- 2015 – 2018 Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; Doctor of Physical Therapy
- 2013 – 2015 Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO; Doctor of Physical Therapy pre-requisite coursework
- 2005 – 2009 University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC; B.F.A in Film Production Design
- 2003 – 2005 University of North Carolina at Asheville; Coursework in Philosophy and Mass Communications
Dr. Anne Davenport is a clinician, researcher, instructor, and manager. She is an active member of American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Acute Care and APTA Geriatrics, serves as the Oregon Co-State Advocate for APTA Geriatrics, and is the interim chair of the Oregon State Fall Prevention Coalition. In clinical work, Dr. Davenport has worked in private and hospital-based outpatient, skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, and critical care. She currently works as a PRN acute care physical therapist at Sky Lakes Medical Center. As Program Manager for Health Promotion Services at the Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ center, Dr. Davenport coordinates and teaches evidence-based programs for physical activity and well-being and collaborates with local groups, such as Healthy Klamath and the Older Adults Stakeholders Coalition. She is a 2022-2023 Fellow of Findhelp.org, a national Community Information Exchange, focusing her project on an Age Well Pathway to improve access to and awareness of existing resources offered by the Senior Citizens’ Center.
Her research investigates best practices in hospital mobility protocols, partnering with colleagues within the APTA Acute Care, at Duke University in Durham NC, Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento CA, Saint Alphonsus Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital in Boise ID, and Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis MO. She has previously published a perspective in GeriNotes, a journal of the APTA Geriatrics, and a systematic review in Experimental Gerontology, titled “The impact of wearable motion sensing technology on physical activity in older adults.” Current research submitted for publication is a retrospective, observational cohort study, “Impact of Age and ICU Mobility Level on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Critical Illness.” She is also an instructor at Duke University for Complex Patient Management and Cardiovascular Pulmonary Physical Therapy. Dr. Davenport moved to Klamath Falls in 2021 with her husband and black lab. Outside of the hospital, the office, and the Senior Center, she can be found painting, cooking plant-based meals, on the trails training for her next ultra-marathon, or reading mystery novels.