Title: Southwest District - 29th Annual Scully Lecture: "Labor, Love, and Luck of Legacy"

Description: Join us on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, from 6:30pm – 8:00pm at The Box Office, Southside Works, for the 29th Annual Scully Lecture. This year’s speaker is Dr. Mary Lou Galantino, Physical Therapy at Stockton University, Galloway, NJ. Dr. Galantino will present her lecture, “Labor, Love, and Luck of Legacy.”

Location: Hybrid
In-Person - The Box Office, Southside Works - 425 Cinema Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 

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Speaker: Mary Lou Galantino PT, MS, PhD, MSCE, FNP, FAPTA

Dr. Mary Lou Galantino is a Distinguished Professor of Physical Therapy at Stockton University, Galloway, NJ, where she also coordinates an interdisciplinary Integrative Health Minor. Additionally, she is an Adjunct Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Galantino received her BS degree in physical therapy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1982 and started her career in acute care at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She later moved west taking on clinical and administrative roles in hospice and acute care settings in Oregon and Texas, receiving extensive rehabilitation training with oncology and HIV populations in the 1980’s at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. In the mid-80’s she initiated a private practice and became a member of the NIH-National Task Force on AIDS. Dr. Galantino earned an MS degree in physical therapy at Texas Woman’s University and published her seminal thesis on the benefit of exercise in this population.

In 1991 she returned to the east coast joining the faculty at Stockton University and earned her PhD from the Department of Education at Temple University in 1997. In 2005 through the receipt of an NIH post-doctoral fellowship in Integrative Medicine, she completed a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine. One area of focus of her teaching, research and advocacy has been on advancing the care and rehabilitation of those with HIV/AIDS and cancer around the country and the globe with a holistic health approach, noting her certifications as a yoga instructor and ACSM Wellness Coach. Her research highlights the importance of stress management for healthcare professionals. Through her Fulbright Specialist Award, Dr. Galantino is committed to mitigating HIV and cancer disability through collaborative research and is a visiting professor at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

Dr. Galantino has published two texts on HIV, two books on complementary and alternative medicine as well as multiple book chapters. She has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals including Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Contemporary Clinical Trials, Rehabilitation Oncology, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy Research International, Journal of Physical Therapy Education and EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing. She has given over 250 professional presentations to interdisciplinary audiences at state and national meetings as well as internationally in countries such as Colombia, South Africa, Greece, China, and Japan with topics ranging from Physical Therapy Education, Integrative Therapies in Rehabilitation for Chronic Disease, HIV Rehabilitation and Wellness Coaching Interventions for Cancer Survivors and Caregivers.

Dr. Galantino has held several state and national consultative and advisory positions in the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and NJ APTA. She was the appointed APTA representative for the American College of Surgeons: Commission on Cancer where she served nationally as a member of the Advocacy and Accreditation Committees. This led to her passion for public policy change and advocacy at the local and national levels. She enjoys collaboration with the Professional Advisory Committee for Cancer Support Community nationally. In 2017, she was inducted into the National Academies of Practice as a Distinguished Fellow. She has also received numerous universities and APTA awards for her teaching and research as well as most notably her Fulbright Award as a Cancer and HIV Rehabilitation Consultant in South Africa since 2014. In 2018, she was awarded Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA. As a cancer survivor and co-survivor, Dr. Galantino understands the importance of timely quality healthcare and is committed to serving her patients at Christiana Rehabilitation Services with compassion and creativity to spark healing at all levels. She brings passion for interprofessional and community engagement through her family, students, fellow colleagues, and stakeholders at all levels.

Please send any questions regarding this event to Bryan Albright - [email protected] - 412-383-9865