Gay L. Girolami, PT, PhD, C/NDT holds the rank of Clinical Professor and serves as the Director of Professional Education in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, in the Department of Physical Therapy, at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a certified NDT coordinator instructor.

Dr. Girolami’s research interests include the study of posture, balance and motor control in infants and children with typical and atypical motor development, and the assessment and treatment of infants and children with neuromotor disorders. Gay is co-developer of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP), a measurement tool to assess functional motor behavior and postural and selective control in infants between 34 weeks gestational age and 4 months adjusted age.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Marquette University, a Master of Science in Pediatric Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a doctoral degree in Movement Science from the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Diane Fritts Ryan, OTR/L, C/NDT, graduated from the University of Illinois and has over 30 years of pediatric experience with babies, children, and young adults with neurological impairments. Ms. Ryan currently works at Easter Seals DuPage & Fox Valley. She is a State of Illinois Early Intervention evaluator and therapist and has assisted in the development/ongoing evaluation of at-risk babies in the DuPage County Neonatal Follow-up Clinic.

Ms. Ryan has been an OT NDT instructor for the 8-week pediatric course since 1990. She has assisted in several advanced baby and UE/hand treatment courses in the U.S. and inter-nationally. She has also published articles relating to UE/hand function, as well as co-authored chapters on assessment and treatment of infants with neurological impairments.