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University of Pittsburgh    
2017-2018 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Apr 23, 2024
 
2017-2018 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]

SHRS Faculty


All SHRS Full Time Primary Faculty

Communication Science and Disorders

Health Information Management

Occupational Therapy

Physical Therapy

Sports Medicine and Nutrition

 

Rehabilitation Science and Technology

 


School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty

Communication Science and Disorders

Full time Faculty:

Christopher Brown, PhD, Assistant Professor, PhD, Loyola University Chicago

cbrown1@pitt.edu

Ellen R. Cohn, PhD, CCC-SLP, Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

ecohn@pitt.edu

James L. Coyle, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

jcoyle@pitt.edu

Michael Walsh Dickey, PhD, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst

mdickey@pitt.edu

Patrick J. Doyle, PhD, Associate Professor, Director Audiology & Speech Pathology Program & Associate Director for Research, GRECC, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

pdoyle@pitt.edu

Dawna Duff, PhD, Reg. CASLPO, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Iowa

dduff@pitt.edu 

William Evans, PhD, Assistant Professor, PhD, Boston University

wei6@pitt.edu

Katherine Joan Hill, PhD, CCC-SLP, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

khill@pitt.edu

Paula Leslie, FRCSLT, CCC-SLP, Professor, PhD, University of Newcastle

pleslie@pitt.edu

Erin Lundblom, PhD, CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor, PhD, Florida State University

lundblom@pitt.edu

Malcolm McNeil, PhD, CCC-SLP, Board Certified Academy of Neurogenic Communication Disorder and Sciences, Distinguished Service Professor and Chair, PhD, University of Denver

mcneil@pitt.edu

Cheryl Messick, PhD, CCC-SLP, Interim Chair, Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Education, PhD, Purdue University

cmessick@pitt.edu

Deborah Moncrieff, PhD, CCC-A, Assistant Professor, PhD University of Texas at Dallas

dmoncrie@pitt.edu

Elaine Mormer, PhD, CCC-A, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

emormer@pitt.edu

Catherine Palmer, PhD, Associate Professor, Director of Audiology at UPMC, PhD, Northwestern University

cvp@pitt.edu

Sheila Pratt, PhD, CCC-A, CCC-SLP, Professor, PhD, University of Iowa

spratt@pitt.edu

Susan Shaiman, PhD, CCC-SLP, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

shaiman@pitt.edu

Janice Vance, PhD, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Education in CSD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

jvance@pitt.edu

Barbara Vento, PhD, CCC-A, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

barbv@pitt.edu

Health Information Management

Full time Faculty:

Mervat Abdelhak, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA, Chair of Health Information Management, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

abdelhak@pitt.edu

Patricia Anania-Firouzan, MSIS, RHIA, Assistant Professor of Health Information Management, MSIS, University of Pittsburgh

patti@pitt.edu

Dilhari DeAlmeida, PhD, RHIA, Assistant Professor of Health Information Management, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

drd7@pitt.edu

Bambang Parmanto, PhD, Professor of Health Information Management, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

parmanto@pitt.edu

Kimberly Peterson, PhD, RHIA, Assistant Professor of Health Information Management, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

kap141@pitt.edu

Andi Saptono, PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Information Management, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

ans38@pitt.edu

Valerie Watzlaf, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA, Associate Professor of Health Information Management, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

valgeo@pitt.edu

Leming Zhou, DSc, PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Information Management, DSc, PhD, The George Washington University

lzhou1@pitt.edu

Occupational Therapy

Full time Faculty:

