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New SHMS faculty, staff and administrators
1. Lorene Cobb, PT, DPT, MS, PCS, c/NDT, is an Instructor and
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Director of Clinical Education in the Department of Physical Therapy. Prior to joining Seton Hall, Cobb served as the Director of Clinical Education at Stockton University. Her broad realm of work experience includes management of patients in home care, early intervention, various inpatient and outpatient settings, public schools and private institutions for both children and adults with neurological and developmental disabilities. She obtained her BS at Russell Sage College, Master’s Degree at Seton Hall University, and post-professional DPT at Stockton University. Cobb is currently a candidate for her Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership at Maryville University.
2. Brian Colfer, PhD, MBA, is an Associate Professor in the Master
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of Healthcare Administration program. He has had over 10 years of experience in higher education. His previous university experience includes serving as Vice Chair of an Institutional Review Board, a faculty representative on a college-wide Executive Committee, a General Education Committee member, and a faculty adviser to multiple student organizations. He earned his BS in biology from Monmouth University, and his MBA and PhD in health policy from The University of the Sciences.
3. Bryan Pilkington, PhD is an Associate Professor in the
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Department of Interprofessional Health Sciences and Health Administration. He also holds appointments in the School of Medicine, the College of Nursing and the Department of Philosophy. Pilkington is interested in questions of conscience, moral responsibility and the ethics of healthcare practice. Pilkington currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy and the Editorial Advisory Boards of Healthcare Ethics Committee Forum and Christian Bioethics. Prior to joining Seton Hall, Pilkington served as the Director of Academic Programs at Fordham University’s Center for Ethics Education. He received his BA in philosophy from Franklin & Marshall College and his MA and PhD in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame.
4. Lisa Sheikovitz, MA, OTR/L, is an Instructor in the Department
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of Occupational Therapy. She has been a practicing occupational therapist since 2005, and her clinical specialty is with adult neurologic populations. She has experience in a variety of areas such as schoolbased therapy, pediatric outpatient clinics, adult inpatient rehabilitation, and community-based home care services. Sheikovitz received a BS in rehabilitation services from Pennsylvania State University and an MA in occupational therapy from New York University.
5. Lauren Snowdon, PT, DPT, MS, is an Instructor and Director of
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Clinical Education in the Department of Physical Therapy. She has been a practicing physical therapist since 2001. Prior to coming to Seton Hall, Snowdon was the Site Coordinator of Clinical Education, Clinic Manager, and Neurologic Residency Program Director at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. She obtained her BS and MS from Ithaca College, and a post-professional Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
