Faculty

Bryant Adibe, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief Wellness Officer, Health Policy and Management, Physical Therapy

MD, University of Florida College of Medicine
Clinical Clerkships – Harvard Medical School; Stanford School of Medicine
Graduate Coursework in Evidence-Based Health Care, Study Design and Research Methodology - University of Oxford (U.K.)
BS, University of Florida

Julia Chang, PhD, Professor, Biological Sciences, Physical Therapy

PhD, University of Rochester, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
MS, University of Rochester, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
BS, University of California, Irvine, Department of Biology with Political Science, minor

Benjamin Cornell, PT, MPT, Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Curriculum Coordinator, Physical Therapy

BS, University of California Irvine, Exercise Physiology and Psychology

MPT, Mount St. Mary’s College, Physical Therapy

Abbigail Fietzer, PT, DPT, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy

AB, Occidental College, Biology

DPT, Mount Saint Mary’s University, Physical Therapy

PhD, University of Southern California, Biokinesiology

Dawn-Marie Ickes, MPT, CPT, CNT, Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy

MS, Mount Saint Mary’s College, Physical Therapy
BS, Loyola Marymount University, Biology

Alan Chong Lee, PT, DPT, PhD, CWS, GCS, Professor, Physical Therapy

PhD, Nova Southeastern University, Physical Therapy
DPT, Creighton University Omaha, Physical Therapy
MA, San Diego State University San Diego, Gerontology
MS, Duke University Durham, Physical Therapy
BS, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Biology with Chemistry, minor

Deborah Lowe, PT, MS, MA, PhD, Department Chair and Director, Professor, Physical Therapy

PhD, University of Wisconsin Madison, Neuroscience
MS, Duke University Durham, Physical Therapy
MA, University of Texas Austin, Kinesiology
BS, Pepperdine University Malibu, Sports Medicine

Craig Newsam, PT, DPT, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

DPT, University of Southern California
MPT, University of Southern California
BA, Hofstra University

Stephanie Saito, PT, DPT, Associate Professor/Director of Clinical Education, Physical Therapy

BA, University of California Los Angeles, Psychology

DPT, University of Southern California, Physical Therapy

Part-Time Faculty

Adam Babitts, PT, DPT
Michelle Browning, MBA, PhD
Danika Bucka, PT, DPT, OCS
Robyn Buckner, DPT
Anne Celona, MPT, MPAP, PA-C
Margo Chavez, MPT
Ben Cornell, MPT, OCS
Debi Craddock, PT, DPT, MS, PCS
Betsaida Cruz, DPT
Kendall Ederer, PT, DPT
Joani Essencmacher, PT, DPT
Abbigail Fietzer, PT, DPT
Vicky Graham, PT, DPT, OCS, NCS
Julie Guthrie, PT, DPT, OCS
Nancy Harada, PT, PhD
Mildred Hillman, DPT, OCS
Vicky Hu, PT, DPT, CCS
Jennifer Krekel, DPT EDD
Megan Kwon, PT, DPT
Jodi Loeffler, MPT, OCS
Bianca Ryan-Lopez
Alex Mancilla, PT, DPT
Kristen McNealus, DPT
Carlos Moreno, PT, DPT, NCS
Amy Neyer, PT, DPT
Jenny Ngan, PT, DPT
Nora Kubota, PT, MS, NCS
Amy Ngo, DPT
Eric Ordorica, PT, DPT, OCS
Lori Parchman, PT, DPT
Dave Powers, PT, DPT, MA, MBA
Tiffany Preuschoff, PT, DPT, NCS
Akemi Rico, PT, DPT
Bianca Ryan-Lopez, PhD
Stephanie Saito, DPT, OCS
Suzanne Seidel, PT, CCS
Oliver Severios, PT, DPT, OCS
Derrick Sueki, PT, DPT, GCPT, OCS
Jason Tonley, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Jackson Tsai, PT, DPT, OCS
Kevin Varee, DPT, OCS
Stephanie West, DPT
Emily Whalen, DPT

Staff

Gabriella Lopez, Department Administrative Assistant - glopez@msmu.edu
Jasmine Vaca, Clinical Education Assistant - jvaca@msmu.edu