Faculty Experts: Rehabilitation

Pola Ham, OTD, MS, OTR/L, CAPS
School of Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities; behavioral issues for adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities; adult- Autism, Asperger's, Down's Syndrome, learning disorders, developmental delays, ADHD; adult education and adult student learning; academic self-efficacy; academic self-regulation and motivation; and instructor teaching methods/approaches

Bhavini Surana, PT, EdD
School of Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Pediatric Physical Therapy, Motor Learning, and Control, Evidence-Based Practice, Children With Disabilities
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Yocheved Bensinger-Brody, PT, PhD, PCS
School of Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Pediatric physical therapy

Ted Marks, PT, DPT, CCS
School of Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
General cardiopulmonary care, rehabilitation for patients with cardiac and pulmonary disease, awareness and risk factors specifically for the heart and lungs


Rivka Molinsky, OTR/L, PhD
School of Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Cognitive rehabilitation, adult rehabilitation

Meira L Orentlicher, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
School of Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Transition from school to adult life for students with developmental disabilities, students with autism, person-centered planning, and school-based occupational therapy
Reema Thakkar, PT, DPT
School of Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Women’s health, physical therapy, pregnancy, uterine and ovarian cancer, incontinence

Robert Troiano, PT, DPT, CHT
School of Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Prosthetics, both upper and lower extremities, lower extremity limb loss and hand therapy

Chad Woodard, PT, PhD, DPT, OCS, SCS, CMPT, FRCms, FRAs, CSCS
School of Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Physical fitness