Kelli Nielsen PT, DPT, NCS

Kelli Nielsen PT, DPT, NCS
  • Associate Professor
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy Assistant Professor
Kelli Nielsen joined the St Catherine University DPT faculty in 2017 as an assistant professor. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor of science in kinesiology. She completed her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at the Mayo School of Health Sciences in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Nielsen completed a neurologic residency at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, WA and became an American Board of Physical Therapy Certified Neurological Clinical Specialist in 2013. Her research interests include acute care safety and postural control. Dr. Nielsen teaches course content in neurologic examination and intervention, pulmonary rehab, acute care and complex medical physical therapy. Dr. Nielsen continues to practice clinically working primarily in the intensive care unit at the University of Minnesota Health.