Author Biography
Dr. Amy Schlessman has been promoting simple, fun strategies to embed physical activity into academic concepts for several years while working closely with educators, administrators, therapists, and parents. With both a Master's and a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy and a Doctorate degree in Health Science, she has conducted research into the effects of a classroom-based physical activity program on academic performance, as well as researching the perceptions of educators, parents, and physicals therapists on health promotion in early childhood. She has presented numerous courses on incorporating movement with learning, and her paper, The Role of Physical Therapists in Pediatric Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention: Comparison of Attitudes, has been published in The Pediatric Physical Therapy Journal. Currently working in a physical therapist in school-based settings, Dr. Schlessman has also been an assistant and adjunct professor for several colleges and universities in southwest Ohio.
