Meet our Faculty

At UC Clermont, we pride ourselves in having dedicated, quality faculty who really care about our students. Many of our faculty have advanced degrees and real-world experience which translates into a group of people who are experienced in their respective fields, capable of sharing the information they have attained throughout their education and careers, and interested in student success.

Nicholas P. Abel

Associate Professor of Physics, CC Physics

252L CC Snyder Addition

513-732-5200

abelnp@ucmail.uc.edu

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Stephanie Alcantar

Assistant Professor, CC Foreign Language

CLER MCDONH

513-732-5245

alcantse@ucmail.uc.edu

Stephanie Alcantar holds a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures from the University of Cincinnati. She completed her BA in Applied Mathematics from the Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango in Mexico before moving to Cincinnati to complete her MA in Spanish at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Alcantar has published five books of poetry and the book El orden del infinito: relectura de un tema borgiano. Her research consists of a semiotic study of mathematical concepts and their relationship to literary works. It focuses on hybrid texts, which are those that develop new meanings and unprecedented aesthetical experiences from the resignification of mathematical concepts.

Dr. Alcantar has taught Latin American Studies, Hispanic and Chicano Literature, and Spanish at the University of Cincinnati and Miami University.

Her creative writing is included in magazines and anthologies published in Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Spain, Poland, Mexico, and the United States.

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Victoria S. Appatova

Professor, CC English

251 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-558-5361

appatovs@ucmail.uc.edu

Dr. Victoria Appatova is Associate Professor of Reading/English at the University of Cincinnati-Clermont College and Academic Coordinator of the College Success Program. She has more than twenty years of experience in literacy instruction and research and has an extensive publication record in this area. She is currently a Fellow of the Academy for Teaching and Learning at the University of Cincinnati, Co-Director of the Teaching Academic Survival and Success national conference, and Past Chair of the College Literacy and Learning Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association. In March 2016, Dr. Appatova was elected President-Elect of the major organization in her field, the College Reading and Learning Association. Her current research is focused on disciplinary literacy, college success programs, testing and standard setting for college academic preparedness, effective learning environments for different populations of students, gender-specific mentoring of first-year students, and widening access and participation in global higher education.

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Jeffrey C. Bauer

Dean, CC College

200D CLER MCDONH

513-558-6946

bauerjy@ucmail.uc.edu

Dr. Jeffrey C. Bauer is Dean of the University of Cincinnati - Clermont and Professor of Management and Marketing. Dr. Bauer's experience includes more than 10 years in industry and 25 years in academe. The University of Cincinnati - Clermont serves over 3,000 students in 60 academic programs on a beautiful wooded 90 acre campus. The college employs 160 full-time faculty and staff and 250 adjunct faculty with an annual operating budget of approximately $26M.

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A. Page Page Beetem

Associate Professor, CC Paralegal Studies

272C CC Snyder Addition

513-558-7403

beetemap@ucmail.uc.edu

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David L Blevins

Assistant Professor Educator, CC Surgical Technology

250.22 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-558-9870

blevind@ucmail.uc.edu

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Sharon L. Burns

Associate Professor, CC English

215F CLER MCDONH

513-558-5347

burnssl@ucmail.uc.edu

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Catie E. Carlson

Associate Librarian, CC Library

CLER JONES

513-732-5233

carlsoc2@ucmail.uc.edu

Catie E. Carlson is an Associate Librarian and the Library Director for the Clermont College Library. She has been serving in academic libraries for a decade in various capacities in circulation, instruction, reference, and management.

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Anuradha R. Chatterjee

Associate Professor, CC English

215H CLER MCDONH

513-732-5200

chattear@ucmail.uc.edu

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Suguna Chundur

Professor, CC Computer Programs

215A CLER MCDONH

513-732-5200

chundusa@ucmail.uc.edu

I have been teaching at various UC colleges since 2001. I was hired as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems at UC Clermont in 2005. My Masters in Systems Analysis and Design is from Miami University's School of Engineering and Applied Science.

My interests are in exploring the use of open source software in the academic environment, online teaching and learning, student learning and rentention in introductory computer programming courses. I teach a range of courses in programming, web development and databases. I am the coordinator of the CIS program at UC Clermont. I am also the faculty advisor for the student organization "IT Pros", on campus. I can be reached at suguna.chundur@uc.edu.

