Dr. Fernandez has 35 years of clinical and leadership experience in providing and promoting rehabilitation services throughout the population’s lifespan. Her clinical experience and specialization include and are not limited to traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cerebral vascular accident, neuro-rehabilitation, adult and pediatric orthopedics, adult and pediatric burns, adult and pediatric movement disorders, dementia,
Kristian Llaca has been a practicing occupational therapist for five years working in different healthcare settings ranging from acute care, home health, inpatient rehab and private practice. He graduated from Florida International University with a master’s degree in occupational therapy. Since then, Llaca has specialized in the adult neurological population while working at West Gables
Dr. Marcio dos Santos joined the the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) as an Associate Professor in 2019. He graduated in Physical Therapy and obtained his Master of Science in Human Physiology in Brazil. Upon obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science from University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City. Dr.
Dr. Neeraj Kumar is an Associate Professor in the College of Rehabilitative Sciences on the Dallas, TX campus. He has a bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy (1996) from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India; a master’s degree in sports physiotherapy (1998) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India; a PhD in rehabilitation science (2009) from
Dr. Helen Carey has been an occupational therapist since 1990 and joined the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in March 2020 from the United Kingdom. With extensive clinical experience in mental health and physical fields, she developed a special interest in neurology and built clinical services in acute, outpatient and community settings, with
Kellan Quigley, OTD, MS, OTR/L, is an Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and Assistant Professor at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS). Dr. Quigley was the Lead Occupational Therapist and Clinical Coordinator for multidisciplinary rehabilitation services at Strive! Rehabilitation/Ocala Health in Ocala, FL. Upon graduating in 2012 from Western Michigan University with his Master
Dr. Scott Love earned a Bachelor of Health Science and Master of Physical Therapy from St. Francis University in Loretto, PA. He graduated as a member of the honor society and was voted most outstanding physical therapy student by the faculty and his peers for the graduating class of 1998. He completed both his Doctor
Dr. Gabriela Perez entered the role of teaching as a lab assistant in 2018 and came onboard at the University as full-time faculty in March 2020. She started her career as a physical therapist assistant in 2009 and remains practicing. Dr. Perez earned her bachelor’s degree in education with a focus on health and fitness,
Dr. Mohammed Ata is an Assistant Professor with the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. Prior to joining the University, he worked as an adjunct Associate Professor at City University of New York. Dr. Ata earned his bachelor’s degree, Master of Science in Physical Therapy and Doctor
Dr. Kristin Domville has been practicing as an occupational therapist for 15 years. She began her clinical career working with pediatric clients in the outpatient and home health setting and then transitioned to working with adults in the acute and subacute rehab settings. The diagnoses she treated in the rehab setting included CVA, Parkinson’s, multiple
Dr. Alateeq is an Assistant Professor at the College of Rehabilitative Sciences, Austin, TX campus. She obtained her master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Texas A&M University-Kingsville and her Doctor of Philosophy in Speech and Hearing Science from Arizona State University. Her research focuses on understanding the cognitive processes underlying bilinguals’ ability to
Dr. Jaynee Taguchi Meyer is Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for Occupational Therapy (OT) Programs at the San Marcos campus. She brings more than 35 years’ experience in fieldwork education as a Level I and II fieldwork educator, fieldwork site coordinator, clinical education consultant to a nationwide OT, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology therapy