Randi Richardson is Clinical Assistant Professor and the Co-Director of Clinical Education in the School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences. She received her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Sports Medicine from Mississippi College in 2007, where she also played collegiate softball. She graduated with her doctoral degree in physical therapy from the University of Mississippi in 2010. After receiving her doctorate, Richardson completed a post-professional residency in Sports Physical Therapy at the University of Mississippi where she worked with high school, collegiate, and professional athletes.  Richardson is a board-certified clinical specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, both in Orthopedics and Sports Physical Therapy.   Richardson’s clinical experience has heavily focused in treating these two patient populations.  She also has seven years of experience as a faculty / mentor of an accredited Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency, where she also served as director of the residency for three years.  Richardson’s experience not only involves clinical care, but also management, having served in an administrative capacity for a large outpatient orthopedic and sports medicine clinic in the Orlando area. Richardson’s mission is to treat and share her knowledge of Sports and Orthopedic Physical therapy with the UCF community and students.  She provides numerous service opportunities for learning with the UCF Army and Air Force ROTC programs.  She will not only deliver contemporary care, but also collaborate with faculty and students on research projects to continue to contribute to the existing body of physical therapy research.