Faculty and Staff
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Dean’s Office |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Pharmacotherapeutics& Clinical Research |
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Kevin B. Sneed, PharmD |
Shufeng Zhou, MD, PhD |
Angela Massey-Hill, PharmD, BCPP |
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Kathy Pendergrass |
Christopher Noel |
Jose Barboza, PharmD |
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Christine Lofaro |
Diane Allen-Gipson, PhD |
Renee C. Brown |
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Chuanhai Cao, MPH, PhD |
Aimon Chantara, PharmD |
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Academic & Clinical Affairs |
Yanbin Dong |
Amanda DeBruin, PharmD, BCPS, CGP |
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Amy Schwartz, PharmD |
Umesh K. Jinwal, PhD |
Kamila Dell, PharmD, BCPS |
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Dana Stanley |
Daniel Lee, PhD |
Sheetal Dharia, PharmD, PhD |
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Rebecca Conklin |
Jun (Judy) Liang |
Shyam R. Gelot, PharmD |
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Ruijuan Luo, PhD |
Marianne Koenig, PharmD, BCPS |
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Faculty Affairs |
Jiazhi Sun, MD |
Thea Moore, PharmD, BCPP |
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Yashwant Pathak, MPharm, PhD, EMBA, MS CM |
Srinivas Tipparaju, MPharm, PhD |
Mark Pennington |
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Eleonor Dodard |
Sheeba Varghese Gupta, MPharm, PhD |
L. Douglas Ried, PhD |
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Qingyu (Stephanie)Zhou, PhD |
Erini Serag, PharmD |
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Student Affairs & Assessment |
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Glenn Whelan, PharmD |
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Heather Petrelli, MA |
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Kim Kennedy |
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Lynne Arric, EdD |
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Juanling Grissom, EdD |
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Jacqueline Grosser |
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Laquanda Robinson |
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Nazach Rodriguez-Snapp, MSW, MPH |
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John Whitehead |
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Fiscal Administration |
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Maria Rutter |
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Kymia Love |
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Justin Grant |
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Kevin B. Sneed, Pharm.D.
Dean, University of South Florida College of Pharmacy/ USF Health
Dr.Sneed is the founding Dean of the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy, and a tenured Associate Professor in the USF Department of Family Medicine. He was previously a tenured Associate Professor with the Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology with a concentration in Microbiology from the University of Central Florida. Dr. Sneed received his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy, where he received several clinical and leadership awards. He completed an Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Specialty Residency at Bay Pines Veteran’s Administration Medical Center.
Dr. Sneed’s research interests include the pharmacological treatment of patients with Cardio-Metabolic Disorders, and examining Health Care Disparities. He is a natural lecturer on both topics. Recent research interests include reviewing the causes of Statin-Induced Myalgias, and possible contributing pharmacogenomic factors. He is a Co-Director of the Community Outreach and Engagement Core (CEOC) in the Center for Equal Health, a Center of Excellence partnership between USF Health and the Moffitt Cancer Center. He is very active in community healthcare initiatives. He also directs a community initiative known as IN-SHAPE, which is addressing cardiovascular disparities in African-American and Hispanic communities in Tampa, FL. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has participated in numerous grant projects and clinical trials.
Dr. Sneed is Chairman of the Cultural Health Initiatives Committee for the American Heart Association- Greater Southeast Affiliate. He also serves on a national advisory board with Humana, Inc., the Board of Directors with the Sickle Cell Anemia Association of Hillsborough County, the Gulfcoast North Area Health Education Center (AHEC), and the University of South Florida Diabetes Education Council Advisory Board. He participates in many community endeavors on an annual basis, most notably the Florida Cancer Education Network Men’s Health Forum in Tampa, FL. Dr. Sneed is very active in national and state organizations, among which include NPHA, ASHP, AACP, FPA, FSHP, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
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Kathy R. Pendergrass
Administrative Specialist, Dean's Office
Education: Mrs. Pendergrass holds an Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration from Hillsborough Community College and is currently enrolled at the University of South Florida, Tampa and holds a Certificate from USF in the Fundamentals of Supervision.
Professional Experience: Mrs. Pendergrass joined the staff at the University of South Florida in December, 2007. She is currently the Administrative Specialist to the Dean of the College of Pharmacy.
Mrs. Pendergrass spent 12 years in a corporate environment supporting upper-level management and executives, and another 12 years at The College of William and Mary in Virginia -- 6 years in student affairs and 6 years as the department administrator for an academic department.
Prior to joining the College of Pharmacy she provided direct support to the Chair of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine at USF; she also supported several physicians and the department administrator where she coordinated and arranged meetings and travel, maintained several calendars, composed correspondence, and processed purchase orders, and served as the Affiliate Faculty Program and Attendance and Leave Coordinator. Mrs. Pendergrass has a good understanding of the policies and procedures for USF and the USF Physician’s Group.
At USF Mrs. Pendergrass served on the Staff Senate and as a member of the President’s Substance Education and Awareness Team (SEAT-Tampa).
Personal: Mrs. Pendergrass is married with two children, Stephanie Bland and Stephen Clark, and two grandchildren, Breanna and Tyler Bland. Her husband, Bradley, is President of an industrial/ commercial electrical company.
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Christine Lofaro
Staff Assistant
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Amy H. Schwartz, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Dean for Academic & Clinical Affairs
Education: Dr. Schwartz received her Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy in 1988, and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1994.
