Justin graduated from Bethany College with a degree in athletic training. He worked as an athletic trainer at Bethany and Tabor Colleges prior to attending Wichita State University, where he earned a Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2009. Following graduation, Justin worked in Wichita and Topeka and served as an adjunct faculty member at Wichita State until 2016. He has focused his physical therapy practice in the orthopedic setting and has an interest in hands on manual therapy, exercise and sports injury prevention and management.