Department of Physical Therapy

CAROL BONNER, MS, ACSM, Lecturer.
JENNIFER BRACH, MS, PT, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor.
PAUL BRACH, MS, PT, Instructor.
KATHLEEN BRANDFASS, MS, PT, Adjunct Instructor. Neurological physical therapy.
TERRY BROWN, PT, Adjunct Lecturer.
RAY BURDETT, PhD, PT, Associate Professor, Vice Department Chair. Biomechanics; human movement analysis and the effects of treatment on gait and motion.
GEORGE E. CARVELL, PhD, PT, Associate Professor, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies. Neurosciences. Basic research in cellular neurophysiology (extracellular and intracellular recordings); the physiological and anatomical transformation of somatic sensations in the rat trigeminal system; detailed biometrics; EMG and neurophysiological analyses of discriminative tactile behavior in rats and the effect of sensory deprivation on plasticity in the somatosensory system.
CHRISTINE A. CHASE, MS, PT, Adjunct Instructor.
KELLI COLEMAN, OTR, CHT, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
ROBERTA D'ACHILLE, MS, PT, Adjunct Assistant Professor. Neureosciences; clinical management.
ANTHONY DELITTO, PhD, PT, Associate Professor, Department Chair. Classification of acute and sub-acute low back syndrome (LBS); quantification of the physical impairments and physical limitations in patients with LBS; development of clinical pathways and related algorithms for LBS management; and early identification of predictors of chronic LBS.
RONNA DELITTO, MS, PT, Assistant Professor.
BRIAN EGLOFF, MPT, Instructor.
RICHARD ERHARD, PT, DC, Assistant Professor. Treatment of low back pain, biomechanics of the cranio vertebral spine, biomechanics of cervical spine, lumbar instability, classification and pathways in LBP, whiplash associated disorders and outcomes.
KATHERINE FLOOD, MD, Assistant Professor.
FREDDIE H. FU, MD, Professor. Menisci and the biochemical changes in the knee following implantation of artificial ligaments; developing a biomechanical model of the shoulder to determine the effects of muscular forces on the structures of the shoulder.
JOSEPH FURMAN, MD, PhD, Professor. Otolaryngology/Neurology.
JERE GALLAGHER, PhD, Associate Professor. How children learn motor skills; development of expertise; motor skill development; youth sports; development of balance control; practice conditions.
STEVEN GEORGE, MS, PT, Adjunct Instructor.
SUSAN GEORGE, MS, PT, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
BRIAN HAGEN, MS, PT, Adjunct Instructor.
CHRISTOPHER HARNER, MD, Associate Professor. Orthopedic Surgery.
ELIZABETH HILE, MPT, Instructor.
PEGGY HOCKENBERRY, PT, Clinical Instructor.
GLENN HOLLAND, MPT, Adjunct Lecturer.
CHRISTOPHER HUGHES, PhD, PT, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
CHRISTINA HUI-CHAN, PhD, MS, PT, Adjunct Professor.
JAMES IRRGANG, MS, PT, ATC, Assistant Professor, Vice Chair. Musculoskeletal physical therapy; sports medicine; research methods and statistics; assessment of clinical outcomes in rehabilitation; evaluation and treatment of the knee with particular interests in knee ligament and reconstruction; patella femoral pain and arthritis, evaluation and treatment of shoulder pain with a particular interest in shoulder pain in throwing athletes and shoulder pain in wheelchair users; psychometric assessment of patient reported measures of outcomes.
DINA JONES, MS, PT, Clinical Assistant Professor, Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education. Coordinator of Education, CORE Network.
DEBORAH JOSBENO, MS, PT, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
RAYMOND JUREWICZ, PT, Adjunct Instructor. Clinical electrophysiology.
M. KATHLEEN KELLY, MS, PT, Assistant Professor. Pediatrics, neurological physical therapy, human growth and development.
RALPH MADDOCKS, MS, PT, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
PATRICK MAHONEY, MS, PT, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
GREGORY MARCHETTI, MS, PT, Instructor. Movement analysis; orthotics and prosthetics; wheelchair seating.
SHERRY MASCIO, MS, PT, Instructor. Physical therapy procedures; thermography as a diagnostic tool; clinical trials in stroke rehabilitation, amputations and prosthetics; diabetic foot.
JILL FAUB MCAULIFFE, MS, PT, Adjunct Instructor.
KENNETH METZ, PhD, Associate Professor.
DAVID PEZZULLO, MS, PT, ATC, SCS, Instructor. Musculoskeletal physical therapy. Rehabilitation pertaining to orthopedics and sports medicine.
MEG PILLION, MS, PT, Instructor.
JOHN PULLANO, PT, Adjunct Lecturer.
MARK S. REDFERN, PhD, Associate Professor. Human balance control; biomechanics of gait; effects of aging on balance; biomechanical analysis of carrying; ergonomic computer-aided design.
PAUL ROCKAR, Jr., MS, PT, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
C. ANTHONI SANKS, PT, Clinical Instructor.
MARLA SCHMIDT, MPT, Adjunct Instructor.
FRED SCHOMBERG, MMSc, PT, Assistant Professor. Management. Outcomes in physical therapy, movement analysis, weight bearing effectiveness of clinical procedures, thermography and computerization in clinical settings, reliability, validity and outcomes of clinical procedures.
ROSEMARY SCULLY, EdD, PT, Adjunct Associate Professor.
MEG STANGER, MSPT, PCS, Adjunct Assistant Professor. Director of Physical and Occupational Therapies, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Rehabilitation Institute of Pittsburgh.
CARI THACHUK, MPT, Adjunct Lecturer.
MICHAEL TIMKO, MSPT, OMT, Assistant Professor. Musculoskeletal physical therapy.
JILL TITUS, MPT, Adjunct Instructor.
DAVID W. TRUSCHEL, OTR/L, Adjunct Instructor.
JESSIE VAN SWEARINGEN, PhD, PT, Associate Professor, Director of Rehabilitation, Facial Nerve Center. Neurosciences; clinical electrophysiology; clinical assessment and outcomes of rehabilitation of individuals with facial neuromuscular disorders; geriatric assessment and intervention (particularly community-dwelling older adults); and basic science investigations of the limb pattern formation in the peripheral neuromuscular system.
MICHELLE VIGNOVIC, MS, PT, Adjunct Assistant Professor. Musculoskeletal physical therapy, sports medicine.
MARY K. WALSH, MS, PT, NCS, Clinical Assistant Professor. Neurological physical therapy; balance disorders.
SUSAN WHITNEY, PhD, PT, ATC, Assistant Professor. Interests include quantifying outcomes after vestibular rehabilitation; the assessment of older adults who are healthy and at risk for falling; developing a functional profile of various types of vestibular dysfunction; stroke intervention; and the quantification of balance and function in young children.

Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology

JENNIFER ANGELO, PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor. Occupational Therapy. Measuring the effectiveness of assistive technology input devices for persons with physical disabilities; investigating control interfaces.
BRUCE R. BAKER, AM, Adjunct Associate Professor. Rehabilitation Engineering. System design in augmentative communication; natural language processing; machine translation; sociology of disability.
GINA A. BERTOCCI, PhD, PE, Assistant Professor. Rehabilitation engineering, wheelchair transportation safety, biodynamics molding, standards development.
MICHAEL L. BONINGER, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Science and Technology. Rehabilitation engineering, wheelchair design, injury prevention, fall prevention, assistive devices, electromyography.
DAVID BRIENZA, PhD, Assistant Professor. Rehabilitation science; wheelchair mobility and seating; control theory; soft tissue biomechanics.
CLIFFORD E. BRUBAKER, PhD, Dean, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Professor of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, Neurosurgery, and Industrial Engineering. Rehabilitation engineering; disability and assistive devices; technologies for disabilities of mobility and seating.
RORY A. COOPER, PhD, Chair and Professor, Director of the Pitt/VAMC Human Engineering Research Laboratories. Rehabilitation engineering; assistive technology standards and testing; design; upper extremity biomechanics; advocacy; medical instrumentation.
JOHN COLTELLARO, MS, Clinical Adjunct Instructor. Direct service delivery.
ALLEN CONDELUCI, PhD, Adjunct Professor.
KENNERLY DIGGS, PhD, Adjunct Professor. Motor vehicle safety standards.
JOHN D. DURRANT, PhD, Professor of Otolaryngology, Communication, and Rehabilitation Science and Technology, and Director of the Center for Audiology. Audiologic methods; physiological acoustics (auditory-evoked electric responses and otacoustic emissions), electrodiagnostics (clinical and intraoperative); rehabilitation technology (implanted devices and hearing aids).
KIMBERLY HENRY, BS, Clinical Adjunct Instructor. Rehabilitative engineering; microprocessor-based assistive technologies, user interface and controller design.
DOUGLAS A. HOBSON, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of the Rehabilitation Technology Program. Specialized seating; wheelchairs; standards development; service delivery models; program management.
ANDREW F. JINKS, MA, Clinical Adjunct Instructor. Augmentative communication; rehabilitation technology service delivery.
PETER JOHNSON, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine.
PAUL KORNBLITH, MD, Adjunct Professor.
JORGE E. LETECHIPIA, MSc, Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Assistive Technology. Implementation of service delivery models; international appropriate rehabilitation technology.
ROBERT LYNCH, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Fellow, American Institute of Architects.
ARTHUR F.T. MAK, PhD, Adjunct Professor. University Reader and Principle Project Engineer, Hong Kong Polytechnic Rehabilitation Engineering Center.
LOUIS E. PENROD, MD, Assistant Professor. Outcomes research in neurological trauma; spinal cord injury.
MARK S. REDFERN, PhD, Associate Professor. Biomechanics of human movement; postural control; ergonomics; and rehabilitation engineering.
RICHARD ROBERTSON, MD, Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine.
CHARLES J. ROBINSON, DSc, PE, Professor. Biomedical engineering; rehabilitation science; rehabilitation engineering; neurophysiology, with a particular emphasis on spinal cord injury and the sensation of touch.
MARK SCHMELER, MS, OTR/L, Instructor. Assistive technology; service delivery; wheelchair seating and mobility.
NIGEL SHAPCOTT, MSc, Assistant Professor. Wheelchair mobility and seating; service delivery model development; technology transfer to developing countries; expert systems for wheelchair prescription.
LUCH SPRUILL, Adjunct Instructor, ADA Facilities Coordinator, City of Pittsburgh.
RON STEWART, MD, Professor.
CHANGFENG TAI, MSc, Visiting Research Assistant Professor.
ELAINE TREFLER, MEd, OTR/L, Assistant Professor. Assistive technologies; seating; restraints and wheeled mobility; integrated wheelchair controls; and functional applications.
WILLIAM WELCH, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery.
SAVIO L. Y. WOO, PhD, Ferguson Professor and Director, Musculoskeletal Research Center and Professor. Ligament and tendon biomechanics; soft tissue growth; development, aging and healing; and joint kinematics.
YING-WEI YUAN, PhD, Assistant Adjunct Professor, Director of Research and Development, Dymax Corporation.