Nancy Lennon

Dr. Nancy Lennon, a physical therapist, is a senior research scientist and formerly the manager of the Cerebral Palsy (CP) program at Nemours Children Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. She has 35 years of experience at Nemours, including work in gait analysis, rehabilitation, clinical research, program development, family engagement, community outreach, and professional education. She has authored 45 peer-revied papers and co-edited the second edition text Cerebral Palsy (2020). Her research in youth with CP includes evaluation of gait and mobility outcomes after orthopedic surgery, exercise testing, and physical activity evaluation. Her current work will identify characteristics of physical therapy associated with optimal surgical outcomes in youth with CP. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM), and Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS) where she regularly presents scien