Dementia Care

Keegan McKay, OTD, MOT, OTR

Dr. Keegan McKay is a native of Cape Town, South Africa, where he attended the University of South Africa and earned his Bachelor of Arts. He pursued his Master of

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Gretchen Gabbert-Downs, PhD, CCC-SLP

Dr. Gretchen Gabbert-Downs joined the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences as a core faculty member in 2023. She has been a speech-language pathologist for more than 20 years,

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Kersten Laughlin, OTD, OTR/L

Dr. Laughlin is an occupational therapist who has a passion and interest in working in geriatrics, behavioral and mental health. Her passion for working with these populations stems from the

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Elizabeth Barnes, OTR/L

Elizabeth (Liz) Barnes graduated from the University of Southern California occupational therapy program and since then has been practicing within several different settings. Barnes started in school-based private practice, with

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Derrick Campbell, PT, DPT, ScD

Dr. Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science in physical therapy from the University at Buffalo in 1994, a Doctor of Physical Therapy from A.T. Still University, Mesa, AZ, in 2012,

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Pamela Kasyan-Howe, OTD, OTR/L, EdS

Dr. Pamela Ann Kasyan-Howe received a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Florida in 1993, Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Florida International University in 1997,

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Edla da Silva, PT, MSc, PhD

Dr. Edla da Silva is a results-oriented and multi-faceted program coordinator in the higher education and physical therapy industries. As a past coordinator of the Physiotherapy department at the University

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Christienne Parten, OTD, MEd, OT

Dr. Christienne Parten has been a clinical instructor in the Occupational Therapy program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on the Austin campus since August 2018. Prior

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Elizabeth DeLuca-Berg, OTD, OTR, CAPS

Dr. Elizabeth DeLuca-Berg has more than five years of clinical experience in adult and geriatric settings, including skilled nursing facilities, home health, veterans affairs and inpatient psychiatric hospitals. She joined

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Precious Osuoha, PhD, OTR, ECHM

Dr. Precious Osuoha is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette earning a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Exercise Science. She attended the University of

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