Dr. Craig Ruby is an associate professor and the founding program director for the developing Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. He previously was the program director for the DPT program at Wheeling Jesuit University. Dr. Ruby graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Biology, from Slippery Rock University with a masters degree in physical therapy and from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with Doctorate in Education/Administration and Leadership. As a clinician, Dr. Ruby worked in outpatient orthopedic settings and in home care and specialized in patients with back pain. He has attended multiple continuing education courses and uses his experience and ongoing continuing education in the classroom for the musculoskeletal courses that he teaches. He also teaches content in research, leadership, ethics, legal aspects of practice and management. Dr. Ruby has served as a member and Chair of the Practice and Research Committee for the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association, as a Practice Analysis task force member and as an Item writer for the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy and as an On-site review team leader for the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education. He has also participated in over 20 international mission trips providing physical therapy care to underserved individuals in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and in Chimbote Peru. Dr. Ruby has authored 2 book chapters, several journal articles, and multiple peer reviewed presentations nationally and international on the topics of service learning and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

Education

• University of Pittsburgh 1988 Baccalaureate of Biology
• Slippery Rock University 1991 Master of Physical Therapy
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008 Doctorate of Education

Publications

• An Exploratory Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial Investigating the Effects of Core Activated Hamstring Stretching, Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2018
• Assessing Global Behaviors in Physical Therapy Education, Journal of Community Engagement, Winter 2016
• Growing Service Learning into International Clinical Education: A chapter in the book Service Learning in Higher Education: Connecting the Global to the Local: Publication Date, January 2013
• Service Learning Utilizing Local, Regional, and International Experiences: The Creation and Assessment of a Comprehensive Service Learning Program A Chapter in the book Service-Learning in Higher Education: National and International Connection, Publication Date, January 2011.

Organizations

• American Physical Therapy Association
• Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association
• Pilates Method Alliance

