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Department Chair

Stefanie Seanor, Ed.D., MBA, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
203-396-8238
seanors@sacredheart.edu

Academic Assistant

Rebecca Guiditta
Academic Department Assistant
203-396-8070
guidittar@sacredheart.edu 

Magdaline Karageorge
Program Assistant
203-365-4771
karageorgem@sacredheart.edu

Admission Information

Lea DiStasio
Director of Graduate Admissions & Recruitment
203-396-6786
distasiol2@sacredheart.edu

Faculty

  • Jaimee Betts Hegge, OTD, OTR/L
  • Lola Halperin, Ed.D., OTR/L
  • Ellen M. Martino, OTD, OTR/L
  • Sharon M. McCloskey, Ed.D., MBA, OT/L, CTP
  • Nicole Peloso Smith, MS, OTR/L
  • Sheelagh M. Schlegel, Dr.H.Sc., MPH, OTR/L, CHES, CAPS
  • Stefanie Seanor, Ed.D., MBA, OTR/L
  • Morgan Villano, MS, OTR/L
  • Amanda Wheeler, Ph.D., OTR/L

Adjunct Faculty

  • Qarib Ahmed, MS, OTR/L
  • Madison Patricia Altermatt, MS, OTR/L
  • Michelle Bragdon-Place, MS OTR/L, ATP
  • Shawn Cariglio, MS, OTR/L
  • Racquel Collins, MS, OTR/L
  • Brenna DeStefano, MS OTR/L
  • Kimberly Downs, MS, OTR/L
  • Stephanie Doyle, MS, OTR/L
  • Moira Ethier, MSGRW, OTR/L
  • Lou Elmo, MS, OTR/L
  • Kim Flynn, MPH, OTR/L
  • Patrycja Pedzinska, MS, OTR/L
  • Rayna Rhodes, MS, OTR/L
  • Goesta H. Schlegel, MPS, OTR/L
  • Sylvia Sobocinski, MA, OTR/L
  • Ralph Soldano, MS, OTR/L
  • Cindy Taylor, MS, OTR/L
  • Debra Widman, MS, OTR/L

Faculty Emeriti

  • Jody Bortone, Ed.D., Professor Emerita
  • Lenore Salomon, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emerita
Contact Information

Occupational Therapy

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Phone 203-365-4771
Fax 203-396-8206

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