Deanne Fay
Deanne Fay, PT, DPT, PhD is a Professor in the Physical Therapy Program at A.T. Still University (ATSU). She has over 30 years of experience primarily in neurological and pediatric settings. Deanne received her professional education from Marquette University, a Master's degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in motor development from the University of Wisconsin, a post-professional DPT from ATSU, and a PhD from Nova Southeastern University. Deanne has been involved with sports for the physically disabled since 1990 serving as an assistant athletics coach for 7 years, a U.S. Paralympic National Classifier for track and field for the last 25 years, and a World Para Athletics International Classifier for the last 10 years. She has worked as a classifier at over 50 national games and has conducted several workshops on classification. Over the years, she has served on a variety of committees with Wheelchair Sports USA and Adaptive Sports USA. In December 2020 she was appointed to the Classification Advisory Group for World Para Athletics and she continues to serve in this capacity. Her work with sports for the disabled contributed to her recognition by the Arizona Physical Therapy Association as Physical Therapist of the Year for 2012. Her research interests include assessment in pediatrics, the development of evidence-based practitioners, the effects of community-based pediatric and adaptive sports programs, athletics classification, and the inclusion of athletes with a physical disability in school-based settings.
Position
- Competition Committee
The Competition Committee includes a diverse representation of voices from the competition space. The group’s focus is on how Move United can better serve athletes in competition and support event directors currently hosting competition and those interested in hosting competition in the future. To learn more or contact members of the team, please email jcloy@moveunitedsport.org.
