Sheila Klausner is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Practice and Director of Sports Physical Therapy Services in the School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences. She provides clinical care for patients in the UCF Physical Therapy Clinic and within the UCF Athletics Department. She holds a doctorate degree in physical therapy from Texas Tech University and a master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Miami. Klausner is a board-certified clinical specialist in Orthopedics and a certified orthopedic manual therapist. She grew up a competitive swimmer through the collegiate level at North Carolina State University but sustained a career-ending injury that started her on the path to physical therapy. She started her career in orthopedics and sports medicine in private practice and joined the USA Swimming Sports Medicine and Science Network early in her career. Because of her experience as an elite athlete and her niche expertise as a physical therapist for swimmers, she was selected to travel to the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games with the USA team as a member of the medical staff. In 2005, Klausner moved to Orlando and joined the sports medicine staff of AdventHealth and began working as the Rehabilitation Coordinator with UCF Athletics. She continues in this role providing physical therapy services as well as being a clinical instructor and mentor to undergraduate students and students in the DPT program. She joined UCF as a faculty member in the Division of Physical Therapy in 2020 to lead efforts in opening a faculty practice focused on high-impact clinical care.