PRIMER:PCO = Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry
OCA = Salus University Osborne College of Audiology
CER = Salus University College of Education and Rehabilitation
CHS = Salus University College of Health Sciences
The following faculty members were honored:Renewable Tenure
- Dr. Radhika Aravamudhan, assistant dean, Foundations and Assessment of Audiologic Medicine; associate professor Salus/OCA
- Dr. Charles Wormington, professor, Salus University*
Promotions
- Dr. Rachel Brackley, assistant professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Michelle Gutman-Britchkow, assistant professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Alissa Coyne, assistant professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Mark Street, assistant professor, Salus/PCO
New Faculty
- Dr. Maria Armandi, optometrist, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Kriti Bhagat, instructor, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Laine Higa, instructor, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Erin Jenewein, assistant professor, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Carrie Knight, assistant professor, Speech-Language Pathology program, Salus/CER
- Dr. Bisant Labib, instructor, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Patricia Mayro, clinical educator, Speech Language Institute, Salus/CER
- Dr. Jenny Rajan, assistant professor, Salus/OCA
- David M. Smith, PA-C, assistant professor, Physician Assistant program, Salus/CHS
The new residents at The Eye Institute also were introduced at the reception.
New Administrators
- Donna Agnew, PA-C, director, Physician Assistant program, Salus/CHS
- Dr. Barbara Schwartz-Bechet, associate dean, Salus/CER
Special Recognition Awards
- Dr. Lorraine Lombardi, interim dean, College of Health Sciences; associate dean, Faculty Affairs; professor, Salus University*
- Dr. Melissa Trego, associate dean, Optometric Academic Affairs; assistant professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Joan Wing, professor, Salus University*
Individual Special Recognition
- Dr. Radhika Aravamudhan, assistant dean, Foundations and Assessment of Audiologic Medicine; associate professor, Salus/OCA
- Dr. Robert Barsotti, associate professor, Graduate Programs in Biomedicine, Salus/CHS
- Dr. Rebecca Blaha, instructor, Salus/OCA
- Dr. Bernard Blaustein, associate professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Rachel Brackley, assistant professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Linda Casser, coordinator, Interprofessional Education Initiatives (IPE), Salus University*
- Dawn Ciccarone, instructor, Salus/CER
- Dr. Elise Ciner, professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. De Gaulle Chigbu, assistant professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Alissa Coyne, assistant professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Erin Draper, assistant professor, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Richard M. Echevarria, director, Facilities and Institutional Services
- Dr. John Fitzgerald, medical director Physician Assistant program; director, Clinical Education programs, Salus/CHS
- Dr. Lynn Greenspan, assistant professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Andrew Gurwood, professor, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Michelle Gutman-Britchkow, instructor, Salus/PCO
- Joy Henderson, PA-C, assistant director, academic coordinator, Physician Assistant program, Salus/CHS
- Dr. Helene Kaiser, associate professor, Salus/PCO
- Donald Kates, vice president, Office of Finance
- Lisa Kuhn, assistant professor, Physician Assistant program, Salus/CHS
- Dr. Kelly Malloy, chief, Neuro-Ophthalmic Disease, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Bhawn Minhas, instructor, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Dr. William Monaco, associate dean, Graduate Programs in Biomedicine; assistant director, Public Health programs; Salus/CHS
- Dr. Bre Myers, assistant professor, Pennsylvania Ear Institute, Salus/OCA
- Dr. Jeffrey Nyman, associate professor; director, Emergency Services, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Tracy Offerdahl, assistant professor, Salus University*
- Dr. Jonette Owen, assistant dean, Practice and Assessment of Audiologic Medicine; assistant professor, Salus/OCA
- Dr. Maria Parisi, associate dean, Optometric Clinical Affairs; assistant professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Carlo Pelino, assistant professor, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Fabiana Perla, chair, Blindness and Low Vision Studies Department; associate professor
- Dr. Martin Pienkowski, assistant professor, Salus/OCA
- Dr. Michael Rebar, assistant professor; director, On-campus Residency Program, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Robert Serianni, instructor; clinical director, Speech Language Institute, Salus/CER-SLP
- Dr. Audrey Smith, dean; professor
- Dr. Brooke Smith, assistant professor
- Lachelle Smith, coordinator, Low Vision Therapy program
- Michael Speirs, assistant professor, Salus University*
- Dr. Lauren Sponseller, associate director, Occupational Therapy program, Salus/CER
- Dr. Girija Sundar, assistant professor; director, Distance Education, Salus/OCA
- Dr. Elizabeth Tonkery, assistant professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Luis Trujillo, instructor, The Eye Institute, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Melissa Vitek, director, International and Continuing Education, Salus University; director, Electives and Advanced Studies, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Joan Wing, professor, Salus University*
- Dr. Charles Wormington, professor, Salus University*
CER Teamwork Recognition
- Kerry Lueders, assistant professor, Blindness and Low Vision Studies, Salus/CER
- Jamie Maffit, assistant professor, Blindness and Low Vision Studies, Salus/CER
- Dr. Fabiana Perla, associate professor; chair, Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies; director, Orientation and Mobility program, Salus/CER
- Dr. Audrey Smith, dean, College of Education and Rehabilitation
- Dr. Brooke Smith, associate professor, Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies, Salus/CER
- Lachelle Smith, coordinator, Low Vision Therapy program, Salus/CER
Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (EPCC) Recognition
- Dr. Sarah Appel, associate professor; chief of services, Wm. Feinbloom Vision Rehabilitation Center, Salus/PCO
- Dr. John Fitzgerald, medical director Physician Assistant program; director, Clinical Education programs; associate director, Physician Assistant program, Salus/CHS
- Dr. Brooke Smith, assistant professor, Salus/CER
- Dr. Giri Sundar, director, Distance Education programs; assistant professor, Salus/OCA
- Dr. Elizabeth Tonkery, associate dean, Scholars programs; assistant professor, Salus/PCO
- Dr. Satya Verma, interim director, External Education; associate professor; Salus/PCO
- Dr. Joan Wing, professor, Salus University*
(*teaches across Colleges/programs)
