Program Faculty and Staff

Steering Committee

Alex Moncion, PhD	Dr. Moncion received his PhD in Applied Physics and Certificate in Medical Physics from the University of Michigan. He has taught several graduate level courses, served as Associate Director for the University of Michigan’s Medical Physics Residency Program, and is continuing his dedication to education through serving as the current Director for the Medical Physics Certificate Program. Dr. Moncion’s research interest focus on overall radiotherapy quality enhancement by means of technology use optimization, quality improvement, and risk assessment. Medical School Profile
Zheng Zhang, PhD	Dr. Zhang was trained in basic science before entering the field of medical physics via the alternative pathway. Enhancing the medical physics talent pipeline to foster growth in our field is one of his greatest academic passions. Dr. Zhang specializes in natural language processing methods for learning health system infrastructure, as well as developing novel ClinOps analytical approaches for workflow optimization. He currently serves as the Associate Director of the program. In his free time, he enjoys rowing on the beautiful Huron River. Medical School Profile
Martha Matuszak, PhD	Dr. Matuszak is the Associate Chair and Division Director of Physics. As the lead of the research dosimetry section in the Department of Radiation Oncology, she aids in the design, implementation, and analysis of advanced adaptive therapy protocols and works extensively on in-house and national clinical trials. Dr. Matuszak has a joint appointment in the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences and has active collaborations on advanced techniques for radiotherapy plan optimization within the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department. She currently holds grant funding in the area of knowledge based treatment planning. Medical School Profile
Joann Prisciandaro, PhD	Dr. Prisciandaro is a therapeutic medical physicist at the University of Michigan, where she has been on faculty since 2004. She served as the lead brachytherapy physicist and Director of Brachytherapy Physics until November 2021, and she currently serves as the Director of Clinical Physics. Dr. Prisciandaro has a strong interest in education. She has taught medical physics to radiation therapy technology students, radiation oncology residents, and clinical physics residents, and served as the associate director and director of the University of Michigan’s medical physics residency program from 2006 - 2019. Professionally, Dr. Prisciandaro is an active member of a number of American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) committees and subcommittees. Most notably, she served as the Chair of Education Council from 2019 – 2024. She also served as a board member for the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs (CAMPEP) from 2013 - 2018. Medical School Profile
Karolyn Hopfensperger, PhD	Dr. Hopfensperger joined the faculty at University of Michigan in August 2023. She received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wyoming and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Iowa. She completed her residency in Therapeutic Medical Physics at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. As a faculty member of the Medical Physics Certificate Program, she looks forward to helping students from non-medical physics background pursue medical physics careers. Her research interests include novel brachytherapy applicators, out-of-field dose measurements, and patient education. Medical School Profile
Cory Knill, PhD	Dr. Knill has been practicing medical physics in southeastern Detroit since 2009, specializing in linac-based radiotherapy with a focus on SBRT and SRS. He has published extensively, served on national committees, and led clinical reference sites for advanced radiotherapy. Dr. Knill is also dedicated to education, with a strong track record of mentoring and teaching in medical physics. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching his children in hockey and supporting University of Michigan athletics. Medical School Profile
Sean Devan, PhD	Sean is a medical physicist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at University of Michigan. His research background is in Imaging Science, with projects surrounding the development of quantitative MRI methods for neuroimaging. His clinical interests include applications of imaging in radiotherapy, online adaptive radiotherapy, and workflow standardization. Sean has enjoyed his experiences in teaching and educational equity, and is thrilled to be part of the Certificate Program to help students with diverse academic backgrounds enter Medical Physics.
Sandra Larson, PhD	Sandra Larson has been a diagnostic physicist in the Radiology Department at the University of Michigan since 2001. She has instructed graduate and undergraduate students in the principles of structural shielding design for medical x-ray facilities. She has also taught medical physicists and other medical professionals in annual and biannual workshops on CT technology and ultrasound quality control since 2018. Dr. Larson has been an active member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine’s Ultrasound Subcommittee since 2007, serving as co-chair from 2009 to 2014.

Teaching Faculty

Administrative Support

Alec Pennington	Program Coordinator and Curriculum Administrator ☎️ 734-936-3030 📩 alecpenn@med.umich.edu 📍 330 E. Liberty St. Floor 4. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Rebecca Roulo	Program Coordinator and Curriculum Administrator 📩 reroulo@med.umich.edu