Faculty

Allied Health Sciences Faculty

Elizabeth Hile, PT, PhD, NCS, CLT
Associate Professor
Program Director, PhD Program
Director, Cancer Rehabilitation Services and Research Lab @ OU Stephenson Cancer Center

Leah Hoffman Anderson, PhD, RD/LD, CNSC
Associate Professor
Director, Coordinated Program for Master of Arts in Dietetics

Lynn Jeffries, PT, DPT, PhD, PCS
Associate Professor
Vice Chairman
Program Director, Doctor of Science Program
Director, Developmental Disabilities/School-Based Therapy

Allen Knehans, PhD
David Ross Boyd Professor
Stuart C. Miller Professor of Allied Health

Susan B. Sisson, PhD, RDN, CHES, FACSM
Sam K. Viersen Family Foundation Presidential Professor
Associate Dean for Research
Chair, Department of Allied Health Sciences.
Professor
Director, Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences
Director, Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Laboratory

Jane Wilson, PhD, RDH
Dean
Stuart C. Miller Professor of Allied Health
Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor

Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty

Christi M. Barbee, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA
Associate Professor
AuD 4th-Year Externship Coordinator

Erin Benear, AuD, CCC-A
Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinic Director
Audiology Clinical Coordinator

Alexander Bien, MD, FACS
Adjunct Faculty

Deborah Earley, AuD, CCC-A
Adjunct Faculty

Denise A. Finneran, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Nancy Carolyn Gullatt Professorship of Speech Pathology

Shelly D. Geddes, MS, CCC-SLP
Adjunct Faculty
Co-Director of the John W. Keys Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Team

Tracy Lynn Grammer, MS, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Adjunct Faculty

JoAnna Howsden
Adjunct Faculty

Mary A. Hudson, PhD, CCC-A, F-AAA
Professor
Coordinator, Doctor of Audiology (AuD) Program
Section Chair, Audiology

Andrew John, PhD
Associate Professor
Department Chairman

Carole E. Johnson, PhD, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA
Professor

Peter Keates, DMA, MA, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor

Suzanne H. Kimball, AuD, CCC-A
Professor
Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Beth Lane, MA, CCC-SLP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Speech-Language Pathology Clinic Coordinator
Director, iLEAP: Interprofessional Language Enrichment and Pre-Kindergarten Program

Katerina Ntourou, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor

Mona Ryan, MS, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Clinical Associate Professor
ASHA Fellow

Jennifer Thompson Tetnowski, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
Speech-Language Pathology Section Head
MA Speech-language Pathology Program Coordinator

Jace Wolfe, PhD, CCC-A
Adjunct Faculty

Mary Elizabeth Young, MA, CCC-SLP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Speech-Language Pathologist

Emeritus Faculty

Sarah S. Buckingham, PhD, CCC-SLP
Professor Emeritus

Stephen W. Painton, PhD, CCC-A
Professor Emeritus

Administrative Staff

Athemia Carrethers
Medical Office Coordinator

Paula Fondren
Sr. Patient Services Representative

Brenda Fox
Administrative/Finance Coordinator
CSD Support

Kamri Morgan
Account Liaison

Lisa Wilmoth
Student Program Coordinator

Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Faculty

Jennifer Bagley, MPH, RDMS, RVT
Professor
Program Director, Sonography

Jonathan Baldwin, PhD, CNMT, RT(CT)
Assistant Professor
Clinical Coordinator, Nuclear Medicine
Biostatistician

Jennifer Daniels, MSHS, RT (R)(CT)
Assistant Professor, Radiation Sciences Program

Amy Davis, DVM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Director, Clinical Anatomy

Dora DiGiacinto, MEd, RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS
Presidential Professor
Program Director, Radiation Sciences 

Bradford Gildon, MA, BSRT, RT(R)
Associate Professor
Program Director, Radiography
Director, MIRS 3D Printing Lab

Jenny Gilmore, BSMIRS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Coordinator, Sonography

Vesper Grantham, MEd, RT(N), CNMT
Presidential Professor
Assistant Dean of Faculty Development
Chair, Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Program Director, Nuclear Medicine

Amanda Hanstein, MSHA, RT(T)
Assistant Professor 
Clinical Coordinator, Radiation Therapy

Marissa Mangrum, MSRS RT(T)
Assistant Professor
Program Director, Radiation Therapy 

Linda Nguyen, BSRT, R.T. (R)(CI)
Assistant Professor, Clinical Coordinator

Robin White, MEd, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Assistant Professor 
Clinical Coordinator, Sonography
Cardiac Concentration Coordinator 

