Dr. Rebekah Jarrar is an occupational therapist and educator dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of children and adolescents with mental illness and those at risk. She commenced her career as an occupational therapist at a level I trauma children’s hospital in South Florida, where she treated children requiring acute, intensive and inpatient care, many of
Dr. Cecelia Hammond has many years of experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and has been an American Nurses Credentialing Center certified FNP since 2008. Her FNP background includes working several years in a community clinic caring for patients across the lifespan. She has been in a faculty role for the past 14 years
Dana Madalon has been an occupational therapist for more than 25 years. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in 1992 from Indiana University and holds a master’s degree from Quinnipiac University. She is currently completing her post-professional doctorate from Sullivan University in Louisville, KY. Madalon recently became Board Certified in Pediatrics through the American Occupational
Dr. Khalil Mrabe is an assistant professor at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on the Miami, FL campus. As a professional within the therapy industry, Dr. Mrabe possesses knowledge regarding the delivery of well-rounded, client-centered services to individuals, communities and populations. He has an academic and professional background in education, kinesiology and
Dr. Arlenys Loffredo joined the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in 2021 as a contributing faculty member, transitioned to full-time instructor in May 2022 on the Miami, FL campus and assumed the role of assistant professor in December 2024. She has been practicing occupational therapy for four years. Prior to becoming an occupational
Dr. Bindu Balakrishnan graduated with a Master of Science in Medical Physiology from Kasturba Medical College in Mangalore, India and a Doctor of Philosophy in Neurophysiology from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Bangalore, India. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Wayne State University, Johns Hopkins and the University of Illinois, Urbana