School of Health Professions Faculty Present at Annual ASAHP Conference

Deborah Zelizer, PhD, LCSW, clinical associate professor and chair, Health Science Department with Maria P. Dimopoulos, PhD, MBA, RT(T), clinical assistant professor, Radiation Therapy & Medical Dosimetry.

The Stony Brook School of Health Professions is committed to providing the highest quality education in an interprofessional learning environment that fosters scholarly activity, including basic, translational and educational research, critical thinking, evidence-based practice, leadership, and professionalism, while affirming the importance of ethical behavior, human diversity, equity and inclusion, cutting-edge technology, and a team approach to health care.

Several faculty represented the School of Health Professions this October at the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) 2023 Annual Conference, Moving Forward - Emerging Practices and Lasting Changes in Higher Education and Health Professions. This included both concurrent session presentations and poster presentation abstracts. The presentations represented the outstanding collaborative work by our faculty and our commitment to excellence in healthcare education. Topics included interprofessional education and collaboration, and improving diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.

Cynthia Leone, DPT, adjunct instructor, Physical Therapy.

Faculty session and poster presentations included:

• Elisabel Chang, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE
• Dale Coffin, EdD, OTR/L
• Maria Dimopoulos, PhD, MBA, RT(T)
• Jeannie Guglielmo, MS, MAT, MLS(ASCP)CM
• Stacy Jaffee Gropack, PT, PhD, FASAHP
• Agnes McConlogue Ferro, PT, DPT, PhD, Board-Certified Pediatrics Clinical Specialist
• Lisa Komnik, MS, ATC
• Rajiv Lajmi, MBA, MS, PMP
• Hannah Mercier, PhD, OTR/L
• Lisa Muratori, PT, EdD
• James Pierre-Glaude, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS
• Kristin Thompson, DHSc, PA-C
• Hants Williams, PhD, RN
• Deborah Zelizer, PhD, LCSW

Session presentations:

Cynthia Leone, DPT, adjunct instructor, Physical Therapy.

Models Of Excellence For Interprofessional Education/Collaboration

• An Ipe Approach To Rare Pediatric Disorders: The Development & Evaluation Of A Student Collaborative
  Dale Coffin (Stony Brook University); Agnes McConlogue Ferro (Stony Brook University); Kristin Thompson (Stony Brook University); Elisabel Chang (Stony Brook University)
• A Sustainable Model To Advance Radiation Science Education: A University & Health System Collab
  Maria Dimopoulos (Stony Brook University); Deborah Zelizer (Stony Brook University); Samantha Skubish (Mount Sinai Health System); Stacy Gropack (Stony Brook University)

Select Topics In Health Professions

• Development Of A Resource Center To Support A Spectrum Of Learners In Health Professions Courses
  Jeannie Guglielmo (SUNY Stony Brook); Emmanuel John (York College of Pennsylvania); Carolyn Bradley-Guidry (UT Southwestern Medical Center); Phyllis King (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

Improving Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility (DEIA)

• Are We Asking The Right Questions About Cultural Competence?
  James Pierre-Glaude (Stony Brook University); Lisa Komnik (Stony Brook University)

Poster Presentation Abstracts

• Interprofessional Collaboration Using a "Consultative" Project-Based Approach
  Rajiv Lajmi (School of Health Professions, Stony Brook University); Hants Williams (School of Health Professions, Stony Brook University); Lisa Muratori (School of Health Professions, Stony Brook University)
• Professionalism Developed Via Interprofessional Healthcare Volunteer Experience
  Cynthia Leone (St John's University); Hannah Mercier (Stony Brook University)

ASAHP is an organization representing the totality of allied health education and practice in the United States. As of 2017, ASAHP's membership consists of 116 academic institutions and four professional associations.

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