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Ulrike Mitchell

Professor & Graduate Coordinator
Exercise Sciences

268 SFH - Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602

Biography

Ulrike grew up in the Black Forest, Germany; received a Bachelor's in Romance Languages and Sport Sciences from University of Heidelberg, Germany; received a BS in Physical Therapy in Germany; emigrated to the USA in 1990; received MS in Orthopedic Physical Therapy from University of St. Augustine in FL in 2000; had worked as a physical therapist for 20 years (receiving certifications in McKenzie and manual therapy) before joining BYU as a student; earned PhD in Exercise Sciences from BYU in 2005; has been working as faculty in the Exercise Sciences Department at BYU since 2008. She completed her fellowship program with the American Academy of Orthopaedic and Manual Physical Therapists in 2016. Her husband, a physical therapist as well, and she have 2 children, Hanna (22) and David (19, on his mission in Berlin, Germany mission). They live in Provo.

Research Interests

* spine and intervertebral disc
* low back pain: etiology and interventions

Teaching Interests

ExSc 440: Advanced Musculoskeletal Anatomy
ExSc 460: Orthopedic Impairment and Therapeutic Exercises
ExSc 625R: Extremity Mobilization
UNIV 101

Licenses and Certifications

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (2016 - Present)
  • American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, Certified clinical specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (2015 - 2025)

Honors and Awards

  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member, Phi Kappa Phi (2023 - 2027)
  • C. Joseph Rowberry, Teaching & Learning Faculty Fellowship, Brigham Young University (2021 - 2024)

Professional Citizenship

  • Other, Community Rehabilitation Center (2015 - 2018)