Professional Experience: From 1995 through 2000 Dr. Schwartz was a faculty member at Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy during which time she developed clinical pharmacy services within a multi-specialty physician group practice. The Pharmacotherapy Clinic, a pharmacist-managed program, involved approximately 250 lives, the majority of whom were referred for Cardiovascular Risk Management. In 2001 Dr. Schwartz joined the faculty of Creighton University, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions where she was involved with the development of the Virtual Mentor Program for the newly developed web-based PharmD Pathway. Dr. Schwartz joined the faculty at the University of Southern Nevada College of Pharmacy in 2003 and held the position of Assistant Dean for Clinical Programs through 2005. Responsibilities included the administrative oversight of experiential training, preceptor development, residency development and continuing education. In July 2005 Dr. Schwartz spearheaded the development of post-graduate educational programming for the USN College of Pharmacy. From July 2006 through June 2010 Dr. Schwartz was Assistant Dean and Director of the Cooperative Pharmacy Program (CPP), a joint venture between the University of Texas – Pan American and the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. The mission of the CPP is to bring pharmacy education to an underserved region of Texas. The CPP also sought (through faculty and student initiatives) to enhance the awareness of pharmacy services throughout the region. Dr. Schwartz’s professional practice experiences have encompassed a variety of environments including community/retail, hospital, home health and pharmaceutical industry.
Didactic Responsibilities: Didactic responsibilities have included pharmacotherapeutics and pharmacology (pharmacy, physician assistant and nurse practitioner students), drug information, literature evaluation and research methods, professional development, experiential training, and specialty elective courses in advanced therapeutics, physical assessment, practice development and patient management.
Research Focus: Research interests include the evaluation of clinical services, professional socialization, and academic program assessment.
Professional Organizations: Dr. Schwartz is an active member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association, American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists and American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
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Dana Stanley
Administrative Specialist for Academic & Clinical Affairs
Education: Ms. Stanley received her Bachelors of Art and the University of Central Florida in Journalism with emphasis on Advertising and Public Relations.
Professional Experience: After graduation Ms. Stanley began working in the insurance industry; she held in various positions within the industry for almost 20 years. She then took time off to stay home to be more involved with her children. Once her children were off to college Ms. Stanley returned to the work force and began her second career at University of South Florida where she worked with the Florida Center for Community Design and Research for two years before recently joining the team here at the College of Pharmacy.
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Rebecca Conklin, MS
Instructional Designer
Education: Mrs. Conklin received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix in 2007, and her Master of Science degree in Instructional Design from Saint Leo University in 2011.
Professional Experience: Mrs. Conklin joined the staff at the University of South Florida in December, 2011. Mrs. Conklin is currently the Instructional Designer for the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Florida. Prior to joining the College of Pharmacy, Mrs. Conklin was an instructional designer for online course development at Saint Leo University. Mrs. Conklin is an experienced instructional designer and trainer with a strong background in Web-based instructional delivery and instructional technology.
Prior to her experience in higher education, Mrs. Conklin spent 10 years in a corporate environment holding positions in specialized accounting and management.
Professional Organizations: Mrs. Conklin is an active member of the American Society of Training and Development, the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, and EDUCAUSE.
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Yashwant Pathak, M Pharm, EMBA, MS (Conflict Management), PhD
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Education: Yashwant Pathak has BPharm, MPharm, and PhD in Pharmaceutics from Nagpur University in India and postdoctoral training at Royal Free Hospital, London, UK, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and American Heart Fellowship at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. He completed his Executive MBA and MS in Conflict Management at Sullivan University, Louisville, KY, USA.
Professional Experience: Dr. Yashwant has worked in academics for over 15 years in various capacities -- as Chair and Professor and later as Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Assistant Dean of Research, and presently as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Pharmacy, Tampa, Florida. He also directed the Center for Nanotechnology Education, Research and Applications (CENTRA) for two years. Here at USF Tampa he is associated with Nanotechnology Education and Research Center in College of Engineering and Translational Nanomedicine Center in the College of Medicine. He has several years of Industrial experience, the last job he had was director of R and D for formulation and drug delivery systems. Yashwant has over 100 research publications in many peer reviewed journals, abstracts, review articles and over 20 chapters in many books, and in pharmaceutical education. He has edited 4 books in Nanotechnology, 2 books in Nutraceuticals and many books in cultural studies. He has received several research grants, the recent one for Antioxidant nano delivery systems in neurodegenerative diseases.
Personal: Dr. Pathak is actively involved in many professional organizations as well as cultural organizations and has organized many conferences in professional and cultural areas. He has travelled over 70 countries for professional and cultural work. His recent area of interest is eastern and indigenous perspectives in global sustainability and conflict resolution besides nanotechnology and Nutraceuticals and complimentary medicines.
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Eleonor M. Dodard
Administrative Specialist, Faculty Affairs
Education: Mrs. Dodard graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
Professional Experience: Mrs. Dodard joined the staff at the University of South Florida in March, 2011. She is currently the Administrative Specialist to the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs.
Before relocating to the Tampa Bay area, Mrs. Dodard spent 3 years as the Program Coordinator for Medical Student Programs in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Miami. As coordinator, she managed the daily operations and fiscal aspects of all 3rd and 4th year medical student rotations; this included visiting students from other LCME accredited schools as well. Mrs. Dodard was also the liaison between her department, the medical school, and Jackson Memorial hospital; she represented the student programs and her department at various community and school events.
