Faculty & Staff
As a physical therapy student, you’ll partner with professors who are experts in primary care, pediatrics, manual therapy, neuroscience, orthopedics, biomechanics and sports medicine. The insight they offer you will transform your practice.
Our office doors are open, and you’ll encounter a spirit of collaboration – not competition. Beyond that, our faculty will serve as mentors who will train you to focus on the whole person, considering not only clients’ physical health but their mental, emotional and spiritual well-being as well.
Faculty

Jeff Houck, PT, PhD
Program Director, College of Allied Health
Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Health research
- Biomechanics/3D motion analysis
- Orthopedics and sports physical therapy
- Foot and ankle problems
- Psychosocial approaches to patient care

Daniel Kang, PT, DPT
Associate Dean of Interprofessional Education
Interim Dean, College of Allied Health
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Primary care
- Orthopedics
- Spinal injuries
- Persistent pain
- Cognitive function therapy

Ryan Jacobson, PT, DPT, PCS
Assistant Program Director, College of Allied Health
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Patient-reported outcomes
- Orthotic decision making
- Board-certified clinical specialist in pediatrics

Jeremy Hilliard, PT, DPT
Director of Clinical Education
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Orthopedics
- Higher education leadership

Tess Swake, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC
Assistant Director of Clinical Education
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Orthopaedic physical therapy
- Manual therapy

Jason Brumitt, PT, PhD, ATC, CSCS
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Orthopedic rehabilitation
- Sports injury epidemiology
- Blood flow restriction training

Becky Dobler, DPT
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Acute and critical care

Gabe Haberly, PhD, CSCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Sport biomechanics
- Exercise metabolism

Christen Johnson, PT, DPT, NCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Neurologic rehabilitation

Andrew Meszaros, PT, PhD
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Neuromechanics of human movement
- Sensorimotor basis of injury and injury prevention
- Wearables for rehabilitation

Bethany Nguyen, DPT
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Home health
- Geriatrics

Li-Zandré Philbrook, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Orthopedic rehabilitation / sports medicine
- Neurological rehabilitation (Parkinson's disease)
- Clinical education
- Chronic pain

Theresa Raudsepp, PT, MS, GCS, CEEAA
Teaching Assistant, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Areas of Expertise
- Geriatrics
- Neurologic rehabilitation

Lyndsay Stutzenberger, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Prevention exercise programs
- Geriatrics

Catherine Enger, PT, DPT
Director, George Fox Physical Therapy Community Clinic
Areas of Expertise
- International primary care
- Outpatient settings