{"id":7321,"date":"2024-10-15T17:23:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T21:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/?page_id=7321"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:19:59","slug":"mentors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/programs\/residency-and-fellowship\/orthopedic-residency-program\/mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our orthopedic physical therapy residency mentors are committed to supporting residents throughout their time in the program. Click the tabs below to meet our program leaders and mentors in both Chapel Hill and Wilmington.<\/p>\n<div role=\"tablist\" class=\"panel-group  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" id=\"unc-accordion-0\">\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-0\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-0\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-0\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"true\" \n                href=\"#details-0-0\">\n                Program Leadership            <\/button>\n\n        <\/h2>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"details-0-0\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse in oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3>Jeff O&#8217;Laughlin, PT, DPT, Program Director<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7126 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2019\/05\/NIK_0299-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2019\/05\/NIK_0299-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2019\/05\/NIK_0299-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/directory\/jeff-olaughlin-pt-dpt-ocs-faaompt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assistant Professor<\/a>, Division of Physical Therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School:<\/strong> University of Delaware<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong> University of Delaware<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5952 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Kristel-Maes-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kristel Maes\" width=\"143\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Kristel-Maes-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Kristel-Maes-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Kristel-Maes-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Kristel-Maes-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Kristel-Maes-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Kristel-Maes-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Kristel-Maes.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Kristel Maes, PT, DPT, Program Coordinator<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School<\/strong>: KULeuven Belgium<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong> KULeuven Belgium and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest:<\/strong> My clinical interest is spine. In my current position as Administrator of our post-graduate programs I have a passion for education and preparing the future generation of therapists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor:<\/strong> Research has shown that having a professional mentor is beneficial to advancing your career. From personal experience, I value the benefit of surrounding myself with others who can give me a different perspective on a patient case, problem or project. By serving as a mentor I hope to pass on my knowledge and support a resident\u2019s professional growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-1\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-1\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-1\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"false\" \n                href=\"#details-0-1\">\n                University Physical Therapy            <\/button>\n\n        <\/h2>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"details-0-1\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2019\/05\/CookeJennifer-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2019\/05\/CookeJennifer-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2019\/05\/CookeJennifer-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2019\/05\/CookeJennifer-768x1076.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2019\/05\/CookeJennifer-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2019\/05\/CookeJennifer-1462x2048.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2019\/05\/CookeJennifer-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2019\/05\/CookeJennifer-scaled.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/>Jennifer Cooke, PT, DPT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Assistant Director for Clinical Practice<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/directory\/dr-jennifer-cooke-pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associate Professor<\/a>, Division of Physical Therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School:<\/strong> University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong> University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Deidra D. Charity, PT, DPT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/directory\/deidra-debnam-pt-dpt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assistant Professor<\/a>, Division of Physical Therapy<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5753 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2020\/08\/Diedra-Debnam-11-15-DPT-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Deidra Debnam Charity '11 ('15 DPT)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School: <\/strong>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School: <\/strong>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>My passion is in helping patients optimize their movement, physical health, and overall function so they can successfully participate in activities and sports they love and enjoy. My clinical interests are in sports rehabilitation, return to sport\/sport specific training, injury risk reduction, orthopedics, and post-surgical rehabilitation. My professional engagement extends outside of the clinic, as I also have interests in professional advocacy and promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging within the physical therapy profession to optimize the patient experience and health-related outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>Mentorship has been an integral part of my professional development. Recognizing the value in clinical mentorship fuels my desire to assist other clinicians in becoming critical thinkers, problem solvers, and exceptional providers. I also hope to encourage meaningful professional engagement that extends beyond clinic walls and foster a commitment to service and career long learning.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Bria Dunn, PT, DPT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/directory\/bria-dunn-pt-dpt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assistant Professor<\/a>, Division of Physical Therapy<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7360 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/dunn_headshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/dunn_headshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/dunn_headshot-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School: <\/strong>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School: <\/strong>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>I enjoy working with patients across the lifespan helping individuals recover from injury and\/or surgery to regain mobility and function and ultimately enhance their quality of life. Clinical interests include lower extremity rehabilitation, postoperative rehabilitation, and injury prevention\/wellness; however, I enjoy getting to know my patients one-on-one more than anything and regardless of their specific injury. I am passionate about health equity, ensuring that underserved and historically marginalized populations have access to competent and compassionate care. I strive to reduce disparities in healthcare outcomes by offering accessible, inclusive services for all patients.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>As a graduate of this residency program, I can attest to the value of high-quality mentorship early in one&#8217;s career. Mentoring affords me the opportunity to foster a collaborative learning environment where residents can develop confidence and expertise in their clinical practice. Serving as a mentor also allows me to give back to a program that shaped my own professional growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Sarah McAuliffe, PT, DPT <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7358 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/mcauliffe_headshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/mcauliffe_headshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/mcauliffe_headshot-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/directory\/sarah-mcauliffe-pt-dpt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assistant Professor<\/a>, Division of Physical Therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School: <\/strong>University of Florida\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School: <\/strong>University of Illinois at Chicago\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>My professional interests are varied. Clinically, I enjoy treating the complex musculoskeletal patient, emphasizing a pain-mechanisms based approach to care. I have special interests in hypermobility spectrum disorders and performing artists. I emphasize a systematic and thorough approach to assessing a patient in a holistic manner, taking into consideration psychologic and sociologic factors to a patient&#8217;s presentation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>Mentorship has served a pivotal role in my career development and I hope to pay that forward. I&#8217;ve had the fortune of learning from outstanding mentors who challenged me to grow clinically, professionally, and personally. I&#8217;m passionate about being involved in post-professional mentorship to facilitate new clinicians&#8217; development and foster excellence in clinical practice. I also view all mentorship relationships as bidirectional and enjoy learning from my mentees.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Katie Zisk, PT, DPT <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7571 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/04\/Headshot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Zisk\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/04\/Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/04\/Headshot-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/04\/Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/04\/Headshot-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/directory\/katie-zisk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assistant Professor<\/a>, Division of Physical Therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School: <\/strong>University of Virginia\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School: <\/strong>The George Washington University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>Complex orthopedic conditions, Performing artists, Temporomandibular disorders<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>Reflecting on my career as a physical therapist, I\u2019ve found that mentoring and post-professional education have been the most influential factors in shaping my clinical practice. Driven by the invaluable experiences I\u2019ve had with my own mentors, I\u2019m passionate about fostering clinical reasoning to help residents reach their full potential as clinicians. Watching residents grow and evolve throughout the year-long residency is an amazing journey &#8211; one that mutually challenges and motivates us all to become better physical therapists, colleagues, leaders, and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-2\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-2\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-2\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"false\" \n                href=\"#details-0-2\">\n                UNC Health            <\/button>\n\n        <\/h2>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"details-0-2\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/adlerheadshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/adlerheadshot-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/adlerheadshot-727x1024.png 727w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/adlerheadshot-768x1081.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/adlerheadshot-600x845.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/adlerheadshot.png 868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/>Evan Adler, PT, DPT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School:<\/strong> University of Massachusetts at Amherst\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong> Elon University\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest<\/strong>: General Orthopedics, Endurance Athletes, Runners, TMJ\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor<\/strong>: I have always enjoyed teaching and helping students and newer clinicians improve their clinical skills and critical thinking skills. Not only does it give the residents a deeper dive on specific topics, but we clinicians also get the benefit of hearing the newer research and trends coming out of the profession.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Kyle-Cooper-150x150.png\" alt=\"Kyle Cooper, PT, DPT, OCS\" width=\"160\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Kyle Cooper, PT, DPT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School:<\/strong> Elon University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong> University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>My professional interests are eclectic and span the orthopedic physical therapy continuum. I love treating a varied patient population and the challenge of meeting the needs of patients regardless of their age, orthopedic dysfunction, life experience, or goals. Throughout my career, I have taken a special interest in postsurgical and nonsurgical rehabilitation of the shoulder, knee, and hip. Additionally, I enjoy problem-solving difficult clinical problems with patients in underserved areas of practice, including persistent pain disorders, headaches, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor:\u00a0<\/strong>Mentorship has been an essential part of my personal and professional growth throughout my career. My mentors helped lay a foundation of skills and reflective practice that fueled my hard and soft skill development. I consider it my professional responsibility to mentor others, share my experiences, and foster my colleagues\u2019 growth. My ongoing participation in the residency also helps me continue to challenge myself professionally. Each new resident brings unique knowledge and skills that push the boundaries of my practice.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Quinlon-Curtis-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"J. Quinlon Curtis, PT, DPT, OCS\" width=\"160\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>J. Quinlon Curtis, PT, DPT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School:<\/strong> Towson University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong> Elon University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>My area of interest is in manual therapy as well as shoulder and spine rehabilitation. I am a current Fellow in Training in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy at Regis University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor:<\/strong>I enjoy serving as a mentor to help residents expand their clinical reasoning as well as to help each individual reach their goals of becoming a leading practitioner.