Teaching Experience

Stephanie Carter Kelley is qualified to provide Yoga Alliance Continuing Education with expertise in:

  • Teaching Methodology
  • Anatomy and Physiology

Dr. Kelley obtained her degree in Physical Therapy in 1990 and went on to pursue a Master’s degree in Physical Therapy with emphasis in Orthopaedics.  She has practiced as a Board Certified Orthopaedic Physical Therapist since 2005 (recertified in 2015).  She obtained a PhD in Education in 1999 with emphasis in College Teaching, Statistics, and Biomechanics and worked in Physical Therapy academics for 20 years developing curriculum and teaching in Masters, Doctoral and Residency programs for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics.  In 2010 she was certified to teach Hatha Yoga and began integrating yoga into her Physical Therapy practice.  In 2016 she left the academic setting to focus on her business as Yoga Physical Therapist to provide “spine safe” yoga classes and private and small group therapeutic yoga.  She sees her role primarily an educator, using Mindfulness and Understanding to build Compassion and create Health.

Scientific and Professional Presentations

  • “Keep Calm and Treat Pain”, Pre-conference Program for the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. Combined Sections Meeting, New Orleans, February 2018.
  • Integrating Mindfulness into Practice:  For Your Patients and Yourself.  Ohio Physical Therapy Association, Monthly Educational Webinar, February 2017.
  • Mindfulness for Athletes, OSU Endurance Medicine Symposium. April 2016. 
  • Therapeutic Exercise and Patient Education for Patients with Low Back and SI Joint Pain.  OSU Sports Medicine Hip Symposium, April 24, 2015.
  • Yoga for Rehabilitation and Wellness, Ohio Physical Therapy Association Annual Conference, April 11, 2015.
  • Determinants of Physical Therapy Utilization by the Elderly: A Literature Review. Poster Presentation, World Confederation of Physical Therapy, Vancouver, BC; June 2007.
  • Spinal Stabilization: What have we learned from research?  An Update of Knowledge and Skills.  Continuing Education Session for Marion Technical College with Carolyn Kisner, MS, PT; July 2006, Marion, OH
  • Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Expert Panel on Outpatient Therapy; invited participant; March 14, 2006.
  • Using Research to Define the Practice of Physical Therapy.  Invited Keynote for University of Findlay Physical Therapy Research Symposium.  March 2006.
  • Spinal Stabilization: What have we learned from research?  An Update of Knowledge and Skills.  Continuing Education Session for CBRD Educators with Carolyn Kisner, MS, PT; November 2005, Ft. Mitchell, KY.
  • Spinal Stabilization: What have we learned from research?  An Update of Knowledge and Skills.  Continuing Education Session at NeuroSpine with Carolyn Kisner, MS, PT; April 2005, Appelton, WI.
  • Factors that Influence Physical Therapy Utilization for Musculoskeletal Conditions.  Platform Presentation, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, February 2005.
  • Factors that Influence Physical Therapy Utilization for Persons 65 and Older with Musculoskeletal Conditions.  Poster Presentation, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, February 2005.
  • Reliability and Validity of the Foot Function Index for Assessing Patients with Ankle Dysfunction; Platform presentation; APTA Combined Sections Meeting, February 2004.
  • Integrating Evidence into Rehabilitation, 3CEU course offered to OSUMC Department of Rehabilitation Professional Staff, Summer 2003
  • Practical Application of Outcomes, Conference Session with James Porterfield, PT, MA, Private Practice Section, Annual Conference, October 2003, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Spinal Stabilization: What have we learned from research?  An Update of Knowledge and Skills.  Continuing Education Session at Lake Hospital System with Carolyn Kisner, MS, PT; July 2003, Mentor, OH
  • Practical Application of Outcomes, Conference Session with James Porterfield, PT, MA, APTA National Conference, June 2003, Washington, D.C.
  • Spinal Stabilization: What have we learned from research?  An Update of Knowledge and Skills.  Plenary session at Ohio Physical Therapy Association Annual Conference with Carolyn Kisner, MS, PT;  March 2003, Columbus, OH
  • Spinal Stabilization: What have we learned from research?  An Update of Knowledge and Skills.  Plenary session at APTA National Conference with Carolyn Kisner, MS, PT;  June 2002, Cincinnati, OH
  • Ohio Project – Results and Application of Outcomes; Conference session with James Porterfield, PT, MA, APTA National Conference, Cincinnati, OH June 2002.
  • Interrater Reliablity For Classification Of Patients With Low Back Pain; Platform presentation APTA National Conference, Cincinnati, OH June 2002.
  • Comparison Of Orthopedic Outcomes Between Providers Of Care:  PT vs. PT/PTA Team; Platform presentation APTA National Conference, Cincinnati, OH June 2002.
  • Ohio Project - Collecting and Analyzing Outcomes; Conference session with James Porterfield, PT, MA APTA Scientific Meeting, Anaheim, CA, June 2001.
  • Evidence-Based Practice: The Ohio Project; Pre-Conference Course APTA Combined Section Meeting, San Antonio, TX, February 2001.
  • The effectiveness of trunk stabilization and aerobic endurance exercises for the treatment of chronic low back pain:  a single-case experimental design, Karyannis, NV, Wallace, KA, Carter, SK; poster presentation APTA Combined Section Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 2000.
  • Abdominal Muscle Activation During Proprioceptive Training, Carter, S.K. & West, J.R., Platform presentation APTA Combined Section Meeting, Seattle, WA, February 1999.
  • Rehabilitation Following Van Ness Procedure:  A Single Case Study, Carter, S.K., Platform presentation Scientific Meeting and Exposition of the American Physical Therapy Association, May 30, 1997, San Diego, CA.
  • Concurrent Validity Between Two Measures of Pelvic Tilt, Carter, S.K.,   Completed for Masters Degree, University of Miami, Platform Presentation World Confederation of Physical Therapy, June 1995, Washington, D.C.