Faculty news
Posted: November 11, 2013
ATSU
Gary Cloud, PhD, is vice president – strategic university partnerships. Dr. Cloud will develop successful relationships with national, regional, state, and local entities.
Museum of Osteopathic Medicine Curator Debra Loguda-Summers and Director Jason Haxton, MA, were inducted into the honorary status of “The Compagnons” by the Collége d’ Études Osteopathiques in Quebec, Montreal. “The Companions” is the school’s highest honor.
Barbara Maxwell, PT, DPT, MSc, Cert. THE, ’06, was named director of interprofessional education and collaboration. She will serve this position from the University’s Office of Academic Affairs. She previously served as interim director.
Adam Moore, ATSU Gutensohn Clinic manager; Margaret A. Wilson, DO, ’82, dean, KCOM; Norman Gevitz, PhD, senior vice president – academic affairs; and Ron Winkler, ATSU Board of Trustees member, who represented ATSU on Aug. 9 at the annual Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing Tournament.
Dr. Phelps
ATSU President Craig M. Phelps, DO, ’84, was named Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association president in April. He will serve one year.
“It is my honor and privilege to serve as 69th president of the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association,” Dr. Phelps said. “AOMA has a rich history of promoting the osteopathic profession in Arizona, and I am proud to continue advocating its approach to its members, the public, and legislatures.”
Randy Rogers, CFP®, is interim vice president, university advancement. He previously served as associate vice president. During his career at ATSU, Rogers has successfully led efforts to raise multi-million dollar gifts for program support, facility construction, research, and endowments. Rogers also received the 2013 Distinguished Service Award for the Missouri campus.
O.T. Wendel, PhD, is senior vice president – strategic university initiatives. Dr. Wendel has been instrumental in ATSU’s success in Arizona and San Diego. He has served ATSU for many years as both a University faculty member and leader.
ASDOH
Joseph C. Creech Jr., DDS, associate professor and director, pediatric dentistry, was elected president of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry at its annual session in May in Orlando, Fla. He will serve one year.
Dr. Creech is a partner with Pediatric Dental Specialists in Gilbert and Chandler, Ariz., and has been in practice in the East Valley since 1980.
The National Academies of Practice elected Scott Morrison, DDS, MSD, MAEd, FICD, associate dean, as a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow member. Dr. Morrison was inducted in April in Alexandria, Va.
NAP membership is an honor extended to those who have excelled in their profession and are dedicated to furthering practice, scholarship, and policy in support of interprofessional care.
In May, the American Dental Association Foundation participated as a Special Award Organization in the 2013 Intel® International Science and Engineering Fair® in Phoenix. Representing ADAF as special awards judges were Jae Hyun Park, DMD, PhD, MSD, MS, director, postgraduate orthodontic program, and M.H. Reisbick, DMD, MS, director, integrated human sciences and student research.
Dr. Park also was appointed as an American Board of Orthodontics examiner. He graded the ABO clinical exam at the American Association of Orthodontists headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., in June with Dr. Roberto Justus, president, World Federation of Orthodontists. Approximately 60 orthodontists from all over the world are selected and appointed as examiners among ABO members.
Dr. Park also was appointed as an editor of Journal of Investigative Dental Sciences.
John Payne, DDS, director, received an Arizona campus Student Government Association Faculty Award in May. Each year, SGA selects one faculty member from each program who exhibits excellence in education. Recipients are nominated and selected by students in each program.
Dr. Spolarich
Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, PhD, RDH, adjunct professor and course director of clinical medicine and pharmacology, ASDOH, and adjunct clinical instructor and course director of pharmacology, Audiology program, ASHS, received the Charlotte J. Sullivan Award given by the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Spolarich is the fifth recipient of this prestigious award.
Dr. Spolarich also serves as clinical associate professor and associate director of the National Center for Dental Hygiene Research & Practice at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, as well as clinical instructor on the dean’s faculty at the University of Maryland Dental School.
Lisa Thoms, DDS, MSD, FACP, joined the faculty as associate director, prosthodontics. Dr. Thoms earned her DDS at University of Southern California and served as part-time clinical instructor while in full-time private practice. She earned her MSD and prosthodontic certificate from the University of Washington.
William Woods, DDS, assistant professor, was appointed to the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. Dr. Woods previously served on the board from 2001-05, with two of those years as president.
ASHS
Melissa Clark, MS, OTR/L, CES, CHT, assistant professor, occupational therapy; Monica Fernandez, MMS, PA-C, education specialist, physician assistant studies; John Parsons, PhD, AT/L, director, athletic training; Tamara L. Roehling, PT, DPT, ’06, director, physical therapy; and Andrea B. Ruotolo, AuD, CCC-A, ’05, adjunct professor, audiology, each received an Arizona campus Student Government Association Faculty Award in May. Each year, SGA selects one faculty member from each program who exhibits excellence in education. Recipients are nominated and selected by students in each program.
