Dr. Debora Zamora Kaliski is an anatomy professor at the School of Rehabilitation Sciences in the physical therapy department. She is a native of San Antonio and a first-generation graduate that values the opportunities that arise through earning a doctoral degree. She enjoys sharing her successes and struggles with younger generations in hopes of mentoring them through their own journey in obtaining a degree.

Dr. Kaliski earned her bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio where she was a Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) trainee. As a graduate student she was a Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) trainee, Sloan Foundation Scholar and recipient of a National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowship (F31). Her post-graduate work at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) was focused on studying redox-sensitive mitochondrial protein modifications and their role in the formation of atherosclerosis in C57/BL6 mice. At UTHSCSA she was a National Institutes of Health Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) trainee.

What makes Dr. Kaliski passionate about teaching and mentoring are the students and their development into evidence-based clinicians. Therefore, her current research interest includes testing and developing hands-on teaching tools to facilitate the learning of anatomy. Dr. Kaliski is continuously seeking opportunities for growth and applying new approaches to teaching and learning.

Dr. Mica Rutschke serves as the Doctoral Capstone Coordinator for the University of the Incarnate Word’s Occupational Therapy program. She earned her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Central Arkansas in May 2003 and later completed her Doctorate in Health Administration at A.T. Still University in May 2021. Dr. Rutschke recently became a Certified Low Vision Therapist and plans to collaborate with the university’s optometry program to expand access to low vision services for individuals in the San Antonio community.

Philip Van Dyke is a board-certified clinical specialist in both sports and orthopedic physical therapy. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science in 2012 from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2016 from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. He went on to complete a residency in sports physical therapy at ATI Physical Therapy (formerly Proaxis Therapy) in Greenville, South Carolina.

Prior to starting with UIW, Philip worked as a clinician in an outpatient orthopedic setting and as a faculty member for Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System's sports and orthopedic physical therapy residency programs in Spartanburg, SC. As part of his clinical role, he helped to develop and implement return-to-sport testing and programming for athletes recovering from lower extremity injuries. As a residency faculty member, he taught on evaluation and treatment of the knee and return to sport from upper and lower extremity injuries. He served as a mentor for sports physical therapy residents and facilitated development and submission of physical therapy case reports for sports and orthopedic physical therapy residents.

Philip has also been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist since 2014, and he maintains memberships in the American Physical Therapy Association and American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy.