Laurie Ray, MPT
Assistant Professor; UNC-Chapel Hill Physical Therapy Consultant, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
| Division of Physical Therapy http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/physical/schoolbasedpt.htm Email address: laurie_ray@med.unc.edu |
Research Background and Interests
Related services under IDEA legislation, providing services in the least restrictive environment, embedded therapy
Reverse inclusion, service delivery for students with multiple or severe disabilities (especially high school students),
Transition into and out of school,
Translational/action research for school based physical therapy,
Appropriate workload for school-based physical therapists and therapist assistants, and
Appropriate cost recovery for school-based services.
Education
Pursuing Doctor of Educational Psychology, Measurement and Evaluation focusing on Special Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, currently
Master of Physical Therapy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, July 1999
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 1990
UNC School of Medicine