DOCTORATE

Doctor of Optometry · OD

Residential | Full-Time | 11 Semesters

Faculty & Administration

Program Leadership

Donnie Akers

OD

Dean

Zanna Kruoch

OD, FAAO, FSLS

Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs

Court Wilkins

OD, MHS, FAAO

Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs

Spencer Johnson

OD, FAAO

Senior Director of the Eye Institute

Nekima Williams

OD

Director of Externships and Residencies

Robert Roden

PhD, OD, FAAO

Director of Research

Full-time Faculty

W. Reid Cluff

OD, FAAO

Assistant Professor

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Benjamin Collins

OD

Assistant Professor

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Kent Crossley

PhD, MS, ATC

Assistant Professor

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Angelica Echiverri

OD, MS, FAAO

Assistant Professor

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William Hatch

OD

Assistant Professor

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Brent Jefferies

PharmD

Assistant Professor

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Nathaniel Jensen

OD FOVDR

Assistant Professor

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Andrew Kyle

OD

Assistant Professor

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Michael Leigh

OD

Assistant Professor

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Taylor Linton

OD

Assistant Professor

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Kristy McClellan

PhD

Associate Professor

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Matthew Orgill

OD, FAAO

Assistant Professor

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Joshua Pratt

OD, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Part-time Faculty

Solomon Campbell

OD

Assistant Professor

Darin Cummings

OD

Assistant Professor

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Jarrod Davies

OD, FCOVD

Assistant Professor

David Dinh

OD, FAAO

Associate Professor

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Jed Farley

MS, DC, PhD, CSCS

Assistant Professor

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Essence Johnson

OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO

Associate Professor

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Kassaundra Johnston

OD FAAO

Associate Professor

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Taylor Johnson

PA-C

Assistant Professor

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Jess Mendenhall

OD

Assistant Professor

Daniel Pace

OD

Assistant Professor

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Jacob Robison

OD

Assistant Professor

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Patrick Scott

OD, MS, MA, PhD, FAAO

Associate Professor

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Chris Snow

OD

Assistant Professor

Staff

Shelly Camara

Clinic Manager

shelly.camara@rmuhc.org

Bea Ferreira

Optician/Patient Care Coordinator

bea.ferreira@rmuhc.org

Shelby Ford

Operations Manager

Susan Jackson

Administrative Assistant

Eli Linden

ABO Certified Optician

Ophthalmic Tech

eli.linden@rmuhc.org

Linda Mena

Administrative Assistant for Clinical Affairs

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Kaina Peraza

Optometry Patient Care Coordinator

kaina.peraza@rmuhc.org

Gaby Prasek

Optician/Patient Care Coordinator, Parkview

gaby.prasek@rmuhc.org

Teresa Schnetter

Admissions Coordinator

Brittany Snow

Optometry Patient Specialist

Sarah Tengan

Manager of Programmatic Effectiveness

Molly Tischner

MS

Administrative Assistant to the Dean

Berklee Tye

Student Engagement and Leadership Coordinator

Riley Wilson

Student Success and Retention Coordinator

Luma Wood

Administrative Assistant for Externships and Residency

Program Accreditation

The Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) has granted the Doctor of Optometry program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions the accreditation status of “Accredited with Conditions.” Accredited with Conditions, a probationary status, is a classification granted to an educational program with major deficiencies or weaknesses with reference to the Standards of accreditation that compromise the educational effectiveness of the program. For more information, see the ACOE’s website at www.theACOE.org or contact the ACOE at accredit@theacoe.org.