Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are advanced healthcare practitioners with similar responsibilities, such as diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medications. However, their training and paths toward certification differ in significant ways. This blog post unpacks the key differences between NPs and PAs to help you determine which career path best aligns with your goals. What Is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner (NP) is a licensed clinician who provides comprehensive healthcare to patients of all ages. An NP can work in virtually any healthcare setting, diagnosing patient conditions and prescribing medications. As of October 2022, nurse practitioners have full practice authority in 27 states, meaning that they can practice Read more
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Rachelle Agatha, CPA, Ed.D, MBA
Contributing Faculty, MHA Program
Vibhor Agrawal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, PT Programs
Sunddip Aguilar, EdD
Program Director, EdD Program
Hilmir Agustsson, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Iman Akef Khowailed, PT, MPT, MPH, DSc
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Programs
Mansoor Alameri, PT, MPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education, PT Programs
Halah Alateeq Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, MS-SLP Program
Amanda Allen,PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Assistant Professor
Faris Alshammari, PT, PhD, MPT
Associate Professor, PT Programs
Kefah Alshebber, PT, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Rocio Alvarenga, EdD, OTR
Assistant Professor, OT Programs
Brent Anderson, PT, PhD, OCS, NCPT
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Hazel Anderson, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Catherine Andrea, PT, MPT, EdD
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Karen Aranha, PhD, OT
Associate Professor, OT Programs
Monna Arvinen-Barrow, PhD, CPsychol AFBPsS, UPV Sert.
Contributing Faculty, MHA/MHS Programs
Mohammed Ata, PT, DPT, PhD, C/NDT
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Darryn Atkinson, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Karen Bakuzonis, Ph.D., MS, RHIA, CPHI
Contributing Faculty, MHA/MHS Programs
Bindu Balakrishnan, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Elizabeth Barnes, OTR/L
Instructor, OT Programs
Kristen Barta PT, DPT, PhD, NCS
Associate Professor, PT Programs
Claribell Bayona, OTD,OTR/L
Assistant Program Director, Assistant Professor, OT Programs
Brad Beauvais, PhD, MBA, FACHE
Contributing Faculty, MHA/MHS Programs
Norman Belleza, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Christina Bertran, OTD, MSOT, OT/L
Instructor, OT Programs
Allan Besselink, PT, DPT, Dip. MDT, PhD
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Ed Bezkor, DPT, OCS, MTC, CAFS
Assistant Program Director, Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Fabian Bizama, PT, MPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Elise Bjork, PT, DPT, SCS
Instructor, PT Programs
Angela Labrie Blackwell, PhD, OTR
Doctoral Coordinator, Associate Professor, OT Programs
Tatiana Godoy Bobbio, PT, BSPT, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor
Yvonne Body, PT, DPT, MDT
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Nicole Booher, MOT, OTR
Instructor, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, OT Programs
Aaron Bonsall, PhD, OTR/L
Associate Professor, OT Programs
Keisa Boykin, OT/L, MBA/HCM, DHSc
Doctoral Coordinator, Assistant Professor, OT Programs
Jonathan Bray, PT, DPT, MS
Assistant Program Director, Assistant Professor - PT Programs
Sean Brim, PhDs, OTD, MOT, OTR/L, CEAS
Instructor, OT Programs
Kaelee Brockway, PT, DPT
Instructor, PT Programs
Kim Broussard, OTD, OTR, MOT, MSW
Instructor, OT Programs
Nichel Brunder, OTD, MOT, OTR/L, CLT