Courses Taught

Publications

Spencer A Baker Darci A Billmire Adam R Bilodeau Darian Emmett Andrew K Gibbons Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Anton E Bowden David T Fullwood Kelsey A Clark Savannah Pounds Taylor Heywood Camille Nguyen Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Scott D Tagliaferri Patrick J Owen Clint T Miller Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Katja Ehrenbrusthoff Daniel L Belavy Scott D Tagliaferri Daniel L Belavy S J Bowe M J Clarkson D Connell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Patrick J Owen Scott D Tagliaferri Daniel L Belavy S J Bowe M J Clarkson D Connell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell M C Mauck J Lotz M A Psioda T S Carey D J Clauw S Majumdar W S Marras N Vo A Aylward A Hoffmeyer P Zheng A Ivanova M McCumber C Carson K J Anstrom Anton E Bowden D Dalton L Derr J Dufour A J Fields J Fritz A L Hassett S E Harte T F Hue R Krug M L Loggia P Mageswaran S A McLean Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell C O'Neill V Pedoia D A Quirk D I Rhon V Rieke L Shah G Sowa B Spiegel A D Wasan H M Wey L LaVange Spencer Baker McKay McFadden Emma Bowden Anton E Bowden Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell David T Fullwood Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Lauren Adams Jade Kho Nicholas Pace Patrick Owen David S Wood Kurt Jensen Allison Crane Hyunwook Lee Hayden Dennis Joshua Gladwell Anne Shurtz David T Fullwood Matthew K Seeley Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell William F. Christensen Anton E Bowden Robert Larson Dustin Andrew Bruening Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Lauren Ashley Renee Adams Tayva Sonnefeld Patrick J Owen Robert Larson Aaron W Johnson Dustin Andrew Bruening Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Lauren Ashley Renee Adams Nicolas Pace Austin Heo Iain Hunter Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Hyunwook Lee Hayden E Dennis Matthew K Seeley Aaron W Johnson Dallin C Swanson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Joshua K Sponbeck Derek A Swanson Steven P Allen Connor D Stevens James David George Andrew Gibbons Joseph Peterson Jacob Carter Ulrike H Mitchell David T Fullwood Anton E Bowden Kelly Clingo Paul McMullin Andrew Gibbons Andrew Sykes Darian Emmett Jacob Carter Ashley Quinn Joseph Peterson Preston Higbee Ulrike H Mitchell David T Fullwood Anton E Bowden Scott Tagliaferri Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Tobias Saueressig Patrick J Owen Clint T Miller Daniel L Belavy Amber H Bethers Dallin C Swanson Joshua K Sponbeck Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell David O Draper Jeffrey Brent Feland Aaron W Johnson Aaron W Johnson Lauren Adams Jade Kho Daniel Green Nicholas Pace Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Pat Roy Vehrs Hailey Barker Misea Nomiyama Zachary Vehrs Miklos Toth Martina Uvacsek Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Brett B Mortensen Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Gilbert W Fellingham Jeffrey Brent Feland Joseph William Myrer Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Patrick J Owen Timo Rantalainen Daniel L Belavy Jayson R Gifford Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Jeffrey Brent Feland Coulter D Neves Joshua K Sponbeck Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Iain Hunter Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Jennifer A Bowden Robert E Larson Daniel L Belavy Patrick J Owen Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Bruce W Bailey Patrick J Owen Jayson R Gifford Kent Crossley Doran Porter Joshua Ellsworth Tabitha Caldwell Jeffrey Brent Feland Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Dennis Lee Eggett Scott D Tagliaferri Clint T Miller Patrick J Owen Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Brisby Helena Bernadette Fitzigibbon Hugo Masse-Alarie Jessica Van Oosterwijck Daniel L Belavy Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Robert E Larson Cameron Seamons Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Patrick J Owen Timo Rantalainen Daniel L Belavy Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Jennifer Hurrell Alyssa S Evanson Joseph William Myrer Dennis Lee Eggett Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Paul D Stoneman Robert e Larson Garritt L Page Jennifer A Bowden Anton E Bowden Haonan Wang Ronald L Hager James Derek LeCheminant Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell J Daniel Obray Erik Hunsaker Brandon Garcia Travis Clarke Sandra Hope Scott C Steffensen Aaron W Johnson Jennifer A Bowden Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Robert E Larson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Samantha Burton Christopher Gordon Gary W Mack Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Kevin Helgeson Paul Mintken Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Paul F Beattie Jennifer Bowden Robert Larson Hanuan Wang Jennifer A Bowden Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Anton E Bowden Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Jennifer A Bowden Aaron W Johnson Joseph William Myrer Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Iain Hunter Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Jan Ulfberg Romana Stehlik Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Sterling Clint Hilton Erik Hunsaker Jan Ulfberg Heather Melanson David O Draper Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Dennis Lee Eggett Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Jeffrey Brent Feland Pat Roy Vehrs Aaron W Johnson Joseph William Myrer Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Iain Hunter Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Jennifer Bowden Haonan Wang Camilla Nielson Barbara D Lockhart James David George Ronald L Hager Dennis Lee Eggett Patrick R Steffen Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Bruce W Bailey Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Jennifer A. Bowden Sarah Fletcher Spencer Baker Tysum Ruchti Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Anton E Bowden Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Tyler Standifird Jessica Rivera Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Iain Hunter Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Brynn Adamson Jan Ulfberg Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell David Zalai Peter Bobak Istvan Csaki Pal Hamar Joseph William Myrer Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Judd Franson David O Draper Justin Rigby Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Stephen Richardson Josiah Tingey Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Josiah Tingey Stephen Richardson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Parker Sean Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Jennifer A Bowden Jonathan Jayme Wisco Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Erik K Hunsaker Barbara D Lockhart Ronald L Hager James David George Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Bruce W Bailey Dennis Lee Eggett Patrick R Steffen Camilla Nielson Paula K Johnson Jeffrey Brent Feland Aaron W Johnson Gary W Mack Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Paula K Johnson Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Zach Vehrs Martina Uvacsek Miklos Toth Laszlo Mako Pat Roy Vehrs Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Iain Hunter Aaron W Johnson Aaron W Johnson Katie Meek Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Jeffrey Brent Feland Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Sterling Clint Hilton Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Paula K Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Brynn Adamson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Jeffrey Brent Feland Laszlo Mako Martina Uvacsek F Sipos A Kovacs ZsuZsa Kenderesi Eva Szapoava Miklos Toth Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Tyler Standifird Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Iain Hunter Eric Robinson Brent S.E. Rich Stephen Douglas Brown Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Iain Hunter Joseph William Myrer Aaron W Johnson Alyssa Evanson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Joseph William Myrer Dennis Lee Eggett Aaron W Johnson Carie S Eastman Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Jeffrey Brent Feland Bartley Brett Mortensen Dennis Lee Eggett Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Iain Hunter Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Jacob Nelson Iain Hunter Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Dennis Lee Eggett Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Gary W Mack Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Iain Hunter Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Iain Hunter Aaron W Johnson S. Douglas Brown Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Joseph William Myrer Ronald L Hager Dennis Lee Eggett Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Tyler Standifird Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Carie S Eastman Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Joseph William Myrer Iain Hunter Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Alyssa L Smyres Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Joseph William Myrer Jeffrey Brent Feland Matthew K Seeley Caisa Brooks Bartley B Mortensen Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Barbara Simmons Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Joseph William Myrer Ronald L Hager Dennis Lee Eggett Aaron W Johnson Amy Nagel Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Kevin Helgeson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Kevin Helgeson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Kevin Helgeson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Joseph William Myrer Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Gary J Measom Gilbert W Fellingham Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Joseph William Myrer Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Joseph William Myrer Aaron W Johnson Sterling Clint Hilton Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Ronald L Hager Paula K Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Joseph William Myrer Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Joseph William Myrer Jon Tyson Hopkins Iain Hunter Jeffrey Brent Feland Sterling Clint Hilton Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Joseph William Myrer Jon Tyson Hopkins Iain Hunter Jeffrey Brent Feland Sterling Clint Hilton Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Joseph William Myrer Jon Tyson Hopkins Iain Hunter Jeffrey Brent Feland Sterling Clint Hilton Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Joseph William Myrer Jon Tyson Hopkins Iain Hunter Jeffrey Brent Feland Sterling Clint Hilton

