Dr. Megann Schooley graduated Suma Cum Lade with a Bachelor of Arts from Lynn University where she was captain of the Women’s National Championship Soccer Team, twice an Academic All-American and recently inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Exercise, health and wellness have always been one of her personal passions. She began pursuing health
Dr. Kayla Smith received her Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1990, Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Boston University in 1993, and her Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy from Andrews University in 2008. Dr. Smith completed her manual therapy certification through the North American Institute
A graduate from the University of Maryland in Baltimore in 1984, Dr. Viti received his Manual Therapy Certification from the Institute of Physical Therapy in 1991. He completed his manual therapy fellowship training in 1996 and received a Master of Science degree in 1997 from the Institute of Physical Therapy. He received his OCS certification
Mary Zadnik, ScD, MEd, OTR/L, is an Assistant Professor and Program Director for the entry-level Occupational Therapy programs on the Austin, TX campus. She formerly served as an assistant scientist at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore and an adjunct professor at Towson University in Maryland. She is an experienced clinician and
Dr. Layne became a full-time instructor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program in 2016. He currently is involved in teaching anatomy, biomechanics and modalities at the St. Augustine, FL campus. Prior to joining the University in 2015 as a contributing faculty member, he worked as a physical therapist in both the outpatient orthopedic and
Maureen Johnson, PhD, MS, OT/L, BCPR, C/NDT, known as “Dr. Mo,” received her bachelors and post-professional master’s in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University and her Doctor of Philosophy in Education with a focus on learning, instruction and innovation. She has more than 30 years of experience with a variety of patient populations primarily
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
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, and a post professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from South University in 2016. She received an Education Specialist degree for Computing Technologies in Education from
Prior to joining the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in 2017, Dr. Ed Bezkor was a faculty member in the DPT program at San Diego State University, where he was awarded the Most Influential Faculty Member in 2015 and 2017. He was also a faculty member in the biomedical department at Pacific College
Dr. Nicole Miller became an assistant professor for the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in 2017 after serving as a contributing faculty member since 2012. Dr. Miller has worked as a physical therapist in the outpatient orthopedic setting since 2007. She completed an orthopedic residency at Rancho
Dr. Allan Besselink, PT, DPT, Dip. MDT, is a physical therapist and assistant professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in Austin. Dr. Allan Besselink, PT, DPT, Dip. MDT, is a graduate of Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. He has been in Austin, TX, since
Dr. Matt Morretta received both his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Physical Therapy from Temple University. He is residency trained in orthopedic physical therapy and became an orthopedic clinical specialist in 2011. Dr. Morretta continued his clinical education by completing an orthopedic manual physical therapy fellowship through Evidence in Motion and becoming a fellow