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PTCAS Work Group members are comprised of members serving in roles in program admissions, PT faculty serving as admissions chair, DPT program directors, and PT students, as well as liaison from outside organizations including the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) and the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP).
Work Group members are appointed to a three-year term, except for student members who are appointed for a term of 1-3 years depending on their current year in their DPT program. Terms typically begin in July of each year and run through June, though exceptions can be made.
The current roster of PTCAS Work Group members along with their contact information can be found below.
2021-2022
Kristin Chalberg, MA
Sr. Associate Director - Graduate Admission Operations St. Catherine University
St. Paul, MN 651-690-6868
ktchalberg@stkate.edu
Bill Nichols, MA
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
615-460-6107
bill.nichols@belmont.edu
Stacy Fritz, PhD, PT
Program Director & Associate Professor
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
803-777-6887
sfritz@mailbox.sc.edu
Anita M. Santasier, PT, PhD
board-certified orthoapedic specialist
Chair and Associate Professor
University of Montana
Missoula, MT
406-243-5190
anita.santasier@mso.umt.edu
Michael Furtado, PT, DPT
Associate Professor & Chair of Admissions Committee
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
409-772-3068
mifurtad@UTMB.edu
Mike Sheldon, PT, PhD (ACAPT Liaison)
Associate Provost
University of New England
Biddeford, ME
207-602-2704
msheldon@une.edu
Robert Frampton, PT
Professor, Director of Physical Therapy
Concordia University Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI 734-995-7216
Robert.Frampton@cuaa.edu
Jeremy Turkall, MS
Manager, Educational and Student Affairs
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL 813-974-2748
jturkall@usf.edu
Beth Jones, PT, DPT, EdD, MS
Division Chief - Division of Physical Therapy
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Albuquerque, NM
505-272-5479
bmjones@salud.unm.edu
Doug Watson (NAAHP Liaison)
Pre-Health Counselor
Utah Valley University Orem, UT
801-863-5168
dwatson@uvu.edu
Brett Neilson, PT, DPT
DPT Director of Admissions & Assistant Professor
Pacific University
Honolulu, HI 206-940-9421
bneilson@hpu.edu
Letha Zook, PT, EdD
Department Chair, Program Director, Assoc. Professor
Franklin Pierce University
Goodyear, AZ 623-518-2386
Zookl@franklinpierce.edu