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Exercise is Medicine® focuses on campus health

visits and patients meet the ACSM minimum requirement of 150 minutes of

moderate intensity of physical activity per week.

In 2011, ACSM launched EIM ® On Campus as a means to improve the

health of university students. EIM@FGCU is led by Renee Jeffreys, PhD, EIM

-OC program coordinator and assistant professor of Exercise Science (ES).

It consists of a comprehensive referral program, ES student service learning

projects, and a campus-wide marketing campaign.

To launch EIM@FGCU, Dr. Jeffreys applied for and received a $4,000

intra-professional pilot grant through the College of Health Professions and

Social Work to partner with the campus community to improve the overall

health of students by promoting an increase in physical activity.

T he number one public health

threat that Floridians face is being

overweight. According to Florida

Department of Health Bureau of

Epidemiology in 2013, 25 percent of

Lee County adults are obese and 40

percent are overweight, bit.ly/1mb0i6t.

If this trend continues, by 2030 almost

60 percent of Floridians will be obese.

The costs of care for chronic diseases

from obesity alone – diabetes, heart

disease, high blood pressure and

arthritis are estimated to cost Florida

$34 billion over the next 20 years. Life-

style changes, including physical

activity, are keys to obesity prevention,

and require efforts from the communi-

ty as a whole to make a meaningful

d i f fe renc e i n o bes i t y ra te s ,

healthylee.com/.

The American College of Sports

Medicine’s (ACSM) Exercise is

Medicine (exerciseismedicine.org)®

(EIM) initiative is designed to create a

referral network among health care

providers and health and fitness

professionals with the ultimate goal of

ensuring that physical activity is

recorded as a vital sign during patient

Matthew Cunningham, EIM-OC ES student intern (left), assists Nick Mata,

ES student with an exercise routine.

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T his is the first of our bi-annual newsletter. We hope this newsletter will help our faculty, staff

and current students keep in touch with former students, faculty, and staff, and also inform

members of the university community and beyond about our department and events of the

past semester and plans for the future. In this edition you will find reports on some of the

faculty’s recent activities and news about our present and former graduate and undergradu-

ate students. Physical Therapy, Athletic Training, Exercise Science and Occupational Therapy

students are now integrated into the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. One of the most

satisfying aspects of being in Health Professions at FGCU is seeing how many successful

students have been through the programs.

We have had a busy year with state and national awards and conferences, Exercise is

Medicine program, community outreach including the Go Exercise clinics, working with the

Florida Department of Law Enforcement Fitness Instructors, continuing education courses,

faculty and student scholarly highlights, CHPSW Alumni Networking Night, and many campus

events and student activities.

Each of us is interested in continuous quality educational improvement and providing an

excellent educational experience for our students. We are excited about the future in each of

our programs and the important role our department will continue to play in each of these

rapidly advancing professions. I invite you to explore our website for a closer look at our

programs, research efforts, faculty, and activities, fgcu.edu/chpsw/rs/.

Finally, I want to wish you all the best for the academic year.

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Community Outreach

Athletic Training: A decade of

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2nd Annual Amputee Clinic

Undergraduate Research

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PT & OT Career Fair,

Campus Fairs

2016 Study Abroad, Eagles

Sports Medicine Golf Scramble

OT Activities

CHPSW Networking Night,

Alumni News

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In the first phase, baseline data on student physical activity levels were

collected at tables housed in Student Health Services. The results

showed that approximately 33 percent of FGCU students did not meet

the minimum recommendation of 150 minutes of physical activity per

week. The research inspired the EIM-OC campaign organizers to use

social media to promote fitness facts and monthly activities including

the September kickoff of the Feet on Campus Walking Program. Foot-

prints were placed on the

ground across campus as

guides to measure distance

and the number of steps to

campus buildings. This pro-

gram brought attention to

walking as a physical activi-

ty that can be monitored

daily.

