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Faculty and Staff

Ashley Harkrider, PhDAshley Harkrider, PhDAshley Harkrider, PhD

Interim Department Chair

Professor and Dean

Stephanie Lancaster, EdD, MS, OTR/L, ATP, CAPSStephanie Lancaster, EdD, MS, OTR/L, ATP, CAPSStephanie Lancaster, EdD, MS, OTR/L, ATP, CAPS

Associate Professor

Pamela Yvette Lewis-Kipkulei, Ph.D, OTD, OTR/LPamela Yvette Lewis-Kipkulei, Ph.D, OTD, OTR/LPamela Yvette Lewis-Kipkulei, Ph.D, OTD, OTR/L

Associate Professor

Robert J. Mullaney, OTD, DBA, MBA-HSA, OTR/LRobert J. Mullaney, OTD, DBA, MBA-HSA, OTR/LRobert J. Mullaney, OTD, DBA, MBA-HSA, OTR/L

Professor

Program Director and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, MOT and OTD

rmullaney@uthsc.edu

Orli Weisser-Pike OTD, OTR/L, CLVT, SCLV, CAPSOrli Weisser-Pike OTD, OTR/L, CLVT, SCLV, CAPSOrli Weisser-Pike OTD, OTR/L, CLVT, SCLV, CAPS

Associate Professor

Lee Williams, OTD, OTR/LLee Williams, OTD, OTR/LLee Williams, OTD, OTR/L

Assistant Professor

Anne H. Zachry, PhD, OTR/LAnne H. Zachry, PhD, OTR/LAnne H. Zachry, PhD, OTR/L

Professor

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Elaine Robinson, CAP-OM Elaine Robinson, CAP-OMElaine Robinson, CAP-OM

Senior Administrative Associate lIl - Notary

erobin28@uthsc.edu

Contributing Faculty

Richard John Kasser, PhD, PTRichard John Kasser, PhD, PTRichard John Kasser, PhD, PT

Associate Professor

Home Department - Physical Therapy

Tracy McClinton, DNP, AG-ACNP-BC, APRNTracy McClinton, DNP, AG-ACNP-BC, APRNTracy McClinton, DNP, AG-ACNP-BC, APRN

Associate Professor

UTHSC College of Nursing

Home Department - Acute and Tertiary Care

Erin Pemberton Melhorn, PhD, OTD, OTR/LErin Pemberton Melhorn, PhD, OTD, OTR/LErin Pemberton Melhorn, PhD, OTD, OTR/L

Associate Professor, Doctoral Capstone Coordinator

UT Chattanooga

Home Department - Occupational Therapy

erin-melhorn@utc.edu

Colleen Oakley, OTR/LColleen Oakley, OTR/LColleen Oakley, OTR/L

Home Department - Audiology and Speech

coakle12@uthsc.edu

Rebecca Reynolds, EdD, RHIA, FAHIMARebecca Reynolds, EdD, RHIA, FAHIMARebecca Reynolds, EdD, RHIA, FAHIMA

Professor

Home Department - Diagnostic and Health Sciences

Clinical Faculty

Rachel Roper, MSOT, OTR/LRachel Roper, MSOT, OTR/LRachel Roper, MSOT, OTR/L

Clinical Instructor

Based in Knoxville, TN

Emeritus Faculty

Ann H. Nolen, Psy.D., OTR, FAOTAAnn H. Nolen, Psy.D., OTR, FAOTAAnn H. Nolen, Psy.D., OTR, FAOTA

Professor Emeritus

Anita Mitchell, PhD, OTR, FAOTAAnita Mitchell, PhD, OTR, FAOTAAnita Mitchell, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Professor Emeritus

Contacts

To find out more about occupational therapy as a career, interested students should contact practicing occupational therapists, visit their facilities, and talk with them directly.

To find out more about the Occupational Therapy Program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, you may contact uthscot@uthsc.edu.

Apr 15, 2026