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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Allied Health Sciences Faculty


Robert F. Orlikoff, Professor and Dean
(BA, Rutgers University; MS, PhD, Columbia University)

Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies

Paul Toriello, Professor and Chair
(BA, MS, Wright State University; RhD, Southern Illinois University)
William Leigh Atherton, Assistant Professor
(BA, Clark University; MA, Boston University; PhD, East Carolina University)
Kristin Cain, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MAEd, MS, PhD, East Carolina University)
Martha Chapin, Professor
(BA, University of Arkansas; MA, PhD, Michigan State University)
Samantha Colemen, Teaching Instructor
(BA, University of North Carolina; MA, National University; MA, PhD, East Carolina University)
Celeste Crawford, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BA, Elizabethtown College; MS, Shippensburg University; PhD, East Carolina University)
Cheryl Gentile, Teaching Instructor
(BA, Hunter College; MS, East Carolina University)
Lloyd R. Goodwin, Jr., Professor
(BA, MS, PhD, Florida State University)
Cara Herrington, Teaching Instructor
(BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; MS, East Carolina University)
Stephen Leierer, Associate Professor
(BA, Wheaton College; MA, University of Iowa; PhD, Florida State)
Robert Morphet, Teaching Instructor
(BA, St John Fisher College; MS, East Carolina University)
Susan Sherman, Assistant Professor
(BA, MS, Florida State University; PhD, Michigan State University)
Shari Sias, Associate Professor
(BA, Marshall University; MEd, The Citadel; PhD, College of William and Mary)
Steven Sligar, Professor
(BA, State University of West Georgia; MEd, Auburn University; EdD, Northern Illinois University)
Mark A. Stebnicki, Professor
(BS, MS, RhD, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale)

Department of Biostatistics

Paul W. Vos, Professor and Chair
(BA, Calvin College; MS, PhD, University of Chicago)
Xiangming Fang, Associate Professor
(B.Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology; MS, PhD, University of Iowa)
Suzanne Hudson, Associate Professor
(BS, Michigan State University; MS, California Institute of Technology; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MS, PhD, University of Oregon)
Kevin F. O’Brien, Professor
(BA, University of Rhode Island; MA, Georgetown University; PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Qiang Wu, Associate Professor
(B. Finance, University of Science and Technology of China; MS, PhD, University of Pittsburgh)

Department of Clinical Laboratory Science

Ann C. McConnell, Clinical Assistant Professor and Interim Chair
(BS, University of Florida; MAEd, East Carolina University)
Guyla C. Evans, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, MAEd, PhD, East Carolina University)
Ann Mannie, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BA, Lawrence University; PhD, Northwestern University)

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Jamie L. Perry, Associate Professor and Chair
(BS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; MS, Northern Illinois University; PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Nancy Ausherman, Teaching Instructor
(BS, East Carolina University)
Emily Brewer, Clinical Instructor
(BA, University of North Carolina at Wilmington; MS, East Carolina)
Deborah S. Culbertson, Clinical Professor
(BA, University of Maryland; MS, Idaho State University, PhD, University of Iowa)
Will Eblin, Clinical Instructor
(BS, University of Georgia; AuD, Auburn University)
Charles Ellis, Professor
(BS, MS, University of Georgia; PhD, University of Florida)
Yolanda Holt, Assistant Professor
(BS, Western Carolina University; MEd, North Carolina Central University; PhD, Ohio State University)
Joy Kennedy, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BA, North Carolina Central University; MEd, North Carolina Central University; PhD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Lori Kincannon, Clinical Instructor
(BS, MS, Florida State University)
Lucia Mendez, Assistant Professor
(BS, York University, MS, Purdue University, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Ellen Poland, Clinical Instructor
(BA, North Carolina State University; BA, North Caroina State University; AuD, PhD, East Carolina University
Balaji Rangarathnam, Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, University of Mysore, Ph.D. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
Sharon Rutledge, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, East Tennessee State University; AuD, University of Florida)
Crystal Shearin, Clinical Instructor
(BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MS, East Carolina University)
Andrew Stuart, Professor
(BS, BEd, MS, PhD, Dalhousie University)
Allyson Turnage, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, East Carolina University)
Andrew Vermiglio, Assistant Professor
(BS, MA, California State University at Long Beach; AuD, Central Michigan University)
Marianna Walker, Associate Professor
(BS, MS, East Carolina University; PhD, North Carolina State University)
Sherri Winslow, Clinical Instructor
(BS, MS, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Heather Harris Wright, Professor
(BS, University of Maryland; MS,PhD, University of Georgia)
Ning Zhou, Assistant Professor
(BA, Nanjing Normal University; MA, PhD, Ohio University)

Department of Health Services and Information Management

Xiaoming Zeng, Professor and Chair
(MD, Peking Union Medical College; PhD, University of Pittsburgh)
Paul D. Bell, Professor
(BA, MS, State University of New York, Albany; PhD, North Carolina State University)
Robert J. Campbell, Associate Professor
(BA, Bethany College; MLS, EdD, University of Pittsburgh)
Leigh W. Cellucci, Professor
(BS, College of Charleston; MA, College of William and Mary; PhD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville)
Susie T. Harris, Associate Professor
(BS, MBA, PhD, East Carolina University)
Ray H. Hylock, Assistant Professor
(BSBA, California State University; MS, PhD, University of Iowa)
Molly Jacobs, Assistant Professor
(BS, Duke University; MA, PhD, The George Washington University)
Jolyn Johnson, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BS, MPA, East Carolina University)
Robert R. Kulesher, Professor
(BA, Villanova University; MHA, Washington University in St. Louis; PhD, University of Delaware)
Mary Ann Moore, Teaching Associate Professor
(BS, University of Florida; MAED, Georgia State University; PhD, Southern Illinois University)
Jason Mose, Assistant Professor
(BS, Montclair State University; MS, The New School University; MBA, New Jersey City University)
Bonita Sasnett, Associate Professor
(BSBA, MAEd, EdD, East Carolina University)
Lilless Schilling, Teaching Associate Professor
(AB, University of Michigan; MA, Columbia University Teachers’ College; MA, PhD, Ohio State University)
H. Glyn Young, Teaching Assistant Professor
(BS, MSW, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; PhD, North Carolina State University)

