Salome Brooks

Program Director, Associate Professor

Affiliation

College of Health & Natural Sciences

Brookss@franklinpierce.edu

Phone

(603) 647-3500

EDUCATION

Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven CT
EdD, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2004-2011
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York NY
MA, Motor Control and Education
Concentration: Motor Learning, 1999-2004
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield CT
MBA, Concentration: Health Care Administration, 1985-1990
Quinnipiac College, Hamden CT
BS, Physical Therapy, 1978-1982

Salome Brooks, Ph.D., is the Program Director and an Associate Professor of our Physical Therapy department. She is a dedicated educator bringing extensive experience and leadership in physical therapy education. Dr. Brooks' academic and professional focus supports the advancement of healthcare education, emphasizing practical, patient-centered approaches that prepare students for dynamic roles in the physical therapy field.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Professional Practice
Practice Management
Professional Development
Qualitative & Mixed Method Research
Geriatrics
Neurological
Adult Neurological Rehabilitation
NAO Humanoid Robotics in the treatment of patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease

COURSES TAUGHT

Psychosocial Issues in Healthcare
Capstone Research Project I
Capstone Research Project II

CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

NYSARH and Common Ground Health for Rural Communities Board , 2023
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners, 2019
ACAPT Consortium for Humanities, Ethics and Professionalism, 2019-present
African American Female Professor Faculty Award Committee
Western MA Association, 2018-2021
American Council on Education, Office of Women in Higher Education, 2010-2019
New England Educational Research Organization, 2005-2007
The Gerontological Society of America, 2005-2012
New England Consortium of Academic Coordinators of Clinical Education, 1998-2012

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), 981-present

Geriatric Section
Health Policy and Administration Section
Education Section
Research Section

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Salome V. Brooks, Sheri R. Kiami. Edgar Torres. Cultural Agile Clinicians: Cultural Humility from the Classroom to Clinical Practice.
2021 Northeast Physical Therapy Annual Conference. Tolland CT. (Virtual)

Salome V. Brooks, Martin Shell. Integrating actor training and improvisation into patient centered communication, cultural competencies, and rapport. 2021
(Workshop) Mayo Clinic Humanities in Medicine Symposium.
Engaging Across Disciplines: Toward a Practice of Trans-disciplinarity. (Virtual))

Salome Brooks, Martin Shell. Integration of actor training methods and improvisation into an appreciation of patient-centered communication for Physical Therapy students. 2019
(Platform Presentation) Humanities in Medicine Symposium.
The Human(ities) Connection: meeting people where they are. Phoenix AZ.

Salome Brooks. Participation in a knitting group in later life: A mixed-methods approach to understanding social knitting and well-being. 2018 (Poster Presentation) Healthy Aging Summit, Washington D.C.

Salome Brooks, Tracie Klekotka. Determinants of Job Selection in New Graduates. 2017 (Poster Presentation) APTA Combined Sections Meeting, San Antonio Texas.

Wise D, Moerchen V, Williams-York B, Dominguez J, Kapasi Z, Brooks S, Ross L.
Underrepresented Minority Student Recruitment and Retention in DPT Programs: A Feasibility Survey of Students. JOPTE. 2018:38(3):209-217.

Wise D, Dominguez J, Kapasi Z, Williams-York B, Moerchen V, Brooks S, Ross L. Defining Underrepresented Minorities and Promoting Holistic Review Admission Strategies in Physical Therapist Education. JOPTE. 2017:31(4):8-13.

Brooks SV, Gorman R. A Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant Learning Activity to Examine Student Collaboration and Collaboration Readiness: An Intraprofessional Educational Process. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 2017 Jan 23;15(1), Article 9.

Brooks, SV. Bigelow, S. Preparing Students for Research: Faculty/Librarian Collaboration in a
Pre-Doctoral Physical Therapy Research Course. Health Information & Libraries Journal, November 2015, 32, pp. 332鈥�338. DOI: 10.1111/hir.12123

Brooks, S. Exploring the five phases of physical therapist professional development advanced by the clinical doctorate degree. 2011. DAI-B 72/10, p. Southern Connecticut State University.

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