Awards

2025 Outstanding Center for Physical Therapy Clinical Education Award

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

 

Past Recipients

  • 2024: Burke Rehabilitation – Somers, NY
  • 2023: University Hospital, Newark, NJ
  • 2023: St. Lukes, (PT Balance and Concussion Center), Phillipsburg, NJ
  • 2022: Mountainside Medical Center, Montclair, NJ

  • 2022: Variety Child Learning Center, Syosset, NY

  • 2020: White Plains Hospital Center, White Plains, NY

  • 2020: Northwell Health – Peconic Bay Medical Center, Riverhead, Long Island, NY 

  • 2019: Motion Physical Therapy, Rockville NY

  • 2019: SUNY Upstate Medical Univerity, Syracuse, NY 

  • 2015/2016 Health Care Center for Children @ECMC-Upstate

  • 2014-2015: Erie County Healthcare for Children School 84

  • 2013-2014: Long Island University Center for Physical Rehabilitation, Brooklyn NY

  • 2013-2014: Atlantic Rehabilitation, Morristown, NJ

  • 2012-2013: Sunnyview Rehabilitation Center, Schenectady, NY

  • 2011-2012: The Centers at St. Camillus in Syracuse, NY

  • 2010-2011: Greenfield Health and Rehabilitation in Lancaster, NY 

  • 2009-2010: Cayuga Medical Center and Island Health and Fitness, Ithaca, NY

  • 2008-2009: Montifiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY

  • 2007-2008: St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ

  • 2006: NY Presbyterian Hospital and Greenfield Health and Rehabilitation Center

  • 2005: Metro SportMed at New York Methodist Hospital

  • 2004: ARC of Monroe, Rochester, NY

  • 2003: Helen Hayes Hospital and Florence Nightingale Home

  • 2002: Roswell Park Cancer Institute and New York Presbyterian Hospital

  • 2001: Mt. Sinai Hospital (New York City)

  • 2000: Burke Rehab and the Rusk Institute

Carol Recker-Hughes Research Award Recipients

Spring 2026:

Stress during Clinical Education: A Study of the Unique Stress Experienced by Doctorate of Physical Therapy Students during Full-time Clinical Education Experiences. 

Michelle Donahue

Fall 2025:

Physical Therapy Students’ Belongingness during Clinical Education.

Michelle Donahue

Kelly Meyers 

Lauren Snowdon

Fall 2024:

Clinical Performance Assessment Tools: Are DCE’s Satisfied or Not? 

Nikki Gawronski, PT, DPT

Dana Fleming, PT, DPT Rutgers University 

Kristen Mooney, PT, DPT Binghamton University 

Brittany Simpson, PT, DPT Utica University 

Kathryn Ryans, PT, DPT Mercy University 

Gale Lavinder, PT, EdD New York Medical College 

James Parrott, PhD Rutgers University 

January 2020: 

“Addressing health literacy: perspectives of faculty in a Doctor of Physical Therapy program”

Nancy Jane Krisch

January 2019:

 “The clinical site visit: perspectives of Physical Therapy students”

Nancy Jane Krisch

 “Identifying behaviors, thoughts, and actions of exemplary CIs: SCCE and DCE perspectives”

​ Vicki LaFay & Nicki Silberman

June 2018: “Building transformative resilience for success as clinical education leader: SCCE and DCE perspectives”

Vicki LaFay & Nicki Silberman

Anne-Marie Sirois Scholarship for Clinical Education

 

The Anne-Marie Sirois Clinical Education Scholarship was developed to honor Anne-Marie Sirois’ contributions to physical therapy clinical education by providing financial assistance to students to enable them to reach their clinical education goals. The New York/New Jersey Physical Therapy Clinical Education Consortium awards an annual $1,000.00 scholarship to a student based upon an application, personal statement, and recommendation form.

 

2025-2026 Award Winners: Reginaflor Glorioso, Hunter & Kim Ng, Columbia

Past ​Recipients

  • 2023-2024: Irena Rosenberg, Ithaca & Jessy Van Horn, Upstate
  • 2022-2023: Karli Fosco, Ithaca & Arthur Wayne Baker, Russell Sage
  • 2021-2022: Richelle Brousseau, SUNY Upstate Medical Center & Kasey-Anne Browne, Hunter College

  • 2020-2021: Amanda Orsillo, Marist College, Hannah Miller, Daemen College, & Hughandra Newbold, Clarkson University

  • 2019-2020: Jennifer Swan, Touro College (Manhattan Campus) & Marissa Schedler, Mercy College

  • 2018-2019: Brian Connell, Stony Brook & Jae Yeun Oh, Columbia

  • 2017-2018: Amanda Drake, Utica College

  • 2014-2015: Alexandra Kass, Ithaca College

  • 2013-2014: Kristen Connolly, Stony Brook University

  • 2012-2013: Chelsie Reed, Ithaca College

  • 2011-2012: Stephen Lee Smith, Mercy College