Janine Hatch, PT, DPT, MS, GCS
Clinical Instructor
Phone: 203-396-8042 
Email: hatchj@sacredheart.edu

Dr. Hatch received her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from New York University, and Advanced Master of Science and Doctoral Degrees in Physical Therapy from the MGH Institute of Health Professions with a concentration on balance disorders and clinical management of vestibular dysfunction.  She is a recognized Geriatric Certified Specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists.

Dr. Hatch began her professional career in inpatient practice at Burke Rehabilitation, where she treated patients with pulmonary disease, post-cardiac surgery, or joint replacement, eventually practicing and supervising physical therapy staff in the spinal cord and head injury unit. Upon relocating to the Boston area, Dr. Hatch worked in the outpatient arena, with a practice focused on rehabilitation of the older adult client with spinal surgery or dysfunction, balance disorders, and total joint replacements.  She was an adjunct clinical faculty member at the MGH-IHP, teaching Differential Screening in the post-professional doctoral PT program. 

Dr. Hatch joined the Sacred Heart faculty in 2003 as a clinical instructor and clinician staff in the SHU outpatient faculty practices. Her clinical practice responsibilities include managing the Occupational Medicine program at St. Vincent’s Immediate Health Care, and serving as rehabilitation specialist for persons with vestibular dysfunction, balance deficits, and chronic neurological disorders at the Sacred Heart University Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Centers. Dr. Hatch shares responsibility in teaching in the Cardiopulmonary and Complex Medical patient content in semester 3, and Neurological content in semester 2 .  She has also developed and taught Advanced Clinical Practice and Professional Practice courses in the post-professional DPT program.

Dr. Hatch has authored several publications and makes regular presentations on the topics of balance dysfunction and wellness in the aging population. In 2004, she received the Dorothy Briggs Award from the American Physical Therapy Association for her thesis research. She is an active member of the APTA and a reviewer for the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy.