Portrait of Dr. Janet Rose Bezner

Dr. Janet Rose Bezner

  • Chair - Professor at Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Chair, School of Health Administration Director Search Committee. November 8, 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics Standards Committee for NDTRs. October 4, 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Williamson Fund Grant Review Committee. June 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Run to 10K Commission. November 15, 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Faculty Development Advisory Committee. May 1, 2022 - Present.
  • Member, Outcomes Committee. July 2021 - Present.
  • Volunteer, Conspirare A Company of Voices. November 2018 - Present.
  • Co-Chair, Admissions Committee for the Department of Physical Therapy. September 1, 2014 - Present.
  • Organizer, WellCats - Employee Wellness Committee. September 1, 2014 - Present.
  • Presenter, Health & Wellness Lunch & Learn Series, Texas State University Professional Development. September 1, 2014 - Present.

2025

  • Presenter, College of Health Professions Fall Gathering Staff Breakout Session. August 20, 2025.

2024

  • Chair, ERS Group Benefits Advisory Committee. January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2024.
  • Attendee / Participant, American Physical Therapy Association House of Delegates. March 18, 2024 - December 31, 2024.
  • Member, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics Advanced Practice Expanded Standards Committee. February 3, 2022 - November 15, 2024.
  • Member, RCM Budget Model Academic Affairs Subcommittee. June 3, 2024 - October 30, 2024.
  • Emcee, Faculty Awards Night. October 15, 2024.
  • Chair, College of Health Professions Associate Dean Search Committee. November 15, 2023 - February 13, 2024.

2023

  • Member, Provost Search Committee. June 29, 2023 - November 17, 2023.
  • Member, Committee on Public Art. February 3, 2023 - August 2023.
  • Chair, World Physiotherapy Congress. June 2, 2023.
  • Member, Student Health & Well-Being Task Force. June 15, 2022 - May 2023.
  • Member, Vice President of Round Rock Campus Search Committee. February 18, 2023 - March 30, 2023.

2022

  • Chair, American Physical Therapy Association Reference Committee of House of Delegates. July 2021 - December 31, 2022.
  • Member, WELLCHPs Committee in the College of Health Professions. September 1, 2014 - September 2022.
  • Member, Texas Society for Advancement of Health Professions (TSAHP) Student Poster Competition Judge. September 19, 2022 - September 22, 2022.
  • Volunteer, Community First! Village. August 26, 2022 - August 27, 2022.
  • Member, Thesis/Dissertation Research Support Fellowship Committee. June 14, 2022 - August 3, 2022.
  • Member, Presidential Advisory Search Committee. August 24, 2021 - March 11, 2022.
  • Member, Tenure Track Reappointment Review Committee. September 2021 - January 2022.
  • Member, Round Rock Leadership and Organization Structure Work Group. December 1, 2021 - January 16, 2022.

2021

  • Member, Faculty/Staff Morale Pandemic Workgroup. May 14, 2020 - December 2021.
  • Chair, American Council of Academic Physical Therapy Leadership Academy Oversight Committee. November 2016 - August 2021.
  • Chair, Outcomes Assessment Committee. September 1, 2014 - July 1, 2021.
  • Member, Personnel Committee. September 1, 2014 - July 1, 2021.
  • Member, American Physical Therapy Association House of Delegates Reference Committee. July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2021.
  • Chair, Faculty Senate. June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2021.
  • Public Member, Accreditation Council of Nutrition and Dietetics Board of Directors. June 2015 - March 2021.

2020

  • Member, Vice President of Student Affairs Search Committee. April 2020 - November 2020.
  • Member, Alternative Polling Location Committee. July 9, 2020 - November 3, 2020.
  • Member, Veteran's Administration Physical Therapy Education Committee. October 1, 2015 - October 31, 2020.
  • Speaker, Texas Tribune Virtual Symposium on Higher Education. October 23, 2020 - October 29, 2020.
  • Member, Practical Rubric Committee. July 2020 - August 2020.
  • Speaker, The American School in London Alumni Association. May 13, 2020.
  • Member, College Research Coordinator Search Committee. January 2020 - February 2020.

2019

  • Speaker, Texas A&M University Physical Therapy Society meeting. November 19, 2019.
  • Member, Honorary Doctoral Degree Nomination Review Task Force. November 11, 2019.
  • Chair, Chief Delegate, Texas Physical Therapy Association. October 31, 2015 - October 31, 2019.
  • Presenter, American Physical Therapy Association Leadership Development Task Force. October 23, 2019.
  • Member, APTA Special Committee to Review House Documents. September 1, 2017 - July 31, 2019.
  • Co-Chair, World Confederation of Physical Therapy Governance Review Working Group. November 1, 2017 - June 2019.
  • Member, Voluntary Separation Incentive Program Selection Committee. June 1, 2019.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, APTA Council on Prevention, Health Promotion and Wellness. June 2016 - May 2019.
  • Vice Chair, Faculty Senate. August 25, 2017 - May 31, 2019.
  • Faculty Senator, Faculty Senate. June 1, 2016 - May 31, 2019.
  • Chair, Key Contacts Program, Texas Physical Therapy Association. September 1, 2015 - May 31, 2019.
  • Mace Bearer, Commencement. May 18, 2019.
  • Facilitator, Professional Development 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity Program. April 29, 2016 - April 2, 2019.
  • Nominated to serve, not selected, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. January 3, 2019.

2018

  • Member, Media Corps of the American Physical Therapy Association. June 1, 2011 - December 2018.
  • Member, College Research Coordinator Search Committee. July 2018 - October 2018.
  • Keynote Speaker at White Coat Ceremony, Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Physical Therapy. September 7, 2018.
  • Facilitator, Professional Development Program 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. July 1, 2015 - April 5, 2018.

