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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
Brooke Hallowell Dean of the School of Health Sciences	bhallowell@springfield.edu
Meghan Migeon, DMSc, MS, PA-C Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, Program Director/CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Studies Interests Research Simulation Doctoral Education	mmigeon@springfield.edu (413) 748-3558
Elizabeth Anne Alicea-Torres, OT, OTD, OTR 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	ealicea-torres@springfield.edu
Debra Burnett CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT OF Public Health and Health Professions, Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders	dburnett3@springfield.edu (413) 748-3633
Melinda Connors, MS, PA-C Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, Co-Director of Clinical Education	mconnors@springfield.edu (413) 748-3514
Deborah Cook Professor Emeritus	dcook@springfield.edu
Andrea Coppola, OTD, MS, OTR, CHSE Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Interests Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Occupational Therapy Practice within Acute and Critical Care Settings Simulation-based Learning	acoppola2@springfield.edu (413) 748-3954
Maggie Daingerfield Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Interests Impact of the Environment on Neuroplasticity and Learning Interprofessional Education Interventions for Patients with Chronic Neurologic Conditions	mdaingerfield@springfield.edu (413) 748-5446
Donna Delaney Administrative Associate	ddelaney2@springfield.edu (413) 748-3318
Latasha Dionne Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy	ldionne2@springfield.edu (413) 748-3692
Erica Donnelly Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, 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	edonnelly2@springfield.edu
Melih Elcin Assistant Dean for Interprofessional Education Interests Interprofessional education Simulation-based education Medical humanities Quality and safety Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Climate change	melcin@springfield.edu (413) 748-3701
Erin Futrell Associate Professor of Physical Therapy	efutrell@springfield.edu (413) 748-5659
Michael Harrowfield EMT-Basic Program Director , Assistant Professor	mharrowfield@springfield.edu (413) 748-3889
Megan Harvey Associate Professor of Health Sciences	mharvey3@springfield.edu (413) 748-3786
Pamela S. Higgins Professor of Health Sciences, Coordinator of the Health Science Major Interests Community-based participatory research Program implementation and evaluation	phiggins@springfield.edu (413) 748-3006
Regina Kaufman Professor of Physical Therapy Interests Community-engaged education in physical therapy	rkaufman@springfield.edu (413) 748-3475
Loni Kearney, MS, PA-C Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Interests Clinical Medicine Ethics Student Success	lmkearney@springfield.edu (413) 748-3518
Scott Kirkland Medical SIM Lab Coordinator	akirkland@springfield.edu (413) 748-3809
Carey Leckie, OT, OTD, OTR, CHT Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Interests Clinical Education Andragogy Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Workplace Rehabilitation	cleckie@springfield.edu (413) 748-3948
Elizabeth Reid McAnulty, OT, OTD, MSOT, OTR/L Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Interests Ethics Occupational Therapy with Adolescents and Young Adults Adapted Sports and Recreation Community-based Practice	emcanulty@springfield.edu (413) 748-3829
Jean A. McCaffery, OT, EdD, OTR Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator Interests Inter-professional Education and Practice Clinical Readiness through Experiential Learning and Competency Assessment	jmccaffery@springfield.edu (413) 748-3547
Sara McGowan, MS, PA-C Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, Co-Director of Clinical Education	smcgowan@springfield.edu 413-748-4750
Scott McNeil, OTD, MS, OTR, CAPS Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, Program Director, Professor Interests Diversity in Occupational Therapy Recruiting/Promoting Occupational Therapy Inclusive Teaching and Learning	smcneil3@springfield.edu (413) 748-3785
Amanda Melemed Administrative Associate	amelemed@springfield.edu (413) 748-3581
Joshua Merson, DMSc, MS-HPEd, PA-C, CHSE Doctor of Medical Science Program Director, Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Interests Health Care Legislation Disaster Medicine Physician Assistant Education	jmerson@springfield.edu
Charles Milch Professor Emeritus	cmilch@springfield.edu
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
Michael Neiman Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology	mneiman@springfield.edu (413) 748-3321
Christine Niedbala, MS, PA-C Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Interests History and Physical Assessment Patient-Centered Care Primary Care Medicine Preventative Medicine Obesity and Diabetes	cniedbala@springfield.edu (413) 748-3515
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
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
Katherine M. Post 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.	kpost@springfield.edu (413) 748-3581
Amanda M. Rodriguez, OT, OTD, OTR Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy	arodriguez32@springfield.edu (413) 748-3792
Rebecca Rosenstein, MD Physician Assistant Program Medical Director	rrosenstein@springfield.edu
Joan Simmons Professor of Occupational Therapy, Professor Emeritus	jsimmons@springfield.edu
Roxanne Sprague, MCMSc, PA-C Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Interests Pharmacology Anatomy Physiology	rsprague2@springfield.edu (413) 748-3931
Lori Vaughn Professor of Occupational Therapy	lvaughn@springfield.edu (413) 748-3731
Sara Waterman, BS Administrative Associate	swaterman@springfield.edu (413) 748-3554
Donna Wisniowski Administrative Coordinator	dwisniow@springfieldcollege.edu (413) 748-3820