People

Executives

Headshot of Dan Ding Dan Ding, PhD
Director
412-624-1964
DAD5@pitt.edu
Headshot of Brad Dicianno Brad Dicianno, MD
Co-Director
412-822-3700
Dicianno@pitt.edu
Headshot of Lindsey Morris Lindsey Morris, OTD, OTR/L
Strategy and Operations Lead
412-383-6690
LLM65@pitt.edu

Researchers

Headshot of Nithin Ayiluri Nithin Ayiluri, MS
412-822-3700
NIA53@pitt.edu
Headshot of Jessica Boateng Jessica Boateng, MPH
412-624-1685
jsb145@pitt.edu
Headshot of Cheng-Shui (Joshua) Chung Cheng-Shui (Joshua) Chung, PhD
412-822-3673
Joshua.Chung.cs@pitt.edu
Headshot of Rory Cooper Rory Cooper, PhD
412-822-3700
RCooper@pitt.edu
Headshot of Julie Faieta Julie Faieta, PhD
JUF52@pitt.edu
Headshot of Andrea D. Fairman-Laferrier Andrea D. Fairman-Laferrier, PhD, OTR/L, CPRP, ATP
401-598-4765
andrea.fairman@jwu.edu
Headshot of Mary Goldberg Mary Goldberg, PhD
mgoldberg@pitt.edu
Headshot of Katya Hill Katya Hill, PhD, CCC-SLP
412-383-6659
khill@pitt.edu
Annmarie Kelleher, MS, OTR/L, ATP, CCRC
Headshot of Gina McKernan Gina McKernan, PhD
gina.mckernan@pitt.edu
Headshot of Andi Saptano Andi Saptono, PhD.
412-383-5101
andi.saptono@pitt.edu
Headshot of Mark Schmeler Mark Schmeler, PhD, OTR/L, ATP
412-383-6917
Schmeler@pitt.edu
Headshot of Holly Stants Holly Stants, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, CLVT
stantshc@upmc.edu
Headshot of S. Andrea Sundaram S. Andrea Sundaram, MA
asundaram@pitt.edu
Headshot of Susan Tachau Susan Tachau, MA
stachau@patf.us
Headshot of Stephanie Vasquez Stephanie Vasquez, MS
412-802-8026 (Tu/Th)
stv24@pitt.edu

Staff

Headshot of Nithin Ayiluri Nithin Ayiluri, MS
412-822-3700
NIA53@pitt.edu
Headshot of Jessica Boateng Jessica Boateng, MPH
412-624-1685
jsb145@pitt.edu
Headshot of Ali Kemmerer Alexandra (Ali) Kemmerer, BA
412-624-2029
ask179@pitt.edu

Students

Headshot of Paola Esquivel Paola Esquivel, OT, MS
paola.esquivel@pitt.edu
Headshot of Palma Foschi Walko Palma Foschi Walko, BA
pfoschiwalko01@wildcats.jwu.edu
Headshot of Firdaus Indradhirmaya Firdaus Indradhirmaya, BS
fai14@pitt.edu
Headshot of Tesla Knight Tesla Knight, MSOT, OTR
TRK76@pitt.edu
Headshot of Nia Monteiro Nia Monteiro, OT/S
nmonteiro01@wildcats.jwu.edu
Headshot of Yifan Xiang Yifan Xiang
yix79@pitt.edu

Consumer Advisory Group

Headshot of Libby Powers Libby Powers, MS
Committee Chair
egp19@pitt.edu
Headshot of Patty Azocar Patty Azocar
Headshot of Alexa Brill Alexa Brill, BA
alexalbrill@gmail.com
Headshot of Todd Hargroder Todd Hargroder
thargroder@pitt.edu
Headshot of Alec Kish Alec Kish
kiss37@comcast.net
Headshot of Suriana (Suria) Nordin Suriana (Suria) Nordin
suriana.nordin@ey.com
Headshot of George Russo George Russo
grusso@easterseals-sepa.org
Headshot of Mitch Sturgeon Mitchell (Mitch) Sturgeon, BS, MBA
msturgeon63@gmail.com

Provider Advisory Group

Headshot of Dana Aravich Dana Aravich, MS, OTR/L, CPAM
aravichd@upmc.edu
Headshot of Ricardo Ayala-Jimenez Ricardo Ayala-Jimenez, MD
ayalajimenezra@upmc.edu
Headshot of Monique Chabot Monique Chabot, OTD, OTR/L, SCEM, CLIPP, CAPS
mcchabot@widener.edu
Christina L Corso, PhD, CCC-SLP
Headshot of Elena Fader Hurlburt Elena Fader Hurlburt, M.A., CCC-SLP
elena.hurlburt@oakhillct.org
Erin Muston-Firsch, MOT, OTR/L
Headshot of Erik Trentrock Erik Trentrock, PT, DPT, NCS
erik.trentrock2@chp.edu
Headshot of Lynn Worobey Lynn Worobey, PhD, DPT, ATP
lynn.worobey@pitt.edu

Center Advisory Board

Coming Soon!