Sports Residency Mentors and Residents
Sports Residency Faculty

Kyle Matsel, PT, DPT, PhD, SCS, CSCS
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
ProRehab and University of Evansville Sports Residency Program Director
Director of the Eykamp Center for Teaching Excellence
Stone Family Center for Health Sciences, Room 3009
812-488-5105
km218@evansville.edu

Bethany Huebner, PT, DPT, PhD, SCS, MTC
Associate Professor, Department Chair, and Program Director/Physical Therapy
Stone Family Center for Health Sciences, Room 3027
812-488-4062
bh212@evansville.edu

Phil Plisky, PT, DSc, OCS, ATC, CSCS
Associate Professor and Director of UE Residency Programs
Stone Family Center for Health Sciences, Room 3017
812-488-2348
pp2@evansville.edu
Dr. Plisky has published research in leading scientific journals and lectured internationally on injury prevention and field expedient movement testing. He has received research grants from multiple federal and private agencies for injury prevention studies. His current research is focused on comprehensive movement testing and interventions in athletes, military personnel, and school-aged children. Dr. Plisky consults with collegiate and professional teams for injury risk identification and injury prevention. In addition, he serves as a manuscript reviewer for several scientific journals. He is also actively engaged in patient care in his own private practice in Evansville, IN and is the Director of UE Residency Programs.

Katie Whetstone, PT, DPT, SCS
Assistant Professor / Physical Therapy
Stone Family Center for Health Sciences, Room 3016
812-488-2549
kl68@evansville.edu
Mentors

Alyssa Englert, PT, DPT, SCS
ProRehab Sports Residency Mentor
Alyssa enjoys working with athletes and active individuals of all ages and is passionate about injury prevention and promoting an active lifestyle throughout the lifetime. In addition to her clinical role, Alyssa is involved in performance training through ProMotion, a performance enhancement and injury prevention program. Alyssa enjoys leading an active lifestyle and spending time outdoors with her husband, Sean, and dog, Remi.

Franny Matsel, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS, TPS
ProRehab Sports Residency Mentor
812-488-3445
fe5@evansville.edu
Franny received her undergraduate degree in Movement Science from the University of Evansville in 2008. While at the University of Evansville she also achieved a minor in psychology and sport and exercise psychology. She earned her doctorate of physical therapy from the University of Evansville in 2010. Franny is a 2011 graduate of the ProRehab and University of Evansville Sports Residency Program and is a board certified sports specialist. She is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a member of the Sports Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.|
Franny continues to mentor in our sports residency program. Her strong interest in injury prevention keeps her active in community screenings and physicals at the local school. She loves treating any level of athletes. She has specialized training in Selective Functional Movement Assessment, Functional Movement Screen and the Fundamental Capacity Screen. Franny also has extensive training in trigger point dry needling. She has recently pursued further education relating to pain science and is a Therapeutic Pain Specialist.
Franny grew up in Evansville and continues to stay connected with the community. She keeps very active in her spare time and enjoys running, biking, and swimming along which chasing her two small children. She continues to stay involved at the University of Evansville by volunteering in the pro bono Ace CARE clinic and lab assisting in the physical therapy department. She enjoys spending time helping at Riding Hope where she assists in providing hippotherapy for children with special needs. She loves to travel and enjoys hearing stories from her patients’ travels. Franny lives in Evansville with her husband and two children.

Residents

Ervin Velic, PT, DPT
Sports Resident

Tessa Netelbeek, PT, DPT
Sports Resident

Rolando Rodriguez, PT, DPT
Sports Resident
Rolando enjoys coaching soccer, participating in martial arts, dancing to Latin music, and traveling. His interests encouraged him to pursue unique clinical experiences in PT school such as interning at both the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas and at the Four Corners Native American Health Center in Arizona, as well as participating in a PT mission trip in the Dominican Republic.
Office Phone
812-488-1209
Office Email
pt@evansville.edu
Office Location
Stone Family Center for Health Sciences, 515 Bob Jones Way, Room 3001, Evansville, IN 47708