Adjunct Faculty

S. Michelle Bierig, PhD, PMH, ACS, CPHQ, RDCS, RCS, RDMS, FASE, FSDMS, AACC
Lab Instructor

Darci Bray, MLS, RT(R)(MR)(CT)
Adjunct Instructor

Lisa Choate, BSRT, RDMS
Adjunct Instructor

Laura Dean, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Lab Instructor

Shayla J Dick, BSMIRS, RDCS, RVT, RDMS
Lab Instructor

Whitney Geis, BSRT, RT(R)(MR)
Adjunct Instructor

Connie Hollen, MS, RN
Adjunct Assistant Professor

George MacDurmon, MS, CHP
Adjunct Instructor

Casey Schmitz, BSRT, RT(N), CNMT, NCT
Adjunct Instructor

Barry Showalter, MS, CMD
Adjunct Instructor

Loren Stein Stein, MS, RN
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Sheryl Tiffany, MSRS, R.T.(R)(M)
Adjunct Instructor

O. Elizabeth Tittle Davis, MSN, RN
Adjunct Instructor

Tara Wells, BSMIRS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS
Adjunct Instructor

Emeritus Faculty

Stacy L. Anderson, MS, RT(T), CMD
Associate Professor Emeritus

Kari Boyce, PhD
Professor Emeritus

Jean Lee Spitz, MPH, RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
Professor Emeritus

Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Staff

Kathy Campbell
Administrative/Finance Coordinator 
(Tulsa)

Tammy Murray
Administrative Assistant II, MIRS Support

Leslee A. Smith
Senior Student Program Coordinator (OKC)

Nutritional Sciences Faculty

Mark L. Britton, PharmD, MDiv, FASHP
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Instructional Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences

Brian dela Cruz, MS, RDN/LD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Dietetic Internship Program
Clinical Coordinator

Katie Eliot, PhD, RDN/LD, FAND
Interim Chair
Associate Professor

Franklin Hays, PhD
Assistant Professor
Director, Laboratory of Redox Biology
Member, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
Member, Data Institute for Societal Changes
Associate Member, Stephenson Cancer Center

Leah Hoffman Anderson, PhD, RD/LD, CNSC
Associate Professor
Director, Coordinated Program for Master of Arts in Dietetics

Allen Knehans, PhD
David Ross Boyd Professor
Stuart C. Miller Professor of Allied Health

Younes Rebbaj, MS, MBA, RD/LD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Co-Director for the Mediterranean Diet and Culture course at OU Arezzo, Italy

Susan B. Sisson, PhD, RDN, CHES, FACSM
Sam K. Viersen Family Foundation Presidential Professor
Associate Dean for Research
Chair, Department of Allied Health Sciences.
Professor
Director, Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences
Director, Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Laboratory

Meghan Tizzano, PhD, RD/LD
ProfessorDirector, Online Graduate Certificate Program

Nutritional Sciences Adjunct Faculty

Sarah BBorengasser, PhD, MS
Adjunct Instructor

Jolyn Fernandes, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Director of Metabolomics, Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Cytometry Research
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Member, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

David Fields, PhD
Associate Professor and the CHF Chickasaw Nation Endowed Chair in Pediatric Diabetes

Beatriz Yae Hanaoka, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Section of Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy

Norman Hord, PhD, MPH, RD
Adjunct Professor
Member of Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

Becky Mannel, MPH, IBCLC, FILCA
Director of the Oklahoma Breastfeeding Resource Center

Arlan Richardson, PhD
Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair of Aging Research
Senior VA Career Scientist at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center

Kevin R. Short, PhD
Associate Professor and the CHF Choctaw Nation Endowed Chair in Pediatric Endocrinology

Michael Stout, PhD
Assistant Professor

Stefano Tarantini, PhD
Assistant Professor of Research

Trent Tipple, MD
Section Chief
Professor of Pediatrics
CHF Reba McEntire Endowed Chair

Archana Unnikrishnan, PhD, Asst. Professor 
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Director of Research Programs

Ashley Weedn, MD, MPH, FAAP
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics Medical Director,
Healthy Futures Director,
Pediatric Obesity Research Program University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Marianna Wetherill, PhD, MPH, RDN-AP/LD
George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair in Population Healthcare
Henry Zarrow Presidential Professor
Associate Professor

Andriy Yabluchanskiy, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor

Nutritional Sciences Staff

Dawn Horton, BA
Assistant to Department Chair

Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty

Alisa Brewer, PT, DPT, DSC, PCS
Assistant Professor
Director of Clinical Education
LEND Faculty
Pediatric Clinical Specialist

Carolyn Cheema, PT, DSc, OCS, FAAOMPT
Assistant Professor
Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapist

Carrie Ciro, PHD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Professor and Elam-Plowman Chair of Rehabilitation Sciences
Affiliate Faculty, Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture

