Physical Therapy Faculty

Dr. Young has been with the DPT program since 2014.  As a practicing physical therapist in Kentucky since 1997, she has clinical experience in diverse settings including acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, early intervention, school systems, skilled nursing and long-term care facilities. While she has worked with a variety of patient populations and conditions, a significant portion of her practice has focused on neurological rehabilitation of pediatric and adults patients (including orthotics and prosthetics training). She has supervised PTs, PTAs, and technicians and served as a Clinical Instructor and Center Coordinator of Clinical Education. She had 5 years of academic teaching (including Clinical Anatomy, Pathophysiology, and Health Care Issues) and administration experience at the graduate level in a Physician Assistant Program before joining the DPT program.  She is currently teaching in PT Orientation, Neuroanatomy, Neurological Assessment, Neurological Rehabilitation, Motor Control, Prosthetics and Orthotics, and PT Seminar. She is certified in LSVT-BIG for Parkinson’s disease and is board certified in Neurology as a Neurologic Clinical Specialist.  She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association in the Pediatric, Neurology, and Education sections. She is also an active member of the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association where she serves as a Committee Chair and the Chapter Student Liaison. Her current clinical experience is in pediatrics at a hospital-based outpatient rehabilitation clinic.

Dr. Young’s scholarly agenda involves a primary focus on areas related to adult and pediatric neurologic populations such as prevalence, developing a motor profile, gait, balance, postural stability, and use of whole body vibration, orthotics, and LSVT-BIG interventions.  She also has studied professionalism in DPT students and has previously published in the area of physician assistant education.

Curriculum Vitae