Faculty Spotlights

Marie Bodack, OD, Marc Taub, OD, and Pam Schnell, OD ’01 (not pictured), were joined by other colleagues, including Charles Shidlofsky, OD ’88, as they were inducted as Fellows into the National Academies of Practice.

and participants at the Global Specialty Lens Symposium.

SCO’s faculty recently gathered for a group photo. Currently the college has 53 full-time faculty members and 16 consulting or parttime faculty members. The faculty rank of Instructor was discontinued this year to align better with other optometry programs. SCO’s three faculty ranks are now Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor.

Maze Joins Faculty

David Maze, OD, recently joined SCO’s faculty. A graduate of ICO, he completed a vision therapy residency at SUNY State College of Optometry. He and a colleague later operated a private practice emphasizing vision therapy for children and adults. He is a COVD and AAO Fellow who has volunteered for SVOSH trips and the Special Olympics.

Marie Bodack, OD, was recently installed as president of the COVD. She’s pictured with colleagues, Drs. Glen Steele (’69), David Maze, Janette Pepper, Morgan Ollinger, and Marc Taub.

Chris Borgman, OD, delivered CE lectures at the Maine Optometric Association’s winter meeting.

Patricia Cisarik, OD, recently spoke to a University of Memphis master’s degree program class about visual perception.

David Hall, OD, is pictured lecturing at SCO’s Spring CE weekend. Other faculty participants included Drs. Theresa Cassidy (’18), Jason Duncan (’96), Scott Ensor (’01), Brian Knight (’14), Janette Pepper, and Glen Steele (’69).

Scott Ensor, OD ’01, Karen Squier, OD, and Chris Borgman, OD, published an article about Leber’s heredity optic neuropathy in the Jan./Feb. 2023 issue of Modern Optometry

Dan Fuller, OD, Aspen Chun, OD ’21, Glenn Goldring, OD ’78, Christina Newman, OD, Emily Seuferer, ’24, and Payton Ranck, ’24, were among the attendees

Mary Hoang, OD ’14, recently appeared on Optometry365’s podcast to talk about glaucoma, Catherine Hogan, OD ’17, serves as the topical expert for the program.

Catherine Hogan, OD ’17, guest lectured to residents at the Memphis VA about chalazion incisions and suturing.

Aaron Kerr, OD ’98, recently was named to the TICUA Executive Leadership Institute as a Fellow. The group recently met on the SCO campus.

Chris Lievens, OD, and Gregory Wolfe, OD, were among the authors of an article about digital device users and Systane Hydration PF published in Clinical Optometry

In addition to alumni who joined students in competing in last December’s St. Jude Marathon, faculty participants included Christina Newman, OD, Shaleen Ragha, OD ’16, and Tyler Kitzman, OD ’16.

Dan Powell, OD, was elected Chairperson of the Awards Committee for the American Public Health Association.

Lewis Reich, OD, PhD, was named to the inaugural steering committee for the AOA’s newly launched Center for Independent Practice. Dr. Reich was also named to the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA).

Beth Sparrow, OD ’98, joined SCO students at a spring RAM trip to Byrdstown, Tennessee, where they provided care to 85 patients in need over two days.

Drs. Karen Squier, Kristina Haworth, Marc Taub, and David Hall recently attended the first-ever Academy Leadership Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona.

• Dr. Squier chairs the Academy’s Low Vision Section.

• Dr. Haworth chairs the Vision Science Section.

• Dr. Taub is Vice Chair of the Optometric Education Section.

• Dr. Hall chairs the newly formed Ophthalmic Lasers SIG.

Marc Taub, OD, earned his Doctor of Education degree in Higher and Adult Education from the University of Memphis. He also recently received the William and Diana Ludlam Educators Award from the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association and lectured at a conference in India.

GSLS | LAS VEGAS, NV

Drs. Aspen Chun, Daniel Fuller, OD Association between Keratoconus Severity and Optical Densitometry

HOAECC | KANSAS CITY, MO

Dr. Jennifer Jones (’06), Jadyn Nelson (’23) Oculodermal melanocytosis.

Drs. Patrick Fiddler, Chris Borgman Using VEP in Chromatic Filter Evaluation for Moderate/Severe TBI

Dr. Beth Sparrow (’98) A Review of Salzmann’s Nodular Degeneration.

Dr. Karen Squier

Ancillary Health Professionals’ Understanding of Services for the Visually Impaired.

Dr. Darah McDaniel-Chandler (’16)

Vertical Deviation Associated with Cavernous Malformation.

Dr. Daniel Fuller

Near Induced Transient Myopia and Stand Magnifiers: Is There a Link?

COVD | COLUMBUS, OH

Drs. Kristin Adams, Marc Taub Residency in Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation with Emphasis on Brain Injury at SCO

Dr. Kristin Adams

Migraine Management with Therapeutic Colored Lenses Eliminated Pharmacological Treatment with Accompanying Nystagmus

Drs. Kristin Adams, Lisa Koehler

I Want to Be Like Sue:

Improving Visual Abilities and Comfort in a 71-year-old Patient with Esotropia

Drs. Patrick Fiddler, Marc Taub

Enhancement of the Vision Therapy Curriculum at SCO

Drs. Darah McDaniel-Chandler (’16), Marija Novakovich, Alexia Clark Vision Therapy Implications for a Patient with Selective Mutism

Drs. Marc Taub, Pamela Schnell (’01)

Karen Squier, OD, recently earned her Master of Public Health degree from the University of Memphis. She is also serving as the topic editor for submitted low vision cases published in the American Academy of Optometry’s new journal.

Melissa Zarn, OD, Gregory Wolfe, OD, and Janette Pepper, OD, were named the recipients of the 2023 Dr. Lester Janoff Award for their research paper, “Training

Implicit Bias and Awareness of the Impact of Systemic Racism on Health: a Preliminary Study of Second-Year Optometry

Students.” The award recognizes outstanding writing published in Optometric Education, the Journal of ASCO.

Pediatrics and Vision Rehabilitation Resident Program at SCO

New Board Trustee

ARTHUR “REGGIE” DAMPIER, JR., OD ’97, recently was appointed to SCOs Board of Trustees. A native of Mississippi, he owns Ridgeland Eyecare Center in Ridgeland, Mississippi. He served as President of the Mississippi Optometric Association in 2012 and was his state’s Young OD of the Year in 2007.