Faculty
Our faculty are approachable and understanding. They are clinically active, conversant in the latest OT research and practice, involved in the community and in building the knowledge base for occupational therapy education and practice.
Michelle Buccinna, OTD, OTR/L
Interim Director, Bay Shore Campus, Occupational Therapy
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Beth Chiariello, PhD, OTR/L
Director, Manhattan Campus, Occupational Therapy
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Tara Collins, DHS, OTR/L
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Occupational Therapy
Debra Cullinane, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Virginia E. Koenig, OTD, OTR/L
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Occupational Therapy
Julie Kardachi, OTD, OTR/L, CLA
Academic Coordinator, Occupational Therapy
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
Shifra K. Leiser, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Eileen Meehan, MS, OTR/L, CHT
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Meira L Orentlicher, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Director of Research & Faculty Scholarship, School of Health Sciences
Associate Chair of Research & Scholarship, Occupational Therapy
Professor, Occupational Therapy
Rena Purohit, JD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Susan A. Taddonio, DPT, MA, PT
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Stephanie Dapice Wong, DPT, PT, OTR/L, CAPS
Chair and Director, Occupational Therapy
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
Serena Zeidler, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy