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
BS in Athletic Training and MS in Athletic Training
Vidya Pingale, 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 Executive Secretary
Dome 101, Phone: 516-463-7356
Michele Romano
Senior Assistant to the MS in Occupational Therapy Program
Dome 101, Phone: 516-463-5887