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Instructor, OT Programs
Annie Burke-Doe, PT, MPT, PhD
Contributing Faculty, DPT Program
Macy Burr, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, CAS
Instructor, OT Programs
Eilish Byrne, PT, DSc
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Tiffany Bystra, MS, OTR/L
Instructor, OT Programs
Derrick Campbell, PT, DPT, ScD, MDT, OCS
Director, Physical Therapy Clinical Education Coordination, PT Programs
Stephanie Capshaw, OTR, OTD
Doctoral Coordinator, Assistant Professor, OT Programs
Helen Carey, Ph.D, MSc Adv OT, OTR
Program Director, Associate Professor, OT Programs
Sarah Cartwright, DNP, MSN-PH, BAM, RN-BC, CAPA, FASPAN
Interim Assistant Program Director for Nursing Operations, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Fernando Castillo, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Lisa Chase, PT, PhD
Associate Professor, PT Programs
Teka Clark, OTD, MOT, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Demetrius Collins, PT, DPT, LAT, ScD
Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Andrew Concors, PT, DPT, MBA
Assistant Professor, Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education. PT Programs
Cody Cox, OTD, MEd, OTR/L, CAPS
Assistant Professor, OT Programs
Lydia Cremer MOT/OTR/L
Lecturer
Heidi M. Crocker, DC, EdD, C-IAYT
Contributing Faculty, MHA/MHS Programs
Jackie Crossen-Sills, PT, PhD
Professor, Flex PT Program
Jennifer Crowder, DSc, OTR
Core Faculty, Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
Edla da Silva, PT, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor, Core Faculty (DPT Program)
Cat Daniel, MOT, OTR
Instructor, OT Programs
Matt Daugherty, PT, DPT, OTR/L, MOT, DBA
Associate Professor, DPT Program
Jessica De Brun OTD, MOT, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Rosie DeFeo, PT, DPT, PCS, ATP, EdD
Assistant Professor
Elizabeth DeLuca, OTD, OTR, CAPS
Instructor, MOT/OTD Programs
Kristy Demers PT, DPT
Instructor, DPT Program
Chris Dickerson, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Assistant Professor
Susan DiDino, OTR/L, MOT
Instructor
Jennie DiGrado, OTD
Assistant Professor, MOT Program
Heather Disney, PT, DPT, MTC, OCS
Assistant Professor, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Manuel (Tony) Domenech, PT, DPT, MS, EdD
Professor, Program Director, DPT Program
Kristin Domville, DrOT MOT OTR/L
Doctoral Coordinator
Joseph Donnelly, PT, DHSc
Professor
Marcio Dos Santos, PT, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor
Janice Dunlap DNP, ARNP, AGPCNP-BC, ACNS-BC
Assistant Professor
Natonya Early, MSPT, PhD
Assistant Professor/Academic Coordinator For Clinical Education
Tomas Eberle, PT, DPT, KTCC, FAAOMPT
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Christopher Ebner, MS, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Anna Edwards, PT, DPT, MA, MBA
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Leonard Elbaum, PT, EdD
Associate Professor
Elizabeth Ennis, PT, EdD, PCS
Senior Academic Program Director, PT Programs
Pamela Evans, OTR, MBA, DBA
Assistant Professor
Jessica Fagan, OTD, OTR/L
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Instructor
F Scott Feil, PT, DPT, EdD, Cert-APHPT
Assistant Professor, Flex DPT Program
Katelyn Fell, MOT, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Antonette Fernandez, DrOT, OTR/L
Assistant Professor; Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
Germaine Ferreira, PT, MSPT, DPT
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Christine Fiestas, PhD., CCC-SLP
Assistant Program Director, Associate Professor, MS-SLP Program
Laura Finkel, MS, SLP-CCC
Clinical Coordinator
Maureen Fischer, OTD, OTR/L
Instructor
Julia Forsberg MPAS, PA-C
Instructor
Patricia Foy, PhD
Assistant Professor, MS-SLP
Brittani H. Freund, PT, DPT, PhD, ATC/L
Assistant Professor / ACCE
Jocelin Friedman, PT, DPT, RPSF-NDT
Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education, Core Faculty
Christian Garcia, PT, DPT, CCS
Assistant Professor
Miguel Garcia, PT, DPT, EdD
Assistant Professor
Steven Gerardi, PhD, OTD, MSS, OTR
Assistant Professor, Doctoral Coordinator, OT Programs
Angela Gibson, EdD
Contributing Faculty and Doctoral Advisor
Sharon Glover, OTD, OTR/L, ECHM
Assistant Professor
Michelle Gorenberg, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, OT programs
Amanda Grant, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, CLT, FAAOMPT
Director, Residency & Fellowship Programs
Melissa Green, PT, DPT
Instructor, DPT Flex Program
Mary Jan Greer, PhD, OTR
Assistant Professor, Doctoral Coordinator, OT Programs
Vanessa Grijalba, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Instructor
Shannon Groff, PhD
Contributing Faculty, EdD Program
Raquel Guarino, MS, OTR/L, CHT
Affiliated Faculty
Zeida Gutierrez, Ph.D, MHS, OTR/L
Associate Instructor
Ashley Hall Campbell, PT, DPT, NCS
Instructor, PT Programs
Marcia Hamilton, OTD, MSHS, OTR/L, BCP, BCTS
Interim Program Director, OT Programs (Miami), Assistant Professor
Cecelia Hammond, DNP, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Dwight Hampton, MBA, MS, BSN, RN-BC
Contributing Faculty, MHA/MHS Programs
Janis Henricksen, PT, DPT, ScD
Assistant Professor
Johnanna Hernandez, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor/FNP Track Coordinator
Claudia Herrera, ScD PT, COMT
Assistant Professor
Amy Herrington, DNP, RN, CEN
Academic Coordinator of Nursing Clinical Education, Professor
Eric Hicks, PhD, MS, OTR
Assistant Professor and Assistant Academic Program Director, OT Programs
Leona Hidalgo, PT, DPT, EdD
Director, Program Curriculum Quality—Physical Therapy
Melanie Hill, PT, DPT
Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education, Instructor, DPT Program
Nickole Hines-Staples, MA, CCC-SLP, BIES
Director of Clinical Education, SLP Program
Whitney Hohman, OTD, OTR/L
Instructor, OT Programs
Timothy Holley, DHSc, OTR/L, CBFC
Associate Professor
Sherri Holt, PT, DPT, MHSc, MTC, FAAOMPT
Contributing Faculty Member, tDPT Program
Christopher J. Ivey, PT, MPT, ATC, MS, EdD
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Hatem Jaber, PT, MPT, DSc
Assistant Professor, Flex DPT Program
Deborah Jackson, PT, PhD, OCS, CMP, ATC
Associate Professor
Rebeka Jarrar, MA, MOT, OTR/L
Instructor, OT Programs
Amie Marie Jasper, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Lisa Jenkins, PT, MPT, BBA
Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (ACCE)/Instructor
Maureen Johnson, PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, OT programs
Lindsey Johnston, PT, DPT
Instructor, DPT Program
Edward J. Kane, PT, PhD, SCS, ATC
Professor, DPT Program
Priya Karakkattil, PT, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Pamela Kasyan-Howe, OTD, OTR/L, Ed.S
Assistant Professor, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
Rachel Keith, PT, DPT, ATC
Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education, Instructor
David J. Kempfert, DPT, OTR, ATC/L, OCS, SCS, FAAOMPT
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Amy Kennedy, MS, OTD, OTR/L
Doctoral Coordinator, Assistant Professor
Marti Kessack, PHD, MSN, BSN, RN
Associate Professor, Nursing Program
Mohamed Khallaf, PT, DPT, MS, PhD
Associate Professor, Flex DPT Program
Sabina Khan, Ph.D, OTD, MS, OTR/L
Instructor
Lesley Khan-Farooqi, PhD, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, MOT Program
Chuck Kimmel, MA, LAT, ATC
Contributing Faculty Member, Athletic Training
Lindsay Kozicz MHS, PA-C
Assistant Professor, PA Program
Neeraj Kumar, PT, DPT, PhD
Associate Professor
Lori Kupczynski, EdD
Professor, EdD Program
Beth Lambert, MS, OT, OTR
Instructor
Nicholas LaRosa, PT, EdD, DPT, FAAOMPT
Assistant Professor, DPT Flex Program
Kersten Laughlin, OTD, OTR/L
Affiliated Faculty, OT Programs
