Physical Therapy Program News

Program Highlights

Professor Kyle Hewson has joined the Division of Rehabilitation Sciences as the director of the post-professional DPT program. Launched in the spring of 2004, this thirty credit program was designed for the working clinician who holds either a baccaulaureate or masters degree in physical therapy.  The program is comprised of Comprised of eight (8) core courses and three (3) electives, classes are offered at the Long Island campus in Stony Brook, and the Manhattan campus, located at 28th Street and Park Ave.  Under Hewson's guidance, the program has grown substantially. Since its inaugural graduation in December '03, the program has graduated 120 students. We are extremely proud of this highly motivated group of practitioners!  If you are interested in learning more about this exciting new program, please contact Kyle Hewson at 631.444.6774 or Sharon Martino at 631.444.3256.

Faculty News

Professor Sharon Martino joined the department in September 2004 as Associate Director of the program.  Martino, who was recently accepted to the PhD program in PT at Nova Southeastern University, is currently teaching Evidence Based Research and Research Design.

Drs. Lisa Muratori and Eric Lamberg joined the department during the summer of 2005 and are now focused on a number of exciting research projects. 

Professor Dawn Blatt has been re-credentialed as an APTA Clinical Trainer for the APTA Clinical Instructor Course.

Professor Robert Streb successfully defended his dissertation entitled, “Lower Limb Movement Strategies during Select Closed Kinematic Chain Functional Movements in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome and Asymptomatic Subjects” and was awarded the PhD from the Stony Brook University Department of Anatomy in June 2005.  Congratulations Dr. Streb!
The department now boasts of seven faculty members with PhD's and three with d-PT degrees.

Awards

Dr. Anita Santasier was presented the Stanford Award at the APTA Combined Section Meeting. This award is presented annually by the Section on Education to the author of the most influential article in the Journal of PT Education.

Presentations

Dr. Anita Santasier presented a three hour workshop with former faculty member Dr. Margaret Plack at the APTA Annual Conference in Boston entitled, “The Scholarship of Teaching: Utilizing Qualitative Data Analysis to Assess Course Outcomes”.

Dr. William DeTurk, presented a poster titled, “Telehealth Devices that Provide Real Time Monitoring to Patients with Cardiopulmonary Disease in the Home: Their Role in Delivery of Physical Therapy Services” at the 2005 APTA Annual conference, held in Boston. – Co-authors of the poster were Professors Craig Lehmann and Cheri Gostic, and Barbara DeTurk, MS, PT.

Dr. Janice Sniffen, presented a poster titled, “Collaboration between Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants: Fostering the Development of the Preferred Relationship within a Classroom Setting” at the 2005 APTA Annual conference, held in Boston.  Additional authors included Drs. Margaret Plack and Raymond McKenna, as well as SHTM physical therapy program alumni Susan Williams, Donna Miller, Faren Malik, and Grace Gilner.

Professors Dawn Blatt and Cheri Gostic presented two posters at the National Clinical Education Conference, held in St. Louis in October 2004, entitled “The Use of an Independent Study to Remediate a Student Following a Failed Clinical Experience”, and “Fostering Communication during Clinical Experiences Utilizing E-Mail Journals”.

Publications

DeTurk, William with Weisberg, Joseph co-wrote a chapter on “Pain”, in the book “Integrating Physical Agents in Rehabilitation, 2nd ed.”, published by Prentice Hall.

Student News

Our students continue to be involved in activities outside the classroom.
Carrie Dominick ’06, was selected in April 2005 as one of 2 students in New York State to serve as a student delegate to the NYS House of Delegates.

Keith Perucci ‘06 and Carrie Dominick ‘06 with Shaden Ghattas ‘05 and Laura Richter ‘05, attendedthe APTA National Student Conclave in North Carolina, October 2004.