LIFE UNIVERSITY 2015-2017 ACADEMIC CATALOG Faculty 14 Life University Administration Guy F. Riekeman, D.C. ................................................................................................................................................................... President John Altikulac, B.S. ............................................................................................................................................ Chief Information Officer Patti Ann Banks........................................................................................................................................ Director of the Wellness Center Kathy Bannister..................................................................................................................Assistant Director of Postgraduate Programs John Barrett, B.A. .....................................................................................................................................Senior Advisor to the President Shelly Batcher, B.A.................................................................................................................................................... Director of Marketing Brenda Boone, B.A..................................................................................................................................................Special Events Director Cynthia Boyd, B.S., D.C............................................................................Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing Stephanie Buchanan B.A................................................................................................................... Director of Admissions Operations Dawn Cadwallader, D.C............................................................................................................................................ Impact Tour Director Michael Clusserath, B.S., D.C...................................................................................................Associate Dean, College of Chiropractic Margaret Cunningham, B.A. .....................................................................................................................Director of Enrollment Events Erin Dancer, MBA ...............................................................................................................................................Director of Development Craig Dekshenieks, A.B.J............................................................................................................................... Sports Information Director John Downes, D.C. ........................................................................................................................... Vice President for Global Initiatives Susan Dudt, M.A. ............................................................................................................................................ Director of Career Services Vincent Erario, D.C. ...................................................................................................................... Director of Institutional Effectiveness Kay Freeland, M.A. ............................................................................................................. Director of Student Administrative Services Tameka Glass, B.S., M.A. ............................................................................................................................Director of Student Advocacy Timothy Guest, D.C........................................................................................................................................... Quality Assurance Officer Kathryn Haag, B.S., D.C.......................................................................................................................... Director of Thought Leadership Greg Harris, M.M.A., M.B.A. ............................................................................................Vice President for University Advancement Cierra Hoffman, B.S., D.C................................................................................................................................Director of LIFEforce 1000 Heather Hoffman, B.S., M.Ed.........................................................................................................................................................Registrar Kathryn Hoiriis, B.S., D.C. .............................................................. Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning William D. Jarr, B.B.A. ....................................................................................................................Executive Vice President for Finance Leslie King, M.Ed., D.C. ............................................................................................................................ Dean, College of Chiropractic Rebecca Koch, B.A. ..................................................................................................................................... Director of Service Initiatives Mark Kovacs, PhD., Ed.M, B.S................................................................................ Director of Life University Sport Science Institute Gilles LaMarche, B.S., D.C........................................................................................................ Vice President of Professional Relations Bernadette Lavender, B.S., D.C. ......................................................... Director of the Center for Health and Optimum Performance Cynthia Lund, C.T. ......................................................................................................................................Director of Auxiliary Services Mark Maiyer, D.C. ............................................................................................................................. Director of Clinic Support Services John Markham, B.S., D.C. ........................................................................................... Executive Director of Level III Clinic Programs John McGee, B.A., M.S................................................................................................................................Vice President for Operations Jo Anne Miller, B.B.A. .................................................................................................................................................................. Controller Amy McIlvane, B.S. ...................................................................................................................................................... Director of Budgets Administration | Faculty | 329 LIFE UNIVERSITY 2015-2017 ACADEMIC CATALOG Steven Mirtschink, D.C. ........................................................................................................ Director of Community Outreach Clinics Lauren Nielsen, B.A. ...........................................................................................................................Director of Advancement Services Daniel Payne, B.S., MBA ............................................................................................................................................Director of Athletics Jayme Pendergast, B.S. M.S. ....................................................................... Director of Athletics Compliance and Academic Support Stella Peterson, M.S., Ph.D. ....................................................................................................................... Director of Human Resources Karen Preston, B.B.A., M.L.I.S...............................................................................Interim Director, Sid E. & Nell K. Williams Library Larry Riddle .................................................................................................................................................................Director of Facilities Lisa Rubin, M.A., Ph.D. .............................................................................................................. Director of the Student Success Center Robert Scott, D.C., Ph.D. .....................................................................................................Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Marc Schneider, M.Ed., D.C. ............................................................................................................. Vice President of Student Services Frank Schwitz, D.C. ....................................................................................................................................Director of Clinic Advisement Susan Sharkey, B.A., D.C......................................................Director of the Campus Center for Health and Optimum Performance Phyllis Shropshire, B.A., M.A. ................................................................................................................... Director of Student Accounts Michael Smith, M.S., Ph.D. .................................................Assistant to the Dean, College of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies Anquonette Stiles, B.S., D.C. .................................................................................................................. Director of Sponsored Research Jennifer Stoble, B.S., M.Ed. ....................................................................................... Director of Student Engagement and Leadership Gary Sullenger, Ed.D. ................................................................................................... Executive Director of Enrollment Management Stephanie Sullivan, B.S., D.C. ............................................................ Director of the Sid Williams Center for Chiropractic Research Jennifer Valtos, B.A., M.S. ...........................................................................................................Executive Director of Student Services John Wheeler...................................................................................................................................... Director of Custodial and Grounds Melissa Waters, B.A., M.A. .................................................................................................................................Director of Financial Aid Howard Wright, B.S., M.B.A., Ed.D.................................................................................................... Director of Institutional Research Life University Faculty Professor Emeritus Ronald Kath, M.S., Ph.D. ............................................................................................................................................... Business Professor Professor Shahla Abghari, M.S., Ph.D. ..................................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences Debra Bisiacchi, M.S., D.C. ......................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Andrei Bourdeinyi, M.D., Ph.D., D.C. .................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences Margaret Capes, M.S., D.C. ......................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Gary Craft, B.S., D.C. ........................................................................................................................................................ Clinical Sciences Samuel H. Demons, M.S., Ph.D. ...........................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences Robert Bruce Fox, D.C....................................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Vijay Ganji, M.S., PhD. .................................................................................................................................................................. Nutrition Joseph Guagliardo, D.C. .....................................................................................................................................................Clinical Science Roohieh Hamrang, M.D., D.C. ......................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Jerry Hochman, B.A., D.C. .......................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Laura Huber, B.S., D.C. .............................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences David Koch, D.C. .......................................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Douglas March, B.S., D.C. ................................................................................................................................................................. Clinics 330 | Administration | Faculty LIFE UNIVERSITY 2015-2017 ACADEMIC CATALOG Matthew McCoy, M.P.H., D.C. ........................................................................................................................................ Clinical Sciences Michael Montgomery, M.A., Ph.D. ..............................................................................................................................General Education Linda Mullin, B.A., D.C. ...........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Vinnavadi Ravikumar, M.S., Ph.D. ......................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences Robert Rectenwald, D.C. ................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Florence Rigby, M.S., Ph.D. ...................................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences Frances Roberson, M.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D. ..........................................................................................................................................Business Jeffrey Rupp, M.A., Ph.D. .......................................................................................................................................... Sport Health Science Brent Russell, M.S., D.C. .....................................................................................................................................................Clinical Science George Teston, III, M.S.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. ......................................................................................................................................Business Peter Wilson, B.S., D.C. ..................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Associate Professor Mike Abbatinozzi, B.S., D.C. ............................................................................................................................................................. Clinics Salman Afsharpour, Ph.D. .....................................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences Mark Amos, B.A., D.C. ..................................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences George Batenchuck, B.S., D.C. ......................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Fang Bian, Ph.D. ............................................................................................................................................................................. Nutrition Jill Bradshaw, D.C. .....................................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Deloss Brubaker, M.S., Ed.D. .................................................................................................................................... Sport Health Science Anthony Scott Carpenter, M.S., Ph.D. .............................................................................................................................Natural Sciences James Carter, D.C............................................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Jaleh Dehpahlavan, M.S., Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................................... Nutrition Beverly Demetrius, M.A., Ed.D. ................................................................................................................................................... Nutrition Lydia Dever, B.A., D.C. .............................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Humberto Dutra, M.S. ........................................................................................................................................................ Natural Science Susan Esposito, B.S., D.C. .........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Donald Fuller, M.S., Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................ Sport Health Science Joseph Haezebrouck, D.C. ................................................................................................................................................................. Clinics William Kessel, B.A., D.C. ................................................................................................................................................ Clinical Sciences Brigette Kinard, B.S., D.C. ........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Jeffrey Lander, M.S., Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................ Sport Health Science Philip Librone, B.S., D.C. .................................................................................................................................................. Clinical Sciences Daniel Michel, D.C. ............................................................................................................................................................................ Clinics Michael Millican, B.A., D.C. ............................................................................................................................................................. Clinics Mercy Navis, M.S. ...................................................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences Brendan Ozawa-de Silva, M.Th., D. Phil .....................................................................................................................General Education Vivek Penumetcha, M.S., Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................Natural Sciences Michael Pryor, M.B.A., D.C. ............................................................................................................................................................. Clinics Keith Rau, D.C. ........................................................................................................................................................... Sport Health Science Frank Ruechel, M.Ed., Ph.D. .........................................................................................................................................General Education Jerry Schar, B.S., D.C. ........................................................................................................................................................ Clinical Sciences Administration | Faculty | 331 LIFE UNIVERSITY 2015-2017 ACADEMIC CATALOG Lorna Shepard, M.Ed., Ed.D.......................................................................................................................................................... Nutrition Brian Sheres, B.S., D.C. ..................................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Rick Sherkel, B.S., D.C. .............................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Amanda Timberlake, M.S. ........................................................................................................................................ Sport Health Science Michael Tomasello, B.S., D.C. ........................................................................................................................................................... Clinics David Wallace, M.A. ......................................................................................................................................................General Education Assistant Professor Russell Andrews, B.S., D.C. ......................