Eydie Kendall

Dr. Kendall has more than 30 years of experience as a physical therapist in a multitude of environments, with the last 20 focusing on pediatrics. She is a board-certified clinical specialist in pediatrics. She is also a certified adapted physical educator. A lifetime of outdoor experience and multisport endurance participation, coaching, and program development has added to her tool kit in addressing the fitness and health environment needs of children. She has a PhD in education, with published scholarly focus on the physical therapist’s role and school system’s responsibility for addressing childhood obesity. She also has a master’s degree in biology with an emphasis on developmental neuromuscular physiology. Along with extensive clinical practice, Dr. Kendall has more than 15 years of experience in teaching at the DPT and PTA levels, with courses such as pediatric patient management, biomechanics, pathopharmacology, genetics, and research. Along with scholarship applicable to clinical practice, she has produced scholarly work in teaching, defining pediatric content and delivery, and experiential learning within DPT programs. Service to the community is also a big focus of her life and career. For Dr. Kendall, this runs the gamut from ongoing volunteer work in an orphanage for children with disabilities in Ethiopia, to establishing, promoting, and volunteering in wellness activities within her own community.