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School of Health Sciences Information

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Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Maureen Barrett head shot
Professor of Physical Therapy
Interests
  • Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
  • Heart and lung transplantation
  • Cystic fibrosis
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Angela Abeyta Campbell
Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Brooke Hallowell
Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, Program Director/CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Studies
Interests
  • Research
  • Simulation
  • Doctoral Education
Meghan Migeon portrait
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Doctoral Capstone Coordinator
Interests
  • Occupational Therapy for the End of Life and/or Terminally Ill Client
  • Role Emerging Practice in Occupational Therapy
  • Community-Based Practice
  • Older Adults Aging in Place
  • Interprofessional Collaboration 
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CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT OF Public Health and Health Professions, Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, Co-Director of Clinical Education
Melinda Connors headshot
Professor Emeritus
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Interests
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  • Occupational Therapy Practice within Acute and Critical Care Settings
  •  Simulation-based Learning
Andrea Coppola
Administrative Associate
Donna Delaney
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Latasha Dionne
Assistant Professor of Public Health and Health Sciences , Director of Clinical Education in Speech-Language Pathology
Interests
  • Metalinguistics and Mental Health 
  • Counseling for Voice Disorders and Concussion/TBI 
  • Interprofessional Collaboration in Treating Communication and Cognitive Disorders
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Assistant Dean for Interprofessional Education
Interests
  • Interprofessional education
  • Simulation-based education
  • Medical humanities
  • Quality and safety
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Climate change
Melih Elcin head shot
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Erin Futrell head shot
EMT-Basic Program Director , Assistant Professor
Michael Harrowfield
Associate Professor of Health Sciences
Megan Harvey
Professor of Health Sciences, Coordinator of the Health Science Major
Interests
  • Community-based participatory research
  • Program implementation and evaluation
Pamela S. Higgins
Professor of Physical Therapy
Interests
  • Community-engaged education in physical therapy
Regina Kaufman, Springfield College
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Interests
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Ethics
  • Student Success
Kearney Loni potrait
Medical SIM Lab Coordinator
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Interests
  • Clinical Education
  • Andragogy
  • Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
  • Workplace Rehabilitation
Carey Leckie
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Interests
  • Ethics
  • Occupational Therapy with Adolescents and Young Adults
  • Adapted Sports and Recreation
  • Community-based Practice
Elizabeth McAnulty
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
Interests
  • Inter-professional Education and Practice
  • Clinical Readiness through Experiential Learning and Competency Assessment
Jean McCaffery
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, Co-Director of Clinical Education
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Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, Program Director, Professor
Interests
  • Diversity in Occupational Therapy
  • Recruiting/Promoting Occupational Therapy
  • Inclusive Teaching and Learning
Scott McNeil
Administrative Associate
Amanda Melemed
Doctor of Medical Science Program Director, Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Interests
  • Health Care Legislation
  • Disaster Medicine
  • Physician Assistant Education
Joshua Merson headshot
Professor Emeritus
Charles Milch
Professor of Physical Therapy, Faculty Emeritus
David Miller, Faculty Emeritus
Professor of Physical Therapy
Interests
  • Orthopedic rehabilitation
  • Community program development
  • Clinical education
Elizabeth Montemagni headshot
Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology
Michael Neiman photo
Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Interests
  • History and Physical Assessment
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Primary Care Medicine
  • Preventative Medicine
  • Obesity and Diabetes
Christine Niedbala
Professor of Physical Therapy
Interests
  • Stroke therapy
  • Clinical education
  • Geriatric physical therapy
Kimberly Nowakowski, Springfield College
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Interests
  • Inclusive teaching practices
  • Assessment of student learning
  • Preparedness for clinical education
  • Affective domain of learning
  • Interprofessional education
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Professor Emeritus
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
Cherie Peters-Brinkerhoff head shot
Professor Emeritus
Interests
  • Assistive technology design and application
  • Universal design for learning
  • Students with disabilities

Dr. Post has retired from full-time teaching but is still involved in coaching and tutoring students for national certification.

Katherine M. Post
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Amanda Rodriguez
Physician Assistant Program Medical Director
Rebecca Rosenstein potrait
Professor of Occupational Therapy, Professor Emeritus
Joan Simmons
Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
Interests
  • Pharmacology
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
Roxanne Sprague portrait
Professor of Occupational Therapy
Lori Vaughn
Administrative Associate
Sara Zukowski
Administrative Coordinator
Donna Wisniowski