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DPT-Oregon Faculty & Staff

The College of Health Sciences-Northwest Department of Physical Therapy Education administration, faculty, and staff who support the entry level program, are listed with their contact information. For additional background information on selected administration, faculty, and staff, please click on their name.

Administration Leadership

Portrait of Jonathan Perry, PhD, M.Sc.

Jonathan Perry, PhD, M.Sc.

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Site Dean, Professor

jperry@westernu.edu

Portrait of Sandra Saavedra, PT, PhD, M.S.

Sandra Saavedra, PT, PhD, M.S.

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Program Chair, Professor

ssaavedra@westernu.edu

Portrait of Kendra Cherry-Allen, PT, DPT, PhD

Kendra Cherry-Allen, PT, DPT, PhD

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Associate Chair/Assistant Professor

kcherryallen@westernu.edu

Portrait of Clint Edwards

Clint Edwards

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Senior Director of Operations

edwardsc@westernu.edu

Portrait of Shauna Lieu

Shauna Lieu

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Director of Student Affairs

slieu@westernu.edu

Faculty

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Rebecca Ahrns, PT, DPT

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Postdoctoral Fellow in Rehabilitation Research

rarhns@westernu.edu

Portrait of Nicole Biltz, PT, DPT, NCS

Nicole Biltz, PT, DPT, NCS

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Assistant Professor

nbiltz@westernu.edu

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Weiyang Deng, MS, PhD

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Assistant Professor

wdeng@westernu.edu

Portrait of Neha Dewan, PT, MPT, PhD

Neha Dewan, PT, MPT, PhD

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Assistant Professor

ndewan@westernu.edu

Portrait of Adam Fagan, PT, DPT, OCS

Adam Fagan, PT, DPT, OCS

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Assistant Professor

afagan@westernu.edu

Portrait of Christina Gomez, PT, DPT, PhD

Christina Gomez, PT, DPT, PhD

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Associate Professor

cgomez@westernu.edu

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Josh Kidd, PT, DPT, DSc

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Assistant Professor

jkidd@westernu.edu

Portrait of Erin McMullen, PT, DPT, NCS

Erin McMullen, PT, DPT, NCS

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Assistant Professor

emcmullen@westernu.edu

Portrait of Melissa McNulty, PT, DPT, COMT

Melissa McNulty, PT, DPT, COMT

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Assistant Professor

mmcnulty@westernu.edu

Portrait of Molly O'Rourke, PT, DPT, EdD

Molly O’Rourke, PT, DPT, EdD

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Associate Professor

morourke@westernu.edu

Portrait of Erin Pinkston, PhD

Erin Pinkston, PhD

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Postdoctoral Instructor of Anatomy

epinkston@westernu.edu

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Andrew Polenske, PT, DPT, ATC

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Assistant Professor

apolenske@westernu.edu

Portrait of Cody Serdar, PT, DPT, DHSC

Cody Serdar, PT, DPT, DHSC

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Assistant Professor

cserdar@westernu.edu

Portrait of Leah Thomas, PT, DPT, CWS

Leah Thomas, PT, DPT, CWS

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Assistant Professor

lthomas@westernu.edu

Portrait of Amy L. Walker, PT, DPT, OCS

Amy L. Walker, PT, DPT, OCS

Department of Physical Therapy Education – Oregon, College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Assistant Professor

walkera@westernu.edu

Staff

Portrait of Shannon Foster

Shannon Foster

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Department Coordinator

fosters@westernu.edu

Portrait of Emerson Helbling

Emerson Helbling

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Education Manager

ehelbling@westernu.edu

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Jacquelin Johnson

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Executive Assistant

jacquelinjohnson@westernu.edu

Portrait of Kurtis Venema

Kurtis Venema

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Academic Affairs Coordinator

kvenema@westernu.edu

Portrait of Martin Williams

Martin Williams

Recruiter – Graduate Health Professions Programs

martinwilliams@westernu.edu

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Tammy Wright

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Practical Applications Lab Coordinator

twright@westernu.edu

Associated Faculty

Clara Altemus, PT, MS, OTR/L, BCP, PMH-C

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

caltemus@westernu.edu

Gail Baggett, PT, DPT, OCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

gbaggett@westernu.edu

Breanna Becker, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Instructor

bbecker@westernu.edu

Shianne Blessing, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

sblessing@westernu.edu

Emmy Brandon, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

ebrandon@westernu.edu

Andre Cabalang, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

acabalang@westernu.edu

Sukhee Chinn, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

schinn@westernu.edu

Kelley Clark, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

clarkk@westernu.edu

Bailey Denno, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

bdenno@westernu.edu

Tristen Escano, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

tristen.escano@westernu.edu

Justin Fischer, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

jfischer@westernu.edu

Natalie Garcia, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

nataliegarcia@westernu.edu

Jacob Goodspeed, PT, DPT, OCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

jgoodspeed@westernu.edu

Heather Higashi, PT, DPT, PCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

hhigashi@westernu.edu

Cynthia Ho, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

cho2@westernu.edu

Aneila Hogan, PhD

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

ahogan@westernu.edu

George Jeries, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

gjeries@westernu.edu

Andrew Johnson, PT, DPT, DSc

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

andrewjohnson@westernu.edu

Mark Lewis, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

mlewis@westernu.edu

Kathleen Lynch, PT, DPT, MBA

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Adjunct Instructor

klynch@westernu.edu

Kate Menke, PT, DPT, NCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

kmenke@westernu.edu

Jen Mondello, PT, DPT, NCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

jmondello@westernu.edu

Christian Phillips, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

cphillips@westernu.edu

Sarah Porter, PT, DPT,NCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

sporter@westernu.edu

Tessa Richards, PT, DPT, OCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

trichards@westernu.edu

Larissa Rosano, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

lrosano@westernu.edu

Jeremiah Samson, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

jsamson@westernu.edu

Vivek Sharma, PT, DPT, MSc

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

vsharma@westernu.edu

Jennifer Skeesick, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

jskeesick@westernu.edu

Robert Spaulding, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

rspaulding@westernu.edu

Jacob Striejewske, PT, DPT, NCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

jstriejewske@westernu.edu

Sarah Webb, PT, DPT, PRPC

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

webbs@westernu.edu