Dr. Kuperstein joined the faculty in the summer of 1996. She received her B.S. in P.T. from the State University of New York - Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, and did graduate work in Human Genetics at the Medical College of Virginia. She received her M.S.Ed. in Clinical and College Teaching with an emphasis in Health Care Administration and her Ph.D. in Gerontology from the University of Kentucky. She also serves as the Administrative Liaison to the Center for Rural Health Academic Programs and the Diversity Officer for the college.  Dr. Kuperstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice.

Research / Scholarship

• Health Care Delivery Systems
• Interprofessional education
• Faith-based Initiatives
• Ethics

Educational Focus

• Interprofessional Education
• Ethics
• Person and Community Centered Health

Clinical Work

Dr. Kuperstein has experience as a PT in a variety of clinical environments including pediatrics, hospice, and acute care. She also served in several health care administrative positions, including as Chief Operating Officer of an acute care hospital.

Personal

She is active in the profession as faculty for PROBE - Problem Based Ethics Remediation for Health Professionals and as the Kentucky Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association's Liaison to the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy,  She is also active in her faith community and serves as the Faculty Advisor for Hillel at UK.

Publications

• Johnson AM, Woltenberg LN, Heinss SH, Carper R, Taylor S, Kuperstein J.  2020.  Whole Person Health: Using Experiential Learning and the ICF Model as a Tool for Introductory Interprofessional Collaborative Practice.. J Allied Health. 49(2):86-91.
• Woltenberg LN, Ballard JA, Gnonhossou DA, Norton JC, Burkhart PV, Kuperstein J.  2019.  Interprofessional identity development within a brief shadowing experience: An exploratory case study.. J Interprof Care. :1-10.
• Johnson AM, Kuperstein J, Howell D, Dupont-Versteegden EE.  2018.  Physical Therapists Know Function: An Opinion on Mobility and Level of Activity During Hospitalization for Adult Inpatients.. Hosp Top. 96(2):61-68.
• Arentsen A, Welsh D, Jones M, Weber D, Taylor S, Kuperstein J, Rayens MKay, Salt E.  2016.  Student Perception of Improvement in Communication and Value in 2 Interprofessional Education Delivery Formats.. Nurse Educ. 41(2):90-2.
• Danzl MM, Harrison A, Hunter EG, Kuperstein J, Sylvia V, Maddy K, Campbell S.  2016.  "A Lot of Things Passed Me by": Rural Stroke Survivors' and Caregivers' Experience of Receiving Education From Health Care Providers.. J Rural Health. 32(1):13-24.
• Holt SL, Kuperstein J, Effgen SK.  2015.  Physical Therapists' Perceptions of School-Based Practices.. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 35(4):381-95.
• Bush HM, Pagorek S, Kuperstein J, Guo J, Ballert KN, Crofford LJ.  2013.  The Association of Chronic Back Pain and Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Cross-Sectional Study.. J Womens Health Phys Therap. 37(1):11-18.
• Danzl MM, Hunter EG, Campbell S, Sylvia V, Kuperstein J, Maddy K, Harrison A.  2013.  "Living with a ball and chain": the experience of stroke for individuals and their caregivers in rural Appalachian Kentucky.. J Rural Health. 29(4):368-82.
• Joyce J, Kuperstein J.  2005.  Improving physical therapy referrals.. Am Fam Physician. 72(7):1183-4.