Deanna Proulx, OTD, MHA, OTR/L is a Clinical Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Quinnipiac University. Her clinical expertise is in long-term acute care with polytrauma, brain injury, stroke, orthopedics, aquatics, and neurodevelopmental disease. In addition, she has practiced in supported living communities with young adults with developmental disabilities. Over the last 28 years at Quinnipiac, she has served in roles including student, faculty, fieldwork coordinator, and Assistant Dean for the School of Health Sciences.

Donna Latella, EdD, OTR/L is a Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Quinnipiac University. Her clinical background is in acute care, outpatient rehab, nursing homes, and homecare practices. Donna, specifically, has expertise in areas such as orthopedics, geriatrics, dysphagia, and restorative dining programs. She teaches courses which include health conditions, research, capstone, adult interventions, and documentation. Her publications and presentations have focused on topics such as adult interventions, leadership, teamwork, learning styles, educational malpractice, animal-assisted therapy/hippotherapy/equine-assisted therapy, and dysphagia.