University of Pittsburgh
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

An Overview
The University of Pittsburgh, a private, publicly supported institution completing its 215th year, is a member of the AAU research university organization. It is committed to further enhancing the quality of its programs of teaching, research, and public service and to maintaining the stature and prestige of the University and its schools, faculties, and graduates. Pitt has more than 35,000 enrolled students, who are served by 3,000 faculty members. At the center of the Pittsburgh campus is the Gothic-inspired Cathedral of Learning, a forty-two-story skyscraper that houses administrative offices and classrooms and is one of the tallest school buildings in the country. Its Nationality Rooms, memorials to the city's ethnic heritage, are toured each year by visitors from all over the world. The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is one of six schools that make up the schools of the health sciences. These six schools—the Schools of Dental Medicine, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and the Graduate School of Public Health—have a coordinated program of teaching and research in the health and medical sciences.

The Community
The University of Pittsburgh's main campus, in Pittsburgh's cultural and medical center, is close to the city's central business district. Pittsburgh is a leading metropolitan area known for its recreation, arts, cultural resources, and distinctive ethnic diversity. Entertainment resources include symphony, chamber music, opera, light opera, theater, ballet, museums, galleries, art festivals, folk festivals, and sports events. There are nearby facilities for virtually all indoor and outdoor leisure activities.

There were 327 graduate students in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences last year. Approximately 27 percent of the graduate students attend part-time.

Programs of Study
The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) offer entry-level and postprofessional programs with concentrations in clinical dietetics and nutrition, communication science and disorders, health information management, occupational therapy, physical therapy, rehabilitation counseling (pending approval) and rehabilitation science and technology. In addition, SHRS offers two Ph.D. programs: communication science and disorders and rehabilitation science.

The programs in occupational therapy and physical therapy lead to a Master of Occupational Therapy (M.O.T.) or Master of Physical Therapy (M.P.T.) degree and prepare students with bachelor's degrees to be self-directed, self-accountable general therapists who practice in a variety of settings.

The Master of Science/Arts degree in communication science and disorders is granted in both audiology and speech-language pathology and prepares graduates for national certification, state licensure, and clinical practice. The Master of Science program in health and rehabilitation sciences provides advanced courses for professionals who are experienced in a health-care or rehabilitation field who wish to acquire knowledge regarding advanced clinical services, research, teaching, and administration. This program is available through the Departments of Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition; Health Information Management, with concentrations in health-care supervision and management (with focus in administration/management or long-term care), and health information systems; Occupational Therapy, which offers advanced education for licensed occupational therapists; Physical Therapy, which offers graduate study to physical therapists who wish to obtain advanced knowledge in musculoskeletal or neuromuscular physical therapy; and Rehabilitation Science and Technology.

The Ph.D. program in communication science and disorders is oriented toward the basic scientific questions in the discipline, with an emphasis on basic and applied research training. The Ph.D. program in rehabilitation science is available to individuals who have a specific area of expertise that is related to rehabilitation. Core areas include assistive technology; biomechanics; evidence-based practice and epidemiology of disability; policy, organization, and management studies in health and rehabilitation; psychosocial, cultural, and behavioral aspects of rehabilitation and disability; health information systems and information technology that is related to health and rehabilitation sciences; and the neural basis of sensory and motor function and dysfunction.

Facilities and Resources
The School is dedicated to developing research opportunities to enable students to meet the growing needs of the health-care and rehabilitation fields. Faculty members and students have access to sophisticated research equipment and laboratories, including facilities for the measurement and study of motion; balance disorders; human performance; hearing disorders; speech; language and cognitive disorders; and neurophysiological parameters. They also have access to facilities for wheelchair performance and design and to the Health Information Management computer laboratory. The School has established the Center for Assistive Technology, the NIDRR Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, and the Pitt/VA Human Engineering Laboratories. Faculty members provide programmatic direction in a variety of multidisciplinary careers associated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), including the Facial Nerve Center; the Jordan Balance and Vestibular Laboratory; the Comprehensive Spine Center; the Pittsburgh Aphasia Treatment, Research and Education Center; and the Stuttering Center of Western Pennsylvania. Students have access to all on-campus health-care facilities, in which graduate students assist in serving clients and conducting research. The University Medical Center includes six schools and several hospitals and clinics. There are twenty-seven library collections on or near the campus that are available to all students and faculty members. The University library system contains more than 6.9 million volumes (including microforms), more than 300,000 government documents, and more than 20,000 periodicals. The library also offers Computerized Information Retrieval Service and a cooperative nationwide interlibrary loan program. Computer facilities are available for student use.

