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Jason Ciccotelli, PT, DPT, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor-In-Residence

Department(s)
Physical Therapy
Mail Code
3029
Phone
702-895-1677
Fax
702-895-4883

Biography

Jason Ciccotelli, PT, DPT, Ph.D. earned his bachelor of science degree in exercise sciences from Brigham Young University in 2007, where he also played college ice hockey. He received his DPT from the University of Utah in 2010 and practiced in hospital and home health settings, becoming a certified wound specialist in 2014. He received his doctoral degree in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences from UNLV in 2023. His research interests focus on pain modulation, especially within the amputee population, as well as cadaveric and anatomical education. He is a current member of the APTA and the American Association of Clinical Anatomists. Dr. Ciccotelli began teaching in UNLVPT in 2016 and joined as a full-time faculty member in 2019.

Education

  • Ph.D - University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2023)
  • DPT - University of Utah (2010)
  • B.S. Exercise Sciences - Brigham Young University (2007)

Courses Taught

Fall

  • DPT 742 - Clinical and Pathological Physiology
  • DPT 757 - Wound Care
  • DPT 791 - Applied Research Statistics

Spring

  • DPT 735L - Functional Training Lab
  • DPT 750 - Prosthetics and Orthotics
  • DPT 764 - Supervised Clinical Education IV

Summer

  • DPT 744 - Gross Human Anatomy I
  • DPT 745 - Gross Human Anatomy II

Research Interests

  • Rehabilitation in the amputee population
  • Pain mitigation
  • Cadaveric anatomical research