Jessica Feda, PT, DPT, DSc
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
Jessica Feda is a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Director of Student Affairs for the Baylor University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. Dr. Feda completed her BA in Biology from Minnesota State – Moorhead, her MPT degree through the U.S. Army-Baylor University Graduate Program and DPT, also through Baylor University as well as her Doctor of Science degree through the Bellin College health system. Dr. Feda is an ABPTS board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and Wound Management Clinical Specialist, as well as a board-certified as a Clinical Wound Specialist through the American Academy of Wound Management. She’s a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FAAOMPT). As a neuromusculoskeletal evaluator, Dr. Feda served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Public Health Service for 22 years as a first-contact physical therapist provider providing patient care, department leadership and student instruction. Her clinical interests include primary care musculoskeletal rehabilitation, integumentary care, and persistent pain conditions. She has served on multiple deployments, national organizations in leadership roles and as a department chief of multiple professional disciplines. She has had an opportunity to teach across a wide variety of courses within the Baylor Doctor of Physical Therapy Program based on her wide range of clinical practice experience. Dr. Feda serves within the APTA House of Delegates, ACEWM Wound Management Residency Taskforce and as a Specialization Academy of Content Experts item writer.
Dr. Feda resides in Rochester, MN and enjoys traveling, scuba diving, running and spending time with her husband, two children and friends and family.
Current Research Interests
- The role of senescent cells in aging and healing
- Modifiable non-cognitive factors to foster learner’s academic success
- Academic coaching in hybrid learning models
- Manual therapy outcomes
Current Courses Taught
- DPT 6530 Clinical Integrations I
- DPT 6221 Clinical Medicine II
- DPT 6630 Musculoskeletal System II
