School of Rehabilitation Sciences

This School offers degrees in physical therapy, physician assistant practice, and communication sciences and disorders. During the academic year 2022-2023, this School had 12 tenure-track faculty members, 10 instructional faculty, 19 clinical faculty, 5 classified staff members, and 6 administrative staff. In addition, 14 FTE administrative personnel who are professionally credentialed provide clinical services through OU Therapy Associates (offering physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech, and language services).    

Chad Starkey, PhD, Director, School of Rehabilitation Sciences  

Directors  

Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences -Joann Benigno, PhD, CCC-SLP 
Physical Therapy -Gary Chleboun, PT, PhD   
Physician Assistant -Melissa Bowlby, MSBS, PA-C, AT   

Undergraduate Programs  

Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders (BSCSD)    

Graduate programs  

Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology (MASLP)  
Master of Physician Assistant Practice (MPAP)  
Doctor of Clinical Audiology (AuD)  
Doctor of Philosophy in Hearing Science (PhDHS)  
Doctor of Philosophy in Speech-Language Science (PhDSLS)  
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)    

Faculty (Tenure-Track and Clinical)  

Joann Benigno, PhD, Associate Professor (HSLS)  
Rachel Bican, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor (PT)  
Melissa Bowlby, MSBS, PA-C, AT, Assistant Clinical Professor (PA)  
James Cacchillo, DO, Assistant Clinical Professor (PA)  
Michele Courtney, PT, PhD, MBA, Assistant Clinical Professor (PT)  
Elizabeth Crickard, DO, Medical Director and Assistant Clinical Professor (PA)  
Ashley Crow, PT, DPT, Associate Clinical Professor (PT)   
Paula DeLorm, DPT, Assistant Clinical Professor (PT)   
Neil Evans, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor (PT)  
Jeffrey Fisher, MPAS, MSA, BS, Assistant Clinical Professor (PA)  
Cheryl Geng, PA-C, Assistant Clinical Professor (PA)  
Dustin Grooms, AT, PhD, Professor (PT)  
Janice Howman, DPT, MEd, Clinical Professor (PT)  
Fuh-Cherng Jeng, MD, PhD, Professor (HSLS)  
Youngsun Kim, PhD, Associate Professor (HSLS)  
Nicholas Karayannis, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor (PT)   
Chao-Yang Lee, PhD, Associate Professor (SHS)  
Kristin Lugo, PharmD, RPh, Assistant Clinical Professor (PA)  
John McCarthy, PhD, Professor (HSLS)  
Kalyn McDonald, AuD, CCC-A, Assistant Clinical Professor (HSLS)  
Rebecca Meier, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA, Assistant Clinical Professor (HSLS)   
James W. Montgomery, PhD, Professor (HSLS)  
James Odenthal, PT, DPT, OCS, Associate Clinical Professor (PT)  
Chorong Oh, PhD, Assistant Professor (HSLS)  
Jeff Vasiloff, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor (PA)   
Brooke Vaughan, PT, DPT, Associate Clinical Professor (PT)   
Nilesh Washnik, PhD, Assistant Professor (HSLS)  
Robert Wayner, PT, DPT, Assistant Clinical Professor (PT)   
Janice Wright, MA, CCC-SLP, Assistant Clinical Professor (HSLS)   
Li Xu, MD, PhD, Professor (HSLS)    

Accreditation  

Physical Therapy (DPT): Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 2019-2029 
Physician Assistant (MPAP): Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), Accreditation Continued 2019- 2029.  Speech-Language Pathology (MASLP): Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Accreditation Continued 2019-2027.  
Audiology (AuD): Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Accreditation Continued 2019-2027.