Faculty & Staff

Core Occupational Therapy Faculty

Roxanna Bendixen headshot

Roxanna Bendixen, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

Associate Professor, Division Director
Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh;
Outstanding Alumni Award, University of Florida;
AOTA Outstanding Mentor Award, 2023

Zesarae Bodie 

Zesarae Bodie, OTD, MPH, OTR/L

Assistant Professor
Co-Founder South Carolina Black Occupational Therapy Caucus
MUSC COTAD Student Chapter Faculty Advisor

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Nancy Carson, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

Professor
Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Distinguished Fellow, National Academies of Practice

Joy Crawford

Joy Crawford, OTD, MSRS, OTR/L

Assistant Professor
Co-developer of the Intentional Fieldwork Education Model
Doctoral Capstone Coordinator

Amanda Giles

Amanda K. Giles, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Associate Professor,
Assistant Program Director
AOTA Emerging and Innovative Practice Award;
MUSC Innovator of the Year

Nadine Hanner

Nadine Hanner, OTD, MSOT, OTR/L

Assistant Professor
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
South Carolina Occupational Therapy Licensure Board Member since 2022
Co-Developer of the Intentional Fieldwork Education Model

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Scott Hutchison, OTD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor
AOTA Middle Managers Leadership Program;
AOTA Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Program

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Kelly McGloon, Ph.D., OTR/L

Assistant Professor
American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) Intervention Grant Recipient;

Corey Morrow 

Corey Morrow Ph.D., OTR/L

Assistant Professor
American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) Health Services Research Grant Awardee
Learning Health Systems Scholar
CARES Therapy Clinic Faculty Advisor

Brooke Mulrenin

Brooke Mulrenin, Ph.D., MOT

Assistant Professor
Health Humanities Award, MUSC
Compassion in Action Student Leadership Scholar, MUSC
Salvatore Scaletta Education and Scholarship Award, MUSC

Na Jin Seo

Na Jin Seo, Ph.D.

Professor
Inventor; NIH panel reviewer;
Frontiers in Neurorobotics Editorial Board member

Cristina Smith 

Cristina Reyes Smith, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Associate Professor
Director of Admissions,
Journal of OT Education Editorial Board

Michelle Woodbury

Michelle L. Woodbury, Ph.D., OTR/L

Professor
Director, Post-Professional OTD Program
ACRM/American Stroke Association Award for Excellent in Post-Acute Stroke Rehabilitation 2020

Additional College Faculty

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Stephanie K. McGowan, PT, DSc, OCS

Assistant Professor,
Assistant Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education,
Division of Physical Therapy,
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

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Bryant A. Seamon, PT, DPT, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor,
Department of Health Sciences and Research,
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy;
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

Adjunct Faculty

Elinor Borgert, MS, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, MUSC Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management
Areas of Expertise: Healthcare Leadership and Management; epidemiology and population health

Angel Bryant, OTD, OTR/L, MHA

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Business Administration, Needs Assessment, Health Literacy

Rebecca Bishop, MSOT, OTR/L

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Adult acute care 

Allison Blackburn, MSOT, OTR/L

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Adult acute care and musculoskeletal conditions

Tracie Hawkins, MS, OTR/L, ATP

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Clinician who specialized in treatment of patients with spinal cord injuries

Becky McFalls, MHS, OTR/L

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Pediatrics, owner of Integrations Children's Therapy private practice

Julie Malloy, OTD, MOT, OTR/L, PMP, CPHQ, FNAP

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Leadership and Physical Rehab

Trudie Milner, Ph.D.

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Leadership and Administration

Brenda Reagan, MS, OTR/L

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Early intervention, orthopedic, casting/splinting neurodevelopmental treatment

Kelly Rishe, MS, OTR/L

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Acute care therapist

Kaelyn Rogers OTR/L, CYT

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Cindy Sears, OTD, OTR/L

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Leadership and Pediatrics

Erin Shirk, MS, OTR/L

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Clinician who specialized in treatment of patients with spinal cord injuries

Elizabeth Slaughter, OTD, OTR/L

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Geriatric rehabilitation

Donna Tisdale, MS, OTR/L

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Activity Therapy Manager, MUSC Institute of Psychiatry

Skylar Warmund, MSOT, OTR/L

Instructor, MUSC Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Adult acute care

Staff

 

Arianna Patrick

Administrative Assistant
patricar@musc.edu
843-792-4827

Steven Doerfler

Student Services Program Coordinator
doerfler@musc.edu
843-792-4570