Sarah DiPasquale
Chair and Professor of Dance
Dr. Sarah DiPasquale is Professor and Chair of the Dance Department at 撸短视频.
She earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Sage Graduate School and a B.S.
in Health and Exercise Science from Syracuse University. She trained at the Boston
Conservatory, and danced professionally with the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company.
Sarah鈥檚 performance career ended early due to injury, an experience that continues
to inform the direction of her research and teaching. Her scholarship focuses on the
effects of dance training on individuals with disabilities and at-risk youth, alongside
the investigation of injury prevention and management in collegiate dancers. Sarah
was named 撸短视频鈥檚 2019 Periclean Faculty Leader for her work bringing civic engagement
into the academic classroom and has served as a New York State Education Department
reviewer for the Content Specialty Exam in both Dance and Physical Education.
Sarah is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Dance Medicine & Science and is the creator of Dance to Success, an eductional movement program featured on PBS Learning Media. She is also the author of the children's book We Can All Dance. Her scholarship has been published in the Journal of Dance Education, Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, Performance Enhancement & Health, Arts & Health, Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Sports and the International Journal of Exercise Science.