Researcher Profiles

School of Dental Medicine

Maxine Brings Him Back-Janis, EdD, MPH, RDH – Professor of Dental Hygiene

Jennifer Domagalski, DMD, MPH, FAGD – Assistant Professor of Dentistry

Pantip Henprasert, DDS, MS – Assistant Professor of Dentistry

Renata Monteiro, DDS, PhD, MSc – Assistant Professor of Dentistry

Fotinos Panagakos, DMD, PhD – Founding Dean of the School of Dental Medicine

Robine Reinke, DDS, MPA – Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Professor of Dentistry

Casey D. Wright, PhD, MS – Director of Behavioral Sciences and Scholarly Activity, Assistant Professor of Dentistry


School of Occupational Therapy

Jami Flick, PhD – Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy​

Heather Fritz, PhD – Founding Dean of the School of Physical Therapy, Associate Professor​

Caroline Harkins-McCarty, PhD, OTR/L – Director of NIHC-IPE, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy​

Jennifer Pitonyak, PhD, MSOT – Professor of Occupational Therapy

Sara Wyckoff, PhD – Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy​


School of Physical Therapy

Rachael Arabian, PT, DPT, NCS, CLWT – Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Michael Blizniak, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, COMT, CSCS – Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Brad Callan, PhD – Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy​

Peggy Trueblood, PhD – Founding Dean of the School of Physical Therapy, Professor

Antonio Vintimilla, PT, DPT, PhD – Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy


College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jessica Di Nizio, DO – Associate Professor of Osteopathic Principles and Practice

William J. Elliott, MD, PhD – Distinguished Professor of Preventive Medicine, Internal Medicine & Pharmacology​

Julie Habecker, PhD – Professor of Pathology

Christian Heck, PhD – Assistant Professor of Anatomy

Thomas Kincheloe IV, DO – Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Principles and Practice

Janelle Mapes, PhD – Associate Professor of Anatomy​

Crystal Martin, DO – Director of Osteopathic Curriculum, Associate Professor of Osteopathic Principles and Practice

Michael B. Moore, DO, FAAFP, FAWM – Associate Professor of Family Medicine

Petey Mumford, PhD – Associate Professor of Physiology

Jeffrey Novack, PhD – Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Kimberly Taylor, PhD – Professor of Microbiology​

Ron Walser, DPT – Assistant Dean of Preclinical Education, Professor/Chair of Anatomy

Natalie Yoshioka, PhD – Assistant Professor of Anatomy

Kaelin Young, PhD – Professor and Division Chief of Physiology


Executive Leadership Team

Kathaleen Briggs Early, PhD – Interim Vice President of Research​, Professor of Nutrition

Wayne Miller, PhD – Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost