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

Leadership

James Gordon, EdD, PT, FAPTA

Associate Dean and Chair

Christopher Powers, PhD, PT, FAPTA

Associate Chair and Professor

Julie Tilson, PT, DPT, MS, NCS

Hybrid DPT Program Director and Professor of Clinical Therapy

Rob Landel, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAPTA

Residential DPT Program Director and Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Faculty

Here are a few of the professors you’ll meet. A full list of the Division’s faculty can be viewed here: Faculty Directory A-M and Faculty Directory N-Z.

Alex Abzug

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Michael Andersen

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Elizabeth Bottrell

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Nina S. Bradley

Associate Professor

Jason Cozby

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Jesus Dominguez

DPT@USC Admissions Director and Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

James Finley

Assistant Professor

Beth Fisher

Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Scott Freedman

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Oscar Gallardo

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Joseph Godges

Adjunct Associate Professor 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

Kenneth Kim

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

Residential DPT Program Director and Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Justin Lantz

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Yogi Matharu

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Didi Matthews

Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Therapy

Lori Michener

Professor Clinical Scholar-Physical Therapy

Pamela Mikkelsen

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Monica Nelsen

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Lisa Noceti-Dewit

Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Marisa Perdomo

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Andrew Piraino

Adjunct Instructor 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

Scott Russell

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

George J. Salem

Associate Professor

Barbara Sargent

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

E. Todd Schroeder

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Nicolas Schweighofer

Associate Professor

Chris Sebelski

Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Erica Sigman

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Susan Sigward

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Michael Simpson

Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Beth Smith

Assistant Professor

Julie Tilson

Hybrid DPT Program Director and Professor of Clinical 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