Doisy College Faculty

The talented faculty at Saint Louis University’s Doisy College of Health Sciences offer diverse and exciting learning opportunities to prepare you for your career in traditional and non-traditional health care environments.

Inspired by SLU’s Jesuit mission, they are committed to not only sharing their knowledge but also helping prepare you to improve the health and lives of those in the community.

Administration

• Bernard Rousseau, Ph.D., dean of Doisy College of Health Sciences
• Elizabeth Gockel-Blessing, Ph.D., associate dean for student and academic affairs
• Lori Jones, Ph.D., chief diversity and inclusion officer
• Yoanna Sayili, J.D, chief of staff

Faculty

Clinical Health Sciences

• Crystal Botkin, Ph.D., interim department chairperson
• Sherry Bicklein
• Caroline Chang
• Andrew Croxford
• Genevieve DelRosario
• Brian Elliott
• Uthayashanker Ezekiel, Ph.D.
• Anne Garanzini
• Rita M. Heuertz, Ph.D.
• Julie Howe
• Marcey Kennedy
• Kathleen O. Kienstra
• Minh Kosfeld, Ph.D.
• Madeline Kruper
• Amanda McCormick
• Teresa T. Neal
• Elaina Osterbur, Ph.D.
• Karen Platt
• Tim R. Randolph, Ph.D.
• Amanda M. Reed
• Elizabeth Rhyne
• Carol Suit
• Chezna Warner

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

• Travis Threats,  Ph.D., department chairperson
• Angela Adrian
• Martha Blaess, Ph.D.
• Mitzi Brammer, Ph.D.
• Yi-Fang Chiu, Ph.D.
• Maureen Fischer
• Rebecca Frisella
• Julie J. Hoffmann
• Christina Loveless
• Robin R. Murphy
• Elizabeth Roepke, Ph.D.
• Bernard Rousseau, Ph.D.
• Kiminobu Sato, M.D., Ph.D.
• Sara C. Steele, Ph.D.
• Saneta Thurmon, Ph.D.
• Andrea Vaughan
• Amanda Wadams, Ph.D.
• Xiaochuan (Carol) Xu, M.D., Ph.D.

Nutrition and Dietetics

• Rabia Rahman, Ph.D., interim department chairperson
• Martha Blaess, Ph.D.
• Daniel Brewer
• Lori Jones, Ph.D.
• Lauren Landfried, Ph.D.
• Whitney Linsenmeyer, Ph.D.
• Hossein Rafiei, Ph.D.
• María José Romo-Palafox, Ph.D.

Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

• Wendy Stav, Ph.D., department chairperson
• Sarah Adam, OTD
• Omar Ahmad, Ph.D., OTD
• Angela Cecil, Ph.D.
• Julia Henderson-Kalb, OTD
• Lisa Jaegers, Ph.D.
• Selena Washington, Ph.D.
• Sarah Zimmerman, OTD

Physical Therapy and Athletic Training

• Chris Sebelski, Ph.D., DPT, department chairperson
• Jennifer Anderson, DPT
• Tricia Austin, Ph.D.
• Carol Beckel, Ph.D.
• Eric Bellm, DPT
• Anthony Breitbach, Ph.D.
• Lisa Dorsey, Ph.D.
• Jill Fitzgerald, DPT
• Annie Fordonski, DPT
• Ann Hayes, DPT
• Elissa Held Bradford, Ph.D.
• Timothy G. Howell, Ed.D.
• Kim Levenhagen, DPT
• Jason Longhurst, Ph.D., DPT
• Mike Markee, Ph.D., DPT
• Kitty Newsham, Ph.D.
• Oluwatoyosi Owoeye, Ph.D.
• Randy Richter, Ph.D.
• Gretchen Salsich, Ph.D.
• Katie Sniffen, Ph.D.
• Barb Yemm, DPT

Emeritus Faculty

• Karen Barney, Ph.D.
• Ethel Frese, Ph.D.
• Mildred Mattfeldt-Beman, Ph.D.
• Julie Wolter
• Christine Werner, Ph.D.
• Ginge Kettenbach, Ph.D.