DEPARTMENT NEWS NEW FACULTY Hope E. Baylow, D.A., CCC-S LP, TSHH, BCS-S,
Michael E. Kelley, Ph.D., BCBA-D,
is an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance. Dr. Baylow holds a Doctor of Arts in communication sciences and disorders (with a specialization in swallowing & swallowing disorders). Her present employment is as a voice and swallowing specialist, where she is responsible for performing clinical swallowing evaluations, behavioral voice assessments, flexible endoscopic evaluations of swallowing, and videostroboscopy on a variety of adult/geriatric patients (e.g. GERD, LPR, etc.). In addition, she is an assistant adjunct professor at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.
is a tenure-track professor in the Counseling and Human Services Department. Dr. Kelley received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Louisiana State University with a major in psychology. He completed his post-doctoral fellowship at the Marcus Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His supervisors were Dr. Wayne Fisher and Dr. Cathleen Piazza. Since 2016 to present, he was a full professor at Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, Florida) and executive director of the Scott Center for Autism Treatment at Florida Institute of Technology. Michael has 48 peer-reviewed publications since 1999. He is a licensed psychologist and a licensed board-certified behavior analyst.
Dana Gadaire, Ph.D., BCBA-D,
Cristen Walker, Ph.D., CRNP, CCRN,
is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Services. Dr. Gadaire received her Doctor of Psychology in 2011 from the University of Southern Maine and a Master of Arts in clinical community psychology in 2008 from Georgia State University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Georgia. Dana, a licensed clinical social worker and school psychologist, is also a board-certified behavior analyst. She is teaching courses in applied behavior analysis and counseling specialties and supervises graduate-level trainees in applied behavior analysis. Clinical duties included direct provision of diagnostic assessments and behavioral family therapy, supervision of early intervention programming, and clinical supervision of graduate students/trainees. Research endeavors focused on evaluations of the behavioral mechanisms underlying common behavioral interventions such as group activity schedules and token economies.
is a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Nursing. She recently completed her doctoral studies in nurse education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She was a faculty specialist in the Department of Nursing at The University of Scranton since 2014. She is the course coordinator for Nursing 250 and the course instructor for several didactic and clinical courses. She is a family nurse practitioner for Traditional Home Health and Hospice since 2016. In 2019-2020, she was named the National League for Nursing Jonas Scholar.
Emily Gerstle, Ph.D., is a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance. She recently completed her doctoral studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee under Dr. Stephen Cobb in the Kinesiology department with a focus on neuromechanics (biomechanics and motor behavior). One of her major teaching strategies is to include students in the research process. Her overarching research interests are to examine people and their everyday movements to improve the overall ability to stay physically active for as long as possible. She has taught lab sections at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in biomechanics, and in the graduate occupational therapy musculoskeletal pathology and occupational function. She is a beginner and intermediate ski instructor.
Lori Maria Walton, Ph.D., DPT, MS, MPH(s), CLT, is a tenure-track professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. She received her Doctor of Philosophy in physiotherapy with concentrations in neurology & women’s health from Nova Southeastern University, where her research focused on the “Impact and Incidence of Maternal co-morbidities on Health Related Quality of Life (Neurobiological, Social, Emotional & Physical Changes) and Health Outcomes for postpartum Bangladeshi women: Comparison by Birth Mode.” Lori received a Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT) in 2005 from Creighton University, where she researched “Risk of Falls and Neurologic Symptoms in Patients with Fibromyalgia.” Her most recent employment was in neuroscience, adult neurology & obstetrics/gynecology from 2017-present at University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE BEAUTY OF THEIR DREAMS. –– Eleanor Roosevelt This quote is inspiring and I think it pertains to all of us as freshmen because it serves as a reminder that life is what we make of it. Our college experience can be great if we just believe in ourselves and try our hardest. –– Jessica Tsu ‘24
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