Christine Chansamone

Dr. Christine Chansamone (Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs) completed their Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Washington University in St. Louis and received a Bachelor of Arts in Art and Music Histories at Syracuse University. They then completed residency training through SLU-SSM Health Physical Therapy Orthopedic Residency Program. They served as a lab instructor in musculoskeletal, neurological, and professional issues courses and volunteered at the pro bono clinic at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri before becoming a professor at NCC DPT. They also served as co-chair to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force for the Missouri APTA, and as a mentor in the BIPOC Alumni to Student Mentorship Program at Washington University in St. Louis. They currently serve as a member of the APTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Their research interests include scholarship of teaching and learning, burnout in healthcare, student mental health, and healthcare disparities.

Outside of the classroom, Dr. Chansamone is a nature, ice hockey, and martial arts enthusiast who also enjoys continuously learning about and exploring new places, things, and topics. They spent their formative years in coastal southern California, but have lived in several states throughout the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England regions. They currently reside in Naperville, IL with their wife, dog, and cat. 

"I am excited and honored to help educate the next generation of physical therapists.  I hope to inspire our students to be dedicated to their personal/professional growth to become excellent physical therapists, and become advocates for their patients to increase health equity for all. Physical therapy education takes a lot of time, effort, and grit. It is important to remember that failure is a part of learning. So...'If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again.' - Aaliyah. These are words I've lived by since the 7th grade, and they have not failed me yet."

Selected Scholarship

Chansamone C, Bettin N, Blanchard L, Cammarata M, Jadali C. Put me in, Coach! A coaching model for DPT education. Education Session Presentation. Annual Educational Leadership Conference of the American Physical Therapy Association, Philadelphia, PA, October 2023.

Chansamone C, Sebelski CA. Diversity Equity Inclusion: The evolution of

education as patient populations and generation Z drive change. Platform

Presentation. Combined Sections of the American Physical Therapy Association, San Antonio, TX, February 2022.

Tailor H, Kimbrough MR, Chansamone C, Sebelski CA. Evidence Informed

Rehabilitation Following Hip Arthroscopy and Femoroacetabuloplasty, With or

Without Labral Repair. Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Platform

Presentation Abstracts. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2022;52(1): CSM1-CSM24.

Chansamone C, Kimbrough M, Tailor H. SLU-SSM Health Physical Therapy

Residency: Evidence Based Topics in Rehabilitation. St. Louis, MO, July 2021.

Courses Taught

DPTD 711

DPTD 712

DPTD 713

DPTD 741

DPTD 742

DPTD 743

DPTD 881

DPTD 882

DPTD 889