Our People

Jennifer Lucarelli, Ph.D. Chair Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Associate Professor Interdisciplinary Health Sciences	Christina Papadimitriou, Ph.D. Associate Professor Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Sociology
Amanda Lynch, Ph.D., R.D. Coordinator, HS 2000 Assistant Professor Interdisciplinary Health Sciences	Melissa Reznar, M.P.H., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Laurel Stevenson, MPH, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Interdisciplinary Health Sciences	Rosemarie Chirco D'Angelo, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

Contributing Faculty

David Stone, Ph.D. Associate Vice President for Research Professor Interdisciplinary Health Sciences	Sumit Dinda, Ph.D. Associate Professor Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
Rebecca Cheezum, M.P.H., Ph.D. Director, Public Health Assistant Professor Public Health	Caress Dean, M.P.H., Ph.D Assistant Professor Public Health
Mozhgon Rajaee, MPH, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Public Health	Michelle Southward, M.A., M.S.A. Director, Academic Advising and Student Services
Terry Dibble, M.S. Special Lecturer, Clinical Instructor

Professor Emeritus
Kenneth R. Hightower, Ph.D.
Ronald E. Olson, Ph.D.
Philip Singer, Ph.D.

Part-Time Faculty

Special Lecturers
James Boniface, M.A. - Community Network Services, Case Manager
Marjorie Lang, M.A. - Practicing Consulting Attorney

Lecturers
Kelley Cox, M.S. R.D., CSG, CFPP - Michigan Surgical Hospital – Dietary Manger, Dietitian
Sarah Hojnacki, M.S., R.D. - Mattawan Family Eye Care – Dietician, Consultant
Maureen Husek, M.A., R.D., DHCFA - Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak – Director, Nutrition and Retail Services
Bonita Leavell, PhD
Barbara Main, B.S.
Jeanne Stevenson, B.S.
Teresa Taggart, M.S., CNMT - Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak – Program Director Nuclear Medicine Technology

J. Lynne Williams, Ph.D. Chair Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Professor Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences	Sumit Dinda, Ph.D. Associate Professor Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
Kristin R. Landis-Piwowar, Ph.D. Interim Associate Dean Associate Professor Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences	Rebekah Martin, Ph.D Assistant Professor Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
Terese Trost, M.A., RT(R) Director Radiologic Technology Adjunct Instructor Radiologic Technology	William Van Dyke, B.S., RT (R) Adjunct Clinical Coordinator Radiologic Technology

Part-Time Faculty

Clinical Professors
Janice Campebell , Ph.D. - William Beaumont Hospital - Corporate Medical Physicist
Vinod Shidham , M.D. - Wayne State University Medical School - Vice Chair, Director of Cytopathology
Dafang Wu, M.D., Ph.D. - William Beaumont Hospital

Clinical Associate Professors
Barbara Anderson, M.D. - DMC University Laboratories – Medical Director
Ann Marie Blenc, M.D. - Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine –Medical Director, Hematology
Inga Grills, M.D. - William Beaumont Hospital – Residency Program Director
Carol Holland, Ph.D. - Progenity – Laboratory Director/Director of Quality Assurance
Barbara O’Malley, M.D. - Harper University Hospital – Director of Transfusion Medicine & Clinical Laboratories

Clinical Assistant Professors
Craig Basmaji, M.D. - William Beaumont Hospital
Christopher Wienczewski, M.D. - William Beaumont Hospital – Medical Advisor for WBH School of Radiologic Technology

Clinical Instructors
Laura Bergsman , B.S. - Radiation Oncology
Sarah Britton, B.S., HTL - Beaumont Health System
Cheryl Culver-Schultz, M.S. - William Beaumont Hospital – Radiation Safety Officer
Nancy Lamers, B.S. - William Beaumont Hospital – Clinical Education Supervisor
Muriel Morrison , B.S., M.T. - Beaumont Hospitals – Clinical Instructor, Blood Bank
Laura Ochs, M.Ed. - William Beaumont Hospital – Program Director
JoAnn O’Malley, B.S. - William Beaumont Hospital – Information Technology Manager
Shruti Patel, B.S. (RTT) - Clinical Supervisor
Nancy Ramirez, M.S., MLS(ASCP)SH, CLS (NCA) - William Beaumont Hospital – Program Director/ Education Director
Joy Raymond, SCT (ASCP) - Detroit Medical Center – Program Director
Joyce Salancy, M.S. - St. John Providence Health System – Program Director
Teresa Taggart, B.A., CNMT - Biomedical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences; Beaumont Health System, Program Director
Dawn Taylor, B.S. - St. John Providence Health System – Program Director/Lab Education Manager

