the clinic. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019;35(12):1269-1282. DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2018.1470705

MacCabe A, Berg-Poppe P, Arnott M. Adolescent back pain and associated backpack loading, locker use, and online textbook alternatives. Int J School Health; 2017;4(4):e12612. doi 10.5812/intjsh.12612.

Presentations

MacCabe A, Cummer K, Tschoepe B, Green-Wilson J, Odeh C, Volansky K, Johnson K, Denton D. Clinician to Academician: A New Approach to Early Career Faculty Development. Accepted Poster American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting Education Academy; February 2023; San Diego, CA

Hubbard, K, MacCabe A, Cummer K. Exploring the Essential Elements for New Faculty Development: A survey of Occupational Therapy Program Directors. Poster America Occupational Therapy Association 2022 Education Summit; November 2022; Orlando, FL

Dale D, MacCabe A, Pearce T, Bradford J. Strengthening Student Skills through Simulation: A Possible Way to Manage Acute Care Site Shortages. Session presentation American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting; February 2022; San Antonio, TX 

Chaudry A, Karges-Brown JR, MacCabe A, Adamson A. Assessing Student and Clinician DEI Competence: Does Diversity + Equity Training = Inclusive Clinical Practice? Session presentation American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting; February 2022; San Antonio, TX 

Bradford J, MacCabe A, Dale D, Pearce T. Simulation in Health Professions: Drafting your Case Development. Session presentation 22nd International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare; January 2022; Los Angeles, CA

MacCabe A, Pearce T, Dale D, Bradford J. Simulation for the Affective Domain: Building Sustainable Habits of the Heart and Head. Session presentation American Physical Therapy Association Education Leadership Conference; October 2021; Atlanta, GA. 

MacCabe A, Cummer K. Exploring the essential elements for new faculty development: A survey of program directors. Poster presentation American Physical Therapy Association Education Leadership Conference; October 2021; Atlanta, GA. 

Chaudry A, Karges-Brown JR, MacCabe A, Tao H. Transforming diversity-equity-inclusion learning from the classroom to the clinic: Strategies for success. Session presentation American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting; February 2021; Virtual 

MacCabe A, Karges-Brown J, Lucas-Molitor W. The virtual Application of IPE the Future of Learning with, from, and about each other. Session Presentation; Combined Sections Meeting – Academy of Education; 2021

Chaudry AN, Karges-Brown J, Tao H, MacCabe A. Transforming Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Learning from the Classroom to the Clinic: Strategies for Success. Session Presentation; Combined Sections Meeting – Health Policy and Administration Section; 2021

Koszalinksi A, Seale J, MacCabe A, Young B, Bachman T, Noteboom T. Innovated Course Design and Delivery in a Hybrid Model. Session Presentation; Education Leadership Conference; 2020

MacCabe A, Bartlo PL, Bradford J, Clardy C. Facilitating Solutions to Student Physical Therapist Challenges in Acute Care Clinical Education. Session Presentation; Combined Sections Meeting - Academy of Acute Care Physical Therapy; 2020 

MacCabe A, Harrison LC, Bartlo PL, Bradford J, Pechak C. Advancing Acute Care Education through Outcome-Driven Approaches. Session Presentation; APTA Combined Sections Meeting - Academy of Acute Care Physical Therapy; 2019

MacCabe A, Bradford J. Innovating Acute Care Curriculum and Simulation to Prepare Physical Therapist Students for Clinical Education. Session Presentation; APTA Education Leadership Conference; October 2018 

MacCabe A, Huebner C, Stearns A. Telerehabilitation utilization within the Veterans Administration healthcare system over the past 6 years. Platform Presentation; APTA Combined Sections Meeting - Health Policy and Administration; February 2018

MacCabe A, Jordre B, Inglis L, Stueven N, Johnson E, Lesser E. Effectiveness of a Protective Stepping Class to Reduce Fall Risk in Community Dwelling Older Adults. Poster Presentation; APTA Combined Sections Meeting Conference Geriatrics Section; February 2018

MacCabe A, Lucas-Molitor W, Castillo M. Effectiveness of online Interprofessional Education for TeamSTEPPS training - Poster; APTA Combined Sections Meeting Conference Education Section; February 2018

Lucas-Molitor W, Johnson J, MacCabe A, Naber A. Increasing interprofessional collaborative competencies through video cases and Team STEPPS module implementation. Platform Presentation; USD Health Science Research Symposium; 2018

Lucas-Molitor W, Johnson J, MacCabe A, Naber A. Increasing interprofessional collaborative competency through curriculum development and knowledge translation. Workshop Presentation; Nexus – National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Research; July 2018

Lucas-Molitor W, Castillo M, MacCabe A. Effectiveness of Blended Format Collaborative TeamSTEPPS Training. Poster; Nexus – National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education; July 2017

MacCabe A, Stolle B, Castillo M, Potter K, Brantz A, Higgins N. Interprofessional education collaboration beyond rehabilitation medicine: The how to of planning for success utilizing an IPE simulated emergency as a case example. Session Presentation; APTA Education Leadership Conference; October 2017

Karges J, MacCabe A, Haigh J, Williams D. Benefits and challenges of student internships: Perspective from clinical partners. Platform Presentation; APTA Combined Sections Meeting Education Section; February 2017

MacCabe A, Berg-Poppe P, Karges J. Evolution of ethical issues within the practice of physical therapy; APTA CSM Poster Health Policy and Administration Section; February 2016          

MacCabe A, Berg-Poppe P. Karges J. Examination of ethics in contemporary physical therapy practice: Implications for professional education. Platform Presentation; APTA Combined Sections Meeting Education Section; February 2016

MacCabe A, Arnott M, Berg-Poppe P. Relationships between adolescent back pain and carrying load characteristics, locker use, and textbook alternatives. Poster; APTA Combined Sections Meeting Paediatrics Section; February 2016