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Heather MW Petrelli, MA
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Assessment
Institutions of Study:
· PhD candidate in Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration
Barry University, Miami, FL expected 2013
· MA in Counseling Psychology, concentration in Bereavement
Towson University, Towson, MD, 1998
· BS in Psychology
Frostburg University, Frostburg, MD, 1994
Institutions of Employment Prior to USF:
· LECOM, School of Pharmacy, Bradenton, FL
· University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
· Trinity University, Washington, DC
· Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD
Professional Experience: Heather Petrelli comes to us from LECOM School of Pharmacy where she was an inaugural faculty member, the Director of Admissions and Student Services, and the Director of Assessment and Faculty Development. Her most recent previous position was Assistant Dean of Student Services at the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy. Other previous positions include the Director of Academic Support and Career Services at Trinity University, and Psychological Counselor with Coppin University in Baltimore Maryland. Her teaching experience includes lecture in effective communications, medication adherence, social and behavioral aspects of pharmaceutical care, death and dying, general psychology, techniques of counseling, African American history, English composition, career development, freshman seminar, and instruction methods for peer tutoring.
Mrs. Petrelli began her student affairs career in residential life in 1991. Since that time, she has had the opportunity to focus on access to education and serving under-represented populations in the areas of counseling, academic support, academic advising, disability services, admissions, experiential learning, career services, records & registration, financial aid, residential life, and study abroad. She also has several years experience counseling the dually diagnosed and children, adolescents, and adults in the areas of bereavement and substance abuse prior to her entrance into higher education. She is an active member of the American Association of Colleges and Pharmacy, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, National Career Development Association, National Tutoring Association, and the Association of Higher Education and Disability.
Medical Discipline or Research Focus: Assessment of learning outcomes and administration in higher education; Best practices for student development and admissions; Student generational differences in educational outcomes; Substance Abuse and Bereavement Counseling; Career Development.
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Kimberly S. Barrett
Administrative Specialist, Student Affairs & Assessment
Education: Ms. Barrett graduated from Cleary College, Ypsilanti, Michigan, with an Associate degree in Business Administration.
Professional Experience: Ms. Barrett has worked for the University of South Florida since September, 2010. Her position is Administrative Specialist to the department of Student Affairs and Assessment for the College of Pharmacy. Her responsibilities include travel arrangements, purchasing, calendar management, and all primary administrative support for the Student Affairs and Assessment department and support to the Assistant Dean.
Before coming to USF, Ms. Barrett worked as the Administrative Coordinator to the Dean of Academic Affairs, DeVry University, Tinley Park, Illinois, and as the Department Coordinator for the Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering department of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois.
Personal: Ms. Barrett is the single mother of three children, Janelle, Joel and Leah, and the grandmother of one, Emmerson.
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Lynne Arric, EdD
Student Programs Manager, Student Affairs & Assessment
Education: Dr. Arric graduated from Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas in 2011 earning a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration. Dr. Arric completed a MS degree in Counseling and Student Personnel in 2003 from Oklahoma State University - Tulsa, and a BA in Psychology in 1997 from Oklahoma State University-Stillwater.
Professional Experience: Dr. Arric has worked in a variety of roles in education for the past eleven years and joined the University of South Florida, College of Pharmacy as the Student Programs Manager in January 2011. Prior to coming to USF she was the Coordinator of Graduate Studies for the Academic Partnerships program in the College of Education at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Other positions included, Programs Coordinator for two federal Department of Labor, Workforce Investment Act (WIA) grant programs at Oklahoma State University, and Counselor for the federal Department of Education, Educational Talent Search grant at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma. She has assisted students in navigating higher education through admissions, advising, career exploration, personal counseling, and program development.
Dr. Arric has also worked in the community with at-risk clients in the juvenile probation and mental health arenas. In addition, Dr. Arric is a certified Teacher and School Counselor in Texas and Oklahoma. She is an active member of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and the National Academic Advising Association.
Research Focus: Student retention and persistence, stress management, gender issues, higher education program development, counseling.
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Juanling Grissom, EdD
Assessment & Evaluation Analyst, Student Affairs and Assessment
Education: Dr. Grissom earned three degrees from University of Louisville, Kentucky: Ed.D. in Educational Research and Evaluation, M.S., in Human Resources Education, and M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology. Prior to coming to U.S. she earned a B.A. in P. R. China.
Professional Experience: Dr. Grissom has a long working career in education: a substitute teacher from elementary to high schools, an instructor and administrator at technical school and colleges, a researcher and advisor at university and State organization, and adjunct professor at universities. She also worked for Kentucky State government serving underrepresented populations. Currently, Dr. Grissom is an Assessment and Evaluation Analyst at Student Affairs and Assessment at College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida.
Research Focus: student academic achievement, program evaluation, research methods, academic advising, workplace training, and instructional design.
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Jacqueline Grosser, B.S.
Admissions Advisor, Student Affairs and Assessment
Education: Ms. Grosser has a Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Lowell in Business Administration.
Professional Experience: Ms. Grosser has worked for the University of South Florida since November, 2010. Her position is Admissions Advisor Recruiter for the College of Pharmacy. Her responsibilities include the data management of Admissions to include collecting, processing, and maintaining records and administrative information including applications and student files. She will also be responsible for developing and maintaining recruitment and admissions databases used to collect and analyze data.
