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Sharon Fair, PT, BA, BS, MS, PSY D, PhD

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Founder & President of the Wellness Society


The mission of the Wellness Society is to offer wellness education to physical therapists so they may enhance the wellness of their patients, themselves and their communities.

Founded as Florida Fitness in St Petersburg, FL in 1981

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

- currently being marketed to the 242 DPT programs in the USA

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

- Required textbook in nearly 50 entry-level DPT programs throughout the USA and Canada

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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 

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


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Fair, S.E. (1986) How to Teach Aerobic Dance. NYC, NY: Queens College. 

home health physical therapist

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Employers / Contractors

  • Brookdale Senior Living (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., orthopedic and cardiac) 
  • obesity, CHF, COPD, HTN, DM, Parkinson's, CVA, MS, depressive and bipolar affective disorders, dementia, tobacco and substance abuse disorders, among others

Presenter / Speaker

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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

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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
  • Wellness Task Force Chairperson

Research & Publications

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Fair, S.E. A (2007) 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, S.E. (2005) The fitness self-wellness of physical therapists. Dissertation Abstracts International, 66(1): 1-236. (ProQuest Information and Learning No. 3162726)

Fair, S.E. (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, S.E. (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, S.E. (1987) 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. Paper for the Maryland Metabolic Institute of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.

Ph.D. in Education

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Capella University

2005


Dissertation: Wellness among PT members of the APTA 

Certificate in Online Teaching & Learning

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Capella University

2004

Psychology Doctorate (Psy.D.)

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California Southern University

2000

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

Physical Therapist

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Licensed since 1993

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

BACHELOR of science: Physical Therapy

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

1993

APTA

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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

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

Lead Exercise Physiologist

Master of Science: Exercise and Nutrition Science

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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"

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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 


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