Faculty and Staff

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Abigail Anderson, PT, DPT, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Physical Therapy
Location: HS I Room: 271
Areas of Specialty:
  • Quantitative Sensory Testing
  • Mechanisms of Rehabilitation Interventions for Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Treatment Stratification by Underlying Mechanism
  • Pain Phenotypes

Meredith Chaput, Ph.D., PT, DPT, SCS

Assistant Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Physical Therapy
Location: HS I Room: 255A
Areas of Specialty:
  • Neuroplasticity from musculoskeletal injury
  • Visual-cognition and attention
  • Sport performance

Nicole Dawson, PT, Ph.D., GCS-Emeritus

Associate Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Physical Therapy
Location: HS I Room: 258A
Phone: 407-823-1863
Areas of Specialty:
  • Non-pharmacological interventions for older adults
  • Predictors of successful and optimal aging
  • Risk factors for falls in older adults with cognitive impairment
  • Understanding the illness experience for individuals with dementia

David Fukuda, Ph.D.

Division Chair, Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex Room: 320M
Phone: 407-823-0442
Areas of Specialty:
  • Performance-based testing methodologies
  • Exercise training and nutritional interventions in varying populations
  • Fatigue thresholds and metabolic responses to exercise
  • Martial arts and combat sports

William Hanney, PT, DPT, ATC, Ph.D.

Division Chair, Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Physical Therapy
Location: HS I Room: 256D
Phone: 407-823-0217
Areas of Specialty:
  • Treatment Outcomes for patients with low back and neck pain
  • The influence of manual/manipulative therapy
  • Standardization of physical therapy interventions
  • Physical therapy practice patterns

Ethan Hill, Ph.D., CSCS, ACSM-EP

Assistant Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex Room: 320L
Phone: 407-823-1161
Areas of Specialty:
  • Neuromuscular and endothelial function
  • Resistance training interventions
  • Muscle function and fatigue
  • Sex-specific responses to exercise
  • Eccentric contraction-based interventions

L. Colby Mangum, Ph.D., MEd, LAT, ATC

Assistant Professor
Athletic Training, Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science
Location: HS II
Areas of Specialty:
  • Lumbopelvic-Hip Complex Muscle Function
  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging
  • Core Stability and Athletic Function
  • Innovative Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain, Patellofemoral Pain

Grant E. Norte, Ph.D., ATC

Associate Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex Room: 320J
Areas of Specialty:
  • Neuromuscular assessment
  • Biomechanics
  • Orthopedic injury
  • Clinical rehabilitation

Carey Rothschild, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS

Clinical Associate Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Physical Therapy
Location: HS I Room: 260
Phone: 407-823-1439
Areas of Specialty:
  • Conditions of the female athlete
  • Management of running-related injury
  • Pain science and education

Matt Stock, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Physical Therapy
Location: HS I Room: 258
Areas of Specialty:
  • Strength Training
  • Aging
  • Muscle Disuse

Jeffrey Stout, Ph.D.

Pegasus Professor, School Director
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex Room: 301
Phone: 407-823-0211
Areas of Specialty:
  • Validity and Reliability of Body Composition Assessment methodologies
  • Exercise training and nutritional interventions in varying populations
  • Fatigue thresholds and metabolic responses to exercise

Jennifer Tucker, PT, DPT, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Physical Therapy
Location: HS I Room: 263
Phone: 407-823-3461
Areas of Specialty:
  • Physical activity in children
  • Physical activity in children with special needs/chronic disease
  • Effective parent education
  • Service delivery models for pediatric physical therapy

Adam J. Wells, Ph.D., CSCS*D, SCYM(ASCP)CM

Associate Professor
Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation Science, Kinesiology
Location: Education Complex Room: 320F
Phone: 407-823-3906
Areas of Specialty:
  • Supplements for performance and recovery
  • Inflammatory and immune responses to resistance exercise
  • Soccer performance

Graduate Assistants

Brandi Antonio
Kinesiology PhD GA
Jonathan Beausejour
Kinesiology PhD GA
Evyn Callahan
Kinesiology PhD GA
Becky Carson
Kinesiology PhD GA
Trevor Dufner
Kinesiology PhD GA
Blake Johnson
Doctoral GA
Kevan Knowles
Kinesiology MS GA
Moein Koohestani
Kinesiology PhD GA
Kworweinski Lafontant
Kinesiology PhD GA
Modesto Lebron
Kinesiology PhD GA
Sean Lubiak
Kinesiology PhD GA
Kaitlyn Lyons
Kinesiology PhD GA
Jessica Moon
Kinesiology PhD GA
Emily Parsowith
Kinesiology MS GA
Ava Schwartz
Kinesiology PhD GA
Andrew Skibski
Kinesiology PhD GA
Danielle Sterner
Kinesiology PhD GA
Katie Vasenina
Kinesiology PhD GA
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