Before coming to USF, Ms. Grosser worked as an Admissions Counselor at LECOM Bradenton School of Pharmacy. While there she gained experience in maintaining and analyzing applications to the doctor of pharmacy program in addition to providing counseling to prospective and matriculating students. She provided direct support to the Director of Student Affairs, prepared weekly reports on the admissions process for the School of Pharmacy, and planned and implemented special events.
Personal: Ms. Grosser is married to Gregg Grosser and has one 15 year old son.
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Laquanda Robinson, M.Ed
Financial Aid Counselor
Education: Ms. Robinson graduated from University of Missouri-St. Louis with a Masters in Adult and Higher Education Administration. Ms. Robinson also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology/Criminology from Maryville University of St. Louis Missouri.
Professional Experience: Ms. Robinson has joined the University of South Florida in April 2011. Currently she is the Financial Aid Counselor for the College of Pharmacy. Her experience with Financial Aid varies from working within the regulations of the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA), offered advising for the negotiation of repayment agrements and coordinated the disbursment funds.She provides collaborates with other entities of Student Affairs to design the best student servicing Financial Aid Program. Prior to coming to USF Ms. Robinson worked as a Financial Aid Advisor. In this position her focus was providing counseling to students to ensure their understanding of aid eligibility. She also worked with the Assistant Director for the training of future Advisors.
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Nazach Rodriguez-Snapp, MSW, MPH
Director of Admissions
Institutions of Study: University of South Florida
Institutions of employment prior to USF: University at Albany, School of Public Health
Professional Experience: Mrs. Rodriguez-Snapp is a skilled professional with nine years of experience. In July 2010, Mrs. Snapp joined the USF College of Pharmacy as the Director of Admissions. Her higher education experience began in 2003 when she served as an Adjunct Instructor with the University at Albany in Albany, NY where she supervised social work students during their clinical internship. In 2006, Mrs. Snapp joined the USF Health College of Medicine Office of Student Diversity and Enrichment. In this role she was responsible for the identification, recruitment and retention of underrepresented and disadvantaged students in medicine and coordinating diversity in medical education curricular and co-curricular activities. Mrs. Snapp worked in collaboration with the MD Admissions Office involved in a variety of admissions-related activities to include yet not limited to reviewing and making initial admission recommendations for regular decision applications, coordinating on campus recruitment events, developing recruitment and advising procedures as well as recruitment publications, and serving as interim coordinator of the BS/MD program. In addition to her role within the College of Medicine, Mrs. Snapp has served as an Adjunct Instructor in the College of Public Health and School of Social Work.
Before entering higher education, Mrs. Snapp was a public health social worker with a focus on using an epidemiologic approach to identify and address social problems that affect the health status and social functioning of populations. She has experience in the delivery of clinical and health education services to diverse and medically underserved populations, implementation of interventions that address primary and tertiary prevention at multiple levels, design and facilitation of training curricula for health care and human service professional, and coordination of public health research activities.
Medical Discipline or Research Focus: Past research projects have included the design and development of effective media campaigns to promote preconception use of folic acid among migrant Hispanic women and the development of culturally, linguistically, and literacy relevant cancer communications.
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John Whitehead
Records and Registration Specialist
Education: Was enrolled in the B.S. Business program at Johns Hopkins University
Professional Experience:Currently the Records and Registration Specialist for the College of Pharmacy. Has over 10 years’ experience in Student Services. Prior to USF, worked at Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University in various capacities within Student Services. Most recently, served as a Student Services Adviser to assist students with Admissions, Registration, Financial Aid, and Billing.
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Maria H. Rutter, B.S.
Manager, Fiscal & Business Administration
Education: Ms. Rutter graduated in 1981 from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology.
Professional Experience: Ms. Rutter has worked at the University of South Florida since 1997. She is currently the Manager for Fiscal and Business Administration for the College of Pharmacy Her position had been in the office of the Vice President for USF Health and Dean of the College of Medicine. . She is knowledgeable about the policies and procedures of the university; coordinated special events; provided assistance and support to the Associate VP for Strategic Planning and Policy; provided human resources responsibilities with hiring personnel, payroll and attendance and leave coordination. She has acted as liaison for many projects, consultants, and administrative personnel.
Ms. Rutter has worked in pharmaceutical research as a senior research assistant primarily exploring drugs used to treat eye diseases. After graduating from college her first position was as a research assistant in corneal physiology and biophysics.
Personal: Ms. Rutter is married to Mark Rutter, a manufacturer’s sales representative, and has two children Matthew and Amanda.
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Kymia Love Jackson, MBA, MS
Associate Director of Pharmacy Financials & Coordinator of Research
Education: Mrs. Love Jackson earned an MBA and an MS from the University of South Florida and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.
Professional Experience: In 2006, Mrs. Love Jackson joined the USF Health College of Medicine where she was involved extensively with research endeavors of faculty members in the Department of Family Medicine. And as the Coordinator of Research, Mrs. Love Jackson managed the business and fiscal aspects of federal grants.
Mrs. Love Jackson will be utilizing her educational and professional backgrounds to support the College of Pharmacy as the Associate Director of Pharmacy Financials and the Coordinator of Pharmacy Research.
