Department of Physical Therapy
Meet our Faculty
The faculty is composed of physical therapists that collectively have advanced preparation in all major areas of Physical Therapy. Most have earned doctorates or advanced specialty certification. Together they represent extensive years of clinical experience. Many faculty members continue to engage in practice in tandem with their faculty responsibilities. Several have held significant positions of leadership in professional associations and have authored textbooks used nationally; several also publish regularly in professional journals. Their efforts have been recognized frequently with prestigious awards from the profession and the community.
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Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Cheryl Hickey, PT, MPT, MS, EdD
Department Chair
Professor
Dr. Jennifer Adame-Walker, PT, DPT OCS (Emeritus)
Associate Professor
Dr. Nupur Hajela, PT, DPT, PhD
Associate Professor
Dr. Na-hyeon (Hannah) Ko, PT, DPT, PhD, PCS
Associate Professor
Dr. Monica Rivera, PT, DPTSc
Associate Professor
Dr. Jennifer Roos, PT, DPT, PhD(c)
Associate Professor
Director, Clinical Education
Dr. Caio V. Messias Sarmento, PhD
Associate Professor
Part-Time Faculty
The Department of Physical Therapy enjoys the support of an extensive roster of part-time faculty. This group is composed of some of the most highly trained and skilled physical therapists and interdisciplinary professionals across the region that hold decades of combined clinical years of practice experience. Many part-time faculties hold board certified and other clinical specialties in neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and geriatrics. Interdisciplinary part-time colleagues include pharmacist, doctorate of nurse practitioner trained and orthotist/prosthetist.