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Denise Connelly

PhD, PT

Dr. Connelly is a Physical Therapist and Professor in the School of Physical Therapy at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. She has held leadership roles including Associate Vice Provost, Academic Planning, Policy & Faculty; Chair of the Master of Physical Therapy program; Assistant Dean of Interprofessional Education; and Associate Dean of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies.

Her professional background includes clinical work in inpatient orthopedic units and long-term care homes. She has supervised MSc and PhD thesis students and continues to mentor doctoral, Masters, and undergraduate students in research.

Her program of research focuses on improving and maintaining functional mobility in older adults and actively engages with community partners to address the nursing workforce shortage in long-term care and home and community care sectors. Professor Connelly’s work contributes to strengthening the nursing workforce through career-bridging initiatives, recruitment and retention of new graduates, building resilience among nurses, and promoting inclusion of family and care partners in supporting older adults. She has published extensively on topics including lower extremity strength interventions, balance and falls, and the development of outcome measures specific to older adults.

Dr. Connelly serves as an Associate Editor of Physiotherapy Canada, a Peer Reviewer for Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada, and a member of the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative. She also sits on the triOS College Program Advisory Committee for the Physiotherapy Assistant/Occupational Therapy Assistant program.

Her interest in Pilates grew out of her own rehabilitation journey, when she turned to Pilates to recover from a running injury and return to triathlon competition.

Melanie Byford-Young

BHSc, PT, Co-Owner, Pacific Northwest Pilates, Master Instructor Trainer of Rehabilitation, STOTT PILATES®

Melanie is a leader in the global community of Pilates, physical therapy, and fitness training.  She is co-owner of Pacific Northwest Pilates and Melanie Byford-Young Education, and a Master Instructor Trainer of Rehabilitation for STOTT PILATES™.  She co-created the six-part Rehabilitation Course series for licensed healthcare professionals which is taught internationally.  She has also created her own library of over 25 courses, master classes, and case-study based learning workshops. Her expertise in therapeutic orthopedic strategies attracts a world wide audience and has sent her abroad to work throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Home-based in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Melanie splits her time between working with complex clients, consulting, teaching, and creating content. She loves teaching and mentoring students and therapists, and is a highly-sought after resource for professionals wishing to acquire critical reasoning skills to assess physical movement.