Faculty & Staff

Department Chair
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
George Beneck, PT, PhD, OCS	Department Chair Physical Therapy Professor Physical Therapy Residency Program Mentor PT at the Beach	ET 130	562.985.1974 George.Beneck@csulb.edu

Chair Emerita/Emeritus
Name	Title	Years of Service	Contact Information
Kay Cerny, PT, PhD, KEMG	Professor Emerita Physical Therapy	2003 - 2014	Kay.Cerny@csulb.edu

Core Faculty

Jenny Bagwell, PT, PhD, DPT

Assistant Professor

Physical Therapy

ET 211

562.985.4887
Jenny.Bagwell@csulb.edu

Jackie Dawson, PhD, CSCS

Assistant Professor

Physical Therapy

ET 142

562.985.7139
Jacqueline.Dawson@csulb.edu

Kristin DeMars, PT, DPT, NCS

Physical Therapist

PT at the Beach

Lecturer

Physical Therapy

ET 124

Kristin.Demars@csulb.edu

Vennila Krishnan, PT, PhD

Professor

Physical Therapy

ET 118

562.985.4155
Vennila.Krishnan@csulb.edu

Stephanie Malaspina, PT, DPT

Director of Clinical Education

Physical Therapy

Lecturer

Physical Therapy

ET 134

562.985.8106
Stephanie.Malaspina@csulb.edu

Jeff Rodrigues, PT, DPT, CCS

Lecturer

Physical Therapy

Graduate Advisor

Physical Therapy

ET 126

562.985.8105
Jeff.Rodrigues@csulb.edu

Hsiang-Ling (Sharon) Teng, PT, PhD

Associate Professor

Physical Therapy

ET 140

562.985.4076
Hsiang-Ling.Teng@csulb.edu

Staff
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Steven Irby	Lab Coordinator and Chemical Hygiene Officer Physical Therapy	KIN 64	562.985.7683 Steven.Irby@csulb.edu
Dom Cosmano	Administrative Services Coordinator	ET 130	562-985-5647 Dom.Cosmano@csulb.edu
Kelli Smith	Administrative Services Coordinator	ET 130	562.985.5647 Kelli.Smith@csulb.edu

Adjunct Faculty
Name	Title	Office	Contact Information
Runel Alanes, PT, DPT, ATRIC	Lecturer Physical Therapy		runel.alanes@csulb.edu
Joyce Campbell, PT, PhD, EN, KEMG	Professor Physical Therapy	ET 136	562.985.5455 Joyce.Campbell@csulb.edu
Ryan Gray, PT, DPT, OCS	Lecturer Physical Therapy		ryan.gray@csulb.edu
Covey Lazouras, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP	Lecturer Physical Therapy	HSD 103	(562)985-4072 covey.lazouras@csulb.edu
Alan Lee, PT, DPT, PhD	Lecturer Physical Therapy		Alan.Lee@csulb.edu
Michael Miller, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CCI	Director and Coordinator for the Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program PT at the Beach Physical Therapist PT at the Beach Lecturer Physical Therapy	ET 130	Michael.Miller@csulb.edu
Olfat Mohamed, PT, PhD	Professor Physical Therapy	ET 130	562.985.5188 Olfat.Mohamed@csulb.edu
Jodi Nakawatase, PT, DPT, NCS	Lecturer Physical Therapy		jodi.nakawatase@csulb.edu
Silverton Nguyen, PT, DPT, OCS	Lecturer Physical Therapy		silverton.nguyen@csulb.edu
Kevin Ozaki, PT, DPT, OCS	Lecturer Physical Therapy		kevin.ozaki@csulb.edu
James Pelonis, PT, DPT, OCS	Lecturer Physical Therapy		jpelonis@selectmedical.com
Sharleen Regan, DPT	Lecturer Physical Therapy	ET 138	562.826.5578 Sharleen.regan@va.gov
Noel Marie Spina, PT, DPT, PCS, NTMTC	Lecturer Physical Therapy	ET 138	562.985.4072 Noel.Spina@csulb.edu
James Taylor, PT, DPT	Lecturer Physical Therapy		james.taylor@csulb.edu
Brian Trang, PT, DPT, GCS	Lecturer Physical Therapy		brian.trang@csulb.edu