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Darwin R Church

Professor, CC Physics

S272I CC Snyder Addition

513-558-6962

churchdr@ucmail.uc.edu

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Krista L Clark

Professor, CC Biology

215N CLER MCDONH

513-732-5267

clark2kl@ucmail.uc.edu

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Kimberly A Clifford

Assistant Professor Educator, CC Foreign Language

272K CC Snyder Addition

513-558-8407

cliffoky@ucmail.uc.edu

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Ian Clough

Associate Professor, CC Mathematics

S252L CC Snyder Addition

513-732-5223

cloughi@ucmail.uc.edu

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Sam Coppoletti

Adjunct Associate Professor, CC Physical Therapy Assisting

250.23 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-558-5340

coppolsm@ucmail.uc.edu

Dr. Coppoletti is an Associate Professor and Educator teaching the orthopedics series and other related courses. He served as the Area Program Coordinator of the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program at Clermont College for 10 years. He has been certified in strength and conditioning (NSCA) since 2005 and has been a licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Ohio since 2001. He earned his BS in Business Administration at N. Illinois University in 1980, a Masters in PT at the University of Iowa in 1989, and a transitional DPT from Shenandoah University in VA in 2008. He has taught or coordinated programs since 1995 in the Four Corners, Missouri, and Ohio. He is a member and past president of the Consortia of OH PTA Educators, past Ohio Licensure Board member and secretary for four years, and has served on several advisory boards over the years.

He served as Program Director and ACCE at Shawnee State University for eight years prior to working at UC Clermont College. Before beginning teaching, he had worked for a total of eight years in a variety of ambulatory and inpatient care settings including work reconditioning, inpatient acute care, outpatient orthopedics, outpatient neurological rehab, pediatrics, along with some limited time spent in skilled nursing and home health.

His favorite part of teaching is watching his students grow into health care professionals. He is currently studying how learning actually works in the lab, along with the role of digital recordings in assisting students to improve their skill performance. His personal interests are fitness, choral music performance, and spirituality.

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Andrew M. Curran

Professor, CC Digital Media Technology

283 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-732-8971

currana@ucmail.uc.edu

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Bernadette E. Dietz

Professor, CC Sociology

265 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-732-8966

dietzbe@ucmail.uc.edu

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Thomas Henry Dinsmore

Professor, CC Foreign Language

269 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-732-8962

dinsmoth@ucmail.uc.edu

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Jose Pedro do Amaral

Associate Professor, CC Biology

215R CLER MCDONH

513-732-5200

doamarjo@ucmail.uc.edu

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Prince F Ellis

Associate Professor, CC Economics

250.06 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-558-7571

ellispc@ucmail.uc.edu

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Cassandra D Fetters

Associate Professor, CC English

S272N CC Snyder Addition

513-732-5200

fettercd@ucmail.uc.edu

Associate Professor of English.
Dr. Fetters received her PhD from the University of Kentucky. She is the Coordinator of the English and Liberal Arts Programs at UC Clermont, where she teaches composition and American literature courses.

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Darline Foltz

Associate Professor Educator, CC Health Information Technology

250.29 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-543-3107

foltzda@ucmail.uc.edu

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Patricia E Friel

Professor, CC Communications

252E CC Snyder Addition

513-319-0703

frielpe@ucmail.uc.edu

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Kelly Frigard

Professor, CC Fine Arts

215I CLER MCDONH

513-732-5334

frigark@ucmail.uc.edu

Master of Fine Arts, University of Iowa
BA, North Park University

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Habtu Ghebre-Ab

Professor, CC HIST/PS/PHIL

261 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-732-5260

ghebreh@ucmail.uc.edu

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Patricia A Goedl

Professor, CC Accounting

215Q CLER MCDONH

513-515-0087

goedlpa@ucmail.uc.edu

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Jill M. Gomez

Associate Professor, CC Human/Social Svcs

CC Facil Mgmt Bldg

513-732-5266

gomezj@ucmail.uc.edu

Dr. Jill Gomez, Jill Gomez, LISW-S, LICDC-CS is a full-time, tenured faculty member at UC Clermont College. In 2016 she became a certified Chopra Center Perfect Health Ayurveda Instructor. As an Ayurveda educator she is commitment to teaching mindfulness/meditation and balance to graduate level students and/or other interested individuals. Dr. Gomez has spent the past the past 30 years serving individuals and families impacted by substance use disorders. Prior to her work as a consultant she worked part-time for the Mental Health and Recovery Board in Warren and Clinton County. Her work on the local level has been extensive as well as her role as a CARF accreditation surveyor.