Research Experience: Health Disparities – Cancer, Blood Pressure, Asthma
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Justin Grant
Business and Fiscal Specialist
Education: Mr. Grant graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Finance from the University of South Florida in 2009 and completed his Graduate Certificate in Public Management (GCPM) in 2011. He is currently enrolled in the Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program at USF and expects to graduate with an MPA in the Spring of 2013.
Professional Experience: Mr. Grant is currently the Business and Fiscal Specialist for the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Florida. He brings nearly 4 years of University business experience to the College of Pharmacy and an additional 2+ years of business experience from the private sector.
Prior to him joining the College of Pharmacy, Mr. Grant worked as the Business Operations Coordinator in the fast paced field of intercollegiate athletics at USF Athletics. Prior to his work with USF Athletics he also worked with the Tampa Bay Rays baseball organization and Raymond James Financial.
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Shufeng Zhou, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Institutions of Study: Nanchang University College of Medicine (China, MD), Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences (China, Certificate in Clinical Oncology), The University of Auckland (New Zealand, PhD).
Institutions of Employment prior to USA: RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia, Associate Professor); Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, Australia, Senior Lecturer), National University of Singapore (Singapore, Assistant Professor), The University of Auckland (Research Fellow), and Guangzhou College of Medicine & Guangzhou First People’s Hospital (Clinical Specialist in Gastroenterology).
Professional Experience: Dr Zhou is presently working for University of South Florida College of Pharmacy as a professor, Associate Dean of International Affairs and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Professor Zhou completed his clinical medical training in China in 1989 and his PhD and postdoctoral training at the Faculty of Medicine, the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Since 2002, Dr Zhou has served as a faculty member for the National University of Singapore, Queensland University of Technology, and RMIT University.
Professor Zhou has published more than 320 peer-reviewed papers in various pharmacy, pharmacology, and medicine journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cancer Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Clinical Cancer Research. He has also published 15 books and book chapters and more than 200 conference abstracts. His work has been cited more than 6,000 times by other colleagues. He has received more than US$10.0 million grants from various government funding bodies and industries. To date, he has trained 24 PhD students, 12 MSc/Honors students and 8 postdoctoral staff.
Dr Zhou serves as an editor or editor-in-chief for Journal of Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacoproteomics, Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety, Drug Metabolism Letters, Advances in Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, Clinical Pharmacology & Biopharamaceutics and Current Drug Metabolism and is a reviewer for numerous medical and pharmacological journals. Dr Zhou has given more than 80 invited seminars/keynote presentations to a variety of institutes, government agencies, and high-profile international conferences, he is a recipient of several teaching and research awards, a member of several national and international professional societies, and a visiting professor of multiple universities.
Medical Discipline or Research Focus: Dr Zhou’s major research interests are drug metabolism, drug transport and pharmacokinetics, drug discovery, pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics, nanomedicine, and herbal medicines.
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Christopher Noel
Staff Assistant, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education: Mr. Noel attended Milwaukee Area Technical College and was in the Business Management program. He is intending to transfer to USF in the fall of 2011.
Professional Experience: Mr. Noel is currently the Staff Assistant for the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Florida. He has over 5 years of management experience and customer service relations. He enjoys working on website and graphic designing.
Prior to him joining the USF team, Mr. Noel was employed at GE Marquette Medical Systems and assisted the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.
Personal: Mr. Noel is single with no children.
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Chuanhai Cao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education: Shengyang Medical College, Tianjin Medical University (MPH), Tianjin Medical University (Ph.D)
Institutions of Employment prior to USA: Chinese Center for Disease Control, Liaoning China
Professional Experience: After finishing his PhD in Immunology from Tianjin Medical University, Dr. Cao completed his postdoctoral training first at Nankai University in China, and then at the University of South Florida. Since 2002, Dr. Cao has served as a faculty member in the department of Microbiology and Immunology, the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, and at the University of South Florida, the Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, and at University of South Florida. Presently, Dr. Cao is an assistant professor at the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy, and serves as the committee chair for International Affairs. Dr. Cao has published more than 40 peer-reviewed papers in various fields, ranging from virology to neurodegenerative diseases to drug development. He has also published 2 book chapters and more than 70 conference abstracts. His work has been reported in the news in over 20 countries to millions of viewers around the world. Currently, he also has one patent and six pending patents. Dr. Cao has received more than $1.5 million grants from various government funding bodies and associations, and has to date has helped train 2 PhD students, 8 MSc/Honors students, and 10 high school students. Two of the high school students went on to obtain a Semi-Final nomination for the “Siemens Competition in Math: Science: Technology” in 2010.
Dr. Cao serves as an associated editor for Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and has is a reviewer for numerous journals including Vaccine, Journal of Neuroimmunology, and the Journal of Alzheimer ’s Disease. Dr. Cao has given 10 invited seminars presentations at a variety of institutes including the University, associations. He holds membership of several national and international professional societies like AAI and SfN, and is a visiting professor of Tianjin Infectious hospital.
Medical Discipline or Research Focus: Dr. Cao is a neuroimmunologist and vaccinologist. His researches mainly focus on the treatment of disease through immune modulation and drug interaction to immune system, though he is also interested in drug metabolism, the mechanistic effect of aging on the immune system, nanovaccine, and herbal medicines.
