Apr 24, 2024  
2021-2022 University Catalog/Handbook (Summer Update) NOT CURRENT 
    
2021-2022 University Catalog/Handbook (Summer Update) NOT CURRENT [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Rehabilitative Sciences


The College of Rehabilitative Sciences offers graduate degrees in occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and physical therapy. The curricula mirror the University’s philosophy that the future professionals in these career fields should be educated in an interprofessional environment to the extent possible. The intent of this philosophy is for graduates in these majors to gain an understanding and appreciation of each other’s scope of practice.

We strive to offer the highest quality online courses and classroom instruction while taking pride in making the entire educational experience accessible and interactive for students. The blended learning approach allows students to have a vast range of learning techniques at their fingertips. All online courses were developed with an in-depth understanding of the educational needs of students—how they will best retain the information provided to them and the ease of accessibility to key University support services and staff to offer assistance along the way. Lab classes are taught in a hands-on setting, while some portions of the course content are presented through a variety of interactive distance activities and augmented by in-class discussions. Clinical experiences, practica, and fieldwork experiences occur at sites located in the United States and, on a limited basis, internationally.

Contact Information

Regular meetings will be scheduled with student body representatives, but if students have any questions regarding the catalog or any other activities, they may email, call, or make an appointment to stop by the administrative offices.

Brian Goldstein, PhD
Executive Dean, College of Rehabilitative Sciences
bgoldstein@usa.edu, ext. 5277

 

Jackie Crossen-Sills, PT, PhD Tia Hughes, DrOT, MBA, OTR/L
Associate Dean, 
Institute of Physical Therapy
Associate Dean,
Institute of Occupational Therapy
jcrossensills@usa.edu, ext. 1256 thughes@usa.edu, ext. 1759

 

San Marcos Campus
Cherie Peters-Brinkerhoff, PT, EdD, MHA Erin Schwier, OTD, EdD, OTR/L
Program Director, DPT Program Program Director, OT Programs
cpeters-brinkerhoff@usa.edu, ext. 2414 eschwier@usa.edu
   
James (Jim) Mathews, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA,  
Associate Program Director, Flex DPT Program  
jmathews@usa.edu, ext. 2407  

 

St. Augustine Campus
Gabriel Somarriba, PT, DPT Helen Carey, PhD, OTR/L
Interim Program Director, DPT Program Program Director, OT Programs                        
gsomarriba@usa.edu, ext. 4110 hcarey@usa.edu, ext. 1752
   
Kerry Mallini, PT, PT, MPT, EdD Karen Snyder, PhD, OTR/L
Associate Program Director, Flex DPT Program PPOTD Program Director
kmallini@usa.edu, ext. 1262 ksnyder@usa.edu, ext. 1343
   
Elaine Lonnemann, PT, DPT, MSc, FAAOMPT  
tDPT Program Director                               
elonnemann@usa.edu, ext. 1349  

   

Miami Campus
Gabriel Somarriba, PT, DPT                                     Jose Rafols, OTD, MHSA, OTR/L, CEAS              
Associate Program Director,
DPT Program
Program Director,
OT Programs
gsomarriba@usa.edu, ext. 4110 jrafols@usa.edu, ext. 4111

 

Austin Campus
Manuel (Tony) Domenech, PT, DPT, EdD Mary Zadnik, ScD, MEd, OTR/L              
Program Director, DPT Program Program Director, OT Programs
tdomenech@usa.edu, ext. 3147 mzadnik@usa.edu, ext. 3136
   
Kunal Singhal, PT, PhD Meghan Savage, PhD, CCC-SLP
Associate Program Director,
Flex DPT Program
Interim Program Director, 
MS-SLP Programs
ksinghal@usa.edu, ext. 3175 msavage@usa.edu, ext. 3374

 

Dallas Campus
Thomas Werner, PT, MA, PhD                        Stephanie Capshaw, OTD, MA, OTR/L         
Program Director, DPT Program Program Director, OT Programs
twerner@usa.edu, ext. 5740 scapshaw@usa.edu, 5707
   
Meghan Savage, PhD, CCC-SLP  
Interim Program Director, 
MS-SLP Programs
 
msavage@usa.edu, ext. 3164