Denton Center Faculty
![Alyssa LaForme Fiss](/media/images/physical-therapy/afiss.jpg)
Fiss, Alyssa LaForme, PT, PhD
Board-Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist
Director
Professor
School of Physical Therapy
afiss@twu.edu
Education: B.S., The Ohio State University, Physical Therapy; M.P.T., The Ohio State University, Physical Therapy; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Rehabilitation Science
Primary teaching area: Research methods, Grant writing
Area of research/expertise: Developmental trajectories for children with cerebral palsy; intervention to improve adaptive behavior of children with disabilities; Intervention to support developmental skill acquisition in children with Down syndrome
Additional information: Alyssa Fiss’ Curriculum vitae
![Katy Mitchell](/media/images/physical-therapy/kmitchell-headshot.jpg)
Mitchell, Katy, PT, PhD
Professor
Associate Director
School of Physical Therapy, Denton
kmitchell@twu.edu
Education: B.S. University of California, Davis, CA, Biological Sciences; M.S., Pacific University, Physical Therapy; Ph.D. Texas Woman's University, Texas, Physical Therapy
Primary teaching area: Entry-level program: Evidence-based Practice and Research in Physical Therapy; PhD-level program: Statistical Methods II for Health Care Professionals, Applied Statistical Methods for Health Care Professionals, and Computer Applications in Physical Therapy Research
Areas of research/expertise: Outcome measure psychometrics particularly when assessing populations with variable performance parameters
Additional information: Katy Mitchell's Curriculum vitae
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Davis, Jordan, DPT, EdD
Assistant Professor
Director of Clinical Education
School of Physical Therapy, Denton
Education: B.S. University of Missouri, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology; M.Ed. University of Missouri, Health Education and Promotion; D.P.T., Hampton University; Ed.D. University of Saint Mary, Innovation in Curriculum and Instruction
Primary teaching area: Entry-level program: Introduction to Physical Therapy, Exercise Testing and Prescription, Examination, Evaluation, and Outcomes, Preliminary Clinical Experience 1, Primary Care in Physical Therapy, Clinical Integration I
Areas of research/expertise: Orthopedics and Psychometrics of Outcome Measures
![photo of Mary Beth Daugherty](/media/images/physical-therapy/17-11-07-Mary-Beth-Daugherty-7_smaller.jpg)
Daugherty, Mary Beth
Coordinator of Allied Health Applications
School of Physical Therapy
Denton, Texas
mdaugherty@twu.edu
940-898-2460
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