FACULTY
FULL FACULTY DIRECTORY
- Joseph Abdulmasih, PT, DPT
- Rebecca Abeles Sverdlov, PT, DPT
- Alex Abzug, PT, DPT, OCS
- Claire Castiglioni Al-Rayess, PT, DPT, CWS
- Ginelle C. Amormino, PT, DPT
- Michael Andersen, PT, DPT, OCS
- Gwendolyne Aquije, PT, DPT, NCS
- Jessica Axelrod, PT, DPT, NCS
- Marina Babaan, MSPT
- Lucinda Baker, PT, PhD
- Sandra Boctor, PT, DPT, OCS
- Elizabeth Bottrell, DPT, FAAOMPT
- Danielle Brito, PT, DPT, NCS
- Melissa Brose, PT, DPT, NCS
- Hilary Brown, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Marland Browning, PT, DPT, OCS
- Wendy Burke, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, CCRC
- Christiana Butera
- Rubi Buxton PT, DPT, PCS, CBIS
- Amber Calderon, PT, DPT
- Daniel Cervantes, PT, DPT
- Alan Chen, PT, DPT
- Lyssa Cleary, PT, DPT, OCS
- Daniel Cleland, PT, DPT
- Jason Cozby, PT, DPT, OCS
- Mariella Crespo, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jessica Cuellar, PT, DPT
- Manjiri Dahdul, PT, DPT, ATP
- Nora Darakjian, PT, DPT
- Lauren Decker, PT, DPT
- Joseph M. Derian, PT, DPT, OCS
- Nick Detrick, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
- Aimee M. Diaz, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC
- Darlene Dirstine, PT, DPT, NCS
- Jesus Dominguez, PhD, MPT
- Stacey Dusing PhD, PT, FAPTA
- Ali Elder, DPT, NCS
- Tyler Eng, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Twyla Evano
- James Finley, PhD
- Beth Fisher, PhD, PT, FAPTA
- Erin Fitzgerald, PT, DPT, NCS
- Sean Flanagan, PhD, ATC, CSCS
- Samuel Franklin DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Allison Frickman, PT, DPT, NCS
- Lisa Fukuzato, PT, DPT, NCS
- Graham Gage, PT, DPT, OCS
- Oscar Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS
- Nicholas Garcia, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Eric Gasmin, PT, DPT, MS
- Janelle Gilmer PT, DPT, GCS
- Lori Ginoza, PT, DPT, NCS
- Joseph Godges, DPT, MA, FAPTA
- Carole Gong, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Sophia Gonzalez, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC
- James Gordon, EdD, PT, FAPTA
- Nicole Greenberg, PT, DPT
- Sabir Greenwell, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jesse Grullon, PT, DPT, ATC, SCS
- Alexandra Gryder, PT, DPT
- Jari Haile, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, PES
- Holly Hart, PT, DPT
- Evan Harvey, PT, DPT
- Erin Hassett, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
- Kathryn Havens, PhD
- Marisa Hentis, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Julie Hershberg, PT, DPT, NCS
- Aaron Hewus, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jing-Ching (Sally) Ho, PT, DPT, OCS
- Larry Ho, PT, DPT, OCS
- Robbin Howard, DPT, NCS
- Patrick Huang, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Lydia In, PT, DPT, MSPT, GCS
- Katayani In, PT, DPT
- Nicole Irizarry, PT, DPT, CCS
- Kayla Jacobus, PT, DPT
- Minnie Jan, PT, DPT, CSCS
- Eileen Johnson, PT, DPT, WCS
- Stephanie Amber Joseph, PT, DPT
- Kelsie Kaiser, PT, DPT, OCS
- Yasuyuki Kasayama, PT, DPT, MHA, OCS
- Jeffrey Kerbel, PT, DPT, NCS
- Amir Khastoo, PT, DPT, OCS
- Kenneth Kim, PT, DPT, CSCS, OCS
- Sarah King, PT, DPT
- Daniel Kirages, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
- Libby Krause, PT, DPT, NCS
- Kari Kretch, PhD, PT, DPT
- Kornelia Kulig, PhD, PT, FAPTA
- Jason Kutch, PhD
- Angela Kwan, PT, DPT, CWS
- Maybel Kyin, PT, DPT, NCS
- Mihal Lakhovsky, PT, DPT, OCS
- Rob Landel, PT, DPT, FAPTA
- Justin Lantz, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
- Covey Lazouras, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP
- Wunghee Christina Lee, PT, DPT
- Kristan Leech PhD, DPT, PT
- Carly Lochala, PT, DPT, NCS
- Danielle Long, PT, DPT, PCS
- Timothy Macaulay, PhD
- Allison Madrid, PT, DPT
- Stephanie Malaspina, PT, DPT
- Trina Mann, PT, DPT, OCS
- Lila Marcial-Hernandez, PT, DPT
- Clarisa Martinez, PT, DPT, MS
- Yogi Matharu, PT, DPT, OCS
- Kellen Matsuno, PT, DPT, OCS
- Didi Matthews, PT, DPT, NCS
- Brian Mayer, PT, DPT, OCS
- Kathryn McLeland, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS
- Brian McNeill, PT, DPT, OCS
- Courtney Mears, PT, DPT, OCS
