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Tina Ziebart is an Assistant Professor at Western University in the School of Physical Therapy. She is also a physiotherapist. She graduated her undergraduate and master’s from the University of Waterloo in Kinesiology and received her physiotherapy degree from Western University. She completed her PhD in physical therapy at Western University. Tina has built her career around teaching exercise to people with osteoporosis, both through research and clinically. Tina is currently the chair of the Senior Health Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, and the president of the London District of the Ontario Physiotherapy Association. In research, Tina has published several studies on non-pharmacological management of osteoporosis, as well as barriers and facilitators to engaging in exercise for people with osteoporosis. She continues to explore bone health and fracture rates in other populations, as well as early markers of exercise interventions in people with osteoporosis. Clinically, Tina has worked as physiotherapist, specializing in working with older adults, and people with osteoporosis to reduce the risk of falls and fractures.