Christine Chansamone
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Contact +1 630 637 5865
ckchansamone@noctrl.edu
Dr. Christine Chansamone (Pronouns: She/They/Them) 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. She then completed residency training through SLU-SSM Health Physical Therapy Orthopedic Residency Program. She 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, prior to becoming a professor at NCC DPT. She has 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. Her research interests include diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, burnout in healthcare, student mental health and healthcare disparities.
Outside of the classroom, Christine is a cycling, hockey, and martial arts enthusiast who also enjoys dabbling in creative pursuits such as music, creative writing and woodworking. Ever the curious adventurer, you will never find her sitting still for too long. She spent her formative years in coastal southern California and has lived in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts during her schooling and career pursuits. She currently resides in Naperville, IL with her wife, dog and cat. When not teaching she is using her entrepreneurial spirit to think about new and different ways to provide physical therapy, and other services.
"'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. I am excited and honored to help educate the next generation of physical therapists and hope to instill in our students a dedication to their own personal/profession growth and a commitment to honoring the human experience in all of its forms."
Download CVSelected Scholarship
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 701
DPTD 702
DPTD 703
DPTD 804
DPTD 805
DPTD 806
DPTD 711
DPTD 712
DPTD 713
DPTD 741
DPTD 742
DPTD 743