Faculty

Program Director

Ellen Costello, PT, PhD

Chair, Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Professor

Education

• BS, Ithaca College, 1982
• MS, New York Medical College, 1986
• PhD, New York University, 1998

Biography

Dr. Costello serves as the Chairperson of the Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences Department at the George Washington University. Dr. Costello has served in multiple administrative roles since joining the faculty at GW in 2004.  Her primary areas of teaching include Functional Anatomy and coursework in the Doctor of Health Science. She has practiced clinically in a variety of settings including a large city hospital burn and trauma center, an oncology specialty hospital, and home care. She has received a number of teaching excellence and research awards at GW and other institutions.

Research

Dr. Costello’s research interests range from outcomes in physical therapist education to physical activity in the older population and acute care practice. She has published and presented her research in both peer-reviewed journals and at national and international research forums.  Dr. Costello has served as an on-site reviewer for the accrediting body of the APTA.

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Faculty

	​Anthony Artino, PhD Associate Dean for Educational Research Professor of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences Professor of Medicine (Secondary) ​
	Sanjur Brooks Adjunct Assistant Professor
	Patrick Corr, EdD Assistant Program Director, Integrative Medicine Assistant Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership
	Lauren Crowder, PhD, MPH Adjunct Assistant Professor
	Laura Evans Adjunct Assistant Professor
	Skip Gill, DSc, PT Professor
	Patricia Goldblatt, MD  Adjunct Assistant Professor
	Joyce Maring, EdD, DPT Professor
	Donal Murray, PhD, CSCS  Assistant Professor
	Lisa Paganotti, PhD, PA-C Assistant Professor
	Michelle Rumble, DNP, RN, MPH Assistant Professor
	David Scalzitti, PT, PhD Associate Director, Doctor of Health Sciences program Associate Professor, Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
	Lisa Schwartz, EdD, MS, CGC Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
	Michael Soh Adjunct Instructor

Staff

	Joshua Walberg Operations Manager, Department of Health, Human Function and Rehabilitation Sciences Program Advisor jwalberg@gwu.edu
	Kiara Caldwell Assistant Director, Admissions kcaldwell@gwu.edu