Leadership and Faculty

USC’s DPT faculty are scientists and clinicians that promote academic rigor, intellectual curiosity and independent thinking. The program’s faculty and leadership are focused on student success and strive to support aspiring physical therapists across the academic experience and after graduation.

Total Faculty

Full-Time Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

FAPTA Recipients

Practicing Clinicians

Active Research Laboratories

James Gordon

Professor and Associate Dean and Chair

Julie Tilson

Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy and Associate Chair of DPT Education

Didi Matthews

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy and Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Michael Andersen

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy and Director of Faculty Development and Resources

Jesus Dominguez

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy and Director of DPT Admissions

Monica Nelsen

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy and Director of Didactic and Laboratory Education

Michael Simpson

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy and Director of Clinical Education

Janet Stevenson

Director of Student Services

Valerie Teglia

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy and Director of Clinical Education

Here are a few of the professor that you will meet. Click on these links for a searchable directory of all academic faculty, clinical faculty, and staff.

Alex Abzug

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Ginelle Amormino

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Marina Babaan

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Elizabeth Bottrell

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Nina S. Bradley

Associate Professor

Hilary Brown

Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Lyssa Cleary

Clinical Instructor of Physical Therapy

Jason Cozby

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Manjiri Dahdul

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Lauren Decker

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Joseph Derian

Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Joshua Dexheimer

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

David Erceg

Clinical Instructor of Physical Therapy

James Finley

Assistant Professor

Beth Fisher

Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Katie Forline

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Sam Franklin

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Oscar Gallardo

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Joseph Godges

Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Jari Haile

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Kathryn L. Havens

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Marisa Hentis

Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Julie Hershberg

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Kelsie Kaiser

Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Kenneth Kim

Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Sarah King

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Daniel Kirages

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Libby Krause

Clinical Instructor of Physical Therapy

Kornelia Kulig

Professor Clinical Scholar-Physical Therapy

Jason Kutch

Associate Professor

Rob Landel

Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Kristan Leech

Assistant Professor

Carly Lochala

Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Danielle Long

Assistant Director of Clinical Education, Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Clarisa Martinez

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Yogi Matharu

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Lori Michener

Professor Clinical Scholar-Physical Therapy

Pamela Mikkelsen

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Eddie Monroy

Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Marisa Perdomo

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Amy Pomrantz

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Liz Poppert

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Christopher Powers

Associate Chair and Professor

Cheryl Resnik

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Eric Robertson

Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

K. Michael Rowley

Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Elise Ruckert

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Scott Russell

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

George J. Salem

Associate Professor

Barbara Sargent

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

E. Todd Schroeder

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Nicolas Schweighofer

Associate Professor

Erica Sigman

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Susan Sigward

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Jenna Somasundaram

Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Jonathan Sum

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Jared Vagy

Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Carolee J. Winstein

Professor

Stephanie Woelfel

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Surgery

Kimiko Yamada

Assistant Professor

Noriko Yamaguchi

Clinical Instructor of Physical Therapy