Board of Directors

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 2

Houston, TX 77030-4009

(713) 563-3489

Dr. Dehghanpour is a Professor and the Program Director for the Medical Dosimetry Program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center located in Houston, TX. She supervises, organizes, and leads all aspects of the program. She is an active member of various professional societies and serves on different committees and task groups. In particular, she participated in the recent revision of the AAMD Curriculum Guidelines for the medical dosimetry educational programs, has made numerous presentations in the local, state and national conferences, served as an active JRCERT site visitor from 2009 to 2019, has served as an AEIRS liaison to AAMD since 2012, and joined the JRCERT board of directors in April 2019.

Her area of interest is utilizing instructional technology and innovative teaching strategies in order to create an active learning environment for the students that promotes their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Her latest research involves investigating ways to improve the quality of students’ clinical education. Dr. Dehghanpour was recognized as the recipient of the 2021 AAMD Outstanding Achievement Award and MD Anderson Faculty Educator of the Year 2020.

Columbia State Community College

1665 Hampshire Pike, Walter 112

Columbia, TN  38401

Phone (Work): (931) 540-2595

Dr. Fleming is radiography certified and holds an Associate of Applied Sciences in Radiologic Technology degree, a Bachelor of Science in Health Arts degree, a Master’s in Business Administration degree, and a Doctor of Education in Learning Organizations and Strategic Change degree. Her career at Columbia State Community College (Tennessee) includes 18 years as radiologic technology clinical coordinator followed by 15 years in service to the Health Sciences Division’s Nursing & Allied Health programs, while maintaining active status as a radiography faculty member. 

Dr. Fleming is a past President and Life Member of the Tennessee Society for Radiologic Technologists and has also served on multiple American Society of Radiologic Technologists committees and in the House of Delegates. Dr. Fleming has presented on numerous topics at local, state, and national conferences. She leads an International Studies embedded clinical program annually with a focus on increasing students’ understanding of cultural differences in healthcare and interdisciplinary team building. She became an active site visitor for the JRCERT in 1996 and joined the Board of Directors in April 2021.  

Stanford Healthcare

300 Pasteur Drive, HG012A

Stanford, CA  94305

(650) 850-1641

Judith Wood is certified in radiography and magnetic resonance and holds an Associate of Allied Sciences in Radiologic Technology from Gannon University, a Bachelor of Arts from DePaul University, and a Master of Business Administration (Concentration in Healthcare Management) from Loyola University.  She currently serves as the Radiology Administrative Director at Stanford Health Care in Stanford, California. 

Ms. Wood has a number of years of experience in the radiology department.  She started her career as a Special Procedures Technologist and since has worked as a radiographer, magnetic resonance technologist, computed tomography technologist, and clinical specialist.  Ms. Wood’s last 20 years have been served through hospital administrative and managerial roles.  She is an active member of The Association of Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) and joined the JRCERT Board of Directors in October of 2021.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 453017

Las Vegas, NV  89154-3017

(702) 895-3811

Dr. Hensley is currently the Clinical Coordinator of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Radiography program in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Hensley is active in the profession as the co-founder of the Nevada Society of Radiologic Technologists and Board of Director for Lambda Nu. He has also served on the board for ACERT and was an affiliate delegate for Nevada in the ASRT House of Delegates.  

Yale University

333 Cedar Street

New Haven, CT 60510 

Phone (Work): (203) 500-7844

Dr. Davis is Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine where she also serves as Vice Chair of Imaging Informatics in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Psychology degree at Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA. In 2009 she received her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Subsequently, she completed a Diagnostic Radiology residency and a Neuroradiology fellowship at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Davis obtained her Master of Business Administration degree in 2017 from Yale University with a focus in healthcare management.

Since completing her M.B.A., Dr. Davis has focused her professional and academic areas of interests in organizational change and innovation within the healthcare space. As a physician, her core objective is to serve the needs of the patient. To wholly serve the patient requires more than the interaction at the point of care, but rather creating and functioning within a system built to support the patient and providers. This has driven the early focus in her career on operational workflows and improving quality within the inpatient and ambulatory spaces through innovative approaches and new technologies.

Professor Emeritus of Nursing

Elgin Community College

Elgin, IL  60123

Ms. Friedberg joined the JRCERT Board of Directors in April of 2022, bringing with her over 40 years of clinical and educational nursing practice experience.  Her experience has been focused on oncology nursing, medical-surgical nursing, and nursing leadership.  She began her career by obtaining her Diploma of Nursing from Wesley-Passavant School of Nursing/Northwesters Memorial Hospital.  She then went on to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and her Master of Science in Nursing Sciences from the University of Illinois at the Medical Center

Her latest role was as Professor Emeritus at Elgin Community College where she provided didactic and clinical education, served as the Nursing Outcomes and Evaluation Committee Chair, and the Nursing Curriculum Committee Chair.  Clinically, she has served as a nurse manager, quality assurance consultant, infection control nurse, and Associate Director of Nursing.  Ms. Friedberg has also served her community as the Senior Citizen Advisory Board Member for Illinois Representative Christine Winger.

Kent State University Salem Campus

2491 State Route 45 South

Salem, OH 44601

(330) 337-4138

Shellie has been the program director for the radiation therapy program at Kent State University- Salem Campus for the past 3 years. As the program director, Shellie teaches most courses for the program and does all student advising for program admission. Prior to being the program director, Shellie was the clinical coordinator for the radiation therapy program at Kent State University- Salem for 15 years. 

Shellie is actively involved in the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists, where she served as President Elect in 2021 and President in 2022. Shellie has presented as local, state, and national conferences. 

In addition, Shellie is an item writer for the ARRT certification exam in radiation therapy. 

Shellie has been a site visitor for the JRCERT since 2008 where she served as team chair since 2019. In April 2023, Shellie was installed as a Director on the JRCERT Board.

In her spare time, she loves to travel and spend time with her family. 

Northwestern State University

1800 Line Avenue

Shreveport, LA 71101

(318) 677-3100

Kelli Welch Haynes is a tenured professor and Department Head for the School of Allied Health at Northwestern State University in Shreveport, Louisiana. Kelli graduated from Northwestern State with her Bachelor of Science degree, Midwestern State with her Master of Science, and the University of Louisiana with her Doctor of Education.

Dr. Welch Haynes has served on the Boards of the Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences (AEIRS) and the Louisiana Society of Radiologic Technologists (LSRT). She is also an active member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. Kelli has published several articles and presented over 135 presentations at the state, national, and international levels. Kelli is a co-author of the textbook Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography and the editor of Kinn’s The Medical Assistant: An Applied Learning Approach textbook. She became a site visitor for the JRCERT in 2012 and joined the Board of Directors in 2024.

Boise State University

1910 W. University Drive

Boise, ID 83725-1845

(208) 426 – 3281

Leslie Kendrick is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Radiologic Sciences at Boise State University.  Kendrick also serves as the director for the Bachelor of Science in Imaging Sciences, an online degree advancement program.  Kendrick completed her undergraduate education in Radiologic Technology, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.  She earned her master’s degree in Educational Technology and is a PhD candidate in Biomolecular Sciences at Boise State University.  Kendrick is a member of the ASRT and the Idaho Society of Radiologic Technologists (ISRT).  She is also a past president of the Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology (ACERT).  Kendrick’s research focus is related to translational research and the improvement of patient outcomes.