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/dicksonheadshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/dicksonheadshot-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/dicksonheadshot-678x1024.png 678w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/dicksonheadshot-768x1160.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/dicksonheadshot-600x906.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/dicksonheadshot.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Nicole Dickson, PT, DPT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School:<\/strong> Lebanon Valley College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong> Lebanon Valley College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>Shoulders\/upper quarter, return to sport, trauma\/emergency response<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>Though challenging and humbling at the time, I became an exponentially better PT during my year of residency and with mentoring. I enjoy pushing others to their highest potential while it also encourages me to stay the most up to date with research and techniques.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Corey Drvol, PT, DPT<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/drvolheadshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/drvolheadshot-207x300.png 207w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/drvolheadshot-707x1024.png 707w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/drvolheadshot-768x1113.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/drvolheadshot-600x869.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/drvolheadshot.png 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School: <\/strong>University of Nebraska-Lincoln\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School: <\/strong>Duke University\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, with work in the residency on the hip and knee\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>I enjoy working in the Orthopedic PT Residency because I enjoy giving back and helping to develop the next generation of Physical Therapists. It also keeps me on my toes as I have to be up-to-date with the latest developments and research!\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Catherine Duncan, PT, DPT<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5976 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Catherine-Duncan-150x150.png\" alt=\"Catherine Duncan, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School: <\/strong>University of Virginia, Georgia State University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:\u00a0<\/strong>University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>Sports rehab; pediatric\/adolescent ortho\/sports rehab; injury prevention; biomechanics; knee, hip, foot\/ankle, shoulder in particular.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>I really love teaching and learning from students and residents. I enjoy bantering ideas and different approaches toward achieving common goals with\/for our patients. I also like being challenged by constantly asking myself why I do what I do or take the approaches I take, and if I am teaching, I have to be able to articulate why clearly. I think I prefer residents because they probably benefit more from the learning opportunities that much of my specialty\/niche case load provides. When I work with entry level students, they are generally not as prepared for that in-depth, beyond entry level of observation, assessment, and intervention that much of my caseload is expecting or needing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Eric Hartmann, PT, DPT<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5978 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Eric-Hartmann-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Hartmann, PT, DPT, Cert MDT\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Eric-Hartmann-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Eric-Hartmann-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School: <\/strong>Penn State<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School: <\/strong>Rutgers University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy of the spine, Functional Restoration for chronic pain problems, interdisciplinary pathway development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>To help residents develop and commit to their own framework for problem solving so that episodes of care can be as efficient as possible.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Joeline K. Hernandez, PT, DPT <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/hernandezheadshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/hernandezheadshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/hernandezheadshot-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School: <\/strong>Wake Forest University\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School: <\/strong>Duke University School of Medicine\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>General Orthopedics, Post-operative Care, Geriatrics, Aquatic Therapy\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>I was fortunate to train under excellent mentors myself and am excited to now have the opportunity give back to the next generations of clinicians. I strive to empower our residents to develop their clinical skills and foster their professional growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Mike McMorris, PT, DPT\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/mcmorris_headshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/mcmorris_headshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/mcmorris_headshot-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/mcmorris_headshot-1018x1024.png 1018w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/mcmorris_headshot-768x772.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/mcmorris_headshot-600x603.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/mcmorris_headshot.png 1374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School: <\/strong>Ambassador University (BA in Theology), California State University Los Angeles (BS in Biology)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School: <\/strong>University of the Pacific (MS in PT), UNC Chapel Hill (Doctor of PT), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Doctor of Education, in process, class of 2026)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>Orthopedics, manual therapy, clinical reasoning, education; past experience with golfers and OH athletes\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>Many teachers and mentors have invested in me over the years, it is my pleasure to do the same for the next generation of PTs. Having meaningful dialogue about clinical cases and associated clinical reasoning is critical to professional learning and development.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Brian Trabulsi, PT, MPT, COMT<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5974 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Brian-Trabulsi-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Trabulsi, PT, MPT, COMT\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School: <\/strong>Marietta College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School: <\/strong>Chatham University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest:<\/strong>I enjoy working with complex patients and utilizing a combination of dry needling, manual therapy and exercise to systematically help with their musculoskeletal issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor:<\/strong>I enjoy watching the residents grow as clinicians from the beginning to the end of the residency.