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Health & Medicine


Dr. Patricia Barrington
Assistant Professor, Movement Sciences and Health

Dr. Crystal Bennett
Interim Chair and Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, School of Nursing


Dr. Ludmila Cosio-Lima
Professor, Movement Sciences and Health

Dr. Denice Curtis
Assistant Professor, Public Health

Dr. Kimberly Day
Assistant Professor, Psychology



Dr. April Glenn
Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Outreach Services Coordinator, Counseling and Psychological Services

Mary Jo Hardin
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Counseling and Psychological Services

Dr. Steven Kass
Professor, Psychology

Dr. Youngil Lee
Associate Professor, Movement Sciences and Health


Dr. Andrea Nelson
Clinical Assistant Professor and Dean's Fellow for High Impact Practices, Health Sciences and Administration

Dr. Vanessa Rainey
Assistant Professor, Psychology

Dr. Rob Rotunda
Professor, Psychology

Dr. Jessica Ryan
Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Science and Administration

Dr. April Schantz
Assistant Professor, Psychology


Dr. Jeffrey Simpson
Assistant Professor, Movement Sciences and Health

Cynthia Smith-Peters
Undergraduate Program Director and Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Dr. Ashok Srinivasan
William Nystul Eminent Scholar Chair, Computer Science


Dr. Daudet Tshiswaka
Assistant Professor, Public Health

Dr. Jill Van Der Like
Director of Nursing Skills & Simulation Learning Center and Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Dr. Debra Vinci
Chair, Movement Sciences and Health
