Physical Therapy Faculty

Matthew L. Bowman, Clinical Assistant Professor

BS, Ithaca College; MSPT, Ithaca College; DPT, Upstate Medical University

Specialty: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy, including Cystic Fibrosis, COVID, Post COVID and Long COVID Rehabilitation

Michael E. Buck, Associate Professor

BA, Canisius College; MS, Arcadia University/Beaver College; PhD, Trident University

Specialty: Physical therapy for neck and back pain

Jason Cherry, Assistant Professor

BA, California State University, Northridge; MS, Boston University; DPT, Regis University; EdD, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Specialty: Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Thomas L. Komor, Clinical Assistant Professor  

Vipul Lugade, Associate Professor

BS, Harvey Mudd College; MS, University of Oregon; PhD, University of Oregon

Specialty: Gait analysis; dual-tasking; body-worn monitoring

Gauri B. MacDonald, Clinical Assistant Professor

BS, Ithaca College; MS, Ithaca College; DPT, MGH, Institute of Health Professions

Specialty: Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy

Kristen M. Mooney, Clinical Assistant Professor

BS, MS, Ithaca College; DPT, University of Montana

Specialty: Neurologic clinical specialist; physical therapy for people with neurological disorders

Matthew P. Murphy, Clinical Assistant Professor

BS, Syracuse University; DPT, SUNY Upstate Medical University

Specialty: Outpatient orthopedic physical therapy and sports injury rehabilitation

Suzanne R. O'Brien, Associate Professor

BS, SUNY at Buffalo; MS, University of the Sciences/Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science; PhD, University of Rochester

Specialty: Neurologic physical therapy, geriatric physical therapy, interprofessional practice and education, clinical reasoning, outcomes in neurologic physical therapy

Brian A. Rooney, Clinical Assistant Professor

BA, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX; Postdoctoral Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA

Specialty: Anatomy, Physiology and Neuroscience

Anne Schneider, Clinical Assistant Professor

BS, University of Scranton; MS, University of Scranton; DPT, Arcadia University

Specialty: Pediatric Physical Therapy, specialty in birth to three population

Gurpreet Singh, Assistant Professor

BPT, Guru Nanak Dev University, India; PhD Rehab Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, KS

Specialty: Neurology, Geriatrics, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Gait, Balance & Falls 

Adam Strizak, Clinical Assistant Professor

BS, SUNY Cortland; DPT, New York University

Specialty: Physical therapy for musculoskeletal disorders, persistent pain, aquatic therapy, lymphedema