Presentations

• 2019 Monterey, CA, Pilates Method Alliance Annual Symposia, Evidence-based Practice in Pilates: Finding and Applying Quality Research
• 2019 Monterey California Pilates Method Alliance Annual Symposia, Panel Presentation; Bridging Pilates to Healthcare
• Las Vegas Nevada, October 2018 Pilates Method Alliance Annual Conference presentation, A systematic review of Mat and Equipment Pilates as an Intervention for Non-Specific Low Back Pain
• Galway Ireland June 2017 The 7th International Symposium on Service Learning. Assessing the effects of S-L on the development of global citizenship: a cohort study.
• Galway Ireland June 2017 The 7th International Symposium on Service Learning. The effects of international S-L on national physical therapy examination pass rates.
• Galway Ireland June 2017 The 7th International Symposium on Service Learning. The Synergistic Effects of Service-Learning and Research
• Phoenix Arizona, November 2016 Pilates Method Alliance Annual Conference presentation, When to Refer, Recognizing Red Flags
• Phoenix Arizona, November 2016 Pilates Method Alliance Annual Conference presentation, The Effectiveness of Pilates versus Static Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility
• St. Louis, Missouri, June 2015 National Athletic Training Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia: Lab Leader for Learning Lab Fitness Without Fear: Yur Back (You Under Reconstruction)
• Indianapolis, Indiana, May 2015 Identification, construction, and evaluation of service learning course objectives to meet the program’s mission and accreditation requirements, Presentation at the Sixth International Symposium on Service Learning
• San Diego California, November 2014 The Effectiveness of a Mat-Based Pilates Program on Infrasternal Angle, Dynamic Standing Balance and Standing Posture in Healthy College Age Females, Presentation at the Pilates Method Alliance Conference
• San Diego California, November 2014 The Effectiveness of six-week Mat-Based Pilates Core-Strengthening on Hamstring Flexibility, Presentation at the Pilates Method Alliance Conference
• Osaka, Japan, October 2014 Prevention and Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain, Presentation at PHI Pilates Japan Festa
• Osaka, Japan, October 2014 Gluteus Maximus Relationship to Low Back Pain. Presentation at PHI Pilates Japan Festa
• Stellenbosch, South Africa, November 2013 The effects of local, regional, and international service-learning on clinical performance of Physical Therapy students, Presentation at the 5th International Symposium on Service-Learning
• Stellenbosch, South Africa, November 2013 Assessing Outcomes After Graduation, Presentation at the 5th International Symposium on Service-Learning
• West Virginia Physical Therapy Association Conference, April 2013 Direct Access in Physical Therapy; Utilization, Barriers, and Implementation in the State of West Virginia. Poster presentation
• West Virginia University, June 2013 Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health Conference: Presentation and Panel Discussion on Global Disabilities
• San Diego, February 2013 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting: Presentation: Using Problem Based Learning Educational Strategies in Educational Curricula and in Clinical Practice
• St. Louis, June 2012 National Athletic Training Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia: Pilates for the Upper Quarter: Applications for Injury Prevention and Return to Activity
• West Virginia University, June 2012 Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health Conference: Presentation and Panel Discussion on Global Disabilities
• Ningbo China, September 2011 The Fourth International Symposium on Service Learning: Growing Local Service Learning into International Clinical Education
• New Orleans, June 2011 National Athletic Training Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia: The Gluteals and Their Link to Lower Quarter Dysfunction
• West Virginia University, June 2011 Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health Conference: Presentation and Panel Discussion on Global Disabilities
• Phoenix Arizona, April, 2011, Two Presentations at Pilates on Tour: The Fourth Annual Pilates and Rehabilitation Summit: Pilates: The Perfect Treatment for Spinal Stenosis and The Gluteals and their Link to Low Back Pain.
• New Orleans, February 2011 A concurrent session presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting: Wanted: Clinicians for Service Learning Locally, Regionally and Internationally
• Phoenix Arizona, April, 2010, Two Presentations at Pilates on Tour: The Third Annual Pilates and Rehabilitation Summit: Pilates: The Perfect Treatment for Spinal Stenosis and Functional Anatomy of the Shoulder.
• Athens, Greece, November 2009 Presentation at the 3rd International Symposium on Service- Learning: Service-Learning Utilizing Local, Regional, and International Experiences: The Creation and Assessment of a Comprehensive Service-Learning Program
• San Antonio, Texas, June 2009 National Athletic Training Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia: Postural Relationships to Athletic Injuries: Pilates as Prevention
• Phoenix Arizona, April, 2009 Four Presentations at Pilates on Tour: The Second Annual Pilates and Rehabilitation Summit: Pilates as Treatment for Sacroilliac Dysfunction; Pilates Research Review,; Layers Syndrome: The Sway Back Posture and; Pilates as Treatment and Prevention of Shoulder Dysfunction.
• Nashville, 2008 A concurrent session’s presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting: Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy Education: The Integration of Service Learning Experiences in a Physical Therapy Curricular Model
• Nashville, 2008 Two platform presentations at the American Physical Therapy Associations Combined Sections Meeting: “Core and Shoulder Girdle Muscle Activation During Plank and Hundred Exercises on the Pilates Reformer and Mat”, and “A Comparison of Pelvic and Shoulder Girdle Activation Between Experienced and Novice Pilates Participants During Plank and Hundred Exercises on the Pilates Reformer and Mat.”
• 2008, San Paolo Brazil, A presentation at a RM Cursos Physical Therapy Conference: Pilates as a Rehabilitation Tool, Reformer and Mat Workshops
• 2007 A poster presentation at the National Strength and Conditioning Association national conference: A Comparison of Core and Shoulder Girdle Muscle Activation between Experienced and Novice Pilates Participants During Mat Leg Pull front, Long Stretch and Hundred Exercises on the Pilates Reformer and Mat
• 2007 A poster presentation at the National Strength and Conditioning Association national conference: Core and Shoulder Girdle Muscle Activation During Mat Leg Pull Front, Long Stretch and Hundred Exercises on the Pilates Reformer and Mat

Certifications

• Licensed Physical Therapist in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
• National Academy of Sports Medicine Performance Enhancement Specialist
• National Certified Pilates Teacher
• National Association of Speed and Explosion Certified Speed Specialist