Laurie Neely PT, DPT, EdD is a Clinical Associate Professor and Chair of the Division of Physical Therapy at the University of Central Florida. She received a BBA from the University of Mississippi in 2002, her DPT from Old Dominion University in 2007, and her EdD in 2025 from the University of Central Florida. Dr. Neely is board certified in Neurologic Physical Therapy and has over 10 years of clinical experience working with medically complex patients in the acute care setting. She is involved locally and nationally with interprofessional education and clinical education directives, as well as advocacy initiatives. She is currently the chair of the new ACAPT IPE Committee and a member of the ACAPT Education Research Committee. She has previously served as a Delegate to the House of Delegates for Florida and Maryland, as well as the Director of Government Affairs for APTA MD and on the APTA Academy of Education’s Clinical Education SIG Nominating Committee. Dr. Neely has served on the Examination Development Committee for the National Physical Therapy Examination at the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy and was inducted into their Academy of Advanced Item Writers in 2019. She received the APTA Acute Care Katherine Harris Educator Award in 2022, FPTA Excellence in Academic Teaching in 2024, and was inducted as a Distinguished Scholar Fellow into the National Academies of Practice in 2024.