Joanne Baird, PhD, OTR/L, FNAP, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

jbaird1@pitt.edu

Nancy A. Baker, ScD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA Associate Professor, ScD, Boston University

nab36@pitt.edu  

Roxanna Bendixen, PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor & MS Program Director, PhD, University of Florida

bendixen@pitt.edu

Angela Caldwell, PhD, OTR/L, CLT Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

arl78@pitt.edu

Denise Chisholm, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Vice Chair, Professor, & MOT/OTD Program Director, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

dchishol@pitt.edu

Ann Marsico, MOT, OTR/L, Instructor, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, & CRS-Coordinator of Clinical Education, MOT, Chatham University

amarsico@pitt.edu

Juleen Rodakowski, OTD, MS, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, OTD, University of Illinois at Chicago

jur17@pitt.edu

Amit Sethi, PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Florida

asethi@pitt.edu

Elizabeth Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Chair & Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

skidmore@pitt.edu

Alyson Stover, MOT, JD, OTR/L, BCP Assistant Professor, JD, University of Pittsburgh

adstover@pitt.edu

Lauren Terhorst, PhD, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

lat15@pitt.edu

Pamela Toto, PhD, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA, Associate Professor & CScD Program Director, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

pet3@pitt.edu

Jennifer White, MOT, OTR/L, Instructor & Associate Fieldwork Coordinator, MOT, University of Washington

jswhite@pitt.edu

Physical Therapy

Full time Faculty:

Gustavo Almeida, PhD, PT, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

gja4@pitt.edu

Christopher G. Bise, PT, MS, DPT, OCS, Assistant Professor, MS, Boston University

cbise@pitt.edu

Allyn Bove, PT, DPT, Assistant Professor, DPT, Columbia University

Ams453@pitt.edu

Jennifer S. Brach, PT, PhD, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

jbrach@pitt.edu

George Carvell, PT, PhD, Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

gcarvell@pitt.edu

Wei-Neng Chuang, MS, PT, Instructor, MS, University of Pittsburgh

Wec12@pitt.edu

Anthony Delitto, PhD, PT, FAPTA, Dean, SHRS and Professor, PhD, Washington University

delitto@pitt.edu

Lynn Fitzgerald, DPT, Med, Director of Clinical Education, Assistant Professor, DPT, MGH Institute of Health Sciences

lfitzger@pitt.edu

G. Kelley Fitzgerald, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, SHRS and Professor, PhD, MCP/Hahnemann University

kfitzger@pitt.edu

Janet Freburger, PT, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

Janet_freburger@pitt.edu

Alexandra Gil, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

agil@pitt.edu

Karthik Hariharan, PT, MS, Instructor, MS, University of Pittsburgh

kvh4l@pitt.edu

Andrea Hergenroeder, PT, PhD, CCS, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

alocke@pitt.edu

Victoria Hornyak, PT, DPT, GCS, Assistant Professor, DPT, Temple University

vhornyak@pitt.edu

Linda Hough, MPH, Assistant Professor, MPH, University of Pittsburgh

hough1@pitt.edu

James Irrgang, PT, PhD, ATC, FAPTA, Professor and Chair Physical Therapy Department, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

jirrgang@pitt.edu

Deborah Josbeno, PT, PhD, NCS, CSCS, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

daj11@pitt.edu

M. Kathleen Kelly, PT, PhD, Vice Chair and Associate Professor, Dept. of Physical Therapy and Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

kkelly21@pitt.edu

Andrew Lynch, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

adl45@pitt.edu

Debora Miller, MBA, PT, FACHE, Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives & Planning, SHRS, Vice Chair of Compliance & Administration and Associate Professor, Dept of Physical Therapy, MBA, University of Pittsburgh

Dlm27@pitt.edu

Sara Piva, PhD, PT, Co-director of the Physical Therapy Clinical and Translational Research Center, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

spiva@pitt.edu

Adam Popchak, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

ajp64@pitt.edu

Michael J. Schneider, DC, PhD, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

mjs5@pitt.edu

Patrick Sparto, PT, PhD, Co-Director and Associate Professor, DPT-PhD in Bio-Engineering Program, PhD, Ohio State University

psparto@pitt.edu

Joel Stevens, DC, PhD, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

jms363@pitt.edu

Michael G. Timko, PT, MS,Co-Director and Instructor, Physical Therapy Post-Professional MS Program, Musculoskeletal Concentration, MS, University of Pittsburgh

mtimko@pitt.edu

Jessie VanSwearingen, PT, PhD, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

jessievs@pitt.edu

David Wert, PT, PhD, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

dmw29@pitt.edu

Susan Whitney, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA , Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

whitney@pitt.edu

Sports Medicine and Nutrition

Full-Time Faculty:

