OSU Announces New Faculty

Friday, September 15, 2006

TULSA, Okla. – New faculty members have joined Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.   
 
J. Thomas Curtis, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor of physiology.  He received a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and a master’s degree in biology from the University of Pittsburgh. He was an assistant scholar scientist in the neuroscience program at Florida State University, and an associate faculty and a post-doctoral fellow and researcher.
 
Kathleen S. Curtis, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of physiology. She received a doctorate in neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh, where she also received a master’s degree in behavioral neuroscience.  She was a postdoctoral research associate and an associate in research in psychology at Florida State University, and a faculty member in neuroscience. Dr. Curtis completed postdoctoral fellows at the University of Missouri.
 
Brian Diener, D.O., is an assistant professor of surgery. He is a graduate of OSU-Stillwater with a bachelor of science in microbiology. He graduated OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001.  
 
Amanda Foster, D.O., is a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics. She is a 2003 graduate of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and served on the board of trustees of the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians as the resident representative in 2004-05.  
 
Janet L. Kirk, D.O., is a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics. She is a 2003 graduate of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and was chief resident of pediatrics at Tulsa Regional Medical Center for 2005-06.
 
Dan Langley, D.O., is a clinical assistant professor of surgery. He received his medical degree from Des Moines (Iowa) University in 2002 and is a cum laude graduate of Washington State University. He was chief resident of ophthalmologic surgery at Tulsa Regional Medical Center for 2005-2006.
 
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa offers programs in osteopathic medicine, biomedical sciences and forensic sciences. The OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine has been nationally ranked by U.S.News & World Report as one of the top medical schools in the nation for the past six years.