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.
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EdD in Educational Leadership - University of New England 2021
DPT - Quinnipiac University 2010
BS - Quinnipiac University 2007
Research Interests
Pediatrics
Adaptive Equipment and Assistive Technologies
Interprofessional Healthcare Education
Areas of Expertise
PediatricsInterprofessional Education and PracticeAdaptive Equipment and Assistive Technologies
Dr. Rosie DeFeo is an Assistant Professor at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) on the Miami, FL campus. She received her Bachelor of Science in Health Science in 2007, Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2010 from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT, as well as her Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership though the University of New England in 2021.
Before joining USAHS, she taught Pediatrics, Neurorehabilitation and Adaptive Equipment in both a Physical Therapy Assistant and Doctor of Physical Therapy program. She is board certified in pediatrics through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and certified as an assistive technology professional through Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America. She has more than 11 years of clinical experience in the field of pediatrics and assistive technologies.