Who we are
The Department of Physical Therapy includes 13 full-time faculty members, more than 20 adjunct
faculty members and three staff members. Our full-time faculty members are actively involved in teaching, clinical
practice and research across a wide spectrum of clinically relevant topics. Visit the following Web pages to learn
more about each full-time faculty member's research and area of expertise.
Department Chair | Faculty | Faculty emeriti
Adjunct faculty | Affiliate faculty | Staff
Department Chair
Thomas P. Mayhew, PT, Ph.D.
Associate professor and department chair
E-mail: tmayhew@vcu.edu
Research interests: gross anatomy, measurements of muscular and functional performance in pediatric and adult
patients with neuromuscular disease, muscular adaptation to exercise
Faculty
Dixie H. Bowman, PT, DPT, Ed.D.
Director of Transitional DPT program and assistant professor
E-mail: dhbowman@vcu.edu
Research interests: Assessment, professional development, and excellence in teaching and learning
Lisa Donegan Shoaf, PT, Ph.D.
Associate professor and director of clinical education
E-mail: ldshoaf@vcu.edu
Research interests: Professional issues; clinical education models, low back pain, sports medicine
Stacey Dusing, PT, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
E-mail: scdusing@vcu.edu
Research interests: pediatrics including developmental disability, the impact of prematurity on motor development
and motor development in children with lysosomal storage disorders
Sheryl Finucane, PT, Ph.D.
Assistant professor and coordinator of graduate education
E-mail: sfinucan@vcu.edu
Research interests: Microanatomy; musculoskeletal tissue healing and adaptation to exercise
Cheryl Ford-Smith, PT, DPT, M.S., NCS
Associate professor
E-mail: cdfordsm@vcu.edu
Research interests: Rehabilitation, prosthetics and orthotics; fall prevention in the elderly, reliability of
balance evaluation tools, treatment intervention for balance, vestibular rehabilitation
Dianne V. Jewell, PT, Ph.D., CCS, F.A.A.C.V.P.R.
Assistant professor
E-mail: dvjewell@vcu.edu
Research interests: Scientific inquiry, administration and management, health care; determinants of practice
variation in physical therapy; regulatory and market influences on physical therapy service delivery, professional
performance and clinical outcomes; impact of cardiopulmonary dysfunction in patients with orthopedic or
neurological impairments
Lori A. Michener, PT, Ph.D., ATC, SCS
Professor
E-mail: lamichen@vcu.edu
Research interests: Shoulder movement, orthopedic physical therapy; three dimensional measurement of glenohumeral
and scapular kinematics; subacromial impingement syndrome; assessment of functional limitations and disability in
patients with shoulder and/or cervical dysfunctions; assessment of treatment outcomes in orthopedic and sports
physical therapy
Peter Pidcoe, PT, Ph.D.
Associate professor
E-mail: pepidcoe@vcu.edu
Research interests: Biomechanics, kinesiology; biomechanics and motor control aspects of human motion in sports
medicine, pediatrics and elite performance settings; the quantitative assessment and design of therapeutic
interventions in orthopedic treatment settings; the design and construction of specialized research equipment
Daniel Riddle, PT, Ph.D., F.A.P.T.A.
Otto D. Payton professor and assistant department chair
E-mail: dlriddle@vcu.edu
Research interests: Measurement and assessment; reliability and validity of measurements in orthopedic physical
therapy, assessment of treatment outcomes in orthopedic physical therapy, low back pain, foot and ankle
Mary Snyder Shall, PT, Ph.D.
Associate professor
E-mail: msshall@vcu.edu
Research interests: Neuroanatomy, motor control; fine motor control, extraocular motor units, compartmentalization
of skeletal muscle, vestibular afferent input to extraocular, spinal cord innervated muscles
Emma Wheeler, PT, DPT, M.S.
Assistant professor and director of admissions
E-mail: ewheeler@vcu.edu
Research interests: Geriatrics, therapeutic modalities
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Faculty emeriti
Susanne Hirt, PT
Robert L. Lamb, PT, Ph.D., F.A.P.T.A.
E-mail: rllamb@vcu.edu
Otto D. Payton, PT, Ph.D., F.A.P.T.A.
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Diane S. Huss, MSEd, PT, DPT, NCS
UVA-HEALTHSOUTH, Home Health Program Manager
Continuum Home Health, Rehabilitation Services Coordinator
Charlottesville, VA
Evidence for Neurologic Practice
Teaches in the t-DPT program.
Katrina Maluf, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor with the Physical Therapy Program
University of Colorado Denver
Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Teaches PHTY 604: Evidence Based Practice II.