In October, EIM-OC teamed up with Adaptive Services and the Rec

Center for Adaptive Rec Day. More than 300 participants took part in

blind yoga, wheelchair basketball, adaptive paddling, adaptive

softball and goal ball. More than 100 students volunteered for this

service learning project. Guest speaker, Carena Winters, PhD, MPH,

chair of the ACSM Exercise is Medicine on Campus Committee,

presented the National EIM program and was introduced to

EIM@FGCU.

In November, EIM-OC partnered with Campus Rec, working with the

University Smoking Cessation program for the American Lung

Association’s Great American Smoke Out. EIM-OC provided content

for the University Smoking Cessation Program series, How to Use

Exercise as a Substitute for Nicotine, and held group fitness classes on

the Library lawn.

As part of the 2015 Exercise is Medicine World Congress, EIM@FGCU

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The program has grown exponentially to include

partnerships with Campus Recreation, Student Health

Services, Office of Service Learning and Civic

Involvement, and multiple community partners.

EIM@FGCU has provided opportunities for faculty

research, undergraduate student research, service

Adaptive Yoga

Adaptive Paddling

Adaptive Basketball

EIM, cont’d page 4

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Smoking Cessation Program

...approximately 33

percent of FGCU students

did not meet the minimum

recommendation of 150

minutes of physical activity

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learning (and enhanced clinical skills) and aims to improve the

overall health of the campus community.

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was awarded the Silver Level of Recognition for engagement of students, faculty and staff in EIM education initiatives.

Currently, EIM@FGCU is applying for Gold Level recognition, and Dr. Jeffreys has been asked to present the EIM@FGCU as

part of the 2016 award ceremony of the ACSM Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.

Future projects will include a fitness assessment program targeting faculty and staff. Dr. Jeffreys is currently seeking exter-

nal funding to create a broader collaborative framework that will look at other areas of wellness. In addition, future

projects will include working with community partners to implement EIM in Lee County.

EIM, cont’d from page 3

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L ife is why we walk. Volunteers from College

of Health Professions and Social Work in

the Departments of Academic Advising,

Counseling, Rehabilitation Sciences (PT, OT, ES,

AT), Social Work and the School of Nursing

accepted the challenge to help fight heart

disease through their participation in the

American Heart Association 2015 Lee County

Heart Walk in December.

Volunteers walk for

matters of the heart

ES students Nick Mata, Cody Mafizo, Dylan

Soudatt, Jessenia Garcia and Taylor Kowalske

at the AHA 2015 Lee County Heart Walk.

Members of the FGCU Sports Medicine Club participate in the

AHA 2015 Lee County Heart Walk.

Led by FGCU’s Team Captain

and 2016 Lee County Heart

Walk Co-Chair Dean Mitch

Cordova, Team FGCU had over

105 individuals participate in

the 3-mile walk that began at

Centennial Park in Fort Myers.

Overall, Team FGCU raised

nearly $6,000 to help combat

heart disease and stroke. The

Department of Rehabilitation

Sciences was led by Dr.

Jeffreys, who organized efforts

among students and faculty from the Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Occupational Therapy,

Physical Therapy programs in the Department to participate in this annual event.

The American Heart Association is the largest voluntary health organization in the world dedicated to

defeating heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. Their mission is to build healthier

lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke — the nation’s No.1 and No.5 killers.

D epartment faculty and students shine for FGCU in Southeast Florida with recognition and awards

for service, research and accomplishments at the Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA)

and Florida Occupational Therapy Association (FOTA) conferences in November.


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Eric Shamus, DPT, PhD, chair, received the Fred Rutan Award for Excellence in

Service at the FPTA meeting in September. This award recognizes a physical

therapist who has provided exceptional service on an FPTA committee or task force.

The award was presented at the FPTA Annual Conference Honors and Awards

ceremony in Orlando.

Rose Pignataro, DPT, PhD, assistant professor, and Eric Shamus, DPT, PhD, chair, were presented with the Linda Crane

Award at the FPTA meetings in September. They were awarded a grant of $10,000 to work on, Creating a Tobacco-Free

Future: Peer-Initiated Tobacco Cessation Counseling by Student Physical Therapists.