\u00a0 I enjoy helping them figure out what to focus on versus what is less important.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Sarah van der Horst, PT, DPT\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5984 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/01\/Sarah-Van-der-Horst-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah van der Horst, PT, DPT, OCS\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School: <\/strong>Oberlin College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School: <\/strong>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>Orthopedic physical therapy for individuals of all ages and activity levels with a focus on underserved communities. Treating Spanish speakers in their native language.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>To ensure we have critically thinking providers in our profession that will focus on improving the lives of our patients with evidence based practice. For the joy of teaching and seeing a person apply what they have learned in real time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n    <div id=\"panel-heading-details-0-3\" class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\" role=\"tab\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"panel-title oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n            <button class=\"accordion-toggle oscitas-bootstrap-container collapsed\" \n                id = \"button-details-0-3\"\n                data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                data-parent=\"#unc-accordion-0\"    \n                aria-controls=\"#details-0-3\"  \n                aria-expanded=\"false\" \n                href=\"#details-0-3\">\n                Novant            <\/button>\n\n        <\/h2>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div id=\"details-0-3\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3>Marcus Bair, PT, DPT <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/marcus-bair.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"139\" \/><br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School<\/strong>:\u00a0University of North Carolina Wilmington, BA in Parks and Recreation Management\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong> University of North Florida, Doctorate in Physical Therapy\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest<\/strong>:\u00a0Orthopedic physical therapy, lower extremity biomechanics, dry needling, manual therapy\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor: <\/strong>I mentor to provide students and residents a solid foundation of clinical reasoning and a framework for delivering exceptional patient care in the field of orthopedic physical therapy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Martha Gephart, PT, DPT <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/gephartheadshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/gephartheadshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/gephartheadshot-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School:<\/strong>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"none\">University of North Carolina Wilmington\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong>\u00a0George Washington University\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest<\/strong>:\u00a0During my career I have seen primarily an outpatient orthopedic population of patients from elementary age through geriatric populations. I have completed the Institute of Physical Art&#8217;s functional manual therapy residency program, completed certification through the IPA as a certified functional manual therapist, and earned my orthopedic certified specialist through the APTA. I am completing recertification for both certifications this year and next. I served as student coordinator in my current place of employment for 4 years, and have served on the student coordination council for 6 years here. I have also mentored students in my current role.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor<\/strong>:\u00a0I was SO fortunate to have an excellent mentor take me under his wing right out of PT school, and that experience showed me the value of mentorship. PT school teaches graduates to be generalists, but there is so much more to learn to develop expertise in your specialty area of practice. Knowing that you have someone to answer questions and model technical patient care, workflow organization, and effective communication to help you grow as a professional really helps build confidence. I do my best to equip mentees with what they need to problem solve at a higher level and stay engaged in a fast paced clinical environment for lifelong learning. My job is to extend to my fellow professionals what my mentor extended (and continues to extend) to me!\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Colleen Karr, PT, DPT <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/karrheadshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/karrheadshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/karrheadshot-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School:<\/strong>\u00a0Old Dominion\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong>\u00a0College of St. Scholastica\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest:<\/strong>\u00a0Orthopedics, spine, Maitland, COMT\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>I love newly professionals\u2019 enthusiasm and sharing my experience in manual therapy and diagnostic skills and motor control\/ sport&#8217;s performance in order to help them excel in the orthopedic field as skilled PTs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Gregory Kelley, PT\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/kelleyheadshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/kelleyheadshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/09\/kelleyheadshot-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School:<\/strong>\u00a0Northeastern University\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest:<\/strong>\u00a0Promote the health and wellness of my patients by using a biopsychosocial model to address all of their needs through education and the use of activities like selective functional movement assessment, breathing, pain neuroscience education, and Graston Technique.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I Serve as a Mentor<\/strong>:\u00a0I am interested in what others are interested in. I am naturally curious and continually evolving as a clinician.\u00a0 This allows me to comfortably develop professional relationships in the clinic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Rebecca McGhee, PT, DPT, MHA<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7417 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2024\/10\/Rebecca-McGhee-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Regional Manager Outpatient Rehab &#8211; Novant Health Coastal Market<br \/>\nNovant Health Residency Program Site Work Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate School:<\/strong>\u00a0West Virginia University\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong> Old Dominion University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Interest: <\/strong>Clinical interests include Orthopedic and Oncology Rehab. As a manager, I am honored to lead a team of phenomenal therapists and I enjoy breaking down barriers they encounter in the care of their patients.\u00a0 I also enjoy program development and discovering new ways to bring continued learning and growth opportunities to our team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our orthopedic physical therapy residency mentors are committed to supporting residents throughout their time in the program. 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