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Pamela J. Reynolds, PT, Ed.D. Associate Professor Office: Palumbo 3026 Phone: 814-871-7796 reynolds@gannon.edu

Biography:
Dr. Pamela Reynolds joined the physical therapy faculty at Gannon University in 2000. Prior to coming to Gannon, she had extensive higher education academic experience in program design, teaching, and administration. She has given many national presentations on the cardiovascular and pulmonary aspects of geriatric physical therapy.  She also has several publications in this area. Her doctoral dissertation project was on “How Service-Learning Experiences Benefit Physical Therapy Students’ Professional Development.” She continues to be very passionate about experiential service learning pedagogy and inspiring her students to realize their potential professional roles in the community as advocates, educators and consultants.

She has had several platform and poster presentations accepted at both the national American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and Community Campus Partnership for Health (CCPH) conferences related to service learning and community-based action research. She leads a national Physical Therapy Educator’s Service Learning Network in conjunction with CCPH. Dr. Reynolds has also taken student physical therapists to Hôspital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti and served as a rehabilitation consultant to this hospital.

Education:
Ed.D. in Interdisciplinary Educational Leadership, Duquesne University, 2000
M.S. in Geriatrics, University of Pittsburgh, 1988
Certificate in Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, 1972
B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1972

Teaching Interests: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Dysfunction, Research, Health Promotion & Wellness, Community Health, and Health Care Policies and Systems 1 & 2.

Research Interests: service learning, community-based research, and health and wellness related to the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems.