Claudia Senesac

Claudia Senesac is a clinical associate professor at University of Florida in the Doctor of Physical Therapy department. Her teaching responsibilities include functional anatomy dissection and pediatrics in physical therapy. She has over 37 years of pediatric clinical experience. She has been the owner and administrator of a pediatric physical therapy private practice since 1984 and is a board certified clinical specialist in pediatrics. Claudia is still providing therapy to children with a variety of conditions. Her research focus has been in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). She is a sub-investigator for a multi-center NIH funded grant investigating Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Biomarkers in boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In addition, she has spearheaded investigating the reliability and common errors seen in outcome measures in DMD across research and clinic sites. She is a national educator for Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, translating research to clinical practice. She has several publications in peer-reviewed journals related to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy as author and co-author. Most recently, she was the recipient of the International Educator of the Year award for the College of Public Health and Health Professions at UF in 2016, and in 2014 received the Outstanding Pediatric Clinician Award from the Pediatric Section of the APTA.