Higher Education

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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Lakeisa (Keisa) Boykin, DHSC, MBA/HCM, OT/L

Dr. Keisa Boykin joined the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Occupational Therapy department in August 2017. Prior to joining the University, she worked as an occupational therapist in the home health setting. She has also worked in academia as a program director and instructor. She has worked clinically as a rehab director in

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Claire Uke, MOT, OTR/L

Claire Uke is a licensed and registered occupational therapist with school-based experience serving parents and children from diverse backgrounds. She has dense technical knowledge on a variety of topics and is passionate about sharing information and finding solutions. She is currently pursuing a certification in assistive technology. Uke began teaching as an Assistive Technology Lab

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Hermes Romero, PT, DPT, PhD

Dr. Romero received his Bachelor of Science from the Cuban University of Sports Sciences and his Master of Science from California University of Pennsylvania, and then received his Doctor of Physical Therapy from A. T. Still University of Health Sciences and his Doctor of Philosophy from University of Baja California. He is a practicing Physical

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Jessica De Brun, OTD, MOT, OTR/L

Dr. De Brun is an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) San Marcos, CA campus. Dr. De Brun completed her Bachelor of Science, Master of Occupational Therapy and post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy at Loma Linda University. She has a wide variety of experience as a

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Erin McIntyre, OTD, MA, OTR/L

Dr. McIntyre is an Assistant Professor of occupational therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, San Marcos, CA campus. Dr. McIntyre completed her bachelor’s, master’s and post-professional degrees in occupational therapy at the University of Southern California. Dr. McIntyre’s career has focused on working with adults labelled with serious mental illness in

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Gabriela Perez, OTD, EdD, MS, OTR/L

Dr. Gabriela Perez entered the role of teaching as a lab assistant in 2018 and came onboard at the University as full-time faculty in March 2020. She started her career as a physical therapist assistant in 2009 and remains practicing. Dr. Perez earned her bachelor’s degree in education with a focus on health and fitness,

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Karen Park, OTD, OTR/L, BCP

Dr. Karen Park has extensive experience in pediatric practice in a variety of service settings including early intervention, clinic, school, hospital and outpatient children’s mental health. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics by the American Occupational Therapy Association and holds Advanced Practice certification in swallowing assessment, evaluation and intervention in California. Prior to joining the

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Sean Brim, OTD, PhD, MOT, OTR/L

Dr. Sean Brim is an experienced practitioner in early intervention, pediatrics, acute care, home health and orthopedics. He joined the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences as a full-time faculty member for the Occupational Therapy programs at the Miami, FL campus in 2020. Dr. Brim holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physiology and

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Tamala (Tammy) Marcin, PT, DPT, EdD, MBA

Dr. Tammy Marcin received her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Indiana University, Master of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University, Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University New England and a Doctor of Education from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. She is a practicing physical therapist and has practiced

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Helene Vossos, DNP, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC

Dr. Helene Vossos is a nationally board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, adult nurse practitioner, nurse educator, author and nursing leader. She began her journey caring for others 30 years ago, became a nurse educator in 2004 and a dually boarded nurse practitioner in 2010. She joined the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

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Laura Finkel, MS, CCC-SLP

Laura Finkel (she/her/hers) is a Clinical Coordinator and Assistant Professor for the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Master of Speech-Language Pathology program on the Austin, TX campus. Her areas of interest in speech-language pathology include human-centered authentic assessment and treatment practices for bilingual individuals, language sampling analysis in clinical practice, relationship building and

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