- Laura Mesches, PT, DPT
- Lisa Meyer, PT, DPT, OCS
- Lori Michener, PhD, PT, ATC, SCS, FAPTA
- Pamela Mikkelsen, PT, DPT, OCS
- Christopher Milano, PT, DPT
- Edwin Monroy, PT, DPT, CLT
- Emily Moon, PT, DPT
- Valerie Mumper, PT, DPT, CCS
- Monica Nelsen, DPT, PT
- Michelle Ng, PT, DPT
- Claire Nguyen, PT, DPT, MM, OCS
- Michael Nieraeth, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Lisa Noceti-Dewit, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, SCS
- Chukwuemeka Nwigwe, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jennyfer Oh PT, DPT, NCS
- Jennifer Okuno, MPT, GCS
- Jill Ordorica, PT, DPT, PCS
- Esai Orozco, PT, DPT
- Gabrielle Ortiz, PT, DPT, NCS
- Connor Pendleton, PT, DPT, OCS
- Jennifer Penn, PT, DPT, NCS
- Sara Peterson, PT, DPT, PCS
- Shannon Plosser, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC
- Amy Pomrantz, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC
- Liz Poppert, PT, DPT, MS, OCS
- Jay Porterfield, MS, CBDT
- Carly Post, PT, DPT
- Christopher Powers, PT, PhD, FASCM, FAPTA
- Sarah Powner, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Joanne Quevedo, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS
- Jessica Rancour, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT
- Kevin Reichel, PT, DPT
- Pamela Ressler, PT, DPT, NCS
- Terry Richardson II, PT, DPT
- Eric Robertson, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
- Gemma Rosas, PT, DPT, NCS
- K. Michael Rowley, PhD
- Elizabeth (Elise) Ruckert, PT, DPT, EdD
- Anneliese Ruggeri Juhasz PT, DPT, PCS
- Scott Russell, PT, DPT, GCS, CCS
- Katie Sacha, PT, DPT
- George J. Salem, PhD
- Daniel Salinas, PT, DPT
- Robert Santana, PT, DPT, SCS
- Barbara Sargent, PhD, PT, PCS
- E. Todd Schroeder, PhD
- Nicolas Schweighofer, PhD
- Cristian Sebastiani, PT, DPT
- Laila Sheikh, PT, DPT, NCS
- Don Shimabukuro, PT, MPT, GCS
- Erica Sigman, PT, DPT, OCS
- Susan Sigward, PT, ATC, PhD
- Michael S. Simpson, PT, DPT, CCS
- Jenna Somasundaram, PT, DPT
- Gary Souza, PT, DPT, OCS
- April Spina, PT, DPT, OCS
- Ricardo Suarez, PT, DPT
- Jonathan C. Sum, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, FASSET
- Anna Suskin, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS
- Laura Swan PT, DPT, NCS
- Andrew Tai, PT, MPT, ATC
- Jennifer Tanaka, PT, DPT, NCS
- Valerie Teglia, PT, DPT
- Sharae Tejada, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS
- Jeff Thompson PT, DPT
- Julie Tilson, PT, DPT, MS, FAPTA
- Justin Tong PT, DPT, OCS
- Jared Vagy, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
- Francisco Valero-Cuevas, PhD
- Aram Vartanian, PT, DPT, NCS
- Jennifer Venegas, PT, DPT, OCS
- Lauren Vera, PT, DPT
- Sara Wallenrod, PT, DPT, OCS
- Chad Waterbury, PT, DPT
- Carolee J. Winstein, PhD, PT, FAPTA
- Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, CWS
- Kimiko Yamada PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CLT, CSCS
- Maggie Yamamoto, PT, DPT, NCS
- Janice Ying, PT, DPT, OCS
- Rebecca York, PT, DPT, NCS
- Julie Yu, PT, DPT
Daniel Salinas, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
dssalina@usc.edu FULL-TIME FACULTYDanielle Brito, PT, DPT, NCS
Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy
daniellebrito93@gmail.com PART-TIME FACULTYDanielle Long, PT, DPT, PCS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
longdani@usc.edu FULL-TIME FACULTYDarlene Dirstine, PT, DPT, NCS
Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy
darlene.dirstine@pt.usc.edu PART-TIME FACULTYDidi Matthews, PT, DPT, NCS
Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
dillibe@pt.usc.edu FULL-TIME FACULTYDon Shimabukuro, PT, MPT, GCS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
don.shimabukuro@med.usc.edu FULL-TIME FACULTYEdwin Monroy, PT, DPT, CLT
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
emonroy@pt.usc.edu FULL-TIME FACULTYEileen Johnson, PT, DPT, WCS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Director, Women’s Health Physical Therapy Residency
eileenjo@pt.usc.edu PART-TIME FACULTY
Elizabeth (Elise) Ruckert, PT, DPT, EdD
Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
ruckert@pt.usc.edu FULL-TIME FACULTY