Expenses and Aid
Costs: For 2004-–05, tuition for state residents was $5690 per term for full-time students (9 to 15 credits) and $495 per credit for part-time students (1 to 8 credits). Nonresident tuition was $11,575 per term full-time and $971 per credit part-time.

Financial Aid: Tuition assistance is available for full-time graduate students on a competitive basis. The School also awards financial assistance to teaching assistants, teaching fellows, and graduate assistants. Money from external sources for faculty research also provides employment for graduate students in a research capacity.

Housing/Living Expenses: Most graduate students live in nearby apartments off campus, and costs vary depending upon the accommodations desired. The Commuter Resource Center provides community listings of private rooms and apartments for rent throughout the year. The Office of Property Management lists University-owned rental units. Registered students are eligible for a voluntary board plan on campus.

How to Apply
GRE scores are required for the Master of Occupational Therapy (M.O.T.) and Master of Physical Therapy (M.P.T.) programs, the M.S. and M.A. programs in communication science and disorders, and the Ph.D. programs. All other programs do not require entrance examinations. International applicants whose native language is not English must submit TOEFL scores. Applicants to the occupational therapy and physical therapy postprofessional programs must have professional certification to be eligible. The admission deadline for the M.S. and M.A. in communication science and disorders is March 20. Students are accepted into all other programs on a rolling basis.

Who to Contact
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Office of Admissions
4019 Forbes Tower
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260

412-383-6558
E-mail: shrsadmi+@pitt.edu
http://www.shrs.pitt.edu

THE FACULTY AND THEIR RESEARCH

Department of Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition

  • Graduate emphasis: clinical dietetics. Faculty research interests: nutrition intervention in medical nutrition therapy, health promotion, and disease prevention emphasizing athletic training and rehabilitation; nutrition for women's health; pediatric nutrition; pediatric developmental disabilities; alternate feeding modalities; and nutrition in the elderly.
  • Regina M. Onda, Ph.D., RD, Acting Chairman. Catherine Connell, M.P.M., RD.* Andrea (Kim) Crawford, M.S., RD. Judith Dodd, M.S., RD, ADAF.* Rachel Harken, M.S., RD. Lisa McDermott, M.S., RD, CDE. Jannette Travali, M.S., M.P.H., RD.

Department of Communication Science and Disorders

  • Graduate emphases: Speech-language pathology, audiology. Faculty research interests: genetics of speech-language-hearing and their disorders, acquired phonological disorders, fluency, aphasia, auditory rehabilitation, hearing aids, auditory electrophysiology (including otoacoustic emissions), voice disorders, speech motor control, motor speech disorders, otitis media, pediatric language disorders, right hemisphere communication impairment, cognition and language, treatment efficacy.
  • Malcolm R. McNeil, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BC-NCD, Chairman. Ellis Arjmand, Ph.D. Bruce Baker, A.M.* Marlene Behrman, Ph.D.* Robert J. Boston, Ph.D. Thomas Campbell, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BC-NCD. Ellen Cohn, Ph.D., CCC-SLP. James Coyle, M.A., CCC-SLP. Christine A. Dollaghan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP. Patrick J. Doyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.* John Durrant, Ph.D., CC-A. Diane Eger, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.* David E. Eibling, M.D.* Heidi Feldman, M.D., Ph.D.* Lawrence Feth, Ph.D. Davida Fromm, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.* Judith Grayhack, Ph.D., CCC-SLP. Barry E. Hirsch, M.D. Louise Kaczmarek, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.* Cheryl Messick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP. Elaine Mormer, M.S., CCC-A. Thomas Murray, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.* Robert Nebes, Ph.D. Catherine V. Palmer, Ph.D., CCC-A. Sheila R. Pratt, Ph.D., CCC-A/SLP. Clark Rosen, M.D. Diane Sabo, Ph.D., CCC-A.* Susan Shaiman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP. Robert Skwarecki, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.* Evelyn Talbott, Ph.D.* Connie Tompkins, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BC-NCB. Jonathan S. Yaruss, Ph.D., CCC-SLP. Barbara Vento, M.S., CCC-A. Katherine Verdolini, Ph.D., CCC-SLP.

