Academic research experience easily translates into an array of project management, people management, and public speaking skills.
Leadership Experience
University of Kansas Medical Center
Under construction
Teaching Experience
Neurophysiology
Somatosensory system
Pain
Special senses
Motor system
Reticular formation
Neurotransmitters & excitotoxicity
Reward & addiction
Learning & memory
Renal physiology
Glomerular function
Clearance
Body fluid balance
Reabsorption and secretion
Endocrinology of the renal system
Formation of urine
Micturition
Endocrinology
Calcium and phosphate regulation
Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axes
Adrenal gland
Erythrocyte physiology
molecular mechanisms of neural disease
Schizophrenia
Traumatic brain injury
Neurodevelopment
Neurodevelopment of the hippocampus
Clinical
Chiropractic patient care
Muscle energy
Soft tissue treatment
TART findings
Anatomy
Neuroanatomy of the peripheral nervous system
Clinical Experience
Pierce is a nationally board certified chiropractic physician proficient in neuromusculoskeletal diagnosis, physical examination, diagnostic imaging, and associated clinical sciences.
Pierce completed two years of internships in academic and student health clinics as well as provided humanitarian aid abroad as a volunteer intern to the indigenous peoples of Viti Levu, Fiji. As a clinical teaching assistant, she worked with the attending chiropractic physician to lead a team of approximately 12 interns.
She is Board-Certified in a variety of physiotherapy based techniques, such as:
Ultrasound
Cryotherapy
Electrical muscle stimulation
Microcurrent and TENS units
Traction
Trigger point therapy
Low-level laser phototherapy
Muscle rehabilitation
Neuromuscular rehabilitation of balance, alignment, movement patterns and core/spine stabilization
Pierce: front row, far right. Fiji, 2009.
national faculty
Pierce writes and reviews items for the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners COMLEX Level 1 and COMAT-FBS exams.
for fun
Pierce has volunteered teaching Sunday School, campaigning for state and national elections, and even Marshalling for the PGA tour at the John Deere Classic.
In her spare time, she is an advocate for fitness and completed her first triathlon in 2019. She is a member of United States Masters Swimming, United States Triathlon team, plays golf and tennis, and enjoys exploring the trails and rivers across the Ozarks.
TRIFEST for MS Olympic-Triathlon, 2021 | Bentonville, Arkansas
In her spare, spare time, she enjoys writing fantasy/sci-fi stories and someday wants to publish a novel.