Meet the Faculty

Program Director

• Annette Karim, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS,

  Director, PhD in Rehabilitation and Movement Science and Postprofessional Programs, and Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy.

  • Phone: (626) 815-5072
  • Email: akarim@apu.edu

Professors

• Susan Shore, PT, PhD

  Chair and Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-5021
  • Email: sshore@apu.edu
• Kathleen Tallman, PhD

  Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5100
  • Email: ktallman@apu.edu
  • Office Location: John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 418

Associate Professors

• Christopher Patterson, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS

  Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5597
  • Email: cpatterson@apu.edu
• Derrick Sueki, PT, DPT, PhD, GCPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

  Director, DPT Program, and Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

  • Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 4668
  • Email: dsueki@apu.edu

Adjunct Professor

• Marybeth Grant-Beuttler, PT, PhD, PCS

  Adjunct Professor, Postprofessional Studies Program, Department of Physical Therapy, PhD, Rehabilitation and Movement Science