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Carolyn R Goodman

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Christopher S Goodman

Associate Professor Educator, CC CAD & CIM

S252N CC Snyder Addition

513-558-5344

goodmacs@ucmail.uc.edu

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Daniel J. Goodman

Associate Professor, CC English

273 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-732-5208

goodmadj@ucmail.uc.edu

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Christopher F. Green

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Tracey J. Hawkins

Professor, CC Accounting

279 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-732-5241

hawkintj@ucmail.uc.edu

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Nestor T Hilvano

Professor, CC Biology

215T CLER MCDONH

513-646-5476

hilvannt@ucmail.uc.edu

Nestor T. Hilvano, M.D., M.P.H. is a Professor in the Science and Health Department at UC Clermont College and Professor Adjunct Affiliate for Doctorate Nurse Practice-Anesthesia at UC College of Nursing. Prior to joining University of Cincinnati, Dr. Hilvano worked as Professor in medical school for eighteen years, chairman of the department of anatomy at FEU-NRMF Institute of Medicine and St. Luke's Medical Center College of Medicine, and a medical practitioner.
Dr. Hilvano maintains memberships in various professional associations and organizations. He is an active member of the American Association of Anatomists (AAA) as Career Development Mentor. He joined the Digital Histology Interest Group (DHIG) networking, a virtual microscopy database user, and has served in the Committee for Early Career Anatomists (CECA), Advisory Committee for Young Anatomists (ACYA) and Short Term Visiting Scholarship Committee of the AAA. He also served as peer reviewer of abstracts (articles) particularly in anatomical science and educational research, and as external peer reviewer on anatomy video resource.

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Kathleen M Hulgin

Associate Professor, CC Education

272 J CC Snyder Addition

513-558-7418

hulginkm@ucmail.uc.edu

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Dexter C. Hulse

Professor, CC CAD & CIM

CC Snyder Addition

513-732-8969

hulsedc@ucmail.uc.edu

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Amanda Hunt

Associate Professor, CC Geology/Geography

S252A CC Snyder Addition

513-732-5252

huntad@ucmail.uc.edu

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Kimberly Jacobs-Beck

Professor, CC English

215G CLER MCDONH

513-732-5217

jacobsk@ucmail.uc.edu

Kim Jacobs-Beck is Professor of English at UC Clermont. She joined the college in 2001 and has served as Chair of the English, Languages, and Fine Arts Department (2010-2014) and as Interim Associate Dean (2014-2017). Dr. Jacobs-Beck teaches both literature and composition courses. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing - Poetry and a PhD in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British literature, both from MIami University.

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Jodi L Kaminski

Adjunct Assistant Professor, CC Respiratory Therapy

conoveji@ucmail.uc.edu

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Deborah J. Kellner

Associate Professor, CC English

272D CC Snyder Addition

513-558-5234

kellnedj@ucmail.uc.edu

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Wilhelm Kossenjans

kossenw@ucmail.uc.edu

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Frederic James Krome

Professor, CC HIST/PS/PHIL

272L CC Snyder Addition

513-558-8207

kromefj@ucmail.uc.edu

Professor Krome received his Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1992. He taught at Northern Kentucky University prior to joining the staff at the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives in 1998. He also taught classes for the Judaic Studies Program and the A & S History department. In 2007 he joined the faculty at the University of Clermont College, where he is now a Professor of History.

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Kathleen Marie Ladell

Assistant Librarian, CC Library

CLER JONES

513-732-5233

ladellkn@ucmail.uc.edu

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Karen M. Lankisch

Professor, CC Health Information Technology

285 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-732-5250

lankiskn@ucmail.uc.edu

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Clifford E. Larrabee

larrabce@ucmail.uc.edu

Cliff Larrabee’s background and training is in theoretical and experimental aspects of aqueous solution physical chemistry, particularly the self-assembly of surfactants and polymers. His current research focuses on the design and characterization of nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery.

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Ronald P Leslie

Professor, CC Psychology

289 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-732-5200

leslierp@ucmail.uc.edu

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Chao B. Li

Associate Professor, CC English

S272F CC Snyder Addition

513-732-5310

licb@ucmail.uc.edu

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Linda L. Long

Professor, CC Marketing

277 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-737-3161

longll@ucmail.uc.edu

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Sherry Ann Long

Assoc Professor, CC Education

267 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-558-1249

long2sy@ucmail.uc.edu

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Greg D. Loving

Professor, CC Philosophy

262A CC Snyder Addition

513-732-8974

lovinggd@ucmail.uc.edu

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Noah MacKenzie

Professor, CC Psychology

287 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-558-1021

mackennh@ucmail.uc.edu

My research background is in Psychology, with an emphasis on Auditory Perception. After doing my Ph.D. in Cognitive/Experimental Psych at Ohio State, I taught for a number of years at the University of Wisconsin before coming to UC. My research interests include the perception of time in music and other auditory sequences and the interaction of temporal and spatial qualities of these sequences. I have also published work on the effects of framing and ad-hominem attacks on attitudes and decision-making, and regularly present and discuss research on current best practices in Psych pedagogy. I absolutely love teaching and am thrilled that Psychology is such a big part of my life; in addition to my teaching work I am the Psychology Program Coordinator for Clermont College. Finally, I get extremely intense about music and can usually be found listening to it and/or making it.

