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SHARON FAIR, PT, BA, BS, MS, PSY D, PHD

Co-founder & President of the Wellness Society

Mission:

Offer wellness education to physical therapists (and student physical therapists) so they may enhance the wellness of their patients, themselves and their communities.


A current special focus of the Wellness Society is to enhance society's  understanding of biological reality, including the wellness and sex-based rights of girls and women. 

History:

Founded in 1981 as Florida Fitness in St Petersburg, Florida

home health physical therapist

Employers 

  • HCA Healthcare / Nurse on Call Home Health Care (FL)
  • Baptist Home Health Care (FL)
  • AdventHealth - Castle Home Care (HI)
  • Senior Home Care (FL)
  • Jupiter Medical Center Home Health (FL)
  • Upper Chesapeake / St Joseph's Home Care (MD)
  • Johns Hopkins Home Care Group (MD)
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center Home Care (MD)

Patient Diagnoses and Comorbidities

  • post-surgical (e.g., UE, LE & spine orthopedic and cardiac) 
  • obesity, CHF, COPD, HTN, DM, Parkinson's, CVA, MS, fracture, depressive and bipolar affective disorders, tobacco & substance abuse disorders, alcohol addiction, dementia, among others

AUTHOR

Fair, S.E. (2022) Wellness and Holistic Physical Therapy, 2nd edition. St Augustine, FL: Wellness Society. 


Fair, S.E. (2020) Wellness and Holistic Physical Therapy, 2nd edition. St. Augustine, FL: Wellness Society. 


Fair, S.E. (2010) Wellness and Physical Therapy. Boston: Jones & Bartlett.

- Adopted by nearly 50 entry-level DPT programs throughout the USA and Canada

Fair, S.E. (2007) Wellness and Physical Therapy. St Augustine, FL: Wellness Society.

- Reference for Wellness I & II courses at the University of St Augustine for Health Sciences 

Fair, S.E. (2006) Wellness and Physical Therapy. St Augustine, FL: Wellness Society


Fair, S.E. (1986) How to Teach Aerobic Dance. New York City: Queens College. 

Certified: ADVANCED Open Water Diver

Professional Association of Diving Instructors - PADI

2012

Advanced Open Water Diver

Certification # 12080H4075

Deerfield Beach, FL

Research

Fair SE (2007) A comparison of the aerobic capacity wellness of female and male physical therapist members of the American Physical Therapy Association. Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy, 31(1) Spring: 6-10. 

Fair SE (2005) The fitness self-wellness of physical therapists. Dissertation Abstracts International, 66(1): 1-236. (ProQuest Information and Learning No. 3162726)

Fair SE (2004) A Comparison of the self-wellness of female and male students in one entry-level physical therapy program, Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy, 28(3): 15-21. 

Fair SE (2000) "Real world" compliance: the efficacy of the 420 calorie Optifast diet in one hospital-based clinic. Doctoral paper for California Southern University, Costa Mesa, CA. 

 Fair SE (1989) The effects of a moderate versus a modest exercise regime on the quality of weight loss of obese women on a very low calorie diet. Baltimore, MD: The Maryland Metabolic Institute. 

Presenter / Speaker

Continuing Education (CE) Seminars

  • Facilitating Wellness in PT, Palatka, FL
  • Complementary Interventions in PT, Palatka, FL 
  • among others

CE Platform Presentations at APTA/FPTA conferences

  • APTA Preview 2020, Las Vegas, NV
  • Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA, Boston, MA
  • among others

Consultant / Speaker

  • Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
  • Employee Wellness Program, Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Baltimore, MD
  • among others

ASSOCIATE Professor

Associate Professor in Physical Therapy

University of St Augustine for Health Sciences

2000 - 2008


  • Instructed courses in Wellness I, Wellness II, Gerontology, Psychological & Ethical Aspects of PT, Professional Development, and Administration & Management
  • Chairperson of the University Curriculum Committee
  • Chairperson of the Wellness Task Force

Ph.D. in Education

Capella University

2005


Dissertation: Wellness among PT members of the APTA 

Certificate in Online Teaching & Learning

Capella University

2004

Psychology Doctorate (Psy.D.)

California Southern University

2000

Coursework emphasized psychological aspects of physical therapy and compliance with diet and exercise regimes

Physical Therapist

Licensed since 1993

  • Florida License PT-12315
  • Hawaii License PT-3939
  • Maryland License PT-17656

BACHELOR of science: Physical Therapy

University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine, Dept of PT

1993

APTA

Joined 1992

  • Council on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Wellness - FL representative
  • Mentor in APTA's "Members Mentoring Members" (in areas of home health and wellness) 
  • Chairperson of the Home Health SIG (special interest group) of the APTA of MD
  • Committee Member (alongside Florence Kendall, PT) of the Nominating Committee of the APTA of MD

LEAD EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST

Maryland Metabolic Institute 

1987-1991

  • Examination of body composition and maximal oxygen consumption
  • Small group and one-on-one exercise instruction in the basics of exercise and compliance
  • Supervised staff exercise physiologists

Master of Science: Exercise and Nutrition Science

City University of New York (CUNY) - Queens College

1986 


Graduate Fellow 

Instructed  courses in "Health, Nutrition & Exercise" (lecture and lab) and "How Teach Aerobic Dance" for physical education majors (including lecture, lab and writing of the course manual)

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Bachelor of Arts "with distinction"

University of South Florida

1981

Major: Creative and Technical Writing

(B.A. "with distinction" signifies top graduate in the College of Arts and Sciences during the respective semester of graduation)

Extra-curricular activities: 

  • University Representative to the Florida State House of Representatives
  • Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership honor society)
  • Phi Kappa Phi  (Honor society)
  • Outdoors Club - Vice President
  • Sailing Club - Secretary
  • Student Government - Secretary
  • Computer Club 

Certified: Open Water Diver

National Association of Underwater Instructors - NAUI
1981 

Open Water Diver

Certification # 6217234 (Sharon Fair, DOB: 4/23/1960)

St. Petersburg, FL


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