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Yanbin Dong
Lab Manager, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Diane Allen-Gipson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education: Dr. Allen-Gipson earned her Associate of Art degree in Biological Sciences from the University of South Florida and graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences. Dr. Allen-Gipson later earned her Master of Sciences in Pharmacology and Toxicology and Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Dr. Allen-Gipson completed a Post-doctorate Fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy Division of Internal Medicine, Omaha NE.
Professional Experience: Dr. Allen-Gipson is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida Health and an Adjunct Professor in the Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy Division of Internal Medicine. Previous to joining USF, Dr. Allen-Gipson served as an Assistant Professor in the Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy Division of Internal Medicine and actively developed intensive collaborations with Veteran Administration (VA) scientists at the IOWA-Omaha VA. Dr. Allen-Gipson has published in high impact journals, such as American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (Impact Factor = 10.7) as well as Journal of Allergy and Immunology (Impact Factor = 9.77). Dr. Allen-Gipson has 15 publications, of which she is first author on 7 and has published more than 30-oral/poster presentations at regional, national and international meetings (USF Health Research Day, Experimental Biology, American Thoracic Society and Purine International). Dr. Allen-Gipson served as chair/co-chair at numerous international meetings including Experimental Biology and American Thoracic Society. In addition, Dr. Allen-Gipson also served as a thematic poster facilitator at American Thoracic Society and as an oral/poster judge at various students’ biomedical research forum. Dr. Allen-Gipson became a nationally recognized scientist in the area of lung biology and airway injury and repair as demonstrated by her appointment to the editorial board of one of the most prestigious respiratory journals, “American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology” and also served as a peer-reviewer for numerous journal including Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology and British Journal of Pharmacology. She has served as study section reviewer for the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (COPD and Emphysema Review Panel), the American Heart Association (Lung Biology Science Review Panel) and has been invited speaker at many intra- and extra-mural venues including the Florida Education Foundation. Dr. Allen-Gipson is an active member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and American Thoracic Society. Dr. Allen-Gipson has served as the principal investigator for numerous grants totaling over $800,000 USD, including the National Institutes of Health: National Heart Lung Blood Institute Career Development Grant KO1 (NHI-NHLBI), Nebraska Tobacco Health and Human Services Grant, LB506 and Bayer Pharma Grant4Targers. To date, Dr. Allen-Gipson has trained 13 students and serves as a committee member for PhD candidate.
Research Focus: Dr. Allen-Gipson research focuses on mechanisms controlling repair of bronchial epithelium and the role of epithelial injury in airway disease. She is particularly interested in studying aspects of adenosine signal pathway in these processes. Adenosine, an endogenous nucleoside has been recognized as an important modulator of hypoxic, ischemic and inflammatory process critical to both tissue homeostasis and tissue injury. Dr. Allen-Gipson recently funded program specifically addressed the role adenosine plays in maintaining airway homeostasis and wounded airway. Most recently Dr. Allen-Gipson is looking at the effects of cigarette smoke on adenosine mediated wound repair. Exposure to cigarette smoke is responsible for a considerable amount of pulmonary diseases including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, carcinoma of the lung, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the mechanisms by which adenosine-mediated airway wound healing and repair occurs after exposure to injurious agents like cigarette smoke has not been investigated. Dr. Allen-Gipson studies will provide novel Adenosine-linked targets, leading toward the development of new therapies directed at chronic inflammatory diseases like asthma and COPD.
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Umesh K. Jinwal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education: Dr. Jinwal received his PhD degree in Biotechnology from the Central Drug Research Institute, Barkatullah University, India in 2003.
Professional Experience: Dr. Jinwal is an Assistant professor and course coordinator in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USF College of Pharmacy. Dr. Jinwal completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and University of South Florida. Prior to joining the College of Pharmacy, Dr. Jinwal served as faculty member for the USF College of Medicine, at the University of South Florida. He is also actively involved in several committees at the College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Jinwal has published 30 peer-reviewed papers in the top pharmacology and medicine journals, 15 novel gene sequences in the NCBI GenBank and 65 abstracts in various scientific meetings. He has also applied for patents. Based on his successful research work he has been awarded the New Investigator Research Grant from the Alzheimer’s Association.
Dr. Jinwal is serving as a reviewer for the Alzheimer’s Association since 2009. Dr. Jinwal has given invited seminars to a variety of institutes and conferences. He is a member of several professional organizations including the, American Association for the Advancement of Science, The Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer Research & Treatment, and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He is also a life member of the Association of Microbiologists, India.
Medical Discipline or Research Focus: Dr. Jinwal’s research interest includes drug discovery, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
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Daniel C. Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education: Dr. Lee received his B.S. degree in Chemistry in 1999 at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in Pharmacology/ Toxicology at Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2005.
Professional Experience: Dr. Lee’s postdoctoral work at the University of South Florida focused on novel therapies for Alzheimer’s disease models and the role of inflammation on Tau and amyloid beta pathology. Dr. Lee has received numerous accolades at USF including the USF Research Interdisciplinary Post-doctoral Scholar Outstanding Presentation Award, Symposium Winner three times and seven travel awards to international conferences. He has published in ten peer reviewed journals and has presented his research at 15 international conferences. His doctoral work was in the area of Parkinson’s disease and lysosomal dysregulation. Previous work over ten years was in hematology, chemistry, pathology, cancer, apoptosis, and inflammation at VA Medical Center PA, Institute for Cellular Therapeutics PA, Eli Lilly and Company IN.
