Dr. Michael Ciolfi |Design for Learning| Excellence in Research

Teaching Experience

Canadian Army – Infantry Corps

Soldier Instruction: 1991-1996

• Military conduct/military law/Queen’s Regulations and Orders
• Navigating with map and compass
• Extreme cold and extreme heat physiological adaptation and survival
• Arctic survival, prevention, and treatment of cold injuries
• Small arms instruction: M16 rifle, automatic weapons/machine guns/mortars/grenades/handheld antitank rocket and missile launchers

Officer Instruction: 1996-2003

• Radio procedures/transmitting, receiving, storing and destroying classified information
• Mission analysis and creation of military orders
• Navigating with map, compass, and GPS
• Directing indirect (artillery) and direct (tank) fire
• Leading quick and deliberate light infantry platoon/company level attacks
• Leading soldiers in ground, air-mobile and amphibious operations in multiple environmental conditions

Niagara College

Lead Instructor: Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses: 1996 – 2001

• Lifelong Wellness Activities/Lifestyles Course: 2000-2001
• EMT Physical Preparation Course: 2000-2001

North Florida Institute of Massage Therapy

Lead Instructor: Anatomy and physiology for massage therapists: 2003-2005

Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida

Outpatient Faculty Clinician: Clinical experience courses: 2005-2006

• Chiropractic Technique Instructor: Low back spinal manipulation and rehabilitation: 2005
• Classroom Instructor: Patient care documentation, E & M and CPT coding: 2006-2008

Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

Lead Instructor: Foundations of spinal manipulation and manual therapies: 2009-2014

• Guest Lecturer: Business procedures, accounting and finance, strategic planning, operational management, and leadership: 2010-2014

University of Bridgeport

Chiropractic history, philosophy, and evidence-informed care: 2020

• Navigating with map and compass: UG Health Sciences Adventure Course: 2022

Current Professional Responsibilities at the University of Bridgeport

Dean, College of Health Sciences (CHS)

• Facilitated and created a strategic plan for the CHS.
• Responsible for the academic and clinical competency attainment of ten health sciences programs.
• Staffed chiropractic and acupuncture clinicians at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC).
• Managed operations of on-campus UB Clinics and post-graduate continuing education department.
• Held financial oversight for all programs, including P & L reporting.
• Facilitated strategic plans for various schools within the university.

WITH FACULTY

• Evaluated full-time and part-time faculty.
• Approved professional development and research projects.
• Supervised schedule development.
• Authorized hiring of program directors and faculty, and purchase of equipment and supplies.

ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING GROWTH

• Managed growth of CHS programs, including UB Clinics and Health Sciences post-graduate education.
• Developed a spine/neuromusculoskeletal model of care.
• Integrated chiropractic and acupuncture into FQHCs and established residency training programs.

ACCREDITATION

• Completed a self-study for the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) for UBSC accreditation.
• Participated in past accreditation studies at Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and Palmer Chiropractic College.

BUDGET

• Developed and managed annual budgets for CHS, UB clinics, post-graduate education, and FQHC clinical sites.
• Utilized zero-based and other budget development strategies.
• Balanced economic and educational concerns under resource-challenging conditions.

UB CLINICS

• Oversaw operations of UB Clinics.
• Allocated resources for off-site clinics and analyzed monthly financial income statements.
• Created P & L projections for new program planning and analyzed financial statements for FQHC residency programs.

INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS

• Facilitated capital funds for renovations and equipment purchases.
• Oversaw renovations to the radiology department, technique/physical exam instruction areas, and UB Clinics.

VISION, MISSION & STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Initiated a review of the mission, vision, values, and paradigm of care for the School of Chiropractic.
• Developed strategic plans with initiatives for enrollment and retention, curriculum enhancement, programmatic assessment, communications, research, professional leadership, and facilities enhancement.

STRATEGIC PLANNING – COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

• Facilitated the creation of a strategic plan for CHS, involving all schools and institutes.

STRATEGIC PLANNING – SCHOOL OF NURSING

• Developed a strategic plan for the School of Nursing, aligning it with the CHS plan.

STRATEGIC PLANNING – PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT INSTITUTE

• Facilitated a strategic plan for the Physician Assistant Institute following leadership changes and accreditation reaffirmation.

STRATEGIC PLANNING – SCHOOL OF DENTAL HYGIENE

• Facilitated a review and creation of a strategic plan for the School of Dental Hygiene, including new program proposals.

EVALUATION

• Developed and implemented a faculty self-assessment process within established tenure and non-tenure track protocols.