Rehabilitation Sciences

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The Department of Rehabilitation Sciences comprises four graduate degree programs: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Sciences, and Speech-Language Pathology. Each program has unique admission requirements and degree programs, outlined after the following shared departmental courses.
Chair
Carolina Valencia
Contact Information: cvalencia4@utep.edu; 915-747-8328
Education: Ph D, University of Florida
Associate Professor
Alvaro Gurovich
Contact Information: agurovich@utep.edu; 915-747-7248
Education: BS, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Ph D, University of Florida
Assistant Professor
Hee Kyung Lee
Contact Information: hlee4@utep.edu; 915-747-8262
Education: Ph D, Michigan State University
Anita Parada
Contact Information: abialunska@utep.edu; 915-747-8225
Education: Ph D, University of Warsaw
Gregory Schober
Contact Information: gschober@utep.edu; 915-747-8506
Education: Ph D, Duke University
Clinical Associate Professor
Benigno Valles
Contact Information: bvalles@utep.edu; 915-747-7209
Education: Certificate, Defense Language Institute Foreign Langauge Center; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, The University of Texas at El Paso
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dahlia Castillo
Contact Information: dahlia@utep.edu; 915-747-8517
Education: BS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; OTD, Mount Mary University
Balachandar Kathirvelu
Contact Information: bkathirvelu@utep.edu; 915-747-7260
Education: MBBS, The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University; MS, Tulane University; Ph D, Tulane University
Rhonda Manning
Contact Information: rajeske@utep.edu; 915-747-7610
Education: BS, The University of Texas-Medical Branch (UTMB); MPT, The University of Texas at El Paso; DPT, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
Carolina Valencia
Contact Information: cvalencia4@utep.edu; 915-747-8328
Education: Ph D, University of Florida
The University of Texas at El Paso
Physical Therapy
Mailing Address: 500 W University Ave. El Paso, Texas 79968
Physical Address: 1101 N. Campbell St.
El Paso, Texas 79902
Email: dpt@utep.edu
Email: splp@utep.edu
Email: ot@utep.edu
Phone: 915.747.7280
Fax: 915.747.7207