Department of Nutrition Science

Richard Baybutt, PhD, Professor and Chair
(BS, Syracuse University; MS, University of Maryland; PhD, The Pennsylvania State University)
Oyinlola Babatunde, RD, Associate Professor
(BS, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; MS, University of West Indies, Kingston Jamaica; PhD, Florida International University)
Virginia Stage, RD, Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, East Carolina University; PhD, North Carolina State University)
Melani Duffrin, RD, Professor
(BS, MS, Western Illinois University; PhD, Ohio University)
Sylvia Escott-Stump, RD, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, MA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Nancy G. Harris, RD, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, Winthrop College; MS, East Carolina University)
Ian Hines, Associate Professor
(BS, University of North Carolina at Asheville; PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
Diana Saum, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, The Ohio State University)
Roman Pawlak, RD, Associate Professor
(BS, Wyzsze Seminarium Duchowne, Podkowa Lesna, Poland; MS, Andrews University; PhD, University of Southern Mississippi)
Laurel Wentz, RD, Assistant Professor
(BS, Pennsylvania State University; MS, University of Florida; PhD, Florida State University)
Michael Wheeler, Associate Professor
(BS, Appalachian State University; PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Kate Willson, RD, Clinical Instructor
(BS, MS, University of Delaware)
Ashley Roseno, Clinical Instructor
(BS, MS, MAEd, East Carolina University)

Department of Occupational Therapy

Leonard Trujillo, Professor and Chair
(BA, St. Thomas Theological Seminary; BS, Colorado State University; MA, Webster University; PhD, Texas A&M University)
Anne E. Dickerson, Professor
(BS, Temple University; MS, Southwest Texas State University; MS, PhD, Florida International University)
Denise Donica, Associate Professor
(BA, BS, Indiana University; MHS, DHS, University of Indianapolis)
Shanna Garcia, Teaching Instructor
(BS, Keuka College; MBA, PPMOT, Loma Linda University)
Young Kim, Assistant Professor
(BS Yonsei University; MS, PhD University of Pittsburgh)
Lynne Murphy, Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, EdD Townson University)
Jennifer Radloff, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, Shawnee State University; MHS, University of Indianapolis; OTD, Chatham University)

Department of Physical Therapy

Alex Durland, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BA, Appalachian State University; MPT, DPT, East Carolina University)
Amy Gross McMillan, Associate Professor and Interim Associate Chair
(BS, University of Delaware; MS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; PhD, University of Delaware)
Patricia Hodson, Clinical Professor
(BA, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; BSPT, MS, East Carolina University; DPT, Simmons College)
Kandy Houmard, Teaching Instructor
(BS, University of Toledo; MA, Ball State University)
Sarah E. Johnson, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, DPT, East Carolina University)
Terry Jones, Associate Professor
(BA, Washburn University; MS, PhD, University of Kansas)
Chia-Cheng Lin, Assistant Professor
(BSPT, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan; MSPT, PhD, University of Pittsburgh)
Christine Lysaght, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, Mary Washington College; MPT, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University)
Stacey Meardon, Assistant Professor
(BA, Wartburg College; MS, Washington University of St. Louis; PhD, Iowa State University)
Jacob Thorp, Clinical Associate Professor
(AAS, Professional Skills Institute; BS, Trevecca Nazarene University; MSPT, Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center; DHS, University of Indianapolis)
John Willson, Associate Professor
(BS, University of Minnesota; MPT, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; PhD, University of Delaware)

Department of Physician Assistant Studies

Alan Gindoff, Clinical Associate Professor and Chair
(BA, Ohio Wesleyan University; PA, Wake Forest University; MPAS, University of Nebraska; DHSc, Nova Southeastern University)
Branigan Bissette, Clinical Instructor
(BS, MS, Marywood University)
Kelly Brillant, Teaching Instructor
(BSN, University of Vermont; BS, MPH, Nova Southeastern University)
Elizabeth Bunting, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, North Carolina State University; MS, East Carolina University)
Audrey Eaves, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, MS, East Carolina University)
Rick Edwards, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, University of Alabama; MHS, Duke University)
Jonathon Firnhaber, Associate Professor and Medical Director
(BA, University of Colorado; MD, University of Colorado; MA, East Carolina University)
Martin Mayer, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; MS, East Carolina University)
Casi Mooring, Teaching Instructor
(BS, MS, East Carolina University)
Tina Seemann, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, Ohio University; MHS, Quinnipiac University)
Natalie Smith, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, MS, East Carolina University)
C. Kim Stokes, Clinical Assistant Professor
(BS, Lenior Rhyne University; BS, East Carolina University; MHS, Duke University)
Jane Trapp, Clinical Associate Professor
(BS, George Washington University; MSEd, Wilkes University)