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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Cherie Peters-Brinkerhoff, PT, EDD, MPT, MHA, C/NDT
Program Director, DPT Program & Associate Professor
Mark Petersen, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor
Thais Petrocelli, OTD, MHA, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, MOT/OTD Programs
Leiselle Pilgrim, PT, DPT, EdD, MPH, CLT
Assistant Professor
Evan Pucillo, PT, DPT, EdD
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Kellan Quigley MS, OTR/L
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
Caprice Quinones, PT, DPT, NCS
Assistant Professor
Jose Rafols, OTD, MHSA, OTR/L
Associate Professor
Madeline Ratoza, PT, DPT
Instructor, Academic Coordinator for Clinical Education (Flex DPT Program)
Ryan Reed, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor
Heather Rennerfeldt, OTR
Instructor
Felicity Rice, PT, DPT
Director, PT Clinical Education Coordination, Instructor
Terri Roberts, OTD, MS, OTR/L, CLT
Assistant Professor, Assistant Program Director, OT Flex and Residential Programs
Bonnie Rogulj, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, DPT Flex Program
Hermes Romero, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Michael Roscoe, PhD, PA-C
Program Director, PA Program
Danielle Rosenzweig, PT, DPT, CSRS, CBIS, AIB-VR/CON
Instructor
Jeffery A. Rot, PT, DHS
Associate Professor, DPT Program
Christine Salmon, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor
Summer San Lucas, PT, DPT, DSc, NCS
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Jorge E. Sarmiento, MSPT, MBA-HCM, CCI
Assistant Professor
Meghan Savage, CCC-SLP, PhD
Program Director - MS-SLP, Associate Professor, SLP Program
Judi Schack-Dugré, PT, DPT, MBA
Post-Professional Interprofessional Contributing Faculty
Megann Schooley, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Erin Schwier, OTD, EdD, OTR/L
Associate Professor, Program Director, OT programs
De An Sellmann, OTD, OT/L
Assistant Professor, OTD Program
Laurie Shimko, PT
Academic Coordinator for Clinical Education, Instructor, DPT Program
Christine Sibley, MBA, EJD, CPA, CMA, FHMA
Contributing Faculty, MHA Program
Lacey Sims, OTR
Affiliated Faculty, OT Programs
Kunal Singhal, PT, PHD
Associate Professor, Associate Program Director, Flex DPT Program
Dawn Sitler, PT, DPT, OCS
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Vickie M. Lorensen Skinner, DHA, CHCP
Contributing Faculty, EdD Program
Kayla Smith, PT, DSc, OCS, COMT
Associate Professor, DPT Program
Mary Smith, PhD, MS, OTR/L, RYT
Doctoral Coordinator, Associate Professor
Gabriel Somarriba, PT, DPT, EdD
Associate Program Director, Assistant Professor, PT Programs
Sonya SooHoo, PhD
Contributing Faculty, MHS Program
Lacey Spark, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, OTD Program
Anderston St. Germain, OTD, MS, OTR/L
Instructor, OT Programs
Lisa Griggs-Stapleton, PhD, OTR
Assistant Professor / Doctoral Capstone Coordinator
Jenna Street, MS, ATC
Contributing Faculty Member
Dakota Studley, PT, DPT
Instructor
Jennifer Summers, OTD, MS, OTRL
Assistant Professor and Senior Faculty Development Specialist
Peyton Sykes, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor
Boguslawa (Bo) Syrotiak, PhD, MOT, MBA, OTR/L
Instructor, OT Programs
Loren Szmiga PT, DPT, CHT, MTC
Instructor
Behdad Tahayori, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Suzanne Trotter, PT, ScD
Associate Professor, DPT Program
Claire Uke, MOT, OTR/L, ATP, CAPS
Instructor
James A Viti, PT, DPT, MHS
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Helene Vossos, DNP, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Associate Professor
Amy Walters, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Monica Watford, OTR, PHD
Assistant Professor
Thomas P. Werner, PT, MA, PhD
Associate Professor, Academic Program Director, DPT Program
Margaret Wicinski, PT, DPT, EdD
Assistant Program Director, DPT Program – Associate Professor
Katherine Wilford, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, DPT Program
Elizabeth Wilson, OTD OTR/L
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator OT programs, Assistant Professor
Kathy H. Wood, PhD
Program Director, MHA/MHS Programs
Ryan Wooley, PT, DPT
Instructor
Heidi Woolley, MSOT, OTD, OTR/L
Assistant Program Director & Assistant Professor, MOT/OTD Programs
Sara Wyckoff, PhD OTR/L
Assistant Professor, OT programs
Mary Zadnik, SCD, MED, OT
Program Director and Assistant Professor, OT Programs
