Dr. Darbee has been a faculty member in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Kentucky since 2000. Dr. Darbee received her B.S. in Physical Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh and her M.S. in Physical Therapy from Boston University. She received a Ph.D. in Exercise Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo before joining the faculty at the University of Kentucky. 

Educational Focus

Doctor of Physical Therapy

• Pathology and Clinical Application
• Foundational Skills in Physical Therapy
• Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy
• Management of Neurological Systems (Spinal Cord Injury)
• Special Elective: Hippotherapy
• Special Elective: Exercise Physiology
• Diagnosis and Management of the Complex Patient I & II
• Research: Analysis and Outcomes 

Research / Scholarship

• Acute care education