Staff

Jessica J. Gardon Rose, PA, M.Ed. - Carls Center Director
989-774-6508;
gardo1jj@cmich.edu

Administrative Support Team 989-774-3904; CarlsCenter@cmich.edu

  • Carla Wentworth - Administrative Secretary; 989-774-3803
  • Daniel Woods- Electronics Technician (Clinical Information Technology); 989-560-2975
  • Hazel Hall - Administrative Secretary; 989-774-2824
  • Kathy Hall- Administrative Secretary (Clinical Supplies Inventory Management); 989-774-3472
  • Lisa Loomis - Health Info Specialist; 989-774-1941
  • Melina Wood - Administrative Secretary; 989-774-3904
  • Robin Decker - Administrative Secretary; 989-774-2820
  • Sheryl Sias - Health Info Specialist; 989-774-2597

Clinical Directors

  • Jane Jack, CCC-SLP - Director of Speech and Language Pathology; 989-774-7290
  • Sandra Rayner, Au.D - Directory of Audiology; 989-774-3954
  • Donna Ronan, Ph.D - Director of Psychology; 989-774-2284
  • Raju Chowdhary, PT, NCS, GCS - Director of Physical Therapy; 989-774-2802 or 3904
  • Kamal Sadjapour, M.D. - Medical Director; 989-774-6508

Specialized Programming

  • Richard Backs, Ph.D - Director, Driving Evaluation and Education Research (D.E.E.R.) Program; 989-774-6497
  • Richard Parr, Ed.D. 989-774-3577and
    Roop Jayaraman, Ph.D 989-774-1958, Directors, Adult Obesity Weight Management Program (in conjunction with Central Michigan Community Hospital, Mount Pleasant)

Staff Bios

Driving Study

The Department of Psychology at CMU is seeking adults for a study on attention and simulated driving. -- You must have a valid Michigan driver’s license and your own transportation. The experiment requires two one and a half hour sessions, and you will be paid $15.00 per hour for your participation. -- To volunteer or obtain more information, call Dr. Richard W. Backs at (989) 774-3234 or send an email to backs1rw@cmich.edu.

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