Dr. Lee is a member of the Society for Neuroscience and The American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair, and has served as a Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology MARC peer mentor since 2006.
Medical Disciplines & Research Focus : Current research interest includes the role of ageing, neuroinflammation, and microglia activation in various neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
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Jun (Judy) Liang
Industrial Lab Liaison, Department of Pharmaceutical ScienceS
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Ruijuan Luo, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Jiazhi Sun, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
& Department of Molecular Medicine of College of Medicine
Education: Dr. Jiazhi Sun has been trained in the field of basic medical science and molecular biology and received M.D. degree from Peking University in 1986. After completing his residency and fellowship training at Peking University in 1990 and graduate studies on targeting Q-binding protein into yeast mitochondria at West Virginia University in 1994, he received two-terms postdoc training at the University of Pittsburgh and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in the field of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Drug Discovery from 1994 to 2003.
Professional Experience: Dr. Sun currently holds joint Assistant Professor of Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of College of Pharmacy and Department of Molecular Medicine of College of Medicine at University of South Florida. His research focuses on Ras and ER signaling study, HDL-Receptor RNA alternative processing, and K-Ras, BH3 protein and VDR/ER drug discovery targeting by utilizing Target-Guided Synthesis (TGS) approach and conventional intervention. Dr. Sun has more than 15-year professional experience in academic field including Drug Discovery, Signal Transduction, Apoptosis, Cancer Biology and Cardiovascular field, also leading collaborative Institutional and Pharmaceutical Industry rational design/targeted-therapeutic approach and development of FTI, GGTI and Kinase inhibitors (tyrosine, serine/threonine and sphingosine) and nuclear hormone receptor mimics as well as BH3-mimics as drug candidates and “Chemical-Genetics” tool/model. He has been leading a collaborative Institutional and Pharmaceutical Industry effort to rational design/TKIs drug repositioning project in collaboration with Bio-X Institute in China and GSK pharmaceutical company in USA. Since 1994, he has been involved in multiple programs yielding two U.S. patents, more than 30 peer-reviewed papers, book chapter, numerous awards including AFLAC Scholar in Cancer Research Award sponsored by American Association of Cancer Research and more than 30 scientific professional presentations.
Professional Memberships in Scientific Associations
American Association for Advancement of Science (1991-present)
American Association for Cancer Research (1995-present, Active Member)
American Chemical Society (2004-present, Active Member)
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (2012-present)
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Srinivas Tipparaju, MPharm, PhD, FPGEC
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
& Department of Molecular Medicine of College of Medicine
Education: Dr. Tipparaju graduated with Bachelor and Master of Pharmacy and earned PhD for his work in the area of cardiovascular pharmacology and physiology. Dr. Tipparaju is pharmacist by training and has qualified the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Certification exam (FPGEC) conducted by National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and currently holds Florida pharmacist intern registration.
Current Position: Dr. Tipparaju is Assistant Professor with the University of South Florida-College of Pharmacy and serves as the course coordinator for Drug Delivery systems I and II and coordinator for Compounding Laboratory. Dr. Tipparaju currently holds joint appointment with Department of Molecular Medicine at University of South Florida.
Professional Experience: Dr. Tipparaju is an accomplished researcher with many publications in high impact peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, American Journal of Physiology, Drug Metabolism Reviews, and Pflügers Archive. He has also presented his work at national and international conferences and published book chapters. Dr. Tipparaju has trained several pre and post-doctoral fellows in research laboratory. He has experience in ion channel research related to cardiovascular diseases and is funded by NIH and AHA for his cutting edge research. Dr. Tipparaju has postdoctoral training from Emory University and has worked at University of Louisville for establishing his research Laboratory for conducting cardiovascular research in Ion channels and arrhythmias and previously served as Instructor and Assistant Professor of Medicine.
Research: Dr. Tipparaju is PI on the NIH project entitled “Redox Regulation of Voltage-gated potassium channels” and is currently focusing on understanding the role of potassium channels in sensing arrhythmias in the heart. Dr. Tipparaju has established state-of-the art research facility and expertise to perform cardiovascular research at College of Pharmacy.
Research Interest: Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Ion channels
Memberships: American Heart Association, American Pharmacist Association
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Sheeba Varghese Gupta, MPharm , PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education: Dr. Varghese Gupta received B.S &M.S. in Pharmacy from India and a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Wayne State University, Detroit. She did her postdoctoral training in the field of biopharmaceutics and drug delivery from College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Professional Experience: Dr. Varghese Gupta is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University Of South Florida College of Pharmacy. Prior to joining USF, Dr. Varghese Gupta served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Incarnate Word’s Feik School of Pharmacy. Dr. Varghese Gupta has published more than ten manuscripts in peer reviewed journals and have presented at national meetings. At USF, in addition to teaching various courses in PharmD curriculum, Dr. Varghese Gupta is also instrumental in the discovery of novel anti-viral agents and drug delivery systems.
Dr. Varghese Gupta is a member of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and American Chemical Society (ACS) and American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
Research Interests: Antiviral drug discovery, carrier mediated drug delivery systems and drug metabolism
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QinGyu (Stephanie) Zhou, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education: Dr. Qingyu (Stephanie) Zhou received her bachelor’s degree in pharmacology from Shanghai Medical University in China. She earned her Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences from the National University of Singapore in 2003. She pursued her postdoctoral studies with Dr. James Gallo at Temple University, where she worked on interactions of cytotoxic and antiangiogenic drugs using different in vivo brain tumor models.
