What’s New

Dr. Dennis Marchiori, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Dana Lawrence as Senior Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning at Palmer College of Chiropractic, with oversight responsibilities for all 3 campuses. Dr. Marchiori remarked, “it is a great pleasure to welcome Dr. Lawrence to this important and newly created position.” As Senior Director of the CTL, Dr. Lawrence will work with members of the Center to plan, develop, and continually enhance the educational expertise and scholarly productivity of the faculty at the Palmer College campuses.

Prior to graduating from National College of Chiropractic (1979), Dr. Lawrence completed a Bachelor of Science degree at Michigan State University (1975).  He began his academic career as a member of the chiropractic technique faculty at NCC (later National University of Health Sciences), where he later rose to become a professor. He served for 4 years as the Dean of the National-Lincoln College of Postprofessional, Graduate and Continuing Education at NUHS, where he coordinated continuing education programs, residency and certification training programs. He is perhaps best known for his long stint as editor for the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, a position he held for 18 years. He also edited several other chiropractic journals, including Chiropractic Technique, Journal of Chiropractic Philosophy and the Journal of Sport Chiropractic and Rehabilitation. Over the course of his career, Dr. Lawrence has edited or authored 14 textbooks. In 2007, he earned a MMedEd degree from the University of Dundee.

Dr. Lawrence came to Palmer College of Chiropractic at the beginning of 2004. He has been a member of the research department, teaching master’s courses in bioethics and scientific writing, and he recently began teaching Evidence-Based Practice in the DC curriculum. His research interests have been in the development of best practices for the use of manipulation for low back pain, and he served for 8 months as interim research clinic director during the conduct of a federally-funded clinical trial. He was last year’s co-recipient of the Thelma-Mack Fordyce Award, along with colleague Dr. Maria Hondras. Dr. Lawrence is currently enrolled in a master’s program in bioethics at Loyola University Chicago.