Therapeutic Exercise for Children with Developmental Disabilities (PDF)

Barbara H. Connolly, PT, DPT, EdD, C/NDT, FAPTA received her BS degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Florida, a DPT degree from the University of Tennessee, an MEd degree in Special Education with a minor in Speech Pathology, and an EdD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Memphis. She is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, where she was a faculty member for 37 years, served as Chair of the Physical Therapy Department for 24 years, and as Interim Dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences for 2 years. Dr. Connolly has taught in physical therapy programs at numerous academic institutions, including the University of Mississippi, the University of Miami, and the University of Indianapolis. She served as a Trustee for the Foundation for Physical Therapy, a foundation dedicated to funding physical therapy research, for 9 years and was President from January 2015 to December 2016. She served as President of the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Pediatrics, a subgroup of the World Confederation of Physical Therapy, from its inception in 2007 until 2015. She also has served on the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Board of Directors, on the APTA Pediatric Specialty Council, and the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists. She was President of the Section on Pediatrics of the APTA from 2002 to 2006. She received the Bud DeHaven Leadership Award, the Research Award, and the Jeanne Fischer Distinguished Mentorship Award from the Section on Pediatrics. She is a recipient of the Golden Pen Award from the APTA for her publications. In 2002, she received one of the highest honors from the APTA when she was named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow. In 2014 she received the Marilyn Moffat Leadership Award, and in 2015 she received a Lucy Blair Service Award. She is the first author of more than 32 publications in peer-reviewed journals, has written 21 book chapters, and