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Stephen Bloomingdale, B.S., D.C. .................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Krista Boline, M.B.A., D.C ..................................................................................................................................................................OSCE Beatrice Borges, B.S. D.C. .................................................................................................................................................................. Clinics Ralph Bucci, D.C. ............................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Daisy Buckner, B.S., M.S. ...............................................................................................................................................General Education Tanisha Bush, B.S., M.B.A. ..............................................................................................................................................................Business Roxanne Caron, M.Ed., D.C. ............................................................................................................................................................ Clinics Amy Kubat Castin, B.S., D.C. ........................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Tameka Clemons, PhD...........................................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences Cherry Collier, M.S., Ph.D.............................................................................................................................................General Education Leanne Cupon, B.S., D.C. ................................................................................................................................................. Clinical Sciences Paul Donaldson, B.S., D.C. ................................................................................................................................................................ Clinics James Eaton, B.S., D.C. ...................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Eva Elsangak, R.N., D.C. ................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Hussein Elsangak, M.D., D.C. .......................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Sandra Everage, B.S., R.T. ................................................................................................................................................. Clinical Sciences Mary Catherine Faust, M.S., Ph.D. .......................................................................................................................... Sport Health Science Mark Ferdarko, B.S., D.C. .................................................................................................................................................................. Clinics Gwendolyn Gardner, D.C. ................................................................................................................................................................. Clinics Abigail Gonsalves, D.V.M., D.C. ...........................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences William Hamilton, B.S., D.C. ............................................................................................................................................................ Clinics Henry Hammond, M.S. .................................................................................................................................................General Education Lawrence Hansen, B.A., D.C. ........................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Deidre Harrison, M.S., Ph.D. ............................................................................................................................................Natural Sciences Kevin Harrison, M.S., D.C. .............................................................................................................................................. Clinical Sciences Charmaine Herman, M.A., D.C. ......................................................................................................................................Clinical Science Carol Hoban, M.P.H., PhD. ...................................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences Rebekah Janiak, M.S. .....................................................................................................................................................General Education Julie Jordan, B.S., D.C. ..............................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Michael Karlin, M.A., Ph.D............................................................................................................................................General Education Kerry Kramer, B.S., D.C. ...........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Lynn Krothe, B.S., D.C. .............................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Terry Lancaster, M.A. ............................................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences 332 | Administration | Faculty LIFE UNIVERSITY 2015-2017 ACADEMIC CATALOG Yit Lim, M.Ed., Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................................. Sport Health Science Melissa Loschiavo, B.Sc., D.C. ......................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Ronald Mayne, M.A., Ph.D. ..................................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences David Mjoen, D.C. ............................................................................................................................................................................. Clinics Robin Nelson, B.S., Ph.D. ..................................................................................................................................................Natural Sciences Eric Nicholas, B.A., D.C. ................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics James Oppenheim, M.P.H., D.C. .............................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Dickson Owusu, M.S. ........................................................................................................................................................Natural Sciences Sandra Pannell, R.T. .......................................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Mickey Parsons, M.Ed. ..................................................................................................................................................General Education Mariana Perosino, D.C. ...................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Karen Pfeifer, B.S., M.S............................................................................................................................................... Sport Health Science Danielle Pichette, B.S., D.C. .............................................................................................................................................................. Clinics Olina Plotkina, M.D., D.C. .................................................................................................................................................Clinical Science Donna-Marie Plummer, M.S. ....................................................................................................................................................... Nutrition Kerith Powell, B.S., D.C. .................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Marie Powell, M.B.A. .......................................................................................................................................................................Business Raj Pradhan, M.S. ...............................................................................................................................................................Natural Sciences Sailaja Pydimarri, M.S. ....................................................................................................................................................................Business Paula Rhodes, B.A., D.C. ................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Deborah Roche, M.Ed., D.C. ...................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Irving Russell, D.C. ............................................................................................................................................................................ Clinics Peggy Samples, M.S., Ph.D. ...........................................................................................................................................General Education Joyce Sayers, B.A., R.N., D.C. ............................................................................................................................................................ Clinics Richard Shook, M.A., Ph.D. ..........................................................................................................................................General Education Geetha Sridaran, M.S.L.S. ..................................................................................................................................................................Library Teri Stockwell, B.A., D.C. .................................................................................................................................................................. Clinics Victoria Strong, B.A., D.C. ............................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Louis Toth, B.A., D.C. ...................