From the Chair
Welcome to the Department of Allied Health & Kinesiology! Our department prepares students for careers and further education in athletic training, exercise physiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy and sports science.
Department Administration
Chair and Program Directors
Jamie Ghigiarelli, PhD, CSCS, ISSN
Department Chair and Graduate Director, MS in Sports Science
Jayne Ellinger, PhD, ATC
Undergraduate Director and Graduate Director
MS in Athletic Training
Robyn Akselrud, PhD, OTR/L
Graduate Director
MS in Occupational Therapy
Yasser Salem, PT, MS, PhD, NCS, PCS
Graduate Director
DPT in Physical Therapy
Katie Sell, PhD, CSCS, ACSM-HFS
Undergraduate Director
BS in Exercise Physiology
Administration
Diane McPartland
Senior Assistant to the Chair of Allied Health & Kinesiology
101 Dome, Phone: 516-463-7356
Teri Tonna
Senior Assistant to the MS in Occupational Therapy Program
128 Hagedorn Hall, Phone: 516-463-5887
Irina Sepulveda
Program Coordinator, Physical Therapy
222 Hagedorn Hall, Phone: 516-463-5180