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FACULTY MEMBERS

Ronald De Vera Barredo, PT, EdD, DPT, GCS
Assistant Dean, Acting Chair, and Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, Cardiopulmonary, Educational Theory and Practice, Administration
Tel: (615) 963-5932
E-Mail:
rbarredo@tnstate.edu
 

Rosalyn Pitt, PT, EdD
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Psychosocial Issues, Pediatrics, Educational Issues, Patient Care Issues
Tel: (615) 963-5944
E-Mail:
rpitt@tnstate.edu 

David Lehman, PT, PhD 
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Neuroscience, Neuropathology, Neurological Physical Therapy,
Tel:(615) 963-5881
E-Mail: dlehman@tnstate.edu 
Deborah Edmondson, PT, EdD
Associate Professor, Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (ACCE)
Areas of Interest: Professional Issues, Physical Agents, Industrial Rehabilitation, Clinical Education
Tel: (615) 963-5945
E-Mail: dedmondson@tnstate.edu 

Natalie R. Housel, PT, EdD, GCS Emeritus 
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, Psychology,  Human Development,  Pediatrics, Prosthetics   
Tel: (615) 963-2168
E-Mail: 
nhousel1@tnstate.edu

 

Edilberto A. Raynes, MD 
Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Public Health, Health Disparity, Childhood Obesity, Public Health Informatics,Pediatrics, Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, Neuroanatomy, Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases
Tel: (615) 963-2190
E-Mail: 
eraynes@tnstate.edu

Thomas P. Bukoskey, PT, DPT 
Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Anatomy, Biomechanics,  Orthopedics, Geriatrics, Diversity in Education   
Tel: (615) 963-5943
E-Mail:  tbukoskey@tnstate.edu
  

STAFF

Felita Turner Smith
Administrative Secretary
Tel:(615) 963-5881
Fax:(615) 963-5935
E-Mail: fturner3@tnstate.edu 
  

PART-TIME FACULTY

Dennis Welling, LMT, PT, MTC, DPT 
Part-Time Instructor
Areas of Interest: Orthopedics, Manual Therapy
Tel:963-5881

 Derek Charles, DPT 
Part-Time Instructor
Areas of Interest: Orthopedics, Patient Care Principles, Therapeutic Exercise
Tel:963-5881

 


GUEST LECTURERS

  

Cynthia Liggett, MSPT, OCS
Areas of Interest: Clinical Integration, Biomechanics, Orthopedics, Administration

 

 

John Gassler, PT, MS, GCS
Areas of Interest: Biomechanics, Neuroscience, Geriatrics, and Documentation

 

Horace Watson, MD
Areas of Interest: Orthotics and Prosthetics, Amputee Care, Surgery, Orthopedics