School of Health Sciences Faculty and Staff
School of Health Sciences
| Ericka P. Zimmerman | Professor & Director, School of Health Sciences | EdD, LAT, ATC, FNAP | epzimmerman@wcu.edu | 828.227.7113 |
| Jeff Webster | Administrative Support Associate | websterj@wcu.edu | 828.227.3508 | |
| Kimberlee Yontz | Director of Student Services | kyontz@wcu.edu | 828.227.3516 | |
| Julie Conway | Academic Advisor | jkconway@wcu.edu | 828.227.2917 |
Athletic Training
| Ashley Thrasher | Associate Professor, Program Director | EdD, LAT, ATC, CSCS | abthrasher@wcu.edu | 828.227.3511 |
| Melissa Snyder | Associate Professor, Coordinator of Clinical Education | PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS | mmsnyder@wcu.edu | 828.227.3505 |
| Reece Hayes | Teaching Assistant Professor | DAT, LAT, ATC | rhayes@wcu.edu | 828.227.3506 |
| Aleiza Higgins | Instructor | MSAT, LAT, ATC, CSCS, BCS | higginsa@wcu.edu | 828.227.3509 |
Emergency Medical Care
| Evelyn Wilson | Teaching Associate Professor, Program Director | MHS | ewilson@wcu.edu | 828.227.3519 |
| Steven Johnson | Associate Instructor | MHS-CL, RN, NRP, CCP-C, CP-C, NCEE, CMTE | sljohnson@wcu.edu | |
| Susan Smith-Braithwaite | Assistant Professor | Ed.D., NRP | ssbraithwaite@wcu.edu | 828.227.2899 |
| Daniel Wesley | Associate Instructor | MHS, NRP | wesleyd@wcu.edu | 828.227.3532 |
Environmental Health Sciences
| Brian Byrd | Professor, Program Director | PhD, MSPH | bdbyrd@wcu.edu | 828.227.2607 |
| Jeonghyeon Ahn | Assistant Professor | MS, PhD | jahn@wcu.edu | 828.227.3537 |
| Kimberlee Hall | Associate Professor | PhD | kkhall@wcu.edu | 828.227.2654 |
| Chad Hallyburton | Teaching Assistant Professor | MS | clhallyburton@wcu.edu | 828.227.2146 |
| Geraldine Riouff | Instructor | MPM, REHS | griouff@wcu.edu | 828.227.3517 |
Health Sciences
| Brook Alemu | Associate Professor, MHS Program Director | PhD, MPH | balemu@wcu.edu | 828.227.2647 |
| Beth Woodard | Teaching Associate Professor, IHS Program Director | PhD, MHSA | woodard@wcu.edu | 828.227.2660 |
| Larry Gilley | Instructor | MBS | lgilley@wcu.edu | 828.227.2659 |
| Ann Hallyburton | Assistant Professor | DHSc, MPH, MSLS, AHIP | ahallyb@wcu.edu | 828.227.2662 |
| Caitlin Torrence | Assistant Professor | PhD | ctorrence@wcu.edu | 828.227.2287 |
| Chelsea Weddle | Teaching Assistant Professor | PhD, CHC, TTS | cweddle@wcu.edu | 828.227.3233 |
| Jeffrey Ziomek | Teaching Assistant Professor | DPA, EMTP | jziomek@wcu.edu |
Nutrition and Dietetics
| Ruhamah (Ru) Caulkins | Instructor, DPD Program Director | MHS, RD, LDN | rcaulkins@wcu.edu | 828.227.2637 |
| Anna Dysart | Assistant Professor | PhD, RD, CSG | sdysart@wcu.edu | 828.227.2351 |
| Christina Meyer-Jax | Associate Instructor, DI Program Director and Coordinator of Clinical Education | MS, RDN, LDN, CLT, RYT | cmeyerjax@wcu.edu | |
| Minu Sara Thomas | Assistant Professor | PhD | minusarathomas@wcu.edu | 828.227.3512 |
Recreational Therapy
| Paige Dagenhard-Trainer | Associate Professor, Program Director | PhD, LRT/CTRS | pcdagenhard@wcu.edu | 828.227.2788 |
| Jennifer Hinton | Professor, Clinical Education Coordinator | PhD, LRT/CTRS, FDRT | jlhinton@wcu.edu | 828.227.2715 |
| Debbie Logan | Teaching Assistant Professor | PhD, LRT/CTRS | drlogan@wcu.edu | 828.227.2481 |
School Faculty
| Elizabeth Wall-Bassett | Professor | PhD, RDN, FAND | ewbassett@wcu.edu | 828.227.3528 |
| C.Y. Wang | Professor, Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences | PhD, CFS | cwang@wcu.edu | 828.227.7271 |
