Our faculty model clinical and research expertise across each of the specialty areas of physical therapy practice while facilitating students' development as movement experts who promote health through exercise.
Justine Dee, PT, M.S., OCS
Areas of Research and/or Expertise
Treatment of chronic pain, addressing pain and functional loss in the victims of torture and trauma, low back pain, treatment of lymphedema
Reuben Escorpizo, PT, M.Sc., D.P.T.
Clinical Associate Professor, Interim Program Director
Areas of Research and/or Expertise
Understanding and examining disability in spinal cord injury, work rehabilitation and arthritis
Mathew Failla, PT, Ph.D., SCS
Areas of Research and/or Expertise
Sports medicine, knee injury prevention and treatment, shoulder injury prevention and treatment
Nancy Gell, PT, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Areas of Research and/or Expertise
Exercise and physical activity adherence, influence of environment and technology on physical activity behavior, strategies for healthy aging
Sambit Mohapatra, PT, Ph.D.
Areas of Research and/or Expertise
Transcranial magnetic stimulation, screening tools in mild traumatic brain injury, recovery of motor functions post-stroke
Rebecca Ouellette-Morton, PT, M.S., D.P.T
Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Clinical Education
Areas of Research and/or Expertise
Essential functions in physical therapy education, clinical education in physical therapy, strategies and functional outcomes for patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions
Denise Peters, PT, D.P.T., Ph.D.
Areas of Research and/or Expertise
Neural correlates of motor impairment and recovery post-stroke, gait rehabilitation and neuromechanics, structural neuroimaging
Elizabeth Sargent, PT, Sc.D., OCS
Areas of Research and/or Expertise
Complex musculoskeletal patient management, kinesiology/biomechanics, pain neuroscience
Paula Smith, PT, M.A.S., D.P.T.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education
Areas of Research and/or Expertise
Analysis of structured clinical education in transition to workplace, service learning to engage student learning in geriatrics, leadership in D.P.T. education
Karen C. Westervelt, PT, ATC, NBC-HWC, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor and Integrative Health Educational Program Director
Areas of Research and/or Expertise
Integrative therapies to decrease student anxiety, classification and treatment of low back pain, orthopedic manual therapy, post-professional physical therapist education, international collaborations in health care, novel mentoring techniques for new clinicians and clinicians in rural settings, Kinesiology, biomechanics, travel study
Michelle L. Yargeau, PT, D.P.T., CWS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education
Areas of Research and/or Expertise
Wound care/pressure management, neurologic disorders and function/balance
Associate Faculty
Tracy Benedict, PT, D.P.T.
Gary Mawe, Ph.D.
Victor May, Ph.D.
Emeriti Faculty
Samuel Feitelberg, PT, M.A., D.Sc., FAPTA
Jean Held, PT, Ed.D.
Mary Moffroid, PT, Ph.D.
Leonie Nelson, PT, M.S., D.P.T.
Deborah O'Rourke, PT, Ph.D.
Nancy Zimny, PT, M.S.