{"id":1004,"date":"2023-10-20T19:52:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T19:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/?page_id=1004"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:38:27","slug":"faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Kyle-Smith-copy-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A man with white hair and wearing a blue jacket with a grey tie.\" class=\"wp-image-1438 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Kyle-Smith-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Kyle-Smith-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Kyle-Smith-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Kyle-Smith-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Kyle-Smith-copy-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Kyle-Smith-copy-1568x1569.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Kyle-Smith-copy.jpg 1571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kyle Smith DO, PhD, EdD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Medical Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:ksmith1@tarleton.edu\">ksmith1@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Barbara-Lopez-copy-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with white hair wearing a floral shirt with a pink cardigan over it.\" class=\"wp-image-1439 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Barbara-Lopez-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Barbara-Lopez-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Barbara-Lopez-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Barbara-Lopez-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Barbara-Lopez-copy-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Barbara-Lopez-copy-1568x1568.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Barbara-Lopez-copy.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barbara Lopez DMSc, PA-C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Didactic Education; Principal Faculty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:blopez@tarleton.edu\">blopez@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/MPAS-PA-C-Stephen-Lummus-copy.jpg\" alt=\"A man with grey hair wearing a black shirt with a patterned tie and blue jacket.\" class=\"wp-image-1445 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/MPAS-PA-C-Stephen-Lummus-copy.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/MPAS-PA-C-Stephen-Lummus-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/MPAS-PA-C-Stephen-Lummus-copy-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen Lummus MPAS, PA-C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Clinical Education; Principal Faculty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:slummus@tarleton.edu\">slummus@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Brenda-Johnson-copy-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with black hair smiling against a white background.\" class=\"wp-image-1441 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Brenda-Johnson-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Brenda-Johnson-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Brenda-Johnson-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Brenda-Johnson-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Brenda-Johnson-copy-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Brenda-Johnson-copy-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Brenda-Johnson-copy-1568x1567.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brenda Johnson DMS, PA-C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Principal Faculty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:bjohnson1@tarleton.edu\">bjohnson1@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/MPAS-PA-C-Heather-Holbrook-copy-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with brown curly hair wearing a green floral shirt.\" class=\"wp-image-1442 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/MPAS-PA-C-Heather-Holbrook-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/MPAS-PA-C-Heather-Holbrook-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/MPAS-PA-C-Heather-Holbrook-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/MPAS-PA-C-Heather-Holbrook-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/MPAS-PA-C-Heather-Holbrook-copy.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heather Holbrook MPAS, PA-C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Principal Faculty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:hholbrook@tarleton.edu\">hholbrook@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2024\/04\/not-pictured-1-1-222x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Silhouette of a person.\" class=\"wp-image-1099 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scott Carpenter DO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Principal Faculty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:scarpenter@tarleton.edu\">scarpenter@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Austin-Alexander-copy.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing smiling wearing a plaid shirt with a purple jacket.\" class=\"wp-image-1443 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Austin-Alexander-copy.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Austin-Alexander-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Austin-Alexander-copy-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Austin Alexander PT, DPT, PhD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Principal Faculty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:aalexander1@tarleton.edu\">aalexander1@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2024\/04\/not-pictured-1-1-222x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Silhouette of a person.\" class=\"wp-image-1099 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kennon Yancey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Title: Program Specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:kyancey@tarleton.edu\">kyancey@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Darren-Rape-PA.-copy.jpg\" alt=\"A man with brown hair wearing a blue shirt with a black jacket.\" class=\"wp-image-1448 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Darren-Rape-PA.-copy.jpg 549w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Darren-Rape-PA.-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2025\/07\/Darren-Rape-PA.-copy-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Darren Rape MPAS, PA-C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Principal Faculty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:crape@tarleton.edu\">crape@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Smith DO, PhD, EdD Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Medical Director Email: ksmith1@tarleton.edu Barbara Lopez DMSc, PA-C Title: Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Didactic Education; Principal Faculty Email: blopez@tarleton.edu Stephen &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":580,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1004","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/author\/brian-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3\/","display_name":"brian"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 2 years ago","modified":"Updated 3 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on October 20, 2023","modified":"Updated on January 14, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on October 20, 2023 7:52 pm","modified":"Updated on January 14, 2026 2:38 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1004"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1667,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1004\/revisions\/1667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/pam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}