Presentations

Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell
Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson
Stephen Richardson Josiah Tingey Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell
Stephen Richardson Josiah Tingey Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell
Jennifer Bowden Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Jonathan Jayme Wisco
Erik K Hunsaker Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell
Sean Parker Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson
Jennifer Bowden Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell
Stephen Richardson Josiah Tingey Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell
Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell
Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Jacob Nelson Leah Dahle Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Iain Hunter Tyler Standifird Dustin Bruening
Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Paula K Johnson
Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Zach Vehrs Martina Uvacsek Miklos Toth Laszlo Mako Pat Roy Vehrs
Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Iain Hunter Aaron W Johnson
Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Brynn Adamson
Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Jeffrey Brent Feland Pat Roy Vehrs
Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Aaron W Johnson Iain Hunter
Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Paula K Johnson
Pat Roy Vehrs Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Jeffrey Brent Feland
Zachary Vehrs Pat Roy Vehrs Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Misae Nomiyama Hailey Barker Uvacsek Martina Miklos Toth Lazlo Mako
Tyler Standifird Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge
Aaron W Johnson Alyssa Evanson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Joseph William Myrer Dennis Lee Eggett
Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Iain Hunter Joseph William Myrer
Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Dennis Lee Eggett
Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Iain Hunter
Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Adam Killpack
Alyssa Smyres Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Joseph William Myrer Jeffrey Brent Feland Matthew K Seeley Caisa Brooks Bartley B Mortensen James Anderson
Mark May Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Aaron W Johnson Iain Hunter Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Brenda Benson
Aaron W Johnson Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Iain Hunter Judd Asay Jordan Petersen Ty Olson
Aaron W Johnson Ty Olson Sarah Elizabeth Trager Ridge Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Iain Hunter Judd Assay Jordan Petersen
Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Aaron W Johnson Barbara Simmons
Aaron W Johnson Rachel Sommerfeldt Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell Matthew K Seeley James David George
Aaron W Johnson Amy E Nagel Ulrike Hildegard Mitchell