Faculty
The 90 full- and part-time faculty members in the UT Southwestern School of Health Professions are committed to preparing students for successful careers in a variety of health care delivery settings, providing high-quality patient and client services, conducting important clinical research, and enhancing professional development.
In each of the eight program areas below, these educators, clinicians, and researchers are dedicated to improving not only the educational process but the health care delivery system.
Biomedical Communications
Clinical Nutrition
Scott Grundy, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Clinical Nutrition
Jo Ann Carson, PhD, RD
Director, Clinical Nutrition–Coordinated Program
Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD
Director, Clinical Nutrition–Health Professionals Track
Emergency Medicine Education
Debra Cason, EMT-P, RN, MS
Director, Emergency Medicine Education Program
Emergency Medicine Education Faculty
Medical Laboratory Sciences
LeAnne Hutson, MA, MLS(ASCP)cm
Director, Medical Laboratory Sciences Program
Medical Laboratory Sciences Faculty
Physical Therapy
Patricia Smith, PhD, PT, NCS
Chair, Department of Physical Therapy
Patricia Blau, PhD, PT
Vice Chair, Department of Physical Therapy
Physician Assistant Studies
P. Eugene Jones, PhD, PA-C
Chair, Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Director, Physician Assistant Studies Program
Physician Assistant Studies Faculty
Prosthetics-Orthotics
Susan Kapp, MEd, CPO, LPO
Director, Prosthetics-Orthotics Program
Radiation Therapy
Marissa Johnson, MSRS, RT(T)
Interim Director, Radiation Therapy Program
Rehabilitation Counseling
Gerald Casenave, PhD, CRC
Acting Chair and Program Co-Director, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling
Cheryl H. Silver, PhD, RD
Co-Director, Rehabilitation Counseling Program