Dr. Gravano is an Associate Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and the Director of Survey Research at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. She earned her BHS, MSPT, and transitional DPT from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida and completed her EdD in Leadership studies (emphasis in Higher Education Administration) from Marshall University in 2017.
Gravano is one of the first two graduates of the first Geriatric Physical Therapy Residency Program (2004), and earned the APTA Emerging Leader award in 2007, and Lucy Blair service award in 2017. She currently serves her profession on many American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) committees: Editorial review board member for the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, Board member of the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE), Board of Directors of the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy (AGPT), and founding Chair of the AGPT Residency and Fellowship Special Interest Group. She is a past (2010-2012) Chair of the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Geriatric Council, and is a former Item Writer for the National Physical Therapy Board Examination of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT). Dr. Gravano is also the co-director and faculty member for the AGPT Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults (CEEAA) course series and a Certified Clinical Instructor Trainer for the APTA.
Gravano's teaches Geriatric Physical Therapy and Integumentary system, and her clinical practice is in skilled nursing and inpatient rehabilitation. Current research interests are Leadership in Higher Education, Pedagogy, PT Clinical Education, & Fall Prevention.