Service Awards

Karen Mock, OT/L, MS, assistant professor and clinical coordinator,

Occupational Therapy Program, received a lifetime achievement

award in November for 18 years of service from the Florida

Occupational Therapy Educational Consortium.

Grants, service, research awards

highlight FPTA, FOTA conferences

High Score Award

Rose Pignataro, DPT, PhD, was featured in the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing’s newsletter for

achieving the highest score nationally on the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam for spring 2015.

Grant Award

Karen Mock (right)

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O ccupational Therapy students

were awarded best poster for

their Early Intervention Playgroup

Research project in the category:

Soul of Occupational Therapy at the

Florida Occupational Therapy Associ-

ation meetings in November. Megan

Johnston, Kristine Carter, Kristin

Hubbell, Amanda Bieber, Angelo

Amoresano, Brittini Lallo and

Assistant Professor Sarah Fabrizi,

OTR/L, PhD, who serves as faculty

mentor, were part of five student

research groups along with four

faculty mentors that attended FOTA

Left to right: Kristin Hubbell, Megan Johnston, faculty

mentor, Sarah Fabrizi, Amanda Bieber and Kristine Carter

share the best poster award in the category: Soul of

Occupational Therapy at the FOTA conference in Orlando.

OT students awarded

best research poster at

FOTA conference

Left to right: Paula Shulthiess, Haley Rogers, Niko Park,

Kathy Swanick, Rick Douglass, Sierra Giriffin, and Josh

Lewis at House Chambers, State Capitol Building in

Tallahassee.

FPTA Advocacy group works to make

a positive impact on PT in Florida


A ccording to the Florida Physical Therapy Association

Advocacy group, the statutes regulating physical

therapy in Florida have not been updated in 20 years.

Although the practice of physical therapy has grown

increasingly complex and sophisticated, laws regulating it

have not. The organization is working to fix that and

recently met to discuss its efforts.

Group members Kathy Swanick, DPT, MS, Florida chapter

president of the FPTA, and FGCU faculty, Rick Douglass,

DPT, SW district regional director, adjunct faculty along

with current DPT students Sierra Griffin and Niko Park, and

DPT alumni Josh Lewis, DPT, SW district treasurer and Haley

Rogers, DPT, district vice chair headed to Tallahassee for

2015 FPTA State Advocacy Days in November.

The group received in-depth training on advocacy and

the issues of the day, met with legislators to discuss issues

affecting the practice of physical therapy in Florida, and to

promote the practice act bill. For more information and

key points of the Modernize PT Practice Act, go to:

bit.ly/1ORuIWO.

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FGCU hosts 2nd annual Amputee Clinic

to help improve function, mobility

Participants find support,

learn to run at annual clinic

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Curtis Caldwell, DPT student, works with a participant

at the 2nd annual Amputee Clinic.

I ndividuals from as far as Marco Island and Sarasota

participated in the 2nd annual Amputee Clinic hosted by

the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences in November.

Specialists and student volunteers helped assess gait,

balance, and strength, and provided free consultation on

ways to improve function. Participants ages 30 years to 92

and had lived with their amputation from 6 months to more

than 30 years.

“This clinic provided an opportunity for individuals to meet

others, share similar life experiences and find support in those

new relationships,” said Ellen Donald, MSPT, assistant profes-

sor and co-coordinator of the clinic for the past two years.

The clinic also provided participants with a unique oppor-

tunity to learn how to run. Onlookers lined the hallway and

applause rang out during an emotional scene as two

individuals learned to run for the first time since wearing a

prosthetic device. Vern Swanson, MSPT, instructor, and clinic

co-coordinator, led the Back to Running Clinic. “One

participant was a unilateral transtibial amputee who has

been wearing her prosthesis for six months. The other

individual was a bilateral transtibial amputee who has had

his prostheses for two weeks. Both participants were able to

run for the first time in their prosthesis after about 15 minutes

of training,” Professor Swanson said.