Amy Aggelou, MA, LAT, ATC, Instructor and Director, Athletic Training Education Program, MA, University of North Carolina

aaggelou@pitt.edu

Katelyn Allison, PhD, Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Master of Science Program in Sports Medicine, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

kaf14@pitt.edu

William Ankrom, MS, LAT, ATC, Instructor, Clinical Education Coordinator, Athletic Training Education Program, MS, University of Pittsburgh

ankromwk@pitt.edu

Andrea Beals, PhD, RD, CSSD, LDN, Assistant Professor, Associate Director, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory (NMRL), PhD, University of Pittsburgh

kcrawfor@pitt.edu

Lori Cherok, MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC, Instructor and Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics, MS, University of Pittsburgh

lcherok@pitt.edu

Kevin Conley, PhD, ATC, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

kconley@pitt.edu

Christopher Connaboy, PhD, Assistant Professor, Director, Doctoral Program in Sports Medicine, PhD, University of Edinburgh

connaboy@pitt.edu

Trisha Cousins, MS, RDN, LDN, CSO, Instructor and Clinical Coordinator for Coordinated Master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics, MS, Case Western Reserve University

tcousins@pitt.edu

Matthew Darnell, PhD, RD, SCCC, CSSD, Assistant Professor and Director, Master of Science in Wellness and Human Performance, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

med30@pitt.edu

Judith Dodd, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, Assistant Professor, MS, University of Pittsburgh

jdodd@pitt.edu

Shawn Flanagan, PhD, MHA, Assistant Professor, PhD, Ohio State University

sdf29@pitt.edu

Deborah Hutcheson, DCN, LDN, RDN, Assistant Professor and Director, Coordinated Master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics Program, DCN, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

dhutches@pitt.edu

Karen Keenan, PhD, ATC, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

kak170@pitt.edu

Courtenay Lewis, PhD, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Connecticut

dunnlew@pitt.edu

Mita Lovalekar, MBBS, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

mital@pitt.edu

Qi Mi, PhD, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

qim3@pitt.edu

Mary Murray, EdD, ATC, Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Master of Science Program in Sports Medicine, EdD, Seton Hall University

mmurray1@pitt.edu

Takashi Nagai, PhD, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

tnagai@pitt.edu

Samara Joy Nielsen, PhD, MDiv, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

snielsen@pitt.edu

Bradley Nindl, PhD, FACSM, Professor and Director, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory (NMRL)

PhD, Pennsylvania State University

bnindl@pitt.edu

Katherine Perlsweig, MS, ATC, CSCS, Instructor and Research Associate, Warrior Human Performance Research Center, Ft. Bragg, NC, MS, University of Hawaii

kperl@pitt.edu

Meleesa Wohleber, DHSc, ATC, Assistant Professor and Research Associate, Warrior Human Performance Research Center, Ft. Bragg, NC, DHSc, Nova Southeastern University

mew119@pitt.edu

Rehabilitation Science and Technology

Emergency Medicine

Full time Faculty:

Nicole. M. Cecchini, BS, NRP, Instructor, BS, University of Pittsburgh

nmw29@pitt.edu

N. Alex Cutsumbis, BS, NRP, Instructor, BS, University of Pittsburgh

AlexCutsumbis@pitt.edu

John F. Pierce, NRP, Instructor, MBA, University of Phoenix

john.pierce@pitt.edu

Thomas E. Platt, EdD, NRP, Associate Professor and Vice Program Director -EdD, University of Pittsburgh

plattt@pitt.edu

S. Robert Seitz, M.Ed., RN, NRP, Assistant Professor, M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University

srsst48@pitt.edu

Walt Stoy, PhD, EMT-P, Professor and Director, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

stoy@pitt.edu

Physician Assistant Studies

Full time Faculty:

