School of Health Sciences and Practice
Health Sciences and Practice Faculty
The School of Health Sciences and Practice faculty, including emeriti faculty, consists of healthcare practitioners and industry-based professionals dedicated to enhancing the student experience. Our faculty members engage in groundbreaking research, push the boundaries of current knowledge, and add unique perspectives to classroom lectures and clinical rotations in public health, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology.
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A.
Vice President for Government AffairsDean; Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & PracticeProfessor, Pediatrics | School of Medicine
Amy Ansehl, B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P., R.N., FNP-BC
Senior Associate Dean for Student Experience; Associate Professor, Public Health; Director, Applied Practice Experience, Public Health; Director of Community Outreach and Education (CEHCHV), Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Kathryn Ballerini, M.S. '03, CCC-SLP
Clinical Instructor, Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Nisha Beharie, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Stefanie Blanco, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, ATP
Assistant Professor, Speech Language Pathology; Director of Clinical Education, Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Adam Block, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Denton Brosius, M.A., Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for eLearning, Public Health; Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Chia-Ching Chen, M.A., M.S., Ed.D., CHES
Professor, Public Health; Director of Advanced Certificate in Health Education | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Catherine L. Curtis, PT, M.A., Ed.M., Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Janet Dolot, M.S., D.P.T., Dr.P.H.’ 14, PT, OCS
Division Chief, Physical Therapy; Associate Professor, Physical Therapy; Program Director | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Elizabeth Drugge, Ph.D., M.P.H.'12
Associate Professor, Public Health; Director of Campus Collaborative Research (CCR) | School of Health Sciences & PracticeDirector of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Curricular Theme | School of MedicineAdjunct Professor, Pharmacology | Biomedical Sciences
Kathleen Franklin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor, Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Sonia Nikki Gawronski, D.P.T., PT, GCS, CEEAA
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy; Director of Clinical Education, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Vikas Grover, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences;
Division Chief, Speech Language Pathology; Academic Program Director, Speech Language Pathology; Associate Professor, Speech Language Pathology; Director of Speech Perception and Production Lab, Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Benjamin F. Johnson, Ed.D., M.A.
Vice Dean; Professor, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Parmveer Kaushal, PT, DPT, CCS
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Maureen Kennedy, M.S. '04, Dr.P.H. '11, CPH
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Kenneth A. Knapp, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Public Health; Director, Dr.P.H. Program, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & PracticeDirector, Center for Long-Term Care
David S. Markenson, M.D., M.B.A.
Medical Director and Director, Center of Excellence in Precision Responses to Bioterrorism and Disasters; Director, Center for Disaster Medicine; Senior Associate Dean for Research | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Monica McHenry, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor, Speech Language Pathology; Director of the Speech and Voice Physiology Lab, Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice
