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School of Health Professions Faculty

AHMED ABDELAL, Associate Professor in Health and Kinesiology
Ph.D., Cairo University 

ARTURO ARCE-ESQUIVEL, Associate Professor of Health and Kinesiology
Ph.D., Louisiana State University   

CYNTHIA BALL, Associate Professor
D.O., Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

AGATHA BORNE, Associate Professor
D.V.M., Ph.D., Louisiana State University

MICHELE BOSWORTH
M.D., West Virginia University School of Medicine

DON BRADLEY, Clinical Associate Professor in Health and Kinesiology
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University  

VANESSA CASANOVA, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Auburn University

REUBEN COWAN, Lecturer in Health and Kinesiology
M.S., The University of Texas at Tyler 

DAVID CRISWELL, Professor and Chair, Department of Health & Kinesiology
Ph.D., University of Florida - Gainesville 

ASHLEY DALBY, Lecturer in Health and Kinesiology
M.S., The University of Texas at Tyler 

XUANLIANG NEIL DONG, Professor of Health and Kinesiology
Ph.D., Columbia University  

KIMBERLY ELLIOTT, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Florida

JESSICA ESCARENO, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Memphis

JUSTINE FAGHIHIFAR, Clinical Assistant Professor in Health and Kinesiology
D.O.T., Texas Woman’s University 

JENNIFER GARNER, Clinical Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Sciences
O.T.D., University of Texas at Medical Branch 

JULIE HEBERT, Clinical Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for the M.O.T. Program
O.T.D., Texas Woman's University   

WOOHYOUNG JEON, Assistant Professor in Kinesiology
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

MICHAEL KENNEDY, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Renselear Polytechnic Institute

SHAADI KHADEMI, Associate Professor
M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

GERALD LEDOW, Professor
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

JEFFREY LEVIN, Professor
DrPH, Texas A&M University

LARRY LOWRY, Professor
Ph.D., University of California-Davis

MADHURA MAIYA, Clinical Assistant Professor in Health and Kinesiology
Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University Houston  

PAUL McGAHA, Professor
D.O., Oklahoma State University

TINA MELAMED, Assistant Professor in Kinesiology
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas

KEVIN MOORE, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

MICHAEL MORRIS, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Florida

HARRISON NDETAN, Professor
Dr.Ph.H., University of North Texas Health Science Center

FLETCHER NJORORAI, Associate Professor of Health and Kinesiology
Ph.D., Texas Woman's University

WYCLIFFE NJORORAI SIMIYU, Professor of Health and Kinesiology
Ph.D., Kenyatta University  

CHRISTIE OSUAGWU, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Walden University

ANJALI PARTI, Clinical Associate Professor
D.O.T., University of Saint Augustine for Health Sciences  

PATRICIA ROYAL, Associate Professor
Ed.D., East Carolina University

MELIHA SALAHUDDIN, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center Houston

JOHN H. SLOAN, Clinical Associate Professor of Health and Kinesiology
Ph.D., University of Southern California 

WILLIAM SORENSEN, Professor of Health and Kinesiology
Ph.D., University of New Orleans 

SCOTT A, SPIER, Associate Professor of Health and Kinesiology
Ph.D., Texas A&M University 

KATE STARNES, Assistant Professor
J.D., Texas Southern University

TRACI TAYLOR, Clinical Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Sciences
O.T.D., The University of Texas at Medical Branch

YORDANOS TIRUNEH, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Northwestern University