According to Professor Swanson, almost anyone who has

the necessary strength levels can run on a prosthetic when

trained properly. “Being able to see an individual run for the

first time with bilateral amputations who has only had his

prostheses two weeks is nothing short of amazing. The

individual who has had her prosthesis six months looked like

she has been running for months even though it was her first

time running. Both participants were awesome to work with

and I hope they keep in touch to further their training,” he

said.


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Some of the 15 participants brought family members who also

joined a lecture by Rose Pignataro, DPT, PhD, assistant professor,

titled Saving Your Skin; Good Skin Care. Chris Rosenbrough, a

graduate of the Exercise Science program and DPT student at

FGCU, was on hand to speak one-on-one about starting and

staying with an exercise program.

Fifty-eight area professionals including prosthetists, physical

therapists, DPT students from FGCU and PTA students from Hodges

University, faculty from both PT and PTA programs and fitness

professionals volunteered to participate in the various screenings

and information sessions. Professor Donald also noted that

“networking between professionals and future professionals

provided an opportunity to strengthen collaboration in the local

clinical community and provide an interdisciplinary learning

experience for the health professional students at the same time.

Participants had the opportunity to share their life experiences

with each other and gain support from their newly made

acquaintances.”

This event will continue to be held annually with plans to broaden

the scope to include additional disciplines in the Department

and aims at drawing a larger turnout each year.

Ellen Donald, clinic co-coordinator (right) and

Rick White, DPT student, work with a participant

at the Amputee Clinic.


Vern Swanson, clinic co-coordinator, trains a runner as volunteers look on at the FGCU 2nd annual

Amputee Clinic.

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Athletic Training: Looking toward the

future after a decade of growth

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T he Athletic Training program will celebrate

10 years at FGCU with the graduating

class of 2016. Over the past decade, the

program has seen many changes and

successes. Jason Craddock, ATC, EdD,

assistant professor and program director, cites

many program highlights, including:

The AT class of 2015 scored a Board of

Certification first-time pass rate of 94

percent, well above the national

average of 82 percent.

A few AT students have signed up for the

2016 Study Abroad Program to Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the 2016 Summer

Olympics.

In the past 3 years, the Eagles Sports

Medicine Club team has finished in the

top 5 of the Southeastern Athletic

Trainers’ Association

Quiz Bowl competi-

tion out of 19 to 25

teams.

In the past 2

years, the Eagles Sports Medicine Club

has held its annual Golf Scramble

fundraiser to offset costs for students

attending the annual Southeast Athletic

Trainers’ Association (SEATA) Athletic

Training Student Symposium.

The program has added more clinical

education opportunities for students

including NCAA Division I and II sports

teams, Major League Baseball, Disney

Athletic Training students class of ‘17 in the Marieb Hall courtyard.


Wide World of Sports, Air Force Academy in Colorado, St.

Lawrence University in New York, and Nova Southeastern

University and Cleveland Clinic, both in Florida.

This year, the program published its first Athletic Training Pro-

gram newsletter, which is posted on the Alumni page of

t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f R e h a b i l i t a t i o n w e b s i t e :

fgcu.edu/CHPSW/RS/ATBS/alumni.html

The future is even brighter with the announcement by the Commis-

sion on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education that entry-level

programs will be taught at the graduate level by 2020. The FGCU AT

program anticipates the transition from an entry-level undergradu-

ate program to a master’s program in the next few years, which will

allow the program to develop exciting new learning opportunities for

students.

Program success highlights,

learning opportunities

http://www.fgcu.edu/CHPSW/RS/ATBS/alumni.html

F orty area Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) came together in Marieb Hall in October to continue their training in the

Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Fitness Instructors course coordinated by the Fort Myers Police

Department. The 32-hour course is designed to assist the LEOs with obtaining certification as FDLE certified Fitness

Instructors. Dennis Hunt, EdD, CSCS, assistant professor, taught course content on body composition analysis, total daily

energy expenditure (TDEE) assessment and cardiorespiratory fitness level evaluation.

