DeDe is a graduate of Mankato State College in Mankato, MN and the Mayo School of Physical Therapy in Rochester, MN. She has worked in pediatrics for the past 25 years treating children with a variety of diagnoses including cerebral palsy, Down's Syndrome, head trauma, developmental delays and sensory integration disorder. DeDe currently works at Special Children Center in Hudson, Wisconsin a private practice offering multidisciplinary services. DeDe also teaches a class in pediatrics at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, MN. She utilizes Kinesio Tape daily in her practice and has found it extremely helpful in assisting with meeting the goals of the children she treats. She has also found Kinesio Tape very effective as a home instruction tool.