Department of Health Sciences (GRAD)

The mission of the Department of Health Sciences is to improve the health and wellbeing of all people of North Carolina, the nation, and globally through exemplary and culturally sensitive teaching, innovative research, and person-centered care.

• Exemplary Teaching: To produce a diverse, interprofessional, and culturally competent workforce of health care practitioners, educators, researchers, and health care leaders.
• Innovative Research: To conduct research aimed at generating new knowledge that advances the practices and policies of health care.
• Person-Centered Care: To advance the science and practice of person-centered care with a focus on patient outcomes, families, communities, integrative health care, health promotion/disease prevention, and the improvement of overall quality of life.

Throughout our teaching, research, and clinical care, we are committed to engagement with diverse student, faculty, and patient/client populations and to creating an inclusive and equitable environment in which to work and learn.

Graduate and Professional Programs

• Clinical Laboratory Science, M.S.
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S.
• Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, M.S.
• Human Movement Science, Ph.D.
• Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, M.S., Ph.D.
• Physician Assistant Studies, M.H.S.
• Physical Therapy, D.P.T.
• Radiologic Science (Radiologist Assistant), M.R.S.
• Speech and Hearing Sciences, M.S., Au.D., Ph.D.

Professors

Nancy Bagatell
Eileen Burker
Karen Erickson
John Grose
Michael Gross
Katarina Haley
Stephen Hooper
Christopher Ingersoll
Lisa Johnston
Michael Lewek
Karen McCulloch
Tara Moon
Stephanie Sjoblad

Associate Professors

Dara Chan
Jennifer Cooke
Lisa Domby
Timothy Eckard
Lori Geist
Jyotsna Gupta
Kathleen Hanlon
Clare Harrop
Sarah Hess
Adam Jacks
Vanessa Jewell
Patricia Johnson
Ryan Lavalley
Bridgette Lecompte
Nancy McKenna
Lauren Noble
Jeffrey O'Laughlin
Eniko Rak
Laurie Ray
Joy Renner
Hannah Siburt
Kathryn Sorensen
Jessica Steinbrenner
Constance Wakeford
Devon Weist
Wanqing Zhang

Assistant Professors

Adam Ballance
Damaris Bates
Molly Beiting
Jessica Cassidy
Deidra Charity
Lara-Jeane Costa
Charna D'Ardenne
Amy Dela Cruz
Rachel Donnelly
Julia Drouin
Bria Dunn
Claire Greer
Amy Hird
McLean Hodson
Kimberly Jenkins
Khalilah Johnson
Bai Li
Shawn Luby
Hiral Master
Sarah McAuliffe
Dana McCarty
Nicole Mihailovich
Blaise Morrison
Carolyn Novaleski
Sara Nowell
Allison Phillips
Kathryn Roberts
Terra Rose
Jamelle Salomon
Micheal Sandbank
Judy Schmidt
Lauren Selingo
Katrina Steinsultz
Laine Stewart
Sara Taylor
Susan Taylor
Louise Thoma
Benjamin Thompson
Hilary Till
Caitlyn Whitson
Nicholas Wiley
Katherine Zisk

Instructors 

Evan Bockover
Susan Gibson-Macneela
Darius Ingram
Darla McDonald
Leslie Meredith

Professors Emeriti

Susan Beck
Charles B. Burns
Virginia Dickie
Melody Harrison
Janice C. Keene
Vicky LeGrys
Lee McLean
Cathy Nielson
Jane Rourk
Robert L. Thorpe
David Yoder