Dr. Danielsen
Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, dean, authored a chapter on blood pressure management in the third edition of Essential Clinical Procedures, a textbook by Richard Dehn and David Asprey.
Occupational therapy adjunct professor Mary Erickson, Col. (Ret.), MAOT, OTR/L, discussed “Rehab for the Patient with PTSD” during a live, 60-minute panel webinar June 20 in honor of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month.
Helen Ewing, DHSc, RN, director and associate professor, Doctor of Health Sciences program, was awarded the 2013 ASHS Alumni Board Living Legacy Award, which honors faculty, staff, and administrators for outstanding accomplishments and/or longterm service to the School.
Susan K. Hillman, MS, MA, ATC, resigned as associate professor, interdisciplinary health sciences. She served as director of anatomy for 18 years.
Kenneth Lam, ScD, ATC, assistant professor, interdisciplinary sciences, received the ASHS Scholar of the Year Award. He is also the recipient of the Clint Thompson Outstanding Clinical Practice Advancement Manuscript Award from the Journal of Athletic Training.
Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, professor, athletic training, received the ASHS Distinguished Service of the Year Award. She is also the recipient of the Clint Thompson Outstanding Clinical Practice Advancement Manuscript Award from the Journal of Athletic Training.
Lisa Ncube, PhD, joined the faculty as associate dean of assessment, accreditation, & quality improvement. She previously served as director of peer review with the Higher Learning Commission. Dr. Ncube has a long history in assessment and accreditation, having been on faculty at Purdue University (2005-11) and director of evaluation at Ball State University (2002-05). She received her PhD from Purdue University in curriculum and design (2000), her MA in curriculum evaluation, planning, and management from the University of Sussex, England (1991), and her BS in biological sciences and education from the University of Sierra Leone (1981).
Dr. Sauers
Eric L. Sauers, PhD, ATC, ’97, chair, interdisciplinary sciences, received the Clint Thompson Outstanding Clinical Practice Advancement Manuscript Award from the Journal of Athletic Training.
Alison Valier, PhD, ATC, associate professor, athletic training, received the Clint Thompson Outstanding Clinical Practice Advancement Manuscript Award from the Journal of Athletic Training.
KCOM
AACOM’s Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators conferred its annual Innovation in Medical Education Awards in recognition of specific education innovations that have resulted in meaningful change at the developers’ institutions. The 2013 awardees include Neal R. Chamberlain, PhD, professor, microbiology/immunology, for his development of “Use of Case Presentation Exercises in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases to Improve Medical Student Performance on Course Assessments.”
Dr. Marberry
Kevin Marberry, MD, associate professor and chair, surgery, was one of five recipients of the 2013 International Cartilage Repair Society Travelling Fellowship. Dr. Marberry spent his scholarship at the Instituto Ortopedico Rizzoli in Bologna, Italy, in September. He worked with Elizaveta Kon, MD, to learn about cartilage injuries and new treatments to restore knee function following injury. The scholarship was funded through a grant by Zimmer Inc.Dr. Morrison was inducted at an April in Alexandria, Va.
Melanie McAuley, DHEd, MA, ’13, curriculum & assessment analyst, academic affairs, graduated with her doctor of health education from SHM on July 13.
Microbiology/Immunology faculty presented research and education posters at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in May, held in Denver, Colo.
Neil Sargentini, PhD, professor and chair, presented “Survey of keio collection escherichia coli mutants for sensitivity to UV and X-radiation,” co-authored by Nicholas Gularte, MS, ’12, OMS I, and Deborah Hudman, MS, research associate.
Vineet Singh, PhD, professor, presented “Role of staphylococcal nitric oxide synthase in oxidative stress tolerance,” co-authored by Manisha Vaish, PhD, research associate.
Melissa Stuart, PhD, professor, presented “Case presentation exercises in immunology enhance relevance and improve student satisfaction with the course,” co-authored by Neal Chamberlain, PhD, professor, and Drs. Singh and Sargentini.
Dr. Snider
Karen T. Snider, DO, professor and chair, osteopathic manipulative medicine, and John C. Glover, DO, FAAO, published “Atlas of Common Counterstrain Tender Points,” an OMM textbook eBook available through the Apple iBookstore. Drs. Snider and Glover are West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine graduates.
Dr. Snider also is a recipient of the 2013 Medical Education Research Grant by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. She received the grant for her research project “The effect of table trainer ratios on student learning of cervical muscle energy techniques.”
