Joyce A. Lammers, Ph.D.

Joyce A. Lammers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Teaching and Chair in the Physical Therapy Department
Year started at UF: 2010
Contact Information
Office Location: Physical Therapy Building Room 115
Telephone: 419-434-5778
Credentials
B.S.A.H., Physical Therapy, The Ohio State University, 1984
M.H.S., Health Science, University of Indianapolis, 2007
Ph.D., Physical Therapy - Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, 2018
  • Dr. Lammers is an Ohio  licensed physical therapist and serves as the Program Director and Program Chair of both the Traditional DPT Program and the Weekend PTA to DPT Bridge Program. She has been a full-time faculty member in the DPT programs at the University of Findlay for over 10 years, and has been involved in the program since nearly its inception. Dr. Lammers' areas of clinical expertise and research is pediatrics. 
    Joyce Lammers previously she served as the Associate Chair of the Weekend PTA to DPT Bridge Program. She continues to be a pediatric resource for program alumni and local clinicians.   Dr. Lammers has severed on several community nonprofit boards and program advisory boards at two different community colleges. Joyce has numerous peer reviewed national presentations as well as national and state presentations.​

    • ​Phi Kappa Phi Honors Fraternity
    • American Physical Therapy Association
    • BS Health Science Program Advisory Committee Member. Professional Skills Institute. Toledo, Ohio
    • PTA Program Advisory Committee member. Professional Skills Institute. Toledo, Ohio



  • ​Publications:

    Campbell N, VanZant RS, Lammers J. Multifactorial Influences on Successful Health Outcomes for an Adolescent with Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Qualitative Case Study. Physiother Theory Pract.  2022 Jan 31;1-9. 

     doi: 10.1080/09593985.2022.2036277.


    Peer Reviewed Scientific and Professional Presentations (Platform or Poster)  
     Lammers J. Tovin M, Dutton L, Fernandez-Fernandez A,.  Perspectives on Working in The NICU: Implications for Physical Therapist Practice. Abstracts of the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Annual Conference 2019, Pediatric Physical Therapy: October 2019 -Volume 31 - Issue 4 - p E32-E57 doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000657  

    Kendall E, Odeh, C, James D, Lammers J. Pediatric Content Delivery: The Who, When, and How of Teaching in DPT Programs. Results from the Task Force on Pediatric Content Delivery within DPT Programs. APTA Education Leadership Conference October 12-14, 2018, Jacksonville, Fl. [Peer reviewed  CEU session presentation- national presentation]  

    Lammers J, Elchert L. Fitness, wellness, and health promotion: What are pediatric physical therapists doing? Abstracts of the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Poster Presentations at the Combined Sections Meeting, Pediatric Physical Therapy: January 2018 - Volume 30 - Issue 1 - p E9-E52 doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000481 

    Elchert L, Lammers J. Pediatric physical therapists' knowledge and implementation of fitness, wellness and Health promotion behaviors. American Physical Therapy Association NEXT Conference. Nashville. Tn.  June 9/10, 2016.  [peer-reviewed poster presentation- national]. â€‹