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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, Associate 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

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

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

Assistant Professor

cgomez@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

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

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

Associated Faculty

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

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Adjunct Professor

caltemus@westernu.edu

Allyson Beck, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

abeck@westernu.edu

Breanna Becker, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Instructor

bbecker@westernu.edu

Shianne Blessing, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

sblessing@westernu.edu

Andrew Carlin, PT, DPT, CSCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

carlina@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

Chase Cole, PT, DPT ’24, CSCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

chase.cole@westernu.edu

Bailey Denno, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

bdenno@westernu.edu

Heather Higashi, PT, DPT, PCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

hhigashi@westernu.edu

Aneila Hogan, PhD

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

ahogan@westernu.edu

Andrew Johnson, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Adjunct Professor

andrewjohnson@westernu.edu

Mark Lewis, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

mlewis@westernu.edu

Kathleen Lynch, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Adjunct Instructor

klynch@westernu.edu

Harli Nagel, PT, DPT, ATC

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

hnagel@westernu.edu

Nicole Peterson, PhD

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

npeterson@westernu.edu

Tessa Richards, PT, DPT, OCS

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

trichards@westernu.edu

Vivek Sharma, PT, BPT, MPT, MSc HRM

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

vsharma@westernu.edu

Jennifer Skeesick, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

jskeesick@westernu.edu

Jacob Striejewske, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

jstriejewske@westernu.edu

Sarah Webb, PT, DPT

College of Health Sciences-Northwest

Clinical Assistant

webbs@westernu.edu