New Employees

Laurie Holien, Program Director and Clinical Associate Professor, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Program

Bryan Austin, Assistant Professor, Counseling

Ne’Shaun Borden, Assistant Professor, Counseling

Scott Freedman, Assistant Professor and Meridian Clinic Director, Physical Therapy

Catie Canavan, Clinical Assistant Professor/Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Occupational Therapy

Ean Harker, Interactive Video Conferencing Classroom Specialist, Physical and Occupational Therapy

Irene van Woerden, Biostatistician and Assistant Professor, KDHS and Community and Public Health

Tim Huff, Site Director for the Meridian Dental Residency Clinic

Erin Berry, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences

Melanie Wright, Research Associate Professor, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Lucy Wilkening, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Psychopharmacology

Shanon Oler, KDHS Pre -Health Academic Advisor and Recruiting Coordinator

Valentin Garcia, Health Sciences Advisor

Jennifer Renn, Technical Records Specialist 2, Dental Hygiene

Janet Merrell, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Marlene Kilpack, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Toni Christopherson, Clinical Assistant Professor and Accelerated Program Coordinator, School of Nursing

Ashley Strain, Clinical Instructor, School of Nursing

April Orduno, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Rachael Boote, Technical Records Specialist 1, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Amy Bull, Administrative Assistant 1, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Carmen House, Clinical Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Jessi Hardy, Clinical Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Duane Random, Administrative Assistant 1, Meridian

Jillian Palmos, Laboratory Technician, TVAPL

RetirementsCollege of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences Dean Kathleen Kangas

RetirementsClinical Professor of Audiology, Mary Whitaker

RetirementsAdministrative Assistant of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Shaleen Rantala

RetirementsChair and Professor of Dental Hygiene, Jacqueline Freudenthal

RetirementsAssociate Professor of Dental Hygiene, Tara Johnson

RetirementsProfessor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, James Lai

RetirementsAdministrative Assistant of Nutrition and Dietetics, Tracie Chandler

RetirementsICHR Assistant Director and Associate Research Professor, Rick Tivis

RetirementsSite Director of Family Dentistry, Meridian, Pamela Powell

RetirementsClinical Assistant Professor and Interim Accelerated Coordinator, the School of Nursing, Phyllis Morris

RetirementsFinancial Technician, Family Medicine, Nancy Christiansen

RetirementsNew Innovations Coordinator, Family Medicine, Rose Johnson

In Remembrance of Dr. Patrick Hermanson

• Dr. Hermanson worked as the Health Care Administration Program Director from 2011-2016