Julia Chevan | Springfield College

Julia Chevan

Julia Chevan

Faculty Emeritus
Julia Chevan
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Va., 2006
     
  • Master of Science, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Ct., 1995
  • Master of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., 1988
  • Bachelor of Science, Boston University, Boston, Mass., 1985

Julia Chevan, PhD, joined the Department of Physical Therapy in 1993. She was instrumental in the development of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and has been a leader in faculty governance. She is a former Fulbright Scholar and is an investigator publishing in the area of health services research. Her interests in global health have taken her to Armenia, Liberia, Haiti and Rwanda. Beyond her academic work, she is active in her community serving in positions of leadership on both private and public boards

Research Interests
  • Application of health services and research methods/models in physical therapy
  • Provider supply
  • Physical therapy service access
  • Social detriments of access and health behaviors on physical therapy