Jeffrey A. Suzewits, DO, ’88, resigned as associate dean for academic and clinical educational affairs. Dr. Suzewits previously served as interim dean.
Lex Towns, PhD, rejoined the faculty as assistant dean, academic affairs. Dr. Towns is well-known at the institution, having served in the past as anatomy chair and as a faculty member for many years. He returned to ATSU from Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences where he was assistant dean of basic sciences and chair of anatomy.
SHM
Dr. Adler
Katherine M. Adler, DHA, FACHE, associate dean, academic success and assessment, will sit on the Missouri Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives Communication Committee. ATSU is one of three universities in the state that are represented in this chapter. Dr. Adler will write articles for the ACHE newsletter that highlight achievements at SHM or those that are of general interest to ACHE membership.
Donna Allen, PhD, assistant professor, was the invited keynote at the Burden of Disease Conference in South Africa in October. She presented “Positive Health and Quality of Life.” Dr. Allen has also been invited to deliver the keynote at the Winter Wellness Forum in Sedona, Ariz. Her presentation is entitled “Beyond GDP: Creating an Economy for Wellbeing.” She also will present “Bigger than theElephant in the Room: Viewing Behaviors from Under the Iceberg” at the Fifth Annual International Conference on the Health Risks of Youth in Nassau, Bahamas, in January 2014.
Don Altman, DDS, DHSc, MPH, MBA, MA, accepted the position of dean, effective July 17. He previously served as professor and interim dean at SHM and public health and research director at ASDOH. Dr. Altman has been with the University since 2006 and will continue his role as SHM’s public health chair until that position is filled. He will also continue his role as residency director for SHM’s dental public health residency.
Joshua Bernstein, PhD, assistant professor, and Lynda N. Konecny, DHEd, MS, CHES, ’08, assistant professor, presented their poster entitled “Influence of Availability of Comprehensive Wellness Resources on Online Student Wellness” at the 38th Annual National Wellness Conference in Stephens Point, Wis., in July.
Denice Curtis, DDS, DHSc, MPH, adjunct faculty, MPH program, was honored as Instructor of the Year at the University of Liverpool faculty conference July 15-18 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, where she also teaches in the MPH program.
Lori Dewald, EdD, assistant professor, spoke at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s annual conference, which addressed “The Mental Health Issues of Today’s College Student-Athletes.”
Jaana Gold, DDS, PhD, assistant professor, published “Fluoride varnish with community- based oral health promotion may reduce surface-level caries risk in preschool children” in the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice. She also presented her poster, “Implementing WIC Oral Health Program” at the 2013 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition held in Orlando, Fla., in October. In November, Dr. Gold presented her poster, “Incorporating dental screening into school health days: A best practice for oral health surveillance,” at the 141st American Public HealthAssociation Annual Meeting in Boston.
Dr. Gold also is on the editorial board of the Journal of Research and Development and was invited to be the editor of a special issue.
Colleen Halupa, EdD, associate professor, was published in the International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design. Her article was entitled, “Investigating Student Use of Formative Feedback Utilization in the Online Environment.”
Warren McDonald, PhD, associate professor, was appointed to the board of trustees for the Southern Regional Area Health Education Center for a three-year term.
Larry Olsen, DrPH, professor, attended the annual conference of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance where he presented a paper. He also presented three papers at the International Union for Health Promotion and Education in August, as well as two presentations at the American School Health Association annual meeting in October and at the American Public Health Association in November.
Spencer
Sarah Spencer, MPH, ’13, associate director – admissions, graduated with her master of public health from SHM on July 13.
SOMA
Jay Crutchfield, MD, chair, received an Arizona campus Student Government Association Faculty Award in May. Each year, the SGA selects one faculty member from each program who exhibits excellence in education. Recipients are nominated and selected by students in each program.
Deborah Heath, DO, professor, received a 2013 Medical Education Research grant from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine for her research project, “Integration of Physiologic Measurements with Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.”
Dr. Kalousek
Kay Kalousek, DO, MS, FACOFP, dean, ranked as a top-10 candidate in The Arizona Republic’s 2013 Who’s Who in Business nominations. The list names Arizona’s leading companies in 50 sectors and includes the top-10 companies and profiles of high-ranking women in each field.
Craig J. Thomas, MBA, is director of operations, responsible for budgets, human resources, project tracking, and agreements/ contracts. Thomas has more than 15 years’ experience working for academic hospital and medical groups, including as administrator of clinical and financial affairs with the University of Arizona College of Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Department and Research Center where he provided financial operations oversight for academic, clinical, and medical research programs.
A Missouri native, Thomas completed his master’s in business administration at Keller Graduate School-Kansas City and earned a BS in biomedical science at Missouri State University. Thomas lives in Gilbert, Ariz., with his wife and three children.