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Our Faculty

Students in the School of Health Professions benefit from direct access to top faculty who are active in a wide range of teaching, research and clinical endeavors at the local, state and national levels. Enthusiastic to serve as mentors, our faculty are eager and willing to share insights and their experiences to help our students become successful workers and colleagues.

Leah Ade portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Karri Arndt portrait
Interim Department Chair, Nurse Anesthesia Education

Anna Arthur portrait
Director, Ph.D. in Medical Nutrition Science Program

Shelley Barenklau portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesia Education

Ashley Barry portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Respiratory Care and Diagnostic Science

Lauren Bartik portrait
Assistant Director, Genetic Counseling Program, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Dylan Bassett portrait
Clinical Instructor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Micah Bazemore portrait
Program Director, Diagnostic Ultrasound Certificate Program

Josie Bell portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesia Education

Jen Bendure portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesia Education

Paul Bennetts portrait
Interim Assistant Program Director, Nurse Anesthesia Education

Rebecca Bliss portrait
Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Jordan Borrell portrait
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Education

Portrait of Mindy Bridges
Associate Professor, Hearing and Speech

Kaitlyn Brown portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Information Management

David Burnett portrait
Associate Dean, Community Engagement and Workforce Initiatives, School of Health Professions

Cole Campbell portrait
Clinical Associate Professor, Hearing and Speech

Aaron  Carbuhn portrait
Assistant Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition

Susan Carlson portrait
AJ Rice Professor of Nutrition, Dietetics and Nutrition

Alexis Carpenter protrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Danielle Christifano portrait
Assistant Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition

Yvonne Colgrove portrait
Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Chad Condren portrait
Clinical Associate Professor, Respiratory Care and Diagnostic Science

Angela Couture portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Information Management

Mary Crouch Young portrait
Clinical Instructor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Janis Davis portrait
Program Director, Entry-level OTD Program, Occupational Therapy Education

Hannes Devos portrait
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Linda D'Silva portrait
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Kasey Edwardson portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Eric Elsinghorst portrait
Department Chair, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Bethany Forseth portrait
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Lauren Foster portrait
Clinical Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Education

Crystal Funke portrait
Clinical Instructor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Portrait of Timothy Gengler
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesia Education

Heather Gibbs portrait
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, School of Health Professions

Becky Glover portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Education

Jeannine Goetz portrai
Director, Dietetic Internship Graduate Certificate Program, Dietetics and Nutrition

Portrait of Lindsey Heidrick
Clinical Assistant Professor, Hearing and Speech

Paul Hertel portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesia Education

Renee Hodgkins portrait
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Brittany Hollabaugh portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesia Education

Portrait of Chun-Kai Huang
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Abdullah Jamos portrait
Assistant Professor, Hearing and Speech

Stephen Jernigan portrait
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Tiffany Johnson portrait
Doughty-Kemp Endowed Chair, Hearing and Speech

Jennifer Jones portrait
Clinical Instructor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Andrew Jones portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

MIke Jones portrait
Education Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Britta Kindel portrait
Clinical Instructor (fellow), Nurse Anesthesia Education

Patricia Kluding portrait
Department Chair, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Susan Koerner portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Hearing and Speech

Bobbie Laincz portrait
Curriculum Coordinator, Health Information Management

Portrait of Marion Leaman
Assistant Professor, Hearing and Speech

Wen Liu portrait
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Portrait of Swarna Mandali
Director, Clinical Doctorate in Nutrition, Dietetics and Nutrition

Lauren Mann portrait
Clinical Associate Professor, Hearing and Speech

Robin Maser portrait
Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Rosann Blackmore portrait
Department Chair, Health Information Management

Mallory Miller portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Hearing and Speech

Lisa Mische Lawson
Program Director, Ph.D. in Therapeutic Science, Occupational Therapy Education

Scarlett  Morris portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Portrait of Julie Mujica
Clinical Assistant Professor, Hearing and Speech

Kelley Nelson-Strouts portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Hearing and Speech

Rebecca Nicholson portrait
Director, Post-professional OTD Program, Occupational Therapy Education

Mildred Oligbo portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Clinical Assistant Professor, Hearing and Speech

Adriana Queiroz portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Education

Carolina Quintana portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Renee Rains portrait
Doctoral Capstone Coordinator, Occupational Therapy Education

Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Dory Sabata portrait
Department Chair, Occupational Therapy Education

Denise Sangoi portrait
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Occupational Therapy Education

Neena Sharma portrait
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Catherine F. Siengsukon portrait
Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Cheryl Skinner portrait
Program Director, Respiratory Care Degree Advancement, Respiratory Care and Diagnostic Science

Irina Smirnova portrait
Senior Director, Rehabilitation Science Doctoral Degree Program

Portrait of Melanie Somogie
Clinical Assistant Professor, Hearing and Speech

Jacob Sosnoff portrait
Associate Dean, Research, School of Health Professions

Blake Spanjer portrait
Clinical Instructor, Occupational Therapy Education

Laurie Steen portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Education

Felicia Steger portrait
Assistant Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Pharmacology

Lawrence Stein portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Respiratory Care and Diagnostic Science

Debra Sullivan portrait
Department Chair, Dietetics and Nutrition

Portrait of Matthew Taylor
Assistant Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition

LesLee Taylor portrait
Assistant Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs, School of Health Professions

Lindsey Thompson Ulrich portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition

Stacia Troshynski Brown portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

Lisa Trujillo portrait
Department Chair, Respiratory Care and Diagnostic Science

Ken Wainwright
Director, Clinical Education, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training

WenFang Wang portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Lacy Wright portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Education

Erin Youngs portrait
Founding Program Director, Genetic Counseling Master's Degree Program

Tobia Zanotto portrait
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Education

Portrait of Alice Zhang
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Education

 Yan Zheng portrait
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Hao Zhu portrait
Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

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