Geriatrics

Marilyn Miller, PT, PhD

Dr. Miller is a physical therapist, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties certified Geriatrics Clinical Specialist. Dr. Miller graduated from Wisconsin State University with a Bachelor of Science in physical education/dance. She earned her post-graduate credential in physical therapy from the U.S. Army Medical Field Service School, her Master of Science in Gerontology from University

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Amy Walters, PT, DPT

Amy Walters graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Psychology in 1996. She then went on to physical therapy school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. She moved to Seattle after graduation and worked in sports medicine with a focus on treating adolescent athletes. She received her sports

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Jacqueline (Jackie) Crossen-Sills, PT, PhD

Dr. Jackie Crossen-Sills is a Professor with the Doctor of Physical Therapy program on the St. Augustine, FL campus. Dr. Crossen-Sills earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Education from Springfield College, Bachelor of Science in physical therapy from New York University, a Master of Science in physical therapy neurology from the Northeastern University and

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Derrick Campbell, PT, DPT, DSc

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, and a Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2021. His dissertation topic was “Doctor of Physical Therapy

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Lacey Spark, OTD, MOT, OTR/L

Lacey Spark attended the University of Oregon and Pacific University for her undergraduate career before earning her Master of Occupational Therapy from Pacific University in 2010. After graduation, she worked in community mental health practice and presented at the annual American Occupational Therapy Association conference on occupational therapy groups for early intervention and treatment of

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Cody Cox, OTD, OTR/L, MEd

 Dr. Cody Cox joined the Occupational Therapy program’s core faculty in 2017. With clinical experience in geriatrics, mental health and student education, she has worked in rehabilitation, acute care, outpatient and home health settings. Dr. Cox was the occupational therapy assistant program director at South University in Richmond, VA, and Kaplan College in Jacksonville,

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Deborah Jackson, PT, PhD, CMP, ATC

Dr. Deborah Jackson earned her Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Athletic Training in 1980, from Lock Haven State University. She completed a Master of Education in Sport Medicine from the University of Virginia in 1981. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy, in 1992, in Exercise Physiology/Physiology from the University of Kansas. Dr. Jackson

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Christienne Parten, OTD, MEd, OT

Dr. Christienne Parten has been a clinical instructor in the Occupational Therapy programs at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on the Austin, TX campus since August 2018. Prior to joining the University, she worked as an occupational therapist in a variety of adult settings including inpatient rehabilitation and long-term acute care. She

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Antonette Fernandez, DrOT, OTR/L, CNDT

Dr. Fernandez has 35 years of clinical and leadership experience in providing and promoting rehabilitation services throughout the population’s lifespan. Her clinical experience and specialization include and are not limited to traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cerebral vascular accident, neuro-rehabilitation, adult and pediatric orthopedics, adult and pediatric burns, adult and pediatric movement disorders, dementia,

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Neeraj Kumar, PT, DPT, PhD

Dr. Neeraj Kumar is an Associate Professor in the College of Rehabilitative Sciences on the Dallas, TX campus. He has a bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy (1996) from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India; a master’s degree in sports physiotherapy (1998) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India; a PhD in rehabilitation science (2009) from

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Amie Marie Jasper, PT, DPT, PhD

Dr. Jasper graduated from Universidad de Sta. Isabel, Philippines with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy and obtained her Doctor of Physical Therapy from AT Still University (ATSU). She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Therapy from Nova Southeastern University. Her doctoral work was focused on the impact of prescribed walking in older

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Kellan Quigley, OTD, MS, OTR/L

Kellan Quigley, OTD, MS, OTR/L,  is an Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and Assistant Professor at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS). Dr. Quigley was the Lead Occupational Therapist and Clinical Coordinator for multidisciplinary rehabilitation services at Strive! Rehabilitation/Ocala Health in Ocala, FL. Upon graduating in 2012 from Western Michigan University with his Master

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