Toby Long, PhD, PT

Children's National Medical Center; Georgetown Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University

Toby Long, PhD, PT, FAPTA is an Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and the Training Director of the Center for Child and Human Development, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Georgetown University.  Dr. Long is also the Director of the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development for the District of Columbia's early intervention program, Strong Start.  She is a Professor of Physical Therapy at the Krannert Graduate School of Physical Therapy at the University of Indianapolis, and Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.

Dr. Long received her physical therapy degree from Boston University, her master's degree in special education from George Washington University, and her doctoral degree in human development from the University of Maryland.  Dr. Long is the recipient of a variety of research and training grants, including her most recent, from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, to develop and implement the distance learning program, Contemporary Practices in Early Intervention, a Certificate Program offered through Georgetown University, Center for Continuing and Professional Development.

Dr. Long has multiple leadership positions with the American Physical Therapy Association, including President of the Section on Pediatrics and Delegate to the House of Delegates of the APTA. Dr. Long is an internationally known speaker on service delivery to children with disabilities and special health care needs.  She is the author of multiple publications including The Handbook of Pediatric Physical Therapy, Second Edition. The recipient of a variety of awards, Dr. Long was recently named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow from the American Physical Therapy Association.