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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
