Elizabeth Casey
Health Sciences
Phone: 304-696-5831
E-mail: caseyel@marshall.edu
Elizabeth Casey, Ph.D., is the program director of the Department of Health Sciences within Marshall University’s College of Health Professions. Since 2014, Dr. Casey has served as an assistant professor within the college and taught undergraduate health professions courses. Prior to her position at Marshall, Casey taught a variety of courses in psychology, including sports psychology and research methods at Onondaga Community College and Cazenovia College in Syracuse, NY. She also served as the assistant women’s basketball coach for Onondaga Community College. In addition to her work experience, Dr. Casey completed a full-time internship in Rehabilitation Psychology at the VA Medical Center in Syracuse and conducted research studies in cardiac rehabilitation programs on the relationship between depression and cardiovascular disease. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Health Psychology and her M.A. in Psychology from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio and her B.A. in Psychology from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. Dr. Casey said she enjoys mentoring students as they seek out healthcare careers that match their interests and helping them develop the skills needed to be successful healthcare professionals.
Dr. Holly Cyphert
Health Sciences
Phone: 304-696-2938
Email: damron40@marshall.edu
Since August 2015, Dr. Cyphert has served as an assistant professor within the Department of Health Sciences. Prior to her teaching position at Marshall, Dr. Cyphert was a post doctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University and served as a adjunct professor at Belmont University. She received her B.S. in Biology from Concord University and PhD in Biochemistry from West Virginia University. Dr. Cyphert said she is excited to start her own research program within the College of Health Professions and looks forward to involving her students in various research projects and initiatives.
Kumika Toma, Ph.D.
Office Location: Gullickson Hall D Level, GH107A
Phone: 304-696-2651
E-mail: tomak@marshall.edu
Kumika Toma, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in School of Kinesiology at Marshall University. Dr. Toma earned her Ph.D. degree in Muscle Biology and Exercise Physiology from the Ohio University Department of Biological Sciences and completed her postdoctoral training at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her research interests include human skeletal muscle responses to various stresses, such as training and de-training. As a clinical acupuncturist for the Japanese National Team, she became interested in neuromuscular injury and disease. She is also a visiting scholar at Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute, where she is investigating sympathetic nerve activity in response to stress by directly recording nerve activity from human nerve. Dr. Toma is excited to explore new opportunities and bring innovative research topics and activities to the Marshall University College of Health Professions.