MICRO-BIO

• Shawn Rundell (prev. Israel), PT, DPT has been a physical therapist for the past 10 years, working with children for the past 8 years in a hospital-based outpatient clinic, inclusive birth-three and preschool programs, and outpatient private practic...More

  Shawn Rundell (prev. Israel), PT, DPT has been a physical therapist for the past 10 years, working with children for the past 8 years in a hospital-based outpatient clinic, inclusive birth-three and preschool programs, and outpatient private practice. She is passionate about promoting inclusion in the community for children with disabilities;developing fitness-related programs for children with and without disabilities in collaboration with children, schools and community organizations;increasing early mobility through the use of assistive technology; and creating inclusive and accessible park spaces. Shawn is currently a physical therapist instructor in the Division of Physical Therapy at the University of Washington, co-instructing the Pediatric Physical Therapy course, teaching a pediatric physical therapy elective focused on promoting health and wellness across the lifespan in children with disabilties, and assisting in applied neuroscience and pathophysiology courses. Her teaching interests include course development, inclusion of evidence-based teaching strategies, and using active learning and variable teaching styles to best meet the needs of each individual learner. Less

EXPERIENCE

• University of Washington

  • Physical Therapist Instructor
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • January 2012 to Present

EDUCATION

• University of Washington

  • Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
  • September 2005 to June 2008

• University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
  • August 2000 to August 2004

Interests

• Accessibility

• Rehabilitation

• Physical Therapy

• Wellness

• Health

• Adolescents

• Children

• Inclusion

• Fitness

• Disability

Links

• University of Washington Profile
• The Eli's Park Project
• Inspired by Pediatrics

Resume

• Curriculum_20Vitae_SRundell_202018.pdf

  Added March 05, 2020