Special Lecturers
Lisa Deceunick, B.S., MLS(ASCP)^CM - Biomedical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences

Lecturers
Lauren Brandenburg, M.S., MLS(ASCP)^CM - St. John Providence Health System - Operations Coordinator/Lab outreach support
Vivian Churchill, BSRS, RT(R)(CT)(MR) - Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak – MR Applications Specialist, MR Program Director
Scott Emerson, M.S., DABR - Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak – Staff Medical Physicist, Diagnostic Radiology
Dana Hansz, B.S., MLS(ASCP)^CM - Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak – Medical Technology, Clinical Molecular Pathology Laboratory
John Landis, Ph.D. - Biomedical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences
Christina Lim, B.S. - Biomedical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences
Teri Myers, RT(R)(CT) - DMC Sinai – Grace Hospital – Radiologic Technology
Melanie Oleaga, RT(R)(VI) - Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak – Interventional Radiology Technologist
JoAnn O’Malley, B.S. - William Beaumont Hospital – Information Technology Manager
Laura Ochs , M.Ed. - William Beaumont Hospital – Program Director
Jessica Scopis, B.S. - William Beaumont Hospital – Medical Technologist
Margaret Stack, BS, RT(R)(M) - Beaumont Hospital – Mammography Technologist

Florence J. Dallo, M.P.H., Ph.D. Chair Public and Environmental Wellness Associate Professor Wellness and Health Promotion Public Health	Elise Brown, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Wellness and Health Promotion
Rebecca Cheezum, M.P.H., Ph.D. Director, Public Health Assistant Professor Public Health	Caress Dean, M.P.H., Ph.D Assistant Professor Public Health
Richard Olawoyin, Ph.D., CSP, CEP Assistant Professor Environmental Health and Safety	Mozhgon Rajaee, MPH, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Public Health
Kathryn Rougeau, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Wellness and Health Promotion	Kwame Sakyi, MSPH, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Public Health
Patrick Frazee, M.S., M.A., CIH, CSP Director Environmental Health and Safety Adjunct Instructor Environmental Health and Safety	Charles McGlothlin, Ph.D., PE Special Instructor Environmental Health and Safety
	Janice Eaton Program Coordinator Master of Public Health
Contributing Faculty
Laurel Stevenson, MPH, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Interdisciplinary Health Sciences	Terry Dibble, M.S. Special Lecturer, Clinical Instructor

Part-Time Faculty

Special Lecturers
Charlie Rinehart, M.A. - Oakland University, Department of Communication

Lecturers
David Andrews, MS, CSP, ARM - Amerisure – Risk Manager
Nancy Butty, B.A. - Rochester Hills Fire Department – Community Fire and Life Safety Educator
Malcom Dunbar, MS, CSP - Edward C. LEVY Co – Vice President & Chief Safety Officer; Chair - Industry Advisory Board for Environmental Health and Safety
Robert Hart, M.A. - Proprietor of Safety Risk Management Services, LLC – Continuing Education
Darryl Hill, Ph.D., CSP - Senior Vice President of Safety - FirstGroup of America
Thomas Schenk, Ph.D. - General Motors – Corporate Epidemiologist
Teri Kolar, M.T.-B.C., M.S.A. - Seasons Hospice – Music Therapy
Lucy Sternburgh, Ph.D. - Beaumont Health Systems – Manager of employee wellness and community health promotion

