CORONAVIRUS Update: USAHS plans a full return to campus for 2021 Fall Term courses and lab sessions. USAHS expects to resume all in-person classes and on-campus academic activities, such as regularly scheduled residencies, weekend labs and course intensives, with the September 7 Fall Term start.
EdD - Liberty University
DPT - Medical University of South Carolina
BS Biology - College of Charleston
Research Interests
Physical Therapy Education
Interprofessional Collaboration
Multidisciplinary Care
Global Health
Areas of Expertise
Neurologic Disorder
Dr. Evan M. Pucillo joined the faculty at the University of Saint Augustine for Health Sciences in 2017. Prior to joining USAHS, Dr. Pucillo served as a research associate and outpatient neuromuscular therapist for the Utah Program for Inherited Neuromuscular Disorders at the University of Utah’s Department of Neurology in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Pucillo earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Prior to completing his professional education, he served in the US Navy and went on to complete his Bachelor’s in Biology at the College of Charleston, in Charleston, SC. More recently, he completed his Doctor of Education (EdD) program at Liberty University and is disseminating his work in professional journals.
Dr. Pucillo has published numerous peer-reviewed research articles in various scholarly journals. His prior research involved the examination of locomotion, balance, and functional outcomes for persons with neuromuscular and movement disorders in clinical trials. However, Dr. Pucillo is now refocusing his priorities to better understand factors related to success and/or difficulty in Physical Therapist education. His recent work included examining the learning strategies able to accurately predict success in online learning. His teaching interests involve clinical neuroscience and evidence-based practice. He is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), and the APTA’s Education, Research, and Health Policy & Administration sections.
