Jacquelynn "Hope" Davis-Coen, MS, AT, PAM Team Lead
Samantha Amway, PT, DPT, OCS
Amanda Edwards, PT, DPT, OCS
Briana Gratz, MS, AT
Alyssa Hardgrove, PT, DPT, AT
Asley Lea, PT, DPT, MS, AT
Tiffany Marulli, PT, DPT
Kayla Talib, MS, AT, CES
Samantha Wagner, MS, AT
Jacquelynn "Hope" Davis-Coen, MS, AT, PAM Team Lead
Hope Davis-Coen has been a student of dance since the age of five. Following an injury that put her on complete bed rest, she knew she wanted to help dancers. Pursuing her passion for dance and medicine with a dual degree, she graduated Magna Cum Laude in both BA in Dance and BS in Athletic Training from The University of Akron.
She has been working as a performing arts-specific athletic trainer since 2003; she has been part of the Sports Medicine Performing Arts Medicine team since 2008 and subsequently became a team leader for the program in 2012. Hope was a former dancer and remains an active member of the performing arts community, serving on Ohio State's Medicine in the Arts board, Chair of Medicine in the Arts roundtable, advisor for the dance portion of Humanism in Medicine. Hope has been the head athletic trainer for BalletMet since 2008, she can often be found backstage treating company members. Prior to her time at Ohio State, Hope was the head athletic trainer for The University of Akron Dance Department from 2003-2007.
Hope is a frequent presenter, speaking to dancers, instructors, and health care professionals, including presentations at the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, National Athletic Trainer’s Association, Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association, American College of Sports Medicine, and Capital City Sports Medicine Symposium. She has been interviewed on WOSU, Columbus Dispatch, and Good Day Columbus. Mrs. Davis-Coen has also been published in Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, Dance Magazine, Columbus Dispatch, and Pointe Magazine. She went on to do specialty training in pilates through Balanced Body, manual therapy, Graston, Chinese cupping, active-release and dry needling.
Samantha Amway, PT, DPT, OCS
Samantha has an extensive background in performing arts, with experience performing and competing in both dance and gymnastics from an early age. Her training continued while attending Ohio University, where she obtained a minor in dance performance and choreography, with emphasis on ballet and modern techniques. As a member of the Ohio State Performing Arts Medicine Team, Samantha performs on-site coverage for the OSU School of Dance, Ohio State School of Music and BalletMet. She has also provided backstage coverage for a variety of Broadway shows such as Phantom of the Opera, Book of Mormon, and Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. Samantha has committed her time to teaching and educating physical therapy students by serving as a faculty member of our Performing Arts Fellowship and is our Site Coordinator of Clinical Education for Sports Medicine. Samantha works at our Lewis Center location, with a focus on treating and preventing lower extremity injuries.
Amanda Edwards, PT, DPT, OCS
Amanda’s interest in dance and physical therapy developed in high school after rehabilitating from an injury, as an injured dancer herself. Although she initially considered being a dance major in college, she decided to focus her studies in Kinesiology and earned both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from James Madison University. She then graduated with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Marymount University in 2014. Since graduating with her DPT, she became board certified in orthopedics. After several years in the outpatient physical therapy setting, she realized she could combine her two passions, dance and physical therapy, and pursued the Performing Arts Physical Therapy Fellowship at Ohio State University. She completed the Fellowship in 2020 and has stayed on at OSU to continue pursuing her dream of treating performing artists.
Briana Gratz, MS, AT
Current Outreach Athletic Trainer for Columbus City Schools. Previously Assistant Athletic Trainer at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC working with Men's Basketball and Women's Softball. Completed Graduate Athletic Training with internships with the Milwaukee Ballet (Milwaukee, WI), International Gymnastics Camp (Stroudsburg, PA) and Concordia's Acrobatics and Tumbling team (Mequon, WI). Clinically, my interests are in Manual Therapy Techniques and Functional Movement Systems. In my spare time my favorite sports to play, watch, and work with are gymnastics and track. I love visiting family and friends, doing CrossFit, spending time on the lake or beach and eating Wisconsin cheese curds.
Alyssa Hardgrove, PT, DPT, AT
Alyssa works as a Physical Therapist at both the Gahanna outpatient location and the Jewish Community Center location. She treats a variety of orthopedic conditions and is part of the performing arts program here at OSU. Her background in Athletic Training has provided her with experience in treating athletes and returning them to their sport. She enjoys treating all patients from young athletes to weekend warriors to post-surgical patients. In her free time, Alyssa enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends and taking her dog, Lexington, on adventures.
Ashley Lea, PT, DPT MS AT
Ashley completed her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training and minor in Dance at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she was also a member of the dance team. She worked as a certified athletic trainer at a high school before going on to work as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for club sports at Florida State University, where she obtained her Master’s in Exercise Physiology. Afterwards, she received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree back home in NC at Duke University where she held leadership positions in the Performing Arts Club and Manual Therapy Student-Special Interest Group. She has participated in and presented research related to os trigonum syndrome in athletes, healthcare seeking behaviors in dancers, and additionally, gluteal tendinopathy. In 2021, she received the Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy’s Outstanding Student Award. Her clinical interests include foot and ankle rehabilitation, return to sport for athletes of all ages, psychosocial factors associated with care, and a special interest in performing arts athletes. Outside of the clinic she enjoys spending time outdoors, exploring new cities, listening to true crime podcasts, and scoping out the best coffee shops.
Tiffany Marulli, PT, DPT
Tiffany has extensive experience in performing arts, from her own practice in classical ballet and modern dance to teaching dancers at all skill levels and basic figure skating. As a young dancer she focused on classical ballet and studied and performed in Cuba, Russia, Taiwan, and with various regional companies. Her dance medicine experience began as a physical therapy student in New York City, where she treated pre-professional and professional dancers, including dancers from several Broadway shows and the Paul Taylor Dance Company. As a member of the Performing Arts Medicine Program she has assisted with performance coverages, dance wellness workshops and the clinical management of many dancers. In addition, she is a member of our ACL injury prevention and hip outcomes teams.
She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the APTA's Orthopedic Section and performing arts special interest groups, the Ohio Physical Therapy Association (OPTA), The American Society of Biomechanics, and the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS). Her clinical and research interests include anatomical variations, biomechanics, lower extremity injuries, and injury prevention.
Kayla Talib, MS, AT, CES
Kayla has worked in several settings including collegiate and professional ballet (Columbia City Ballet and BalletMet), high schools, orthopedic clinics and a small Division I college (Columbia International University). She enjoys learning new clinical skills to perfect her practice and being a preceptor for the undergraduate program. Kayla's mentors had a huge impact on her and she would like to instill the love for the profession in others.
Samantha Wagner, MS, AT
Sam has been working in the sports medicine field as an Athletic Trainer since 2015. She served as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Oklahoma State University, covering the Men’s and Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country teams August 2015 –June 2017. Prior to her appointment at OSU Sports Medicine, she was an Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of Iowa for the Men’s and Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country teams July 2017-June 2021.
Sam has strong interests in sports performance and patient wellbeing. She enjoys working with patients to get them back to active and healthy lives. She believes in treating patients with a holistic approach. Her goal is to have patients feeling their best physically and mentally when they return to sport. Outside of work, Sam enjoys working out, hanging out with family & friends, checking out the local food scene, and traveling & exploring new places.