Faculty

The expert faculty members in the Master of Prosthetics-Orthotics Program have gained recognition for excellence as clinicians, teachers, researchers and leaders in the profession. Their knowledge, expertise and dynamic teaching create a rich environment for learning and professional growth.

Susan L. Kapp, MEd, CPO, LPO
Associate Professor and Director
Education: BS, Texas A&M University, 1979; CPO, Northwestern University, 1980, 1990; MEd, University of Texas at Austin, 2005
Interests: Lower-limb prosthetic management, outcome measures and innovative technologies in health professions education

William A. Carlton, CO, LO
Instructor
Education: CO, Shelby State Community College, 1981; BS, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 1983
Interests: Spine orthoses for fractures, stroke orthotic management, and diabetes

Leslie Gray, MEd, CPO, LPO
Assistant Professor
Education: BS, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2002; MEd, University of Texas at Brownsville, 2007
Interests: Lower extremity prosthetic management, gait, emerging technologies, and classroom and clinical instruction

Miguel N. Mojica, CPO, LPO
Assistant Professor
Education: BS, CPO, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 1987
Interests: Lower extremity orthotic management for neuromuscular and neurological disorders, and orthoses for the upper extremity

Fan Gao, PhD
Assistant Professor
Education: BE, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1996; MS, PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 2004, 2005
Interests: Assessment and treatment of movement disorders and disability due to stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy and limb loss

Misty Judson, CP, LP
Instructor
Education: BS, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2007
Interests: Lower extremity prosthetic management

Nathan Sutti, CO, PO
Instructor
Education: BS, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2009
Interests: Pediatric orthotics and prosthetics, fabrication and design

Kirsten Tulchin, MS
Clinical Instructor
Education: BS, Trinity College, 1998; MS, Marquette University, 2001
Interests: Biomechanical and functional evaluation of patients with hip pathology, idiopathic scoliosis and lower limb deficiency, foot and ankle biomechanics and community ambulation using wearable sensors.