2017

  • Member, College of Health Professions Research Enhancement Program Application Review Committee. November 2016 - December 2017.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee. September 2016 - September 2017.
  • Member, Executive Director Search Committee/Texas Physical Therapy Association. March 1, 2017 - July 25, 2017.
  • Mace Bearer, Spring Graduation. May 12, 2017.

2016

  • Co-Chair, University Lectureship Award. October 24, 2016 - October 25, 2016.
  • Faculty Senate Liaison, Faculty Senate. June 1, 2015 - June 1, 2016.
  • Member, Executive Director Search Committee, Texas Physical Therapy Association. December 1, 2015 - February 1, 2016.

2015

  • Member, APTA House of Delegates, TPTA. November 1, 2014 - October 1, 2015.
  • Participant, Graduate Marshall, Texas State University Summer Commencement Ceremony. August 1, 2015.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Physical Therapy. March 1, 2015 - August 1, 2015.
  • Member, PTNow Editorial Board, American Physical Therapy Association. July 1, 2014 - July 1, 2015.
  • Member, Accreditation Council of Nutrition and Dietetics Expanded Standards Committee. January 2013 - May 2015.
  • Speaker, Student Assembly, American Physical Therapy Association, Twitter Chat on the House of Delegates. April 1, 2015.

2014

  • Commencement Speaker, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Department of Physical Therapy. December 1, 2014.
  • Volunteer, Community free lunch program, Christ Church, Alexandria, VA. January 1, 2013 - December 1, 2014.
  • Vice Chair, Steering Committee, Partnership for Healthier Alexandria. January 1, 2011 - December 1, 2014.
  • Member, Partnership for Healthier Alexandria. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2014.

2012

  • Election Officer, City of Alexandria, VA, General & Special Election. November 1, 2012.

2010

  • Election Officer, City of Alexandria, VA, General & Special Election. November 1, 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Manuscript Review, Alcohol use during pregnancy: An application of the theory of planned behavior, Journal of Applied Social Psychology. July 1, 2010.

2009

  • Member, Leadership Alexandria. January 1, 2009 - December 1, 2009.

2005

  • Chair, Board Oversight Committee, Practice Applications Project, American Physical Therapy Association. January 1, 2003 - December 1, 2005.
  • Member, Executive Committee, American Physical Therapy Association. January 1, 2003 - December 1, 2005.
  • Vice President, American Physical Therapy Association. January 1, 2003 - December 1, 2005.
  • Vice President, Foundation for Physical Therapy, American Physical Therapy Association. January 1, 2003 - December 1, 2005.
  • Member, Board of Directors, American Physical Therapy Association. January 1, 1999 - December 1, 2005.

2004

  • Volunteer, Kinkos Classic Golf Tournament, Austin, TX. May 1, 2004.
  • Volunteer, Motorola Marathon, Austin, TX. February 1, 2004.

2003

  • Member, Task Force on Governance, American Physical Therapy Association. January 1, 2001 - December 1, 2003.

2002

  • External reviewer, Texas Physical Therapy Education and Research Foundation. January 1, 2002 - December 1, 2002.
  • Volunteer, H.O.S.T.S. Program, San Marcos School District. August 1, 2001 - August 1, 2002.

2001

  • Member, Task Force on Benchmarking, American Physical Therapy Association. January 1, 2000 - December 1, 2001.

2000

  • External reviewer, Texas Physical Therapy Education and Research Foundation. January 1, 2000 - December 1, 2000.
  • Trustee, Foundation for Physical Therapy, American Physical Therapy Association. January 1, 1998 - December 1, 2000.
  • Member, Distinguished Alumni Selection Committee, The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Allied Health Sciences Alumni Association. January 1, 1996 - December 1, 2000.

1999

  • External reviewer, Texas Physical Therapy Education and Research Foundation. January 1, 1999 - December 1, 1999.
  • Chief Delegate, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1993 - December 1, 1999.
  • Member, Board of Directors, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1989 - December 1, 1999.

1998

  • External reviewer, Texas Physical Therapy Education and Research Foundation. January 1, 1998 - December 1, 1998.
  • Member, Executive Director Search Committee, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1998 - December 1, 1998.
  • On-Site Evaluator, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, American Physical Therapy Association. January 1, 1997 - December 1, 1998.

1997

  • External reviewer, Texas Physical Therapy Education and Research Foundation. January 1, 1997 - December 1, 1997.
  • Past President, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1996 - December 1, 1997.

1996

  • President, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1993 - December 1, 1996.

1995

  • Delegate, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1990 - December 1, 1995.

1993

  • Alternate Chief Delegate, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1992 - December 1, 1993.
  • President-Elect, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1992 - December 1, 1993.
  • Chair, Task Force on Restructuring, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1991 - December 1, 1993.
  • Chair, Public Education Committee, American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. January 1, 1990 - December 1, 1993.
  • Member, External Fundraising Committee, The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Allied Health Sciences Alumni Association. January 1, 1989 - December 1, 1993.
  • President, The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Allied Health Sciences Alumni Association. January 1, 1987 - December 1, 1993.
  • Member, Board of Directors, The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Allied Health Sciences Alumni Association. January 1, 1985 - December 1, 1993.

1992

  • Member, Health Risk Screening Sub-committee of Public Education Committee, American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. January 1, 1990 - December 1, 1992.
  • Chair, Conference Steering Committee, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1989 - December 1, 1992.
  • Speaker of the House, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1989 - December 1, 1992.

1991

  • Member, Task Force on Practice Privileges, American Physical Therapy Association. January 1, 1990 - December 1, 1991.

1989

  • Second Vice-Chair, Southeastern District, Texas Physical Therapy Association, Capital Area District. January 1, 1987 - December 1, 1989.