Mary Allias, MPAS, PA-C, Faculty, MPAS, Saint Francis University

mallias1@pitt.edu

David Beck, MPAS, PA-C, Academic Coordinator, MPAS, Saint Francis University

dbeck@pitt.edu 

Jason Hare, MPAS, PA-C, Faculty, MPAS, Chatham University

jhare@pitt.edu

Emily Murphy, MPAS, Clinical Coordinator, MPAS, Saint Francis University

emurphy@pitt.edu

Deborah Opacic, EdD, PA-C, Program Director, EdD, Duquesne University

dopacic@pitt.edu

Part-time Faculty:

Martin Johns, MD, Medical Director, MD, Temple University

mjohns@pitt.edu

Prosthetics & Orthotics

Full Time Faculty:

Goeran Fiedler, PhD, Assistant Professor, Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics, Rehabilitation Science & Technology, PhD, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI

gfiedler@pitt.edu

Sara Peterson, CPO, CFM, MBA, FAAOP, Instructor, Program Director Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics, MBA, Baker College of Graduate Studies, Flint MI

speterso@pitt.edu

Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling

Full Time Faculty:

Kelly Beck, PhD, CRC, Instructor, MS, University of Pittsburgh

kab277@pitt.edu

Jamie Kulzer, PhD, CRC, LPC, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

j.kulzer@pitt.edu

Roger Little, MS, Instructor, MS, Wright State University

rlittle@pitt.edu

Michael McCue, PhD, Professor and Vice-Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology and Director of the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Program, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

mmccue@pitt.edu

Michelle Schein, PhD, CRC, LPC, Assistant Professor, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

michelle.schein@pitt.edu

Rehabilitation Technology

Full Time Faculty:

Sondra A. Balouris, PhD, MS, MPT, Director and Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Program in Rehabilitation Science, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

sab992@pitt.edu

David Brienza, PhD, Associate Dean for Research, Professor, Rehabilitation Science & Technology, PhD, University of Virginia

dbrienza@pitt.edu

Clifford Brubaker, PhD, Distinguished Service Professor, Dean Emeritus, Rehabilitation Science & Technology, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

cliffb@pitt.edu

John J. Coltellaro, MS, Clinical Instructor, Center for Assistive Technology, MS, California State University, Sacramento

coltella@pitt.edu

Rosemarie Cooper, MS, Assistant Professor, Center for Assistive Technology, MS, University of Pittsburgh

cooperrm@pitt.edu

Rory A. Cooper, PhD, FISA-Paralyzed Veterans of America Chair and Distinguished Professor, Rehabilitation Science & Technology, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

rcooper@pitt.edu

Theresa Crytzer, PT, DPT, ATP, Assistant Professor, Human Engineering Research Laboratory, DPT, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA

tmc38@pitt.edu

Dan Ding, PhD, Director and Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Science & Technology, PhD, Chinese University of Hong Kong

dad5@pitt.edu

Daniel J. Fisher, MHA, Instructor, Assistant Chair for Administration and Operations, Rehabilitation Science & Technology, MHA, University of Baylor

dfisher@pitt.edu

Mary Rohland Goldberg, PhD, Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Science & Technology, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

mrh35@pitt.edu

Patricia E. Karg, MS, Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Science & Technology, MS, Lehigh University, PA

tkarg@pitt.edu

Alicia Koontz, PhD, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Science & Technology, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

koontz@pitt.edu

Amy Lane, OTR/L, CDRS, Instructor, Center for Assistive Technology, MS, University of Pittsburgh

akl7@pitt.edu

Jonathan Pearlman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Science & Technology, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

jlp46@pitt.edu

Tamara Pelleschi, OTR/L, ATP, Instructor, Rehabilitation Science & Technology, BS, College Misericordia, Dallas, PA

TLP@pitt.edu

Mark Schmeler, PhD, OTR/L, ATP, Assistant Professor, Director of Continuing Education Program (RSTCE), PhD, University of Pittsburgh

schmeler@pitt.edu

 



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