Department of Health Information Management

  • Graduate emphases: health information systems (HIS), health-care supervision and management (HSM). Faculty research interests: health information systems, computer-based patient records, outcomes research, registries/databases and information retrieval, human resource management, neural networks, policy analysis in health care and long-term care, disability studies, disability assessment databases, data warehousing/mining, Internet technology.
  • Mervat N. Abdelhak, Ph.D., RHIA, Chairman. Patricia Anania-Firouzan, M.S.I.S., RHIA. Allen Condeluci, Ph.D.* Robert Filby, Ph.D.* Charles Friedman, Ph.D.* Miriam F. Hertz, Ph.D. William Krieger, M.B.A., CPA.* Jane Mazzoni-Maddigan, Dr.P.H., RHIA. Wilbur McCoy Otto, Esq.* Bambang Parmanto, Ph.D. Wesley M. Rohrer III, M.B.A., Ph.D. Melissa Saul, M.S.* Myrna Silverman, Ph.D.* Neil J. Szuminsky, M.S., MT (ASCP). August M. Turano, Ph.D.* Valerie J. M. Watzlaf, Ph.D., RHIA. Sharon Winters, M.S., CTR, RHIA.*

Department of Occupational Therapy

  • Graduate emphasis: occupational therapy. Faculty research interests: assistive technology; fine motor coordination in children; functional assessment and rehabilitation of older adults; motor assessment of neonates; relationship between impairment and disability.
  • Joan Rogers, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, Chairman. Carmela Battaglia, M.S., OTR/L. Lynette S. Chandler, Ph.D., PT. Denise Chisholm, M.S., OTR/L. Margo B. Holm, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, ABDA.

Department of Physical Therapy

  • Graduate emphasis: musculoskeletal or neuromuscular. Faculty research interests: biomechanics of movement, cellular neurophysiology, low back syndrome, biomechanics of the spine and extremities, knee ligament and reconstruction, sports medicine, facial neuromuscular disorders, balance and vestibular rehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation.
  • Anthony Delitto, Ph.D., PT, Chairman. Jennifer Brach, M.S., PT, OCS.* Paul Brach, M.S., PT, CHT.* Kathleen Brandfass, M.S., PT.* Ray Burdett, Ph.D., PT, Vice Chairman. George Carvell, Ph.D., PT, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. Roberta D'Achille, M.S., PT.* Ronna Delitto, M.H.S., PT.* Brian Egloff, M.P.T. Richard Erhard, D.C., PT. Kelley G. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., PT, OCS. Lynn Fitgerald, PT.* Katherine Flood, M.D.* Julie Fritz, Ph.D., PT, ATC. Freddie H. Fu, M.D.* Joseph Furman, M.D., Ph.D.* Jere Gallagher, Ph.D.* Steven George, M.S., PT.* Susan George, M.S., PT.* Brian Hagen, M.S., PT, OCS.* Christopher Harner, M.D.* Elizabeth Hile, M.P.T. Peggy Hockenberry, PT, NDT.* Glenn Holland, M.S., PT.* Christopher Hughes, Ph.D., PT.* Christina Hui-Chan, Ph.D., PT.* Jay Irrgang, Ph.D., PT, ATC, Vice Chairman. Dina Jones, MS, PT.* Debbie Josbeno, M.S., PT, NCS.* Ray Jurewicz, PT. Kathy Kelly, M.S., PT. Ralph Maddocks, M.S., OPT.* Patrick Mahoney, M.S., PT, OCS.* Jill Faub McAuliffe, M.S., GPT.* Kenneth Metz, Ph.D.* Linda Mueller, M.S.W., L.S.W.* Tammy Nickel, MPT.* Thomas O'Malley, MS, PT.* Meg Pillion, MS, PT.* David Pezzullo, M.S., PT, ATC, SCS.* Mark Redfern, Ph.D.* Paul Rockar, M.S., PT, OCS.* Curtis Sanks, PT.* Marla Schmidt, M.S., PT.* Fred Schomburg, M.M.Sc., PT. Rosemary Scully, Ed.D., PT. Michael Timko, M.S., PT, OMT. Jill Titus, M.P.T.* Jessie VanSwearingen, Ph.D., PT. Joseph Vasek, M.P.T. Michelle Vignovic, M.S., PT.* Mary Kay Walsh, M.S., PT, NCS.* Sherry Warunek-Mascio, M.S., PT. Susan Whitney, Ph.D., PT, ATC.

Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology

  • Graduate emphases: rehabilitation technology and rehabilitation engineering. Faculty research interests: augmentative communication, rehabilitation engineering, wheelchair design, disability and assistive devices, upper extremity biomechanics, biomedical engineering, gait analysis, rehabilitation counseling, assistive technology policy, transportation outcome measures, audiologic methods, implementation of service delivery models, international appropriate rehabilitation technology, ergonomics and seating.
  • Rory Cooper, Ph.D., Chairman. Jennifer Angelo, Ph.D., OTR/L. Bruce R. Baker, A.M.* Gina Bertocci, Ph.D. Michael L. Boninger, M.D.* David Brienza, Ph.D. Clifford E. Brubaker, Ph.D., Dean. Christopher Chovan, M.O.T., OTR/L.* John Coltellaro, M.S.* Allen Condeluci, Ph.D.* Robert Conte, B.A.* Rosemarie Cooper, M.P.T.* Kennerly Diggs, Ph.D.* John Durrant, Ph.D.* Shirley Fitzgerald, Ph.D.* Carol Greco, Ph.D.* Kimberly Henry, B.S.* Miriam F. Hertz, Ph.D.* Douglas A. Hobson, Ph.D.* Margo Holm, Ph.D.* John A. Horton III, M.D.* Andrew F. Jinks, M.A.* Peter C. Johnson, M.D.* Patricia E. Karg, M.S.B.M.E. Paul Kornblith, M.D.* Amy Lane, OT.* Jorge E. Letechipia, M.Sc. Robert Lynch, AIA.* Arthur Mak, Ph.D.* Donald W. Marion, M.D.* Michael McCue, Ph.D.* Michael Munin, M.D.* Tamara Pelleschi, OTR/L* Louis E. Penrod, M.D.* Mark S. Redfern, Ph.D.* Margaret Reidy, M.D.* James Reswick, M.E.* Cameron Riviere, Ph.D.* Richard Robertson, Ph.D.* Barry Romich, P.E.* Mark Schmeler, M.S., OTR/L. Richard Schulz, Ph.D.* Nigel Shapcott, M.Sc.* Richard Simpson, Ph.D.* Lucy Spruill, M.S.W.* Tricia Thorman, M.O.T.* Elyn S. Tovey, P.T.* Elaine Trefler, M.Ed., OTR/L. Lucas H.V. van der Woude, Ph.D.* William Welch, M.D.* Savio L. Y. Woo, Ph.D.* Wise Young, M.D.* Ying-Wei Yuan, Ph.D.* Ross Zafonte, M.D.*

* adjunct faculty members

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