Meet the Doctor of Physical Therapy Faculty and Staff
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Kimberly Varnado, PT, DPT, DHSc
Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
kvarnado [at] csm.edu
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Anne Mejia-Downs, PT, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
amejia-downs [at] csm.edu
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Nipaporn Somyoo, PT, DPT, OCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
nsomyoo [at] csm.edu
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Eder Alejandro Garavito, PT, DPT, CCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
egaravito [at] csm.edu
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Diane Wrisley, PT, PhD
Professor of Physical Therapy
dwrisley [at] csm.edu
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Shannon Richardson, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
srichardson [at] csm.edu
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Monica Dial, PT, DPT, NCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
mdial [at] csm.edu
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Alex Scharmann, PT, DPT, OCS
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Director of Clinical Education
ascharmann [at] CSM.edu
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Mica Mitchell, PT, DPT, C/NDT
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
mmitchell [at] csm.edu
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Janet Kneiss, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
jkneiss [at] csm.edu
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Kendra Bryant
Program and Clinical Coordinator, Doctoral of Physical Therapy Program
kbryant [at] csm.edu