John Layne, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Joseph Leech, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
James Lewis, PT, MS, ScD
Assistant Professor
David Liguori, DNP, NP-C, ACHPN
Assistant Professor
Kristian Llaca, MSOTR/L, ATP, CSRS
Assistant Professor
Ashlee Loewen, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Assistant Program Director, Nursing
Arlenys Loffredo, M.S., OTD, OTR/L
Instructor
Shannon Logan, PT, DPT, ATC, MS
Assistant Professor
Elaine Lonnemann, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, FAAOMPT
Program Director, tDPT Program
Scott Love, PT, DPT, DHS
Assistant Professor, DPT Flex Program
Ellen Lowe, PT, BSPT, MHS, PhD
Professor/ACCE, DPT Flex Program
Jose Antonio Lozano, MD, OPA, FSA
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Kathleen A. Luedtke-Hoffmann, PT, MBA, PhD
Associate Professor
Jason Lum, ECML, JD, MPP
Contributing Faculty
Susan MacDermott, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Doctoral Coordinator, OT programs
Dana Madalon, MS, OTR/L, BCP
Instructor
Tammy Marcin, PT, DPT, EdD, MBA
Associate Program Director, Assistant Professor
Ross Marinas, PT, DPT, EdD
Assistant Professor
Robyn Martin, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCS-F
Director of SLP Clinical Education
Cecilia S. Martinez, OTD, OTR/L
Instructor
Jim Mathews, PT, DPT, PhD
Associate Program Director, Associate Professor, PT Programs
Bridget Mathis, MOT, OTR/L
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Instructor, OT Programs
Hope McCarroll, OTD, MOT, OTR
Assistant Professor
Michelle McCraney, EdD
Contributing Faculty, EdD Program
Erin McIntyre, OTD, MA, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Martina ‘Tina’ McNulty
Associate Professor
Keith B. McWilliams, OTD, OTR/L, DRS
Program Director, OT Programs (Dallas), Assistant Professor
Ashley Bourque Meaux, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Academic Program Director, MS-SLP, Dallas, TX Campus Director
Karen Menard, PhD, OTR/L
Director, Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program, Associate Professor
Jaynee Taguchi Meyer, OTD, OTR/L
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator/Assistant Professor
Marilyn Miller, PT, PhD, GCS
Associate Professor, DPT program
Nicole Miller PT, DPT, OCS
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Jacqueline Moore, PT, MPT, DSc, OCS, ATC, CSCS
Assistant Professor
Matthew Morretta PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, Core Faculty (Flex DPT Program)
Gwen Morris, OTD, OTR, CHT, CLT
Instructor
Khalil Mrabe, OTD, OTR/L, M. Ed.
Instructor
Maeve Murtagh, MS, CCC-SLP
Clinical Coordinator, MS-SLP Program
Lisa Nichols, PT, EdD
Academic Coordinator for Clinical Education, Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Karen Noblitt, PT, DPT
Associate Professor, DPT Program
Deann O’Lenick, PHD, CCC/SLP, MBA
Core Faculty
Katie O’Hara, MSOT, OTR/L
Affiliated Faculty
Jazminne Orozco Arteaga, OTD, OTR/L
Doctoral Coordinator, Occupational Therapy Program, Instructor
Corey A. Oshikoya, MED, ATC, CSCS, EMT-B
Contributing Faculty Member, Athletic Training
Precious Osuoha, PhD, OTR
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Assistant Professor, OT Programs
Patricia Palomar, OTD, BSOT, ATAC
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Instructor
Karen Park, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, SWC, CLE
Doctoral Coordinator, Assistant Professor
Meredith Parry, EdD, LAT, ATC, CSCS
Contributing Faculty Member
Christienne Parten, OTD, MEd, OT
Instructor, OT Programs
Catherine Patla, PT, DHSc, MMSc, FAPTA, OCS, MTC, FAAOMPT
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Programs
Kristina Paula, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Erik Perez, OTD, OTR
Instructor, OT Programs
Gabriela Perez, OTD, MS, OTR/L, CSRS, PTA
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