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Arcella Trimble, M.S., Ph.D. .........................................................................................................................................General Education Gwendolyn Tutt, B.S., D.C. ............................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Kent Vanderslice, B.S., D.C. .............................................................................................................................................................. Clinics Ronald Ware, M.B.A. ......................................................................................................................................................................Business Sherri Ziomek, B.S., D.C.................................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Instructor James Paul, B.A., M.S. ........................................................................................................................................................ Exercise Science Zoila Stewart, D.C............................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Adjunct Faculty Carl Amodio, B.A., D.C. ...........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Administration | Faculty | 333 LIFE UNIVERSITY 2015-2017 ACADEMIC CATALOG Nicole Benge, B.A., D.C. ..........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Edwin Billmire, M.A., PhD................................................................................................................................................Natural Sciences Nick Bravo, B.S., D.C.......................................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Trent Brumbaugh, B.S., D.C. ....................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Doug Carr, M.S. .............................................................................................................................................................................. Nutrition Kelly Cecatto, M.A., Ph.D. .............................................................................................................................................General Education Sudhanva Char, M.S., Ph.D. ........................................................................................................................................... Clinical Nutrition Karima Cooper, B.S., D.C. ........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Norman Dabalos, B.S., D.C. .....................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Adam Decker, M.S., D.C. .......................................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences Murat Doral, M.A., M.B.A. ............................................................................................................................................................Business Matthew Driscoll, B.S., M.S. ..................................................................................................................................... Sport Health Science Joy Dunwoodie, D.C. ................................................................................................................................................. Chiropractic Science Gustavo Duran, B.S., M.S................................................................................................................................................... Exercise Science Curtis Fedorchuk, D.C. .............................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Mitchell Ferguson, M.S., Ed.D. .....................................................................................................................................General Education Steven Garber, B.S., D.C. ..........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Paul Goldberg, M.P.H., D.C. ............................................................................................................................................ Clinical Sciences Mollie Halle, B.A., J.D. .....................................................................................................................................................................Business Bruce Harman, M.S., D.C. ........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Zahra Hassani, M.D. ..............................................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences Lallie Hayes, M.B.A. .........................................................................................................................................................................Business Angela Jackson, B.S., M.A. ............................................................................................................................................General Education Adam Janiak, B.S. ...........................................................................................................................................................General Education Ilana Katz, B.S., M.S. ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nutrition Ronald Kirk, M.A., D.C. ...........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Jodi Knapton, B.A., M.A. ...............................................................................................................................................General Education Joshua Kolonik, B.A., D.C. .......................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Andrew Krantz, B.S., D.C. ................................................................................................................................................ Clinical Sciences Christie Kwon, M.S., D.C. ................................................................................................................................................. Exercise Science Rebecca Lapham, B.S. D.C. ......................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Ashli Linkhorn, B.S., D.C. ......................................................................................................................................... Sport Health Science Nicole McCarty, M.S., D.C. ...................................................................................................................................... Sport Health Science Joseph McNamara, D.C. ...........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Melodie Mitchell-Black, B.S., D.C. ................................................................................................................................................... Clinics Lee Norris, B.S., A.M. ....................................................................................................................................................General Education Elizabeth Nunnelley, B.A., J.D. ................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Tracy Olson, M.S., D.C. ............................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Edward Owens, M.S., B.S., D.C. ....................................................................................................................................................Research David Packer, M.B.A., D.C. ......................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Eric Partin, M.A., D.C. ...........................................................................................................................................................Basic Sciences 334 | Administration | Faculty LIFE UNIVERSITY 2015-2017 ACADEMIC CATALOG Denise Pickett-Bernard, M.A., PhD. ............................................................................................................................................ Nutrition Marjorie Roberts, B.S., M.S. ............................................................................................................................................. Exercise Science Kenneth Rothacker, M.A. ..............................................................................................................................................General Education Drew Rubin, B.S., D.C. ..................................................................................................................................................... Clinical Sciences Loren Shull, M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D. ................................................................................................................................General Education Sonja Smith, B.S. M.S. ....................................................................................................................................................General Education Roy Sweat, D.C. ..........................................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Marla Thompson, M.B.A. ................................................................................................................................................................Business Cory Viehl, B.S., M.S. .....................................................................................................................................................General Education Liliana Warner, B.A., D.C. ........................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences CathyJo Wendland, B.S., D.C. ..................................................................................................................................Chiropractic Sciences Louise Wilson, M.B.A. .....................................................................................................................................................................Business Winfield Zehrung, M.S., Ph.D. .........................................................................................................................................Natural Sciences Faith Zhou, B.S., M.S. .....................................................................................................................................................General Education Administration | Faculty | 335