Stacy Gropack, PT, PhD
E-mail: Stacy.Gropack@liu.edu

Stacy Gropack is the Director and a tenured Associate Professor of Physical Therapy in the School of health Professions . She holds a PhD from New York University in Higher Education. Her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science degree were awarded from Long Island University . Her primary clinical experience is in pediatrics and adult rehabilitation. She currently is a consultant to a local pre-school program, providing physical therapy consultation to children less than 5 years of age. She teaches courses related to the psycho-social issues and teaching and learning in Physical Therapy. Her current research interests include cultural diversity in the field of physical therapy, investigation of the use and knowledge of titleernative therapies among physical therapists, promoting professional behaviors among physical therapy students, and standardized testing in the pediatric population.


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PUBLICATIONS:

Kainski M., Gropack S ., Small E., Kurrant A., Spatz E.,
“Leisure-time Internet use and physical fitness of African-American
adolescent girls.” Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine . 2001

Becker, E., Anne Hiller Scott, Sharon Gutman, Linda Zelski, Stacy Jaffee Gropack , Camilee Kiefer, Luis Riquelme, Mary Mcmanus, Evelyn Nieves. “Creating Interdisciplinary Team Practice Through Computer Conferencing,” Respiratory Care Education Annual. 9:Spring 2000: 19-35.