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Department faculty volunteer,

teach clinics for local community

R esidents of the Spring Run Golf Club, Bonita

Springs, were invited to two Go Exercise

clinics as part of the Spring Run iLife program in

November. The courses were hosted by

Exercise Science faculty member, Dennis Hunt,

EdD, CSCS, assistant professor, along with a team

of four Exercise Science students.

In the first clinic, Dr. Hunt presented information

on the difference between physical activity and

exercise that would allow attendees to design an

individualized activity or exercise program to fulfill

their personal needs and to potentially enhance

their health and well-being.

In the second clinic, Dr. Hunt taught participants

how to use resistance training in an appropriate

Faculty member volunteers for Make a Difference Day

L ynne Jaffe, OTR/L, ScD, associate professor, OT program director, was one of

more than 350 volunteers from FGCU and Wells Fargo who participated at 12

locations on Make a Difference Day in October. Dr. Jaffe volunteered at the Family

Resource Center of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, where she spread mulch and

painted playground equipment.

This has been her second year helping local organizations and serving the local

community. Last year she worked at the Harry Chapin Food Bank where she bagged

sweet potatoes. “It’s a small way to be involved with the campus at large, doing

good work for the community,” she said.

Go Exercise clinics enhance health, well being of Bonita Springs residents

Florida Department of Law Enforcement Fitness Instructors train at FGCU

manner to attenuate muscle loss and to enhance quality of life,

functional capacity, and maintain independence.

Dennis Hunt presents to residents of the Spring Run Golf Club in

Bonita Springs.

Lynne Jaffe is an

FGCU volunteer.


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Left to right: Students Chris Gonzalez, pre AT, Nils-Otto Jaasko, AT, and Ginger

Correnti, OT, visit The Alamo, in San Antonio, Texas.

P eter Reuter, MD, PhD, assistant professor, facilitated two Undergraduate Student

Scholarship Support Awards (USSSA) in spring 2015 and support from the Honors

Program to help pay for travel expenses for three students, Chris Gonzalez, pre AT,

Nils-Otto Jaasko, AT, and Ginger Correnti, OT, to attend and present posters at the 2015

Annual Conference of the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) in San Antonio,

Texas, May 2015.

UG research support award provides

funds for students to attend conference

Students present posters at FOTA Conference

Alexander Sather and Ryan Filbert, OT students at FOTA OT students Kerbe Jones and Holly Daniels


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Department faculty

and students test

individual balance

of faculty and staff

at the FGCU Benefits

& Wellness Fair.

Department connects with FGCU,

area community at campus fairs

M ore than 100 FGCU PT and OT students along

with physical therapy assistant students from

Hodges University and Broward College attended the

4th annual Physical Therapy and Occupational Thera-

py Career Fair held at the Cohen Center in November.

The fair offered students the opportunity to seek jobs

and connect with medical centers, hospitals,

institutions and rehabilitation centers from Florida and

as far away as Nebraska.

Job seekers network at 4th

annual PT & OT Career Fair

A Lee Memorial representative greets students

at the career fair.

A Genesis Health Care representative with an

FGCU student.

HCA North and West Florida representatives

answer questions at career fair.

Participants find balance at

FGCU Benefits & Wellness Fair

More than 103 students

requested AT and ES

program information at the

Majors Fair in October.

FGCU Majors Fair


OT students took a “test spin” in several wheelchair models during

their trip to Custom Mobility, Inc., Largo, to learn the process of evalu-

ating, designing, and fabricating complex rehabilitation wheelchairs.

O T students participated in an experiential learning laboratory

at the Eagle Challenge Course sponsored by FGCU.

Students tackled the ropes course to focus on group processing

and encouraging creativity in intervention selection. The Eagle

Challenge Course is located at the Buckingham Center, 18 miles

north of main campus.

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wheelchair

evaluation,

safety training

Using a tag-team race format, OT

students learn how to perform

maintenance and adjustments to

wheelchairs to enable safety and

optimum positioning for clients.


OT students at Eagle Challenge Course. Tackling the obstacle course

L ive Your Passion, is not just the Summer 2016 Olympic motto, but may describe a life

changing experience for students in summer 2016. The Department has planned a

study abroad program to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the Summer 2016 Olympics, the

world’s largest international multi-sport event, in August 2016. According to Renee Jeffreys,

PhD, lead Rio faculty, the goal of the program is to create a passion for the games and

international travel.

Seventeen students along with faculty members, Eric Shamus DPT, PhD, chair, Renee

Jeffreys, PhD, and Kelly Henderson, ATC, MEd, plan

to attend Olympic events including, cycling, rugby,

handball and hockey, as well as visit the Olympic

Village. The group will also sightsee at Christ the

Redeemer statue at the peak of Corcovado

Mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park, visit a

Samba school devoted to practicing and

exhibiting samba, an African-Brazilian dance, and tour the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Planning meetings will begin in January to start the visa process, learn the Portuguese

language, and ensure that everyone is prepared for the trip. Cost of the program is $3,577

not including the cost of the visa. A $200 deposit is due by the final deadline,

Jan. 22. Students can register at the Horizons website: bit.ly/1SQ2tXB.

Study Abroad plans trip to Brazil

for summer 2016 Olympics

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T he FGCU Eagles Sports

Medicine Club held its second

annual Golf Scramble at the

ArrowHead Golf Club, Naples in

October. Seven teams raised

$2,000 to help offset the cost of

students attending the 31st

Annual SEATA Athletic Training

Student Symposium in February

2016. The event also included a

silent auction and prizes for the

top three teams.

Eagles Sports Medicine Club’s second annual Golf Scramble raises the green

Second annual Golf Scramble team members at the ArrowHead Golf Club.


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G raduates and staff of the CHPSW enjoyed an evening with new connections

and fellow graduates at the annual Networking Night in October. More than

65 guests mingled with health administrators and leaders from the community. Dean

Mitch Cordova shared department highlights in his opening remarks and introduced

representatives from Lee Memorial, Kristine Fay, chief administrative officer, and

Scott Nygaard, chief medical officer. Two distinctive alumni with ties to the Lee

Physician Group and Lee Memorial, Brock Billman, ’09, BS – director of property

management, and Ben Spence, ’10, MS - Health Science, Chief Financial Officer,

both from Lee Memorial Health Systems, shared their stories of success.

Faculty, students and

alumni enjoy CHPSW

Networking Night.

Alumni Nicholas Abram ’14, BS - Human

Performance, (right) and Armando

Hernandez ’14, BS - Exercise Science,

at the CHPSW Networking Night.

H is passion for helping people

and fascination with the

human body made the Human

Performance, now the Exercise

Science program at FGCU, an

obvious choice for ’14 alumnus,

Nicholas Abram. A licensed

massage therapist before entering

the HP program, Nicholas believes

HP “was a perfect choice to

enhance hi s career . “The

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Graduate helps heal

invisible wounds of SW

Florida veterans

F ormer United States Marine and

FCGU BA Exercise Science

graduate ’14 Armando Hernandez

helps to heal the invisible wounds

of war for post-9/11 veterans and

their families through Home Base, a

partnership of the Red Sox Founda-

tion and Massachusetts General

Hospital.

Home Base is located in Boston, but

runs the Southwest Florida Warrior

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Health and Fitness program through CHPSW on the FGCU campus. Armando,

Home Base program manager, credits the FGCU Exercise Science (ES)

program with helping his transition into civilian life after his tour in the military.

“When I got out of the Marine Corps, I had gained weight and I went through

some transition issues,” he said. According to Hernandez, the FGCU Exercise

Science program helped him not only personally, but allowed him to move

toward his career choice. “I wanted to help other people though exercise,

like exercise helped me,” he said.