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David G.C. Madrid

Assistant Professor, CC Foreign Language

CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-558-8413

gomezcdm@ucmail.uc.edu

Dr. David Gomez-Cambronero Madrid is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at theDepartment English, Langauge and Fine Arts at the University of Cincinnati's Clermont College campus. His primary research fields include 19th, 20th and 21st century Spanish poetry and he is currently working on his doctoral thesis entitled In Search of Elysium: Spanish Poetry of Diferencia at the Dawn of the 20th century. His ancillary interests include Spanish Golden Age and 20th century Avant-Garde theatre as well as theories on social systems. He has taught all levels of basic Spanish, is currently teaching an Online Spanish section, and will be an assistant teacher for a 19th and 20th century Spanish Novel course. Additionaly, he has chaired the 2013 Romance Lanuage Conference and is currently the Editorial Assistant of the Cincinnati Romance Review journal (cromrev.com). He has a journal article under revision and is completing a personal book of poetry.

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Ganesh B Malla

Associate Professor, CC Mathematics

CC Snyder Addition

513-732-5322

mallagb@ucmail.uc.edu

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Karen M Mathis

Associate Professor, CC Biology

215M CLER MCDONH

513-558-1052

groveskm@ucmail.uc.edu

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Paramjit K Mavi

Assoc Professor - Adj, CC Economics

CC Facil Mgmt Bldg

513-732-5335

mavip@ucmail.uc.edu

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Wanda McCarthy

Professor, CC Psychology

253 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-732-5200

mccartwc@ucmail.uc.edu

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Michael T. Mullarkey

mullarmt@ucmail.uc.edu

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Girija Nair-Hart

Associate Professor, CC Mathematics

S252K CC Snyder Addition

513-558-5356

nairhaga@ucmail.uc.edu

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Delmer Nicholson

Associate Professor Educator, CC Computer Programs

281 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-558-5342

nicholdw@ucmail.uc.edu

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Michael Preston

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Rebecca Leigh Proud

Doctor, CC English

252C CC Snyder Addition

513-558-4535

reynolrc@ucmail.uc.edu

Rebecca Proud completed her undergraduate work at the University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University. She completed her MA at Eastern Kentucky Universty in Medieval Britisth Literature before moving to Waco, Texas where she earned a PhD at Baylor University. Her dissertation focused on the legend of King Arthur and Malory's Morte D'Arthur. She has been at UC Clermont since Fall of 2006.

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Meera Rastogi

Professor, CC Psychology

215 K CLER MCDONH

513-558-8232

rastogma@ucmail.uc.edu

Meera Rastogi is a professor of psychology at the University of Cincinnati, Clermont College. After teaching psychology courses for 15 years, Dr. Rastogi went back to school and completed a master's degree in art therapy. She currently oversees the University of Cincinnati's Pre-Art Therapy Certificate Program and teaches psychology and art therapy classes. Dr. Rastogi received the 2019 Lucille Pederson Hardgrove Exemplary Educator Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southwest Ohio and the 2021 Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching Outside of the classroom. In addition to teaching, Dr. Rastogi runs art therapy groups for people with movement disorders and multiple sclerosis at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute.She is currently working on a 24-author textbook on art therapy and a pilot study on the effectiveness of an art therapy app. Additional information is available at http://www.ucclermont.edu/academics/academic-departments/social-sciences/ss-faculty/rastogi.html

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Phoebe P. Reeves

Prof., CC English

215H CLER MCDONH

513-558-5231

reevescp@ucmail.uc.edu

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Jeffrey Rubel

Professor, CC Paralegal Studies

272H CC Snyder Addition

513-558-8217

rubelj@ucmail.uc.edu

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Rob D Rude

Assistant Professor, CC Pre-Sport Administration

215L CLER MCDONH

513-558-7405

ruderd@ucmail.uc.edu

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Carolyn Shisler

Assistant Professor Educator, CC Physical Therapy Assisting

285 CC West Woods Acad Cntr

513-558-5201

shislecn@ucmail.uc.edu

Carolyn is the Program Director for the Physical Therapist Assistant Program. She began this roll in October 2019.

Carolyn has a B.S. in physical therapy from Marquette University and a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Cincinnati. Carolyn practices physical therapy in the acute care setting and has a passion for treating people who are critically ill, older adults, and people with cancer diagnoses. Despite her teaching and administrative schedule, she continues to work at The Christ Hospital in the acute care setting. She has been with The Christ Hospital for over 25 years.

Carolyn was an adjunct professor and long-time clinical instructor for both PT and PTA students in the clinical setting prior to transitioning to full-time academia in 2015. She initially was the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education. Her goal as a faculty member is to relate her love for her patients and her profession to her students. Physical therapy is more than just treating a diagnosis, it is treating a person. She is also passionate about teaching physical therapists and student physical therapists the abunance of knowledge and skills that physical therapist assistants bring to the clinical setting and their patients.

Within the PTA Program, Carolyn is responsible for teaching courses relating to professionalism, health care disparities, social determinants of health, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, clinical integration and integumentary and clinical education.

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