Amita Chatterjee Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

• Enroll participants into one of three Healthy Living programs by explaining program goals and assessing readiness to participate.
• Increased participant enrollment by over 60% within 3 months, covering diverse demographic backgrounds in all Healthy Living programs.
• Coach 75 participants yearly in the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program in Spanish, LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, and YMCA’s LEAN Program.
• Designed and implemented the Whole Person Health Navigation Program to screen participants of social determinants of health, support in the creation of SMART goals, and create a personalized fitness plan for each.
• Designed and implemented the curriculum of the YMCA’s LEAN program to promote weight management through changes in lifestyle habits in vulnerable populations
• Implement Listen First skills to create a supportive and welcoming environment for all participants in their journey of developing a healthier lifestyle that incorporates nutrition and physical activity.

Newark, Delaware, United States

• Supported people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with cardiovascular and strength training in the YMCA gym facilities by ensuring proper form and encouraging participation in new exercises and classes.
• Conducted nutrition and exercise lessons at appropriate health literacy levels for members to learn strategies to implement a healthy lifestyle.
• Promoted inclusion of people with disabilities in the community by encouraging friendly conversations between EPIC members and members of the YMCA community.
• Promoted independence of people with disabilities by allowing them to choose the exercises they would like to participate in each day through verbal conversations or picture choice boards.

Newark, Delaware, United States

• Managed my own research project to design a new wearable assistive device for children with spastic cerebral palsy that can be worn during physical therapy interventions to improve hip abduction and gait speed.
• Thought collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of engineering, fashion, and biomechanics students to design an innovative device.
• Surveyed children and their physical therapists about challenges they face while walking and with their assistive devices/technologies to directly understand from this community how these devices can be improved upon.
• Evaluated scientific literature and wrote comprehensive reviews to provide evidence and purpose for interviews.

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

• Led therapeutic games and exercises on behalf of therapists for children and educated children on importance of physical therapy.
• Aided therapists to properly support a child’s transition into various assistive devices to allow children to engage more muscles and increase their range of motion.

Newark, Delaware, United States

• Coordinated and oversaw 16 students’ internship schedules, coaches meetings, and provided administrative support to the department.
• Called, emailed, or visited businesses to set up internships for students and evaluated student growth throughout duration of internship.
• Supported students with intellectual disabilities with career skills, such as building a resume and developing time management, communication, and problem-solving skills by reflecting collaboratively during and after.
• Wrote end-of-semester reports for each student to indicate performance during internships based on feedback from various supervisors.

Newark, Delaware, United States

• Assisted a team of physical therapists in providing two different interventions to geriatric patients with low back and hip pain by setting up equipment for evaluations and treatments.
• Wrote strength and range of motion measurements for each patient during evaluations.
• Ensured patients were performing core and aerobic exercises correctly to minimize fatigue.
• Observed use of TrakStar and other motion analysis equipment in other physical therapy research labs.

Newark, Delaware, United States

• Led and assisted patients with exercises in both sports & orthopedics and neurological & geriatric departments.
• Took vitals and measurements of patients, including blood pressure, oxygen saturation, body mass index, and waist circumference.
• Set up exercise machines with appropriate load and explained how to use machines to patients.
• Assisted patient evaluations by calculating results of standardized surveys.

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Performed gait analyses and provided recommendations on proper footwear for athletes and customers to avoid injuries.

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Prepared/served food to elderly in independent living; Positively interacted with residents during meal times to ensure they were comfortable

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Epidemiology And Biostatistics; Community Health Sciences

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Exercise Science (Honors College)

Activities and Societies: Research Assistant; Physical Therapy Aide; Internship Development Assistant for Career and Life Services.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Cross Country (Varsity Captain); Indoor Track & Field (Varsity Captain); Track & Field (Varsity Captain).