Matthew Petrone, PT, MS, DPT
Kenner Army Health Clinic
Fort Lee, VA
Teaches PHTY 610: Evaluation in the Direct Access Setting
Affiliate faculty
Tracey Adler, PT, OCS, M.S., D.P.T.
Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
2000 Bremo Road, Suite 202
Richmond, Virginia 23226
Orthopaedics
Leah Jurewicz Barber, PT, M.S.
Hilltop Physical Therapy
10470 Georgetown Drive
Spotsylvania, Virginia 22553
Orthopaedics
Shaaron Brown, MS, PT, DPT
VCU Medical Center
1300 E. Marshall Street
P.O. Box 980419
Richmond, Virginia 23298
Anne H. Chan, MSPT, D.P.T.
Sheltering Arms Rehab Center
8254 Atlee Road
Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116
Nijah Chin-Gonsalves, PT, M.H.A.
2809 Emerywood Parkway
Suite 400
Richmond, Virginia 23294
Orthopaedics
Timothy W. Dey, DPT, CCCI
VCU Sports Medicine
1300 W. Broad Street, Ste. 113
Richmond, Virginia 23284
Angela DiVerdi Payne, PT
Chesterfield County Schools
Department of Physical Therapy
2318 McRae Road
Bon Air, Virginia 23235
Pediatrics
Ann Dunbar, M.P.T., B.P.T., D.P.T.
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
P.O. Box 980419
Richmond, Virginia 23298
Orthopaedics
Brenda Jackson, PT, OCS, C.H.T., D.P.T.
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Department of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy
9000 Stony Point Parkway
Richmond, Virginia 23235
Orthopaedics
Andrea Katz, PT, DPT, certMDT
Tidewater Physical Therapy
2040 John Rolfe Parkway
Richmond, Virginia 23238
Orthopaedics
Tanya Loney, PT, Ph.D.
McGuire VA Medical Center
Department of Physical Therapy
1201 Broad Rock Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia 23249
Veterans Administration
Eric M. Magrum, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT
UVA Musculoskeletal Svc Court
545 Ray C. Hunt Drive, Suite 240
P.O. Box 801004
Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
Julie W. Manico, PT
Salem VA Medical Center
Department of Physical Therapy
4722 Wembley Place
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
Veterans Administration
Micheal Mastrostefano, PT, OCS, M.T.C.
Bodies in Motion Physical Therapy
803 West Broad Street, Suite 610
Falls Church, Virginia 22046
Orthopaedics
Rebecca Moran, DPT
MCVH OT/PT Department
1300 E. Marshall Street
P.O. Box 980419
Richmond, Virginia 23298
William S. Mullin Jr., PT, M.S.
McGuire VA Medical Center
1201 Broad Rock Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia 23249
Rehab
Katherine M. Oxford, M.P.T., OCS, C.C.C.E.
Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Inc.
2000 Bremo Road, Suite 202
Richmond, Virginia 23226
Orthopaedics
Alice M. Peay, PT, M.S., D.P.T.
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
P.O. Box 980419
Richmond, Virginia 23298
Acute Care/Neuro/Trauma
Macon Sizemore, PT
Director of Physical Therapy
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Rehabilitation and Research Center
1300 East Marshall Street
P.O. Box 980661
Richmond, Virginia 23298
Administration
Linda Nolte Smith, PT, B.S., M.T.C., OCS, D.P.T.
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Stony Point (Satellite Clinic)
9000 Stony Point Parkway
Richmond, Virginia 23235
Orthopaedics
Gregory M. Stockslager, M.P.T.
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Rehabilitation and Research Center
1300 East Marshall Street
P.O. Box 980661
Richmond, Virginia 23298
Rehab
Gary Sutton, M.P.T., SCS, OCS, ATC, CSCS
Sports and Occupational Rehab Center at Henrico Doctors' Hospital
1810 Glenside Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23233
Orthopaedics
Kimberly Wesdock, PT, M.S., PCS
Children's Hospital
Biomotion at Children's Hospital
Motion Analysis Laboratory
2924 Brook Road
Richmond, Virginia 23220
Pediatric PT
Joseph D. Wilkins, MSPT, PT, MHA
Henrico Doctors' Hospital
1602 Skipwith Road
Richmond, VA 23229
Christina M. Withers, PT, PCS
Children's Hospital
Department of Physical Therapy
2924 Brook Road
Richmond, Virginia 23220
Pediatrics
Ian A. Young, PT, M.S., OCS, SCS
Fredericksburg Orthopedic Associates
5 River Bluffs Drive
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407
Orthopaedics
Staff
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Raymond Blake Office manager Computer analyst E-mail: rjblake@vcu.edu |
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Judy Kendrick Student coordinator E-mail: jkendric@vcu.edu |
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Tammy Butler Receptionist E-mail: tebutler@vcu.edu |
