Offiong Aqua

Offiong Aqua

New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Clinical Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy

Phone: 212-998-9195
Email: ooa1@nyu.edu

• Occupational Therapy
• Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
• Physical Therapy

Offiong Aqua is a clinical associate professor in the Departments of Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.  He teaches courses in human anatomy and physiology and is teaching in the Department of Occupational Therapy’s new Doctorate of Professional Studies (D.P.S.) program. 

Born in Nigeria, he received his M.D. from the Faculty of Medicine at Friendship University in Moscow, Russia, in 1986.  For more than a decade, he taught human anatomy at Mercy College in New York and served as Co-Chair of the Division of Natural Sciences and Veterinary Technology.  Dr. Aqua has a strong interest in international education and applied learning. 

“My teaching philosophy is not just to teach and transmit information that is in the students’ textbooks and lab atlases, but to inspire and get our students to think like therapists and clinicians...in the fast-paced world of clinical science, our students need to be inculcated with the knowledge to become the thinkers of tomorrow,” Dr. Aqua said.