USC Independent Health Professions at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

Faculty

Associate Dean and Chair: James Gordon, Ed.D., P.T., FAPTA

Associate Chair: Cheryl Resnik, P.T., DPT

Professors: James Gordon, Ed.D., P.T., FAPTA; Carolee J. Winstein, Ph.D., P.T., FAPTA; Francisco Valero-Cuevas, Ph.D.

Professors (Clinical Scholars): Linda Fetters, Ph.D., P.T.; Kornelia Kulig, Ph.D., P.T., FAPTA

Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy: Robert F. Landel, DPT, OCS, CSCS, MTC, FAPTA

Associate Professors: Lucinda L. Baker, Ph.D., P.T.; Nina S. Bradley, Ph.D., P.T.; Christopher Powers, Ph.D., P.T., FAPTA; George J. Salem, Ph.D.; Nicolas Schweighofer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors: Jason Kutch, Ph.D.; James Finley, Ph.D.

Associate Professors of Clinical Physical Therapy: Beth Fisher, Ph.D., P.T.; Cheryl Resnik, P.T., DPT; E. Todd Schroeder, Ph.D.; Julie Tilson, P.T., DPT, MS, NCS

Assistant Professors of Clinical Physical Therapy: Jesus Dominguez, Ph.D., P.T.; Jacquelyn Dylla, P.T., DPT; Rose Hamm, DPT, CWS; Robbin Howard, P.T., DPT, NCS; Yogi Matharu, DPT, OCS; Michael O’Donnell, P.T., DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT; Marisa Perdomo, P.T., DPT; Amy Pomrantz, P.T., DPT, OCS, ATC; Barbara Sargent, Ph.D., PT, PCS; Susan Sigward, Ph.D., P.T., ATC; Michael Simpson, DPT; Jonathan Sum, P.T., DPT, OCS, CSCS; Kimiko Yamada Heng, DPT, ATC, CSCS

Assistant Professors of Research: Christina Dieli-Conwright, Ph.D.; Beth Smith, P.T., DPT, Ph.D.

Instructors of Clinical Physical Therapy: Elizabeth Acreman, PT, DPT; Geoffrey Cariker, P.T., DPT; Jessica Curran, PT, DPT, OCS; Aimee Diaz, P.T., SCS, ATC; Lori Ginoza, P.T., DPT, NCS; Janelle Gilmer PT, DPT, GCS; Erin Hayden, P.T., DPT, OCS; Lydia In, MPT; Nicole Irizarry, P.T., DPT; Sean Johnson, DPT, OCS; Yasuyuki Kasayama, DPT, OCS; Kenneth Kim, P.T., DPT, CSCS, OCS; Daniel Kirages, P.T., DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT; Angela Kwan, MSP; Cherise Lathan, P.T., DPT; Valerie Matthews, P.T., DPT; Brian McNeil, P.T., DPT; Ira Movshovich P.T., DPT, NCS; Jennifer Okuno, MPT; Andrew Piraino, P.T., DPT; David Richards, P.T., DPT; Scott Russell, P.T., DPT; Don Shimabukuro, MPT; Jennifer Tanaka, P.T., DPT; Jeff Thompson O.T., DPT; Erica Sigman, DPT, OCS; Stephanie Woelfel-Dyess, P.T., MPT, CWS, FAACWS; Noriko Yamaguchi, P.T., DPT, CSCS; Maria Zibell, P.T., MPT

Adjunct Professor: Robert Gregor, Ph.D.

Adjunct Associate Professors: Joseph Godges, DPT; Ning Lan, Ph.D.; Stephen Reischl, P.T., DPT, OCS; Rizkalla Zakhary, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professors of Clinical Physical Therapy: Mike Andersen, P.T., DPT; Kyle F. Baldwin, P.T., DPT; Julia Burlette Itamura, P.T., DPT, OCS; Lily Cabellon, M.D.; Jason Cozby, DPT, OCS; Daniel Farwell, DPT; Sean Flanagan, Ph.D., ATC, CSCS; Larry Ho, P.T., DPT, OCS; Sally Ho, P.T., DPT, OCS; John Jankoski, MPT, NCS, OCS; Covey Lazoras, DPT, NCS; Rebecca Lewthwaite, Ph.D.; Ndidiamaka Matthews, P.T., DPT, NCS; John Meyer, P.T., DPT, OCS; Elizabeth Poppert, P.T., DPT, M.S., OCS; Gary Souza, P.T., DPT, OCS

Adjunct Instructors of Clinical Physical Therapy: Ginelle Amormino, P.T., DPT; Andrea Austin, P.T., DPT; Liz Bottrell, P.T., DPT; Melissa Brose, P.T., MPT; Erin Caudill, P.T., DPT, NCS; Manjiri Dahdaul, DPT; Oscar Gallardo, M.S., P.T.; Katherin Havens, Ph.D.; Julie Guthrie, PT, DPT, OCS; Julie Hershberg, P.T., DPT, NCS; Mils Limcay, P.T., DPT, OCS; Jill Masutomi Ordorica, P.T., DPT, PCS; Claire McLean, DPT, NCS; Andrew Myler, P.T., DPT, NCS; Lisa Meyer, P.T., DPT; Cassandra Sanders-Holly, P.T., DPT; Jena Van Loo, MPT; Cynthia Wederich, P.T., DPT; Sean Yu, Ph.D., Jennifer Yue, P.T., DPT

Emeritus Professors: Helen J. Hislop, Ph.D., Sc.D., FAPTA; Jacquelin Perry, M.D. (Orthopedics)

Emeritus Associate Professor: Lenore M. Krusell, M.A., P.T.

Programs

The Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy offers multiple degrees, certificates and clinical residency programs allowing graduates the opportunity to choose educational programs that will expose them to cutting-edge research and scientific advancements, in turn creating innovators in the physical therapy profession. The largest degree program is the three-year Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), which is offered in addition to a post professional DPT, and a post-professional DPT and Master of Public Health dual degree. The division also offers a Ph.D. in Biokinesiology, one of the nation’s first Ph.D. degrees in physical therapy education, as well as a Ph.D. in Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. The graduate curricula for the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are open to all qualified students who are or are not physical therapists.

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