
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.

Catherine L. Curtis, M.A., Ed.D., PT
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 | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Walter Jenkins, D.H.S., M.S., PT, ACT, AT-Ret.
Visiting Professor, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Benjamin F. Johnson, Ed.D., M.A.
Vice Dean; Professor, Physical Therapy & Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Parmveer Kaushal, D.P.T., M.P.T., PT, CCS
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Daniel Peters, M.D., FACS
Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | School of MedicineAssociate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy | Biomedical SciencesAssociate Professor, Physical Therapy & Speech Language Pathology | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Ainsley Rossi, D.P.T., PT, OCS
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Victor Santamaria, Ph.D., M.Sc., PT, PCS
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy; Director, Motion Analysis Laboratory | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Nicholas Sheehan, D.P.T. '16, PT, NCS
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Carl I. Thompson, Ph.D.
Program Director, (M.S. & Ph.D.), and Professor, Physiology | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Physiology | School of MedicinePresident, Faculty Senate; and Executive Secretary, Graduate Faculty CouncilProfessor of Clinical Health Science, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Kristina M. Welsome, D.P.T., M.S., PT, OCS, CFMT, MTC, NBC-HWC
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy | School of Health Sciences & Practice