Department of Physical Therapy

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Name & Synopsis	Contact Info	Photo
Maureen Barrett Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy	mbarrett2@springfield.edu (413) 748-3478
Angela Abeyta Campbell Professor of Physical Therapy Interests Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation Heart and lung transplantation Cystic fibrosis	acampbell2@springfield.edu (413) 748-3294
Julia Chevan Faculty Emeritus Interests Application of health services Physical therapy service access Access and health behaviors	jchevan@springfield.edu
Erin Futrell Associate Professor of Physical Therapy	efutrell@springfield.edu (413) 748-5659
Shelly Gosselin Administrative Associate	mgosseli@springfield.edu (413) 748-3375
Regina Kaufman Professor of Physical Therapy Interests Community-engaged education in physical therapy	rkaufman@springfield.edu (413) 748-3475
David Miller Professor of Physical Therapy, Faculty Emeritus	dmiller@springfield.edu
Elizabeth Montemagni Professor of Physical Therapy Interests Orthopedic rehabilitation Community program development Clinical education	emontemagni@springfield.edu (413) 748-3539
Kimberly Nowakowski Professor of Physical Therapy Interests Stroke therapy Clinical education Geriatric physical therapy	knowakowski@springfield.edu (413) 748-3434
Whitney Osborn Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Interests Inclusive teaching practices Assessment of student learning Preparedness for clinical education Affective domain of learning Interprofessional education	wosborn@springfield.edu (413) 748-3842
Kathleen Pappas Faculty Emeritus Interests Direct patient care Community education and physical therapy Legislative action regarding physical therapy	kpappas2@springfield.edu
Deborah Pelletier Professor Emeritus	dpelleti@springfield.edu
Cherie Peters-Brinkerhoff Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, Program Chair Interests Educational Qualitative Research: ICF model, IPE, instructional models Academic Leadership Tools Stress, anxiety and depression in graduate students Clinical Readiness	cpeters-brinkerhoff@springfield.edu (413) 748-3841