Academic & Credentials

Credentials & Academic Profile

A career built at the intersection of clinical practice and academic excellence.

2024 Excellence in Teaching Award
Northeast College of Health Sciences
2024 Faculty Recognition for Outstanding Service
Admissions Efforts & Activities, NCHS

Education

Academic Training

1995–1997
Cleveland University
Kansas City, KS
Post-Doctorate Chiropractic Neurology Degree
1991–1994
Northeast College of Health Sciences
Seneca Falls, NY
Doctor of Chiropractic Degree
1987–1991
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NY
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology

Teaching

Faculty Appointments

2025–Present

Associate Professor

Northeast College of Health Sciences · Seneca Falls, NY

Courses Taught
  • ·Myofascial Therapy 1 & 2
  • ·Chiropractic Management of Disc Disorders
  • ·Introduction to Patient Care
  • ·ConnecTX Therapy – Lower and Upper Quarter
  • ·Flexion Distraction Technique
  • ·Soft Tissue Procedures
  • ·Extremities I
  • ·Psychomotor Skills
  • ·Introduction to Gonstead
  • ·Business and Practice Management
  • ·Chiropractic Theories
  • ·Correlative Patient Assessment
1997–2025

Adjunct Assistant Professor

New York Chiropractic College · Seneca Falls, NY

Pre-Clinical Sciences faculty — Neuroscience, Musculoskeletal Physiopathology, Psychomotor Skills, Extremities, and Evidence-Based CCM.

Student Service
  • ·Advisor, Motion Palpation Club at NCHS (2024–Present)
  • ·Advisor, Gonstead Club at NCHS (2015–Present)
  • ·Advisor, Soft Tissue Club at NCHS (2015–Present)
  • ·Student Advisor, NCHS (2015–Present)
  • ·Open Practice Shadowing — 5–6 students per trimester (1997–Present)

Certifications

Certificates & Licensure

36-Hour Primary Spine Provider (PSP) Certificate — NYSCA & New York Chiropractic College
36-Hour Community Pathways' Primary Spine Provider (PSP) Certificate — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rochester
Clinical Aromatherapy Certified Practitioner (250 Hours)
Doctoral Fellow Certificate in Manual Therapies for Vertigo
Doctoral Fellow Certificate in Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorder
Metagenic's Certified Biotransformation and Body Composition Analysis
Board Certified, National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
NYS Workers' Compensation Provider and Independent Medical Examiner
300-Hour Gonstead Technique Certificate
Basic Life Support (BLS) — American Heart Association CPR/AED

Scholarly Activity

Presentations & Research

  • Presenting Author, CERF Conference — "Student Perception of 3D Anatomy Technology in a Soft Tissues Procedures Course" (June 2024)
  • Research Symposium Presenter, Northeast College — "Student Perception of using Anatomage Tables During the Clinical Phase of the Curriculum"
  • Adjusting the Pediatric Patient — NCHS Pediatric Club
  • Geriatric Case Management: What is DJD? — NCHS Soft Tissue Club
  • What is Dysautonomia and How Can Chiropractic Help? — NCHS Gonstead Club
  • The Schroth Method for Management of Scoliosis in Pediatric Patients — NCHS Pediatric Club
  • Contemporary vs. Traditional Assessment of the Lumbar Spine — New York Chiropractic College
  • Biomechanics of Spine — New York Chiropractic College
  • Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions with Manual Therapies — Thompson Hospital
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine — "Surviving and Thriving" Community Cancer Symposium, Sand's Cancer Center
  • Complementary Medicine Presentation to First-Year Medical Students — University of Rochester (recurring)
  • Low Back Pain Management — Wood Library & Canandaigua Academy
  • Ergonomics for Administrative Assistants — Finger Lakes Community College

Professional Memberships

Affiliations

2021–Present
Chiropractic Educators Research Forum (CERF)

A community for chiropractic educators engaged in research and the scholarship of discovery, integration, application, teaching, and engagement.

2012–Present
Primary Spine Provider Network (PSP Provider)

An online community of spine care providers sharing best practices, tools, and resources to improve patient care.

2015–Present
Forward Thinking Chiropractic Alliance

A global network of chiropractors committed to giving patients optimal care so they can be free from pain and return to the things they love.

1991–Present
American Chiropractic Association

Faculty membership dedicated to serving faculty, administrators, and academics in chiropractic.

1991–Present
New York State Chiropractic Association

A statewide professional chiropractic association comprised of peers and colleagues.

Colleague & Patient Voices

What Colleagues Say

"Dr. Scott is a very caring and professional chiropractor who is always learning. He is most interested in helping his clients to heal. He's a great doctor and a trustworthy friend. It was an honor to work with Scott."

Kathy Hagen
Licensed Massage Therapist

"I had the pleasure of having Dr. Scott Coon as an instructor at New York Chiropractic College. His zeal and passion for teaching students ranks him amongst the top in my list of favored professors in my education career."

Christopher Kosmicki, D.C.
Knight Chiropractic Center, LLP

"Dr. Coon has consistently proven himself to be an evidence-based, patient-centered healthcare provider. His additional training in neurology is a testament to his never-ending quest to improve his knowledge base."

Brian Justice
Owner, Rochester Chiropractic Group

"He is a role model for us all and represents the 'complete package' as a Doctor."

Russell Campanella
Owner, Campanella Chiropractic & Wellness Ctr.

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