Dr. Lovelace-Chandler has been an educator in pediatric topics for over 40 years to professional and post-professional physical therapy students and practitioners. She has over 45 years of experience in pediatrics, has recertified as a specialist two times, and still provides consultations. She taught Advanced Clinical Practice courses in pediatrics for the APTA, has published articles and book chapters on pediatrics and has numerous presentations and workshops on pediatrics. She was named as the recipient of the 2011 Linda Crane Memorial Lecture awarded by the Pediatrics, Cardiopulmonary and Education Sections, won the Service Award in 2003 for 30 years of service to the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy, was the Featured speaker at Opening Ceremonies of the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties at CSM in 1991, won the Outstanding Service Award of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy in 2008 as a pediatric expert, and was the pediatric content expert for the APTA’s Move Forward public site for 4 years. She has served in APTA and TPTA elected offices, and she won the TPTA President’s Award for Outstanding Service in 2016 and the APTA’s Lucy Blair Service Award in 2017.
She holds a BS in PT from Southwestern Medical School (1971), an MA in college teaching from the University of North Carolina (1976), and a PhD in Academic Administration/Health Education from Texas A&M University (1989). She was Vice-Chair and Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, UNT Health Science Center until 2014 and continues to serve as adjunct faculty. She served as Chairperson for the University of Central Arkansas and Chapman University programs in physical therapy and as Associate Director in the School of Physical Therapy at Texas Woman’s University before joining UNTHSC.