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Wellness Committee

 

Provost Office

Brad Cohen Title: Assistant Provost and Director of the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center Department: Provost Office 718-488-3406 bcohen@liu.edu

Health & Wellness Institute

Said Hamdan M.S., A.T.C Title: Director, Wellness Institute Department: Wellness Institute Areas of Specialty: Athletic Training Practice and Education 718-780-6598 said.hamdan@liu.edu

Bryna Gutner Title: Associate Director of Wellness Department: Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center 718-780-4052 bryna.gutner@liu.edu

Wellness Recreation and Athletic Center

Sharon Abbate Title: Senior Associate Director of Wellness, Recreation, & Athletic Center Department: Wellness, Recreation & Athletic Center Areas of Specialty: Facility and Operations 718-780-4072 sharon.abbate@liu.edu

School of Health Professions

Barry S. Eckerd, Ph.D  Title: Dean Department: School of Health Professions Areas of Specialty: Health Care Workforce, Community Programs, Cancer Research and Anatomical Sciences 718-488-1506 barry.eckert@liu.edu

Physical Therapy Department

Marshall Hagins Ph.D., PT, OCS Title: Associate Professor Department: Physical Therapy Areas of Specialty: Physical Therapy Treatment for Professional Dancers 718-488-1489 mhagins@liu.edu

Evangelos Pappas, PT, Ph.D., OCS  Title: Assistant Professor Department: Physical Therapy Areas of Specialty: Biomechanics, Motion Analysis, Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Prevention of Sports Injuries in Female Athletes, Sports Medicine & Exercise Physiology, Sports Physical Therapy 718-488-1063 evangelos.pappas@liu.edu

Yasser Salem PT, MS, PhD, NCS, PCS  Title: Assistant Professor Department: Physical Therapy Areas of Specialty: Physical Therapy Treatment for Children and Adults with Neurological Disorders 718-780-4526 yasser.salem@liu.edu

Rebecca States, M.A., Ph.D.  Title: Associate Professor Department: Physical Therapy Areas of Specialty: Computational Modeling of Human Movement, Human Motor Control, Joint Coordination 718-780-4149 rstates@liu.edu

Sports Sciences Department

David K. Spierer, Ed.D  Title: Co-Chair of the Wellness Committee, Assistant Professor Department: Sports Sciences Area of Specialty: Exercise Physiology, Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology 718-488-1542 david.spierer@liu.edu

Occupational Therapy Department

Katherine Dimitropoulou, Ph.D., OTR/L Title: Co-Chair of the Wellness Committee, Assistant Professor, Interim Division Director of Occupational Therapy Department: Occupational Therapy Areas of Specialty: Pediatrics (flexibility of learning), Grandparents (parenting and functionality) 718-488-3403 katherine.dimitropoulou@liu.edu

Anne Scott, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA Title: Associate Professor Department: Occupational Therapy Areas of Specialty: Psychosocial Issues in Recovery, Smoking Cessation, Wellness and Community Health, Wellness for and Media Representations of People with Disabilities 718-780-4507 ascott@liu.edu

Respiratory Care Department

Ellen A. Becker, Ph.D., RRT-NPS, RPFT, AE-C   Title: Associate Professor- Respiratory Care; Director- Brenda Pillors Asthma Education Program Department: Respiratory Care Area of Specialty: Asthma Management, Pediatric Respiratory Therapy 718-488-1540 ellen.becker@liu.edu

College of Pharmacy

	Stephen M. Gross  Title: Dean Emeritus Department: Pharmacy Areas of Specialty: Alternative Medicine Therapies; Managed Care; Pharmacy Administration; Pharmacy Education, Pharmacy Practice and the Law 718- 488-1227 stephen.gross@liu.edu
	Hamid Rahim, PhD Title: Assistant Professor Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences Areas of Specialty: Behavioral Sciences 718-780-4048 hrahim@liu.edu

 

School of Nursing

Susanne Flower Title: Associate Dean Department: School of Nursing Area of Specialty: Nurse Practitioners 718- 488-4589 sflower@liu.edu

Elaine Sarfati, RN, MA Title: Director Heilbrunn Academic Nursing, Adjunct Department: Nursing Areas of Specialty: Community Health  718-488-1281  elaine.sarfati@liu.edu

 

School of Education

Dr. Evelyn W. Castro, Ed.D. Title: Associate Dean Department: School of Education Area of Specialty: Educational Leadership 718-488-1385 evelyn.castro@liu.edu

Institutional Advancement

James Cribbs Title: Campus Grants Coordinator Dept: Office of Institutional Advancement Areas of Specialty: Fund raising, writing  718-488-1413 james.cribbs@liu.edu

Public Relations

Fatima Kafele Title: Director of Community Outreach Department: Public Relations Areas of Specialty: Community Outreach and Public Relations 718-488-1014 faitma.kafele@liu.edu

University Health and Medical Services

VR Small Title: Director Student Support Services (UHMS) Department: University Health and Medical Services Areas of Specialty: Community Collaborations & Organizational Development 718-246-6456 vr.small@liu.edu

Public Health

Anthony Santella, Dr., PH Title: Assistant Professor of Public Health Department: Public Health Areas of Specialty: HIV\AIDS prevention and policy 718-780-6580 anthony.santella@liu.edu

ADAM Center

Shaw Bronner, Ph.D., PT, OCS Title: Director Department: ADAM Center Areas of specialty: Physical Therapy, Biomechanics, and Neuroscience 718-246-6377 sbronner@liu.edu

J. Adam Noah, Ph.D. Title: Technical director Department: ADAM Center Areas of specialty: Biomechanics and Neuroscience 718-246-6377 adam.noah@liu.edu