Dr. Deanna Dye

Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Deanna Dye graduated with her physical therapist degree in 1990, her PhD in Education in 2007 and completed the fellowship in higher education leadership (ELI) in 2018. She has clinical experience primarily in adult and vestibular rehabilitation and wound care. She has worked as a faculty member for 20+ years, including serving as the clinical coordinator, program director, and department chair. She is currently an Associate Professor at Idaho State University teaching in the areas of therapeutic exercise, geriatrics, and cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation. Her current research focuses on the effect of curricular and instructional design on critical reflection, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning.

She initiated and established the Balance and Dizziness Clinic at ISU and the ISU DPT students’ involvement with the Fit and Fall Proof classes offered by the Public Health District (both still running). She volunteered with the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy and has served the Idaho State Licensing Board of Physical Therapy from 2020 – present, serving as the chair in 2024. She served on the Education Committee for the FSBPT assisting in the running of the annual conference and was invited to moderate one of the sessions at the 2024 meeting. In 2012, she was honored with the PT of the Year award and then in 2020 with J Perry Silver Award for lifetime service to the APTA Idaho Chapter.