Dr. Venema is an Associate Professor in the Physical Therapy program at UNMC. Her primary teaching responsibility in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program is to provide instruction in PHYT 640 Critical Inquiry and the Journal Club Series, which teach students how to interpret and apply research to clinical practice. She also assists in numerous other courses for DPT students.

Dr. Venema’s clinical experience is in geriatrics, specifically improving mobility and reducing fall risk for older adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She is a faculty advisor for the UNMC Aging Interprofessional Group, a student group whose goal is to promote interdisciplinary health care and awareness of issues specific to older adults. She also serves on the Board of Directors of New Cassel Retirement Center in Omaha.

For more than a decade, Dr. Venema has been involved in research and quality improvement initiatives for fall risk reduction in Nebraska Critical Access Hospitals. This work, known as Collaboration and Proactive Teamwork Used to Reduce (CAPTURE) Falls, has been funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.