Laurie Walsh, JD, PT

Department Chair, Associate Professor
104 Schenck Hall
716-839-8562
lwalsh@daemen.edu

Education

JD, 1991, SUNY at Buffalo (Summa Cum Laude)
BS (Physical Therapy), 1982, SUNY at Buffalo (Summa Cum Laude)

Professional Licensure

Admitted to the NY Bar, June 1991
Physical Therapy License, October, 1982

Courses Taught

US Political and Civil Rights (GVT 223)
US Judicial Process (GVT 230)
Freshman Interdisciplinary Seminar (IND 101)
Legislative & Political Impact on Health Care Delivery (PT 570)
Management & Administrative Issues (PT 610)
Professional Issues (PAS 414)

Research & Teaching Interests

Civil and Political Rights, US Judicial Process, State Regulation of Professionals, Professional Ethics, Health Care Policy and Legal Issues in Health Care, Legal Issues in Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Teaching

Presentations

“Legal & Ethical Dilemmas for the Ethical Professional.” For presentation at the Annual Conference of the NY Physical Therapy Association, Melville, NY, October 17, 2004

“Legal and Ethical Issues involving Therapists in School-based Settings.” Presented at the NYC Board of Education, Summer Institute, May 29, 2003 and August 7, 2002

“Issues Forum: Current Legal and Political Issues.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the NY Physical Therapy Association, Rochester, NY, October 16, 1998.

“Implications of Disability Laws For Clinical Education.” Presented at the NY Physical Therapy Clinical Education Consortium, Troy, NY, June 13, 1997

“Implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act for Clinical Education.” Presented at the National Conference of Physical Therapy Clinical Education, Buffalo, NY, April 2, 1995.

Publications

“Chapter 5: Laws, Regulations and Policies,” in Introduction to Physical Therapy, 2nd ed. Pagliarulo, M, ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 2001.

“Affirmative Action in American Higher Education and the Goal of Diversity in Physical Therapy Programs,” Journal of Physical Therapy Education. Spring 2000, Vol. 14, No. 1, 5-11.

“ADA Case Law: Technical Standards in Education Programs,” PT Magazine, February 1998, Vol.6, No.2, 28-35.

Memberships

NY State Bar Association
American Physical Therapy Association