Faculty & Staff

2008

(click for CV)	Lisa Stehno-Bittel Department Chair & Professor Post-Doctoral fellowship, Pharmacology, Mayo School of Medicine, 1995 Ph.D., Physiology, University of Missouri, 1992 B.S., Physical Therapy, University of Kansas, 1983 Specialization: Diabetes treatment and cure; Pathophysiology; Microscopy Email: lbittel@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Sandra Billinger Clinical Instructor M.S., Physical Therapy, University of Kansas, 2004 B.S., Physical Education, Fort Hays State University, 2002 Specialization: Exercise testing in clinical populations; vascular changes in stroke; exercise and rehabilitation in stroke; cardiovascular changes related to disease processes Email: sbillinger@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Linda Denney Clinical Instructor M.S., Physiotherapy, University of South Australia, 1999 B.S., Physical Therapy, Rockhurst College, 1989 Specialization: Orthopedics; manual therapy Email: ldenney@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Nandini Deshpande Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada M.S., Rehabilitation Sciences, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada Specialization: Sensory integration for dynamic postural control; determinants of age-related decline in mobility function Email: ndeshpande@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Kendra Gagnon Clinical Instructor M.P.T., Physical Therapy, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2001 B.H.S., Pre-Professional Physical Therapy, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2001 Specialization: Early identification of neuromotor dysfunction in preterm infants; early intervention and school-based service delivery Email: kgagnon@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Steve Jernigan Clinical Instructor M.S., Physical Therapy, University of Kansas, 2001 B.S., Education - Exercise Science, University of Kansas, 1998 Specialization: Orthopedics; health promotion; Diabetes research in physical therapy Email: sjernigan@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Patricia Kluding Assistant Professor Ph.D., Health Sciences, Seton Hall University, 2003 M.S., Physical Therapy, UMDNJ-SHRP and Rutgers University, 1992 B.S., Biology, Iowa State University, 1990 Specialization: Rehabilitation interventions in people with stroke; exercise in people with diabetes Email: pkluding@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Wen Liu Associate Professor Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, 1994 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, 1986 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Nanchang University, China Specialization: Motor control; Sensorimotor rehabilitation; Balance control; Human neurophysiology; Stroke rehabilitation; Parkinson clinical research; Sports injury and rehabilitation; Complementary medicine Email: wliu@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Janice Loudon Director of Post-professional DPT program & Associate Professor Ph.D., Emphasis in Biomechanics, Program in Movement Science, Washington University, 1993 M.S., Exercise Physiology, University of Kansas, 1984 B.S., Physical Therapy, University of Kansas Medical Center, 1982 Specialization: Sports injury and rehabilitation, movement impairments Email: jloudon@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Patricia Pohl Director of DPT Program & Associate Professor Ph.D., Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, 1995 M.S., Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, 1982 M.S., Education, Queens College, CCNY, 1976 B.S., Physical Education, Adelphi University, 1972 Specialization: Upper extremity control after stroke; cognitive deficits and their relationship to motor control Email: ppohl@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Carla Sabus Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Assistant Professor Ph.D., Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2008 M.S., Physical Therapy, University of Osteopathic Medicine & Health Sciences, 1992 B.S., Biology, Briar Cliff College, 1990 Specialization: Teaching practices; Educational outcomes; Acute care PT practice; Bridging academic and clinical education; Social context of PT Email: csabus@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Yvonne Searls Associate Director of Clinical Education and Research Assistant Professor Ph.D., Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas, 2004 B.S., Physical Therapy, Rockhurst College, 1987 B.S., Biology, Benedictine College, 1984 Specialization: Vascular cell signaling in diabetes; physiological and functional outcomes of yoga; student performance in clinical education Email: ysearls@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Neena Sharma Clinical Instructor M.S., Physical Therapy, University of Kansas, 2000 Specialization: Chronic pain; orthopedics; manual therapy Email: nsharma@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Catherine (Katie) Siengsukon Research Assistant Professor Ph.D., Rehabilitation Science, University of Kansas, 2008 M.P.T., Physical Therapy, Rockhurst University, 2002 B.S., Biology, Rockhurst University, 2000 Specialization: Motor learning following stroke; influence of sleep on motor learning Email: csiengsukon@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Irina V. Smirnova Director of PhD in Rehabilitation Science program & Assistant Professor Ph.D., Protein Chemistry, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Kyyiv, Ukraine, 1990 M.S., Lviv State University, 1986 M.S. (hon), Biochemistry, Lviv State University, Lviv, Ukraine, 1986 Specialization: Cellular and molecular adaptations of the heart to conditions of diabetes; benefits of physical exercise for diabetic heart disease; proteomics Email: ismirnova@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Lisa VanHoose Associate Director of Clinical Education and Clinical Instructor M.S., Physical Therapy, University of Central Arkansas, 1996 B.S., Health Science, University of Central Arkansas, 1995 Specialization: Lymphology; wound care; physical agents; the effect of exercise on diabetic heart disease Email: lvanhoose@kumc.edu
(click for CV)	Wen Fang Wang Research Assistant Professor Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas M.S., Biochemistry, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai, China B.S., Virology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Specialization: Bone development; apoptosis; fatty acid metabolism Email: wwang2@kumc.edu
	Robert Bagley Coordinator Email: rbagley@kumc.edu
	Lisa Coke-Sams Administrative Assistant Email: lcoke@kumc.edu
	Dennis White Coordinator - Webmaster Email: dwhite@kumc.edu

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