Amber Davis, DSc, MS, OTR/L
Clinical Assistant Professor
Autism Specialist

Michele DeBerry, MS CCC-SLP
Director, Oklahoma Autism Network
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Tolbert Center

Ashley Efaw, DSc, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
OT Academic Fieldwork Educator
LEND Faculty

Elizabeth Hile, PT, PhD, NCS, CLT
Associate Professor
Program Director, PhD Program
Director, Cancer Rehabilitation Services and Research Lab @ OU Stephenson Cancer Center

Ashley Hobson, DSc, MOT, OTR/L
Assistant Professor and OTD Capstone Coordinator
LEND Fellow and Core Faculty
Certified IPE Educator

Mary Isaacson, EdD, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA
Professor
Program Director, Master and Doctorate, Occupational Therapy
Director: Professor Paws Project 
 
Lynn Jeffries, PT, DPT, PhD, PCS
Associate Professor
Vice Chairman
Program Director, Doctor of Science Program
Director, Developmental Disabilities/School-Based Therapy

Tara C. Klinedinst, PHD, MSOT
Assistant Professor
Director, Health-Promoting Activity Lab

L. Vince Lepak, III, PT, DPT, CWS, CES, FACCWS
Associate Professor
Director of Admissions for MOT/OTD/DPT
DPT Site Coordinator for Tulsa Campus
Certified Wound Specialist
Certified Edema Specialist
Fellow of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists

Rebecca Ludwig, OTR/L, PhD
Assistant Professor

Hillary McGuire, MOTR/L, C/NDT, CBIS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Certified Brain Injury Specialist

Lisa Milhan, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
IEPA Faculty Development Chair
MOT/OTD Site Coordinator for OKC
Certified Interprofessional Educator

Bobbette Miller, DPT, PhD, NCS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neurologic Clinical Specialist

Ken Randall, PT, PhD, MHR
Associate Dean of Tulsa Programs
Interim DPT Program Director
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences Director of Faculty Development
Co-Director of Office of Community Engagement at OU-Tulsa
Professor
David L. Boren Presidential Professor

Yo Shih, PhD, PT
Assistant Professor
Director, Center for Human Performance Measurement

Matt Turner, PT, DPT, OCS
Assistant Professor
Orthopedic Clinical Specialist

Joshua T. Williams, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, SCS, CSCS
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Family and Preventative Medicine
Orthopedic and Sports Certified Specialist

Rachel Williams, PT, DPT, NCS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neurologic Clinical Specialist

Lee Mitchener Tolbert Center Staff

Amber Davis, DSc, MS, OTR/L
Clinical Assistant Professor
Autism Specialist

Michele DeBerry, MS CCC-SLP
Director, Oklahoma Autism Network
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Tolbert Center

Chuck Roberts, BS
Self-advocate

Adjunct Faculty

Chris Cox, PhD, MPT, CSCS
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Kathryn Deaton, PT, DPT, OCS
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Margy Gillispie
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Dave Johnson, PT, PhD, FAAOMPT
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Joshua Kelley, PT, DPT, COMT
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Mitsy Martin-Davis, PT, MS, CWS
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Jennifer Moore, OTD, OTR/L
Adjunct Clinical Professor
Clinical Supervisor at Saint Francis Hospital

Chelsie Nick, OTR/L, CSRS, CNS, CBIS
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Kendra Orcutt, OTR/L
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Lacey Pappan, EdD, DPT
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Jeffrey Samburg, DPT, PT, MS, OCS
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Heather Seawell, OTR/L, CSRS, CNS, CBIS
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

Administrative Staff

Rabab Awad
Senior Student Program Specialist
(Tulsa)

Kathy Campbell
Administrative/Finance Coordinator 
(Tulsa)

Vanessa Saltos
Assistant to the Chair

Harold Wayne
Student Program Coordinator

Len Wilson, MS
Research Technician
(OKC)

Emeritus Faculty

Mark Anderson, PT, PhD, ATC
Professor Emeritus

Sandra Arnold, PT, PhD
Professor Emeritus

Carol Dionne, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, Cert MDT
Professor Emeritus

Martha J. Ferretti, PT, MPH, FAPTA
Professor Emeritus

David Garrison, PhD
Professor Emeritus

Toby Hamilton, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA
Professor Emeritus

Thubi H.A. Kolobe, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Professor Emeritus 

Irene McEwen, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Professor Emeritus

Cyndy Robinson, MPH, OTD, OTL, FAOTA
Professor Emeritus

Sharon Sanderson, MPH, OT
Professor Emeritus

Lorraine Sylvester, PT, PhD
Professor Emeritus