Austin, TX

Mary Pat Reed, MS, CCC-SLP

Mary Pat Reed graduated with her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) from the University of North Texas in 2007 and has worked in pediatrics for most of her career. She started in the pediatric medical setting working at Our Children’s House at Baylor/Children’s Hospital in Dallas, TX for six years. She later transitioned

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Erica Ortiz, MCD, CCC-SLP

Erica Ortiz has been a Clinical Educator at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences since the Fall of 2021. She received her undergraduate degree in Communication Disorders from Louisiana State University in 2003, and her master’s degree from the LSU Health Sciences Center in 2005. Her clinical background has been focused primarily on

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Kristin Schaffer Mendez, PhD, CCC-SLP

Dr. Kristin Schaffer Mendez is a clinician-scientist and educator who specializes in adult neurogenic communication disorders. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Florida and her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Vanderbilt University, Dr. Schaffer Mendez started her career as a speech-language pathologist. She partnered

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Joseph Leech, PT, DPT, DSc

Dr. Joseph Leech earned his Bachelor of Science in Human Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2007. He subsequently earned a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in 2010. Dr. Leech returned to USAHS to advance his manual physical therapy skills and successfully achieved his

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Julia Forsberg, MPAS, PA-C

Julia Forsberg is a board-certified physician assistant (PA) and educator focused on patient education and empowerment. She began her career as a PA in orthopedic surgery at Texas Orthopedics in Austin, TX. She worked in both the clinical and operating room settings, specializing in total joint replacement. Due to the flexible nature of the PA

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Lindsay Kozicz, MHS, PA-C

Lindsay Kozicz, MHS, PA-C is an early clinical trials/phase 1 advanced practice provider at the Livestrong Cancer Institutes. She is a board-certified physician assistant who specializes in oncology. Since graduating with a Master of Health Sciences from Quinnipiac University in 2008, she has found a deep passion for both clinical medicine and teaching. Kozicz worked

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Michael Roscoe, PhD, PA-C

Dr. Michael Roscoe is an experienced physician assistant (PA) educator and clinician. He has been a PA for more than 20 years, with a primary specialty in emergency medicine. He joined the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in March 2021 and is based at the University’s Austin, TX campus. Dr. Roscoe also has

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Hazel Anderson, PT, DPT

Dr. Hazel Anderson became a full-time instructor with the University in 2017. Before this, she worked as adjunct faculty in gross anatomy, applied anatomy I and II, patient care management, and therapeutic exercise courses. Dr. Anderson is originally from Zimbabwe and moved to Scotland to study physiotherapy. She graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University in 2007

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Manuel (Tony) Domenech, PT, DPT, EdD

Dr. Manuel (Tony) A. Domenech is the Program Director of and a Professor for the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program on the Austin, TX campus. He attained a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Kansas (1976), Master of Science in Advance Physical Therapy from the Medical College of Virginia (1982),

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Lesley Khan-Farooqi, PhD, OTD, OTR/L

Dr. Khan-Farooqi graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with high honors in 2010. She completed internships at the internationally recognized Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Hospital in Downey, CA, and at the Occupational Performance Center associated at The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis (TRISL). Following graduation, she worked at Children’s Hospital, New Orleans and

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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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