Luke E. Kelly

Luke E. Kelly, PhD, is a certified adapted physical educator and is a professor of kinesiology, holder of the Virgil S. Ward endowed professorship, and director of the graduate programs in adapted physical education at the University of Virginia. He has 38 years of experience working with public schools in evaluating and revising their physical education curricula to meet the needs of students with disabilities. Dr. Kelly has written extensively about the achievement-based curriculum model, assessment, and the use of technology in physical education. Dr. Kelly has served as the president of the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPEID) and directed the NCPEID adapted physical education national standards project from 1992 to 1999. Dr. Kelly is a fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology (formerly the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education). He has also received the G. Lawrence Rarick Research Award and the William A. Hillman Distinguished Service Award from the NCPEID. His hobbies and interests include fly-fishing, reforestation, and building projects.