Associate Professor, School of Physical Therapy
Prof. Karin Steere specializes in human neurophysiology and systemic disease. She teaches courses in cardiopulmonary PT, pharmacology, systemic pathology, and applied neuroscience. Prior to graduating from Puget Sound’s DPT program, she performed professionally in a variety of genres, including ballet, contemporary, Broadway, and circus arts. In addition to teaching full time, she continues to maintain a clinical practice where she treats predominantly performing artists. She is an Advisor and the Lead Research Scientist for Orza Brand, a dancewear and ballet shoe company. As a researcher for the Workwell Foundation, a branch of the NIH-funded Cornell Center of Enervating Neuroimmune Disease, she is currently investigating autonomic, endocrine, and neuroimmune changes in chronic immune conditions. Her research interests include the neuroscience of pain, human neuroimmunology, autonomic nervous system dysregulation, and injury prevention of professional and amateur performing artists.