Department of Therapeutic & Clinical Healthcare Faculty and Staff

Department of Therapeutic & Clinical Healthcare

Name Title Certifications Email Phone
Jennifer Hinton Professor & Department Head PhD, LRT, CTRS, FDRT jlhinton@wcu.edu 828.227.2715
Jeff Webster Administrative Support Associate   websterj@wcu.edu 828.227.3508
Kimberlee Yontz Director of Student Services MEd kyontz@wcu.edu 828.227.3516
Jennifer Germain Academic Advisor MS jgermain@wcu.edu 828.227.2917

Athletic Training

Name Title Certifications Email Phone
Reece Hayes Teaching Assistant Professor, Program Director DAT, LAT, ATC rhayes@wcu.edu 828.227.3506
Aleiza Higgins Teaching Assistant Professor MSAT, LAT, ATC, CSCS, BCS higginsa@wcu.edu 828.227.3509
Melissa Snyder Associate Professor, Coordinator of Clinical Education PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS mmsnyder@wcu.edu 828.227.3505
Ashley Thrasher Associate Professor EdD, LAT, ATC, CSCS abthrasher@wcu.edu 828.227.3511

Emergency Medical Care

Name Title Certifications Email Phone
Steven Johnson Assistant Professor, Distance Program Director Distance MHS-CL, RN, NRP, CCP-C, CP-C, NCEE, CMTE sljohnson@wcu.edu  
Susan Smith-Braithwaite Associate Professor, Residential Program Director   EdD, NRP ssbraithwaite@wcu.edu 828.227.2899
Corey Lee Associate Instructor MPH, NRP, NCEE cblee@wcu.edu  
Daniel Wesley Associate Instructor MHS, NRP wesleyd@wcu.edu 828.227.3532
Evelyn Wilson Teaching Associate Professor MHS ewilson@wcu.edu 828.227.3519
Jeffrey Ziomek Associate Instructor DPA, EMTP jziomek@wcu.edu  

Nutrition and Dietetics

Name Title Certifications Email Phone
Ruhamah (Ru) Caulkins Instructor, DPD Program Director MHS, RD, LDN rcaulkins@wcu.edu 828.227.2637
Deborah Quesenberry Senior Instructor, Dietetic Internship Program Director PhD, RDN, LDN dquesenberry@wcu.edu  
Anna Dysart Assistant Professor PhD, RD, CSG sdysart@wcu.edu 828.227.2351
Minu Sara Thomas Assistant Professor PhD minusarathomas@wcu.edu 828.227.3512

Recreational Therapy

Name Title Certifications Email Phone
Paige Dagenhard-Trainer Associate Professor, Program Director PhD, LRT, CTRS pcdagenhard@wcu.edu 828.227.2788
Jennifer Hinton Professor PhD, LRT, CTRS, FDRT jlhinton@wcu.edu 828.227.2715
Debbie Logan Teaching Associate Professor, Clinical Education Coordinator PhD, LRT, CTRS drlogan@wcu.edu 828.227.2481

Department Faculty

Name Title Certifications Email Phone
C.Y. Wang Professor, Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences  PhD, CFS  cwang@wcu.edu  828.227.7271