Physical Therapy Faculty
Interim Department Chair
Stacia Thompson, PT, DPT
Interim Director & Associate Professor of PT; Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
Full-Time Faculty
Royce Aldea, PT, DPT, DHSc
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Department
John Fox, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Becky Helms, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; Wound Care Certified; Director of Clinical Education
Nicole Hodges, PT, DPT, ATC
Assistant Professor of PT; Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women’s Health Physical Therapy
Ben Jones, PT, DPT, ATC
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Mica Mitchell, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor of PT; Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
Department Staff
Earl Eidem, M.S.O.M.
Program Manager, DPT
Bess Moore, M.S.
DPT Admissions Director; Assistant to the Director of Clinical Education
Physical Therapy Adjunct Faculty
The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program is fortunate to have excellent adjunct faculty in addition to the core faculty. Adjunct faculty are utilized for courses with specialized content and laboratory courses. All adjunct faculty are highly qualified in terms of advanced training and are currently practicing in their content areas.
Associated Faculty
- Deborah Morris, MD
Adjunct Faculty
- Jennifer Aronson, PT, DPT
- Kaitlin Bogue, PT, DPT
- Lexi Byrd, PT, DPT
- Ashley Chandler, PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Oncologic Physical Therapy
- Renee Drexler, PT, DPT
- Elizabeth Fuller, PT, DPT
- Sarah Hawks, PT, DPT
- Kara Heindlmayr, PharmD, PA-C
- Blake Justice, PhD
- Nelson Lopez, PT, DPT
- Maureen Mann, PT, DPT, C/NDT
- Hannah F. McHugh, PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy
- William Tyler Mullen, PT, DPT
- Ashley Rice, PT, DPT
- Colin Sauter, PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
- Penny Schulken, PT, DPT, MBA Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
- Tiffany Sears, PT, DPT
- Lucas Simoes, PT, DPT, MSc, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
- Courtney Smiach, PT, DPT, Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS)
- Sydney Smith, PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
- Emily Stalpes, PT, DPT
- Shanna Thurman, PT, MPT, DPT, C/NDT
- Michael Tighe, PT, DPT
- Robin Waldron, PT, DPT
- Neisha Wetzel, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
- Cody Ziegenfus, PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Sportsmetrics Certified