Faculty & Staff

The Department of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Science faculty and staff have varied specializations and real-world experience. Their diverse backgrounds enrich students' learning through unique classroom experiences and real-life examples.

Regular Faculty

Name and Title	Contact Information
Allysin Bridges-German, OTD, MA, OTR/L, CAPS Clinical Assistant Professor Associate Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 4120R 410-704-2381 abridges@towson.edu
Matthew Burger, OTD, MS, OTR/L Clinical Assistant Professor Associate Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 4110D 410-704-3626 mburger@towson.edu
Audrey Combs, OTD, MS, OTR/L Clinical Assistant Professor Associate Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 4120S 410-704-4294 acombs@towson.edu
Miranda Donnelly, PhD, OTR/L Assistant Professor Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 4110C 410-704-5172 mdonnelly@towson.edu
Kathleen Eglseder, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA, CLT Associate Professor Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 4120Q 410-704-4305 keglseder@towson.edu
Karen Eskow, PhD, LCPC, OTR/L, CFLE Professor Affiliate Faculty	Liberal Arts 2213J 410-704-2128 keskow@towson.edu
Ritu Goel, MS, OTR/L, DHSc, CHT Clinical Assistant Professor Associate Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 4110H 410-704-4485 rgoel@towson.edu
Elizabeth Gosnell, MS, OTR/L Clinical Assistant Professor Associate Graduate Faculty	7400 York Road, 4170 410-704-7307 egosnell@towson.edu
Teresa Green, PhD, OTR/L Assistant Professor Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 4110E 410-704-4304 teresagreen@towson.edu
Kendra Heatwole Shank, PhD, OTR/L Associate Professor Chairperson Post-Professional OTD Program Director Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 5120Q 410-704-4437 kheatwoleshank@towson.edu
Jenna Heffron, PhD, OTR/L, ADAC Associate Professor Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 4120X 410-704-3499 jheffron@towson.edu
Daniel Hollern, MS, OTR/L Clinical Assistant Professor OTC Director Associate Graduate Faculty	7400 York Road, 4161 410-704-7311 dhollern@towson.edu
Amanda Jozkowski, PhD, OTR/L Associate Professor MS Program Director Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 5120W 410-704-2272 ajozkowski@towson.edu
Ashley Lankford, ScD, OTR/L Assistant Professor Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 4120W 410-704-5623 alankford@towson.edu
Sonia Lawson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Associate Professor Entry-Level OTD Program Director Interim Doctoral Capstone Coordinator Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 5120R 410-704-2313 slawson@towson.edu
Amanda Littleton, OTD, MS, OTR/L Clinical Assistant Professor Academic Fieldwork Coordinator Associate Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 5120U 410-704-2253 alittleton@towson.edu
Derek Piggott, MOT, OTR/L Clinical Assistant Professor Associate Graduate Faculty	Health Professisons, 4120U 410-704-4999 dpiggott@towson.edu
Jennifer Wingrat, ScD, OTR/L Assistant Professor Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 5120T 410-704-2769 jwingrat@towson.edu
Jenna Yeager, PhD, OTR/L Associate Professor PhD Doctoral Program Director Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 5120S 410-704-4439 jyeager@towson.edu
Lauren Zahner, MS, OTR/L Clinical Assistant Professor Associate Graduate Faculty	Health Professions, 5120Y 410-704-4295 lzahner@towson.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct faculty are best reached via email; their office location is available on your course syllabus. For circumstances requiring immediate assistance, students may contact the department of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Science at 410-704-2762.

Name	Email
Melanie Alevetsovitis, OTD, OTR/L Associate Graduate Faculty	malevetsovitis@towson.edu
Selina Brijbasi, OTD, MS, OTR/L Associate Graduate Faculty	sbrijbasi@towson.edu
Lori Patria, MS, OTR/L Associate Graduate Faculty	lpatria@towson.edu
Kristin Rockwell, MS, OTR/L Associate Graduate Faculty	krockwell@towson.edu

Administrative Staff

Name and Title	Contact Information
Amanda Shultz Administrative Assistant II	Health Professions, 5159G 410-704-2371 ashultz@towson.edu
Kelly Chick OT Program Specialist	Health Professions, 5120L 410-704-5124 kchick@towson.edu
Briana Rostkowski, MS Admissions & Clinical Placement Coordinator	Health Professions, 5120M 410-704-2653 brostkowski@towson.edu
Doug DeHaan, M. Ed. Hussman Center Director	7400 York Road, 4162 410-704-4507 ddehaan@towson.edu

Emeriti Faculty

NAME	EMAIL
Lisa Crabtree, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA	lcrabtree@towson.edu
Janet DeLany, DEd, OTR/L, FAOTA	jdelany@towson.edu
Barbara Demchick, ScD, OTR/L FAOTA	bdemchick@towson.edu
Charlotte E. Exner, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA	cexner@towson.edu
M. Beth Merryman, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA	bmerryman@towson.edu
Carolyn Parmenter
S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, FAOTA	mreitz@towson.edu
Marlene Riley, MMS, OTR/L, CHT	mriley@towson.edu
Regena Stevens-Ratchford, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA	rstevens-ratchford@towson.edu
Harriet H. Warren
Marcie Weinstein, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA	mweinstein@towson.edu