Jerry-Thomas Monaco , PT, PhD, DPT, OCS
Instructor, Program Director of Interprofessional Health Studies
Department of Physical Therapy
(973) 275-2260
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Interprofessional Health Sciences Campus
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Jerry-Thomas Monaco, PT, PhD, DPT, OCS
Instructor, Program Director of Interprofessional Health Studies
Department of Physical Therapy
I have served on the DPT program as an adjunct faculty member since 2014 and began my full-time position in 2020. I began my career as a physical therapist in 2006 with a passion for orthopedics and sports medicine. Most of my clinical experience has been in hospital-based outpatient rehabilitation centers where I am able to collaborate with multiple healthcare clinicians. I am orthopedic residency trained and a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), with a strong concentration in movement science and human performance. As a former faculty member of the Select Medical/Kessler Orthopedic Residency Program and clinical instructor, I developed a passion and enthusiasm for teaching. My goal as an educator is to influence the education of healthcare providers by guiding them to collaborate with other health disciplines for the betterment of their patients as well as preparing them for real-world experiences to achieve professional success.I recently completed a PhD in Sport and Human Performance at Rocky Mountain University where my dissertation involved the effects of exercise on surfing performance.
At SHMS, I teach and develop clinical courses in the physical therapy program; advise DPT students and Graduate Assistants; and perform interdisciplinary research with Seton Hall faculty and the athletic department. I continue to engage my clinical skills as a surf therapist for developmentally delayed pediatrics and currently leading a research project on the qualitative effects of surf therapy for the current population I work with.
My research interests include rehabilitation science (surf therapy and return to play protocols), sports and exercise science (particularly running and surfing), exercise programming, sport and physical assessments, and mentoring in health care. Specifically, I am interested in the biomechanics and training methodologies of both running and surfing, age-related changes in biomechanics with runners and surfers, and outcomes of career path decisions after mentoring graduate assistants. I have published three articles in 2023: Return to Sport After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice in the Strength and Conditioning Journal, The Effects of a Land-Based Home Exercise Program on Surfing Performance in Recreational Surfers in the Journal of Sport Sciences, and A Comprehensive Needs Analysis on Surfing Performance Factors and Training Methodologies in the Strength and Conditioning Journal.
I have been involved with A Walk on Water (AWOW), an organization that provides surf therapy to developmentally delayed children, and Hammer Surf School as a Surf Therapist and Surf Instructor. I am a former Division 1 athlete where I competed in Cross-County and Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field for Quinnipiac University. In my spare time, I enjoy running, surfing year-round, and hiking in nearby parks. I currently live in the Highlands, NJ with my wife Jill and our dog, Sidney.
Education
- BS/MPT: Quinnipiac University (2005)
- Residency in Orthopedic Physical Therapy: New York University (2011)
- DPT: Arcadia University (2017)
- PhD: Rocky Mountain University (2022)
- Sport and Human Performance
Scholarship
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Monaco JT, Boergers R, Cappaert T, Miller M, Nelson J, Schoenberger M. The effects of a land-based home exercise program on surfing performance in recreational surfers. J Sports Sci. 2023;41(4):358-371. doi:10.1080/02640414.2023.2213034
- Arias, Roberto; Monaco, Jerry; Schoenfeld, Brad J. Return to Sport After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice. Strength and Conditioning Journal 45(6):p 674-682, December 2023. DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0000000000000774
- Boergers, R J.; Monaco, J; Cappaert, T; and Miller, M (2023) "The Reliability and Validity of an Accelerometer to Measure the Pop-Up Phase of Surfing," International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings: Vol. 9: Iss. 11, Article 106.
- Monaco, J; Boergers, R J.; Cappaert, T; and Miller, M (2023) "Validation of a New Assessment of Surfer’s Performance," International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings: Vol. 9: Iss. 11, Article 39.
- Monaco JT, Schoenfeld BJ. A Review of the Current Literature on the Utility of the Functional Movement Screen as a Screening Tool to Identify Athletes' Risk for Injury. Strength & Conditioning Journal. 2019;41(5):17-23
Books and Chapters
- Monaco JT, Hubler R. “Training Methodologies for Runners”. APTA Orthopaedic Section Independent Home Study: 30.3. 2020
Abstracts, Posters and Paper Presentations (Peer Reviewed)
- Boergers RJ, Monaco JT, Cappaert T, Miller M. The inter-trial reliability and criterion-related validity of an accelerometer to measure the pop-up phase of surfing. Presented at the American College of Sport Medicine: Mid-Atlantic Region Conference, November 4th and 5th, 2022. Harrisburg, PA
- Monaco JT, Boergers RJ, Cappaert T, Miller M.Validation of a New Assessment of Surfer’s Performance. Presented at the American College of Sport Medicine: Mid-Atlantic Region Conference, November 4th and 5th, 2022. Harrisburg, PA
- Bausch K, Monaco JT, Schoenberger M. Use of Manual Therapy to Upper Cervical Spine to improve Chronic Headaches and Somatosensory Dysfunction: A Case Report. Presented virtually at the America Physical Therapy Association, New Jersey’s Spring Meeting, April 2020.
- Monaco JT. Case Analysis: A Posterior Hip Muscle Strain of an 82-year-old Female Treated with Dry Needling. Presented at the America Physical Therapy Association, New Jersey’s Spring Meeting, Union, NJ, April 2018.
Funded Activities
- Rocky Mountain University Student Research Grant: $600.00