Through his FGCU ES experiential learning experience with the Boston Red Sox,

Armando was recruited before graduation and formally hired in May 2014 as

Home Base program manager in SW Florida. “Not only was I able to accom-

plish my goal, I was able to do it with my very own population, helping

veterans with the exact issues I had dealt with,” he said.

In the past year, Armando has worked with more than 60 veterans in areas of

exercise, nutrition, sleep, mental skills, and social activities. Through the

program, Armando has seen veterans experience an increase in quality of life

from debilitating injuries, success with weight loss and the ability to forge

friendships with a core group of people who have similar backgrounds and

goals. “We do all of this this through something that is relevant, through health

and fitness,” he said.

Home Base operates the largest private-sector clinic in the nation devoted to

healing invisible wounds such as post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic

brain injury, anxiety, and depression and family relationship challenges and

serves veterans through clinical care, wellness-based programs, community

outreach, education and research. Since its inception, Home Base has

served more than 7,500 veterans and family members with care and support,

trained more than 12,000 clinicians national, and remains at the forefront of

discovering new treatments – ensuring a brighter future for the 21st century

warrior and military family. For more information, visit homebase.org.

Graduate, cont’d from page 15

Armando Hernandez, Home Base

program manager, Home Base (right)

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knowledge and skills acquired have helped me improve the lives of my clients exponentially,” he said.

Nicholas is an ACSM Health and Fitness Specialist at the Lifestyle Center for the Bonita Bay Health Club, Bonita Springs,

where he performs health-related physical assessments, organizes and teaches group exercise classes, education

workshops, equipment orientations and individual exercise programs. He has also worked as a CPT for Naples Personal

Training, Naples. For the past four years, he has served as vice president for the local chapter of the Florida State Massage

Association and was awarded the 2013 Outstanding Sports Massage Team Member.

Nicolas lives in Ft. Myers with his wife, Amber and their 9-month-old son, Oliver and enjoys boating and fishing on the

Caloosahatchee River in his spare time.

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Awards or Recognitions

Hunt D. Physical Therapy & Human Performance, "Fitness Nutrition Advanced Specialty Certification",

American Council on Exercise, August 2015.

Jeffreys RM. 2015 FGCU, Well Being Seminar Grant, 2015. The Brining Theory to Practice Project, with

the support of the S. Engelhard Center and the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation. $775,

November 2015.

Shamus E. Fred Rutan Award for Excellence in Service. FTPA Annual Conference and Awards Ceremo-

ny. September 2015.

Pignataro R, Shamus, E. College of Health Professions and Social Work, $10,000, Florida Physical Thera-

py Association, Linda Crane Award, 2015 - Creating a Tobacco-Free Future: Peer-Initiated Tobacco

Cessation Counseling by Student Physical Therapists, October 2015-October 2016.

Reuter P. 2015 Lucas Center Faculty Travel Grant Attendance of Research on Teaching and Learning

Summit, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, $408, April 2015.

Reuter P. 2015 FGCU Professional Development Fund Grant Attendance of 2015 Annual Conference

of Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) In San Antonio, Texas, $1,316, April 2015.

Reuter P. Correnti G. 2015 FGCU Undergraduate Student Scholarship Support Award (USSSA) Is there a

correlation between in-utero exposure to sex hormones, age of first menstruation, sexual orientation

and prevalence of PCOS? $750, April 2015.

Reuter P. Gonzales C. 2015 FGCU Undergraduate Student Scholarship Support Award (USSSA) Correla-

tion of 2D:4D ratio, vital lung capacity and self-reported athletic ability in women. $750, April 2015.

Reuter P. 2015 Robert B. Anthony Scholarship, Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS)

Professional Presentations

Jeffreys RM, Edwards D, Evans, E, Melton B, Jackson W, Drake N. EOM-OC: Programs and Learnings

from SEACSM Institutions. Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the American

College of Sports Medicine, Greenville, SC. February 18-20, 2016.

