OT Faculty a 鈥淗ometown Hero”
Alexander Lopez, J.D., OT/L, associate professor of occupational therapy, is a 鈥渉ometown hero鈥� according to . The occupational therapist in being recognized in part due to the sports facility he founded called Inclusive Sports and Fitness (ISF) that is 鈥渄edicated to helping young people with disabilities improve their movement and socialization skills.鈥� Lopez noted the work at ISF, which has state-of-the-art treadmills and other specialized equipment to help improve the movement of disabled children, is 鈥渂acked by research from his colleagues at New York Institute of Technology.鈥