Nazareth College Professor Elected Vice President of NYPTA

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Jennifer Collins

ROCHESTER, NY (04/29/2010)(readMedia)-- Nazareth College is proud to announce that Jennifer Collins, PT, MDA, EdD, professor and chair of the department of physical therapy, was recently elected vice president of the New York Physical Therapy Association (NYPTA) at the annual governance meeting. Collins resides in Victor, N.Y.

The following Nazareth College Department of Physical Therapy faculty and alumni served as delegates from the Finger Lakes District to the NYPTA Delegate Assembly at the meeting: Assistant Professor Andrew Bartlett, PT, MPA, PhD Clinical Instructor Andrew Opett, PT, MPA, Assistant Professor Mary Ellen Vore, PT, MS, Jeremy Bittel '01, and Megan O'Brien '04. In addition, doctoral candidate Karen Bartlett '11 participated in the NYPTA leadership development workshop and was a student guest at the Delegate Assembly.

Collins began her career as a physical therapy educator in 1991 and came to Nazareth in 2002. She has been a member of the NYPTA since 1978. As the new vice president of the NYPTA, Collins' duties will include serving as executive committee member representing physical therapists and physical therapist assistants throughout New York State.

The NYPTA is a professional, non-profit association with approximately 5,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and physical therapy students. The NYPTA is dedicated to serving the public's health interests, improving the standard of health for people of all ages and advancing the benefits of physical therapy and the interests of physical therapy professionals in New York State.

Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is a coeducational college with undergraduate and graduate studies in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. The College is located on 150 scenic acres near Rochester, New York, and currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. Nazareth has a strong commitment to experience-based learning and civic engagement. In the past decade, Nazareth has produced 18 Fulbright recipients and two Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships. For more information on the College, visit www.naz.edu.

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