Kristine Thompson, P.T., Ph.D. Chair Human Movement Science Special Instructor Physical Therapy	John Krauss, P.T., Ph.D., OCS, FAAOMPT Director, Physical Therapy Coordinator, OMPT Professor Physical Therapy
Beth Black, PT, DSc Director Clinical Education Associate Professor Physical Therapy	Charles Marks, Ph.D. Director Exercise Science Associate Professor Exercise Science
Douglas Creighton, P.T., D.P.T., OCS, FAAOMPT Associate Professor Physical Therapy	Deborah J. Doherty, P.T., Ph.D., CEAS Associate Professor Physical Therapy
Jacqueline Drouin, P.T., Ph.D. Associate Professor Physical Therapy	Daniel Goble, Ph.D. Associate Professor Exercise Science
Tamara Hew-Butler, D.P.M., Ph.D. Associate Professor Exercise Science	Melodie Kondratek, DSc.P.T., OMPT Associate Professor Physical Therapy
Sara Arena, DSc.P.T. Assistant Professor Physical Therapy	Myung D. Choi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Exercise Science
Christopher Wilson, DScPT, DPT, GCS Assistant Professor Physical Therapy	Christine Stiller, P.T., Ph.D. Special Instructor Physical Therapy
Sheri Brown, DSc.P.T. Coordinator of Admissions Adjunct Assistant Professor Physical Therapy	Jacqueline Scully, B.S. Visiting Instructor Physical Therapy
Lori Boughner Office Assistant III Physical Therapy Program Office boughner@oakland.edu (248) 370-4041	Darlene Mathiak Office Assistant III Physical Therapy Program Office mathiak@oakland.edu (248) 370-4041

Contributing Faculty

Elise Brown, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Wellness Health Promotion	Terry Dibble, M.S. Special Lecturer, Clinical Instructor 3135 Human Health Building dibble@oakland.edu (248) 364-8663
Mary Anne Mikus, M.S. Special Lecturer, Clinical Instructor Exercise Science 3135 Human Health Building mikus@oakland.edu (248) 364-8663	John Palazzolo, M.S. Special Lecturer Exercise Science

Part-Time Faulty

Clinical Professors
Barry A Franklin, Ph.D. - Beaumont Rehab and Health Center – Director
Steven J Keteyian, Ph.D. - Henry Ford Hospital – Program Director Preventive Cardiology
Beth Marcoux, Ph.D., P.T. - University of Rhode Island – Professor Emeritus

Clinical Associate Professors
Jeffery H. Declaire, M.D. - The DeClaire Knee and Orthopedic Institute – President
John F Kazmierski, D.O. - General Hospital Medical Associates
Cathy Larson, P.T., Ph.D. - University of Michigan-Flint – Associate Professor/Director for Research

Clinical Assistant Professors
Clinton A. Brawner, Ph.D, ACSM-RCEP, FACSM - Preventive Cardiology - Project Director
Scott Eathorne, M.D. - Providence Hospital – Medical Director
Johnathan Ehrman, Ph.D., FACSM - Henry Ford Health System – Associate Program Director
Dennis J. Kerrigan, Ph.D. - Preventative Cardiology - Senior Exercise Physiologist
Fredrick Pociask, Ph.D. - Wayne State University – Assistant Professor

Clinical Instructors
Linda Costello , P.T., B.S., FOC - Sports Medicine Associates – Physical Therapist
Kathleen Jakubiak-Kovacek , P.T. - Home Rehab – Physical Therapist
Peter Kovacek , M.S.A. - Kovacek Management Systems, Inc. – President/Chief Executive Officer
Sheldon Levine, M.S - Eastern Michigan University – Associate Professor
Mary Ann Mikus, M.S. - Exercise Science
Kimberly Schwartz , P.T. - Physical Therapy
Janet Seidell, P.T., M.P.T. - William Beaumont Hospital – Supervisor of Physical Therapy
Angela Strong, P.T., B.S. - William Beaumont Hospital – Center Clinical Coordinator of Education
David Tomsich, M.S., P.T. - Henry Ford Health System – Supervisor
Michael Vito, M.P.T., OMPT - Physiotherapy Associates – Physical Therapist

Special Lecturers
Mary Bee, Ph.D. - Physical Therapy and Biological Sciences

Lecturers
Lori Boright, DPT - St. John Health System – Acute Care Oncology Program and Assistant Education Coordinator
Thomas Brennan, M.S. - Exercise Science
David Fausone, DPT - Physical Therapy
Tom Ford, M.S. - Oakland University – Associate Athletic Trainer, Athletics Administration
Kathleen Jakubiak-Kovacek , P.T. - In Home Rehab – Physical Therapist
Steven J Keteyian, Ph.D. - Henry Ford Hospital – Program Director Preventive Cardiology
Bryan Kuhlman, DPT - Physical Therapy
Kimberly Schwartz, P.T. - Physical Therapy
Jacob Siebert, M.S. - Notre Dame Preparatory and Marist Academy – Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
David Tomsich, M.S., P.T. - Physical Therapy

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