Pignataro R, Klein, A. Diabetes as a Musculoskeletal Risk Factor: Prevention and Management. NEXT,

Annual Conference of the American Physical therapy Association, Nashville, TN, June, 2016.

Pignataro R. Spirituality and Health: Implications for Physical therapist Practice. NEXT, Annual

Conference of the American Physical Therapy Association, National Harbor, MD, June 2015.

van Duijn A, Hatch M, Sollie K, Shamus, E. (2015). Quadriceps-to-Hamstrings Coactivation Ratios during

Closed Chain, High Velocity Exercise in Healthy Recreationally Active Adults. Presentation, APTA

Combined Sections Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Book in Publication

Shamus E, Cordova M. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, In Staples W. Geriatric Case Study Book.

McGraw-Hill, NY, New York, 2016. (15 other cases submitted ranging from wound care to cardiac

cases)

Shamus E, van Duijn A. Manual Therapy for the Extremities. Jones and Bartlett, Boston, MA. Expected

publication February 2016.

Shamus E, Shamus J. Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation, 2e. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2016.

eISBN 1259589412. Expected publication Spring 2016.

Book Publication

Shamus E, van Duijn A. (2015). Manual Therapy of the Extremities. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett

Learning.

Shamus E. (2015). Color Atlas of Physical Therapy. New York, NY, McGraw-Hill.

Scholarly, cont’d page 18


Book Chapter

Hunt D, Shamus, E. Anterior Shin Splints. In Shamus E., The Color Atlas of Physical Therapy. McGraw-Hill

Publishing. NY, New York. 2015, ISBN: 978-0-07-181351-8.

Publications

Elokda A, (2015, In press). Efficacy of External Counterpulsation Enhanced with Outpatient Cardiac

Rehabilitation. European Journal of Physiotherapy. November 2015.

Lounsbury P, Elokda A, Gylten, D, et al. (2015). Text-messaging program improves outcomes in outpatient

cardiovascular rehabilitation. International Journal of Cardiology Hearts & Vasculature, April 2015, 7:170-

175.

Fabrizi S, Ito, M. Winston, K. (2015, In press). Effect of occupational therapy led playgroups in early inter-

vention on child playfulness and caregiver responsiveness: A repeated measures design. American

Journal of Occupational Therapy, March/April 2016.

Fabrizi S. (2015). Splashing our way to Playfulness! An Aquatic Playgroup for Young Children with

Autism, A repeated Measures Design. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention.

Hunt D, Chapa D, Hess B, Swanick K, Hovanec A. (2015). The Importance of Resistance Training in the

Treatment of Sarcopenia. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 39-43.

Pignataro R, Gurka M, Jones D, Kershner R, et al. (2015). Educating Physical Therapist Students in

Tobacco Cessation Counseling: Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes. Journal of Physical Therapy Edu-

cation. 2015; 29(3):68-79.

Pignataro R, Huddleston J. (2015). The Use of Motivational Interviewing in Physical Therapy Education and

Practice: Empowering Patients through Effective Self-Management. Journal of Physical Therapy

Education. 2015; 29(2).

Roberts E, Shamus E. (2015). Increasing Medical Students’ Understanding of the Role of Occupational

Therapists: Design and Evaluation of an Education Module. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2015

Jun 29:1-3. [PMID 26120896]

Shamus J, Shamus E. (2015). Case Report - The Management of Iliotibial Band Syndrome with a

Multifaceted Approach: A Double Case Report. The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy,

10:3.

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OT group shows off their splint projects in lab.

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http://www.fgcu.edu/CHPSW/RS/PTDPT/files/IJCHA69.pdf

http://www.fgcu.edu/CHPSW/RS/files/Hunt_Importance_of_Resistance.pdf

http://www.fgcu.edu/CHPSW/RS/files/Hunt_Importance_of_Resistance.pdf

http://www.fgcu.edu/CHPSW/RS/PTDPT/files/Pignataro_article.pdf

http://www.fgcu.edu/CHPSW/RS/PTDPT/files/Pignataro_article.pdf

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