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Staff Directory:

Name Title Email Address Phone
Program Staff      
Dr. Claudio Battaglini Program Director/ EXSS Assistant Professor (Exercise Physiology) claudio@email.unc.edu (919) 843-6045
Dr. Diane Groff Program Director/ EXSS Assistant Professor (Recreation Therapy) groff@email.unc.edu (919) 962-0534
Sandi Jarr, RN. Program Assistant Director/ UNC Hospitals Clinical Project Director sjarr@unch.unc.edu (919) 966-1500
Dr. Shelton Earp Program Physician Supervisor/Consultant Director of The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center/ Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology hse@med.unc.edu (919) 966-3036
Jeffery Peppercorn, MD Supervising Physician/ Assistant Professor of Medicine jpepper@med.unc.edu (919) 966-5874
David Kirk, MD. Supervising Physician/ Wake Med dkirk@med.unc.edu

(919) 966-2531

Matt Skelton, MD. Supervising Physician/ UNC Oncology/Hematology Fellow mskelton@unch.unc.edu  
Ray Garcia, RN, BSN, OCN Nurse Clinician II/ UNC Oncology Protocol Reynaldo_Garcia@med.unc.edu (919)966- 4432
Crista Creedle, RN,BSN, OCN

Nurse Manager

Impatient Oncology/ Hematology

ccreedle@unch.unc.edu (919)966-4501
John Strader,  PA-C Physician Assistant Supervisor/ UNC Oncology/Hematology Unit jstrader@unch.unc.edu (919) 966-9295
Dr. Nathan Tomasini Program Marketing Director/ EXSS Assistant Professor (Sports Administration) tomasini@email.unc.edu (919) 843-0336
Dr. Bruce Martin Ropes Course/ Recreation Specialist / Assistant Professor
Ohio University
martinc2@ohio.edu (740) 593-4647
Ms. Ashley McCullen, B.A. Program Administrative Assistant amcculle@email.unc.edu (919) 962-2022
Ms. Amy Tufts Program Administrative Assistant atufts@email.unc.edu (919) 962-2021
Dr. Ed Shields Program Statistician/ EXSS Associate Professor shields@email.unc.edu (919) 962-3351
Dr. Petra Buzkova Program Bistatistician/ Research Assistant Professor pbuzkova@bios.unc.edu (919) 966-4244
Li Lin, MS. Program Bistatistician/ Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center linl@email.unc.edu (919) 966-1387
Mr. Victor Anderson Program Computer Systems Administrator techguy@email.unc.edu (919) 843-6139
Patrick Barrett, B.A. Program Laboratory and Equipment Manager barrettp@email.unc.edu (919) 843-7324
Lauren Mangili, M.A. Program Fitness Specialist / Associate Director Campus Recreation lmangili@email.unc.edu (919) 962-3301
Dr. Chuck Thigpen, PT, ATC Shoulder Specialist/Assistant Professor, University of North Florida c.thigpen@unf.edu (904) 620-1431
Dr. Troy Blackburn, ATC Knee Specialist/ EXSS Assistant Professor (Motor Learning/ Statistics) troyb@email.unc.edu (919) 843-2021
Dr. Vicki Mercer Balance Specialist/ Instructor Physical Therapy vmercer@med.unc.edu (919) 966-4708
Becca Battaglini, M.A. Program Fitness Specialist/ Instructor EXSS P.E. beccabattaglini@hotmail.com (919)667-8086
Robin Rosson Program Coordinator/ rrosson@email.unc.edu (919)962-1222
Program Consultants
Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz Program Consultant/ EXSS Chair/ Professor (Athletic Training) gus@email.unc.edu (919) 962-5175
Dr. Cad Dennehy Program Consultant/ Navitas Cancer Rehabilitation Centers of America, Inc. cad@airbits.com (303) 865-7840
Dr. A.C. Hackney Program Consultant/ EXSS Assistant Chair/Professor (Exercise Physiology and Nutrition) thackney@med.unc.edu (919) 962-0334
Dr. Robert McMurray Program Consultant/ EXSS Professor (Exercise Physiology and Nutrition) exphys@email.unc.edu (919) 962-1371
Dr. Bonnie Marks Program Consultant/ EXSS Associate Professor (Exercise Physiology) marks@email.unc.edu (919) 962-2260
Dr. Ron Hyatt Program Consultant/ EXSS Professor (Sports Administration) rhyatt@email.unc.edu (919) 962-1109
Dr. Lee Jones Program Consultant/ Duke University Medical Center Assistant Research Professor lee.w.jones@duke.edu (919) 668-6791
Dr. Michael S. O'Malley Program Consultant/ Associate Director of The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center clover@med.unc.edu (919) 966-8642
Betty Matteson, M.A. Program Consultant/ The Wellness Center at Meadowmont Cardiac Rehab. Director emattenson@unch.unc.edu (919) 843-2154
Chris Hirth, PT, ATC, CSCS. Program Consultant/ EXSS Lecturer (Resistance Training Specialist) chirth@email.unc.edu (919) 843-2023
Dr. Darin Padua Program Consultant/ EXSS Assistant Professor (Athletic Training) dpadua@email.unc.edu (919) 843-5117
Dr. Robert Butler Program Consultant/ EXSS Visiting Assistant Professor (Motor Learning/ Biomechanics) butlerr@email.unc.edu (919) 962-7543
Dr. Elizabeth Hedgpeth Program Consultant/ EXSS Adjunct Assistant Professor (Exercise Psychology) hedgpeth@email.unc.edu (919) 962-6214
Elizabeth Lange Outdoor Recreation (Carolina Adventures) ehlange@email.unc.edu (919) 962-4719
Bruce Martin Ohio State University
Researchers and Exercise Specialists      
  Fitness Assessment Specialist/ Michael Clark (EXSS Undergraduate Student, Exercise Physiology) clarkml@email.unc.edu  
  Program Evaluation/ Michael Babbitt, B.S., M.A. (EXSS Graduate Student, Exercise Physiology) legion@email.unc.edu  
  Program Evaluation/ Michael Anderson, B.S. (EXSS Graduate Student, Exercise Physiology) mra7@email.unc.edu  
  Program Evaluation/ Jean Owen, B.S. (EXSS Graduate Student, Exercise Physiology) jmowen@email.unc.edu  
  Program Evaluation/ Sheila Webster, B.S. (EXSS Graduate Student, Exercise Physiology) websters@email.unc.edu  
 

 

Program Evaluation/ Anna Sanzhar, B.S. (EXSS Graduate Student, Exercise Physiology) asanzhar@email.unc.edu  
 

 

Program Evaluation/ Elizabeth Evans, B.S. (EXSS Graduate Student, Exercise Physiology) evans139@email.unc.edu  
 

 

Program Evaluation/ Erica Cooper, B.S. (EXSS Graduate Student, Exercise Physiology)

escooper@email.unc.edu  

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