Professional Experience: Dr. Zhou is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy. Prior to joining the USF COP, Dr. Zhou was a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where she worked on the acquired resistance to antiangiogenic drugs in gliomas. Dr. Zhou is a member of American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
Research Focus: Dr. Zhou’s major areas of interest and research expertise are in experimental therapeutics of metastatic tumors and acquired resistance to molecularly targeted cancer therapies.One of Dr. Zhou’s current research programs concerns the development of novel preclinical approaches to guide the use of targeted therapeutic agents for the treatment of brain metastases. The mission begins with the establishment of an in vivo brain metastasis model that possesses the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and is able to replicate the native environment of brain metastases; continues with the characterization of the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) properties of a targeted therapeutic agent in the established in vivo model; and is followed by quantitative evaluation of the relationship between drug distribution in the target tissue and tumor response to the treatment through the measurement of PD biomarkers representing the specific signaling transduction networks in tumor cells and their microenvironment – with each step working towards building a framework to guide the rational design of drug dosing regimens that lead to optimal tumor drug concentrations and maximal antineoplastic effects. Dr. Zhou’s research also extends to the mechanistic study of acquired resistance to targeted therapy in lung cancers using in vivo drug resistant tumor models. The goal is to provide a means to understand the sequence of biologically programmed events leading to the acquired resistance to the targeted therapy in lung cancers and aid in the rational design of combined targeted therapies with durable antitumor effects.
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Angela M. Hill, PharmD.
Chair of Pharmacotherapeutics & Clinical Research
Education: Dr. Hill received her Pharm.D. from Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy in 1992. She completed a residency in 1997 in Neurology at the Neuroscience Foundation Inc. in Gainesville, Florida under the direction of Edric Bates, Pharm.D., MS as the first and only Dr. B.J. Wilder Pharmacy Resident. She became board certified in psychiatry in 1998.
Professional Experience: Dr. Hill joined Florida A&M University’s College of Pharmacy in 1992 as an Assistant Professor. Her primary duties were to provide clinical pharmacy services and experiential education at Florida State Hospital. While there, she began her clinical research activities in mental health, and facilitating clinics such the Clozaril® Clinic and later the Neuroleptic Review and Seizure Clinics. In addition to Florida State Hospital, Dr. Hill has provided clinical pharmacy services and experiential training at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Tallahassee Veterans Administration, and Apalachee Health Center in Tallahassee, Florida. Prior to joining USF as the Chair of Pharmacy Practice, Dr. Hill progressed to the rank of professor at Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy. She served as the Division Director for the Tallahassee Pharmacy Practice Campus from 1997 until her departure to University of South Florida. Under her guidance, she initiated and assisted in the management of contract pharmacies for the College. She has worked in retail pharmacy, and provided consultant pharmacy services for Medicaid, the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, CVS Pharmacy, and Kroger Pharmaceuticals to name a few. She is one of the pioneers of pharmacists’ involvement in Memory Disorder Clinics, and has been instrumental in providing community, caregiver, and healthcare education to individuals since 1997 in the areas of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and psychiatric disorders. Dr. Hill has precepted pharmacy residents and/or established programs for several different residency programs since 1999.
Didactic Responsibilities: Didactic responsibilities have included pharmacotherapeutics, Alternative Medicine, Patient Counseling Skills, Professional Development, drug information, research methods, experiential training (psychiatry, geriatrics, MTM, internal medicine), practice development, and patient management.
Research Focus: Research interests include Alzheimer’s disease, pharmacogenomics, depression, herbal medicine and medication adherence.
Professional Organizations: Dr. Hill is an active member of American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association, American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, and College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists.
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Jose Barboza, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research
Education: Dr. Barboza earned his Pharm.D. from the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy. He completed an Ambulatory Care Residency with the Suwannee river Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) clinics in collaboration with the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy.
Professional Experience: Dr. Barboza is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida, College of Pharmacy. Prior to joining USF, Dr. Barboza served as a clinical pharmacy resident for the AHEC clinics near Gainesville, FL, has practiced in community/retail pharmacy, and been a preceptor for the Working Professional Pharm.D. Program at the University of Florida.
Practice/Research interests: Practice and research interests include diabetes, dyslipidemia, smoking cessation, gastrointestinal disorders, anticoagulation, rural, and indigent healthcare. Professional memberships include ASHP and ACCP.
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Renee C. Brown, B.A.
Director of Experiential Programs
Education: Ms Brown graduated in 1998 from University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology. She is completing coursework at USF towards a master’s degree in Public Health with a concentration in behavioral health.
Professional Experience: Ms Brown is the Director of Experiential Programs of the University Of South Florida School Of Pharmacy. She was previously the Coordinator of Student Affairs at Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tampa Division, a position she held for ten years. As coordinator, she was responsible for APPE rotation scheduling, academic advising and counseling, and liaison between adjunct faculty and the College of Pharmacy.
Personal: Ms Brown continues to be an active member of the community. She currently serves as an Ambassador for “The Power to End Stroke” initiative for the American Heart Association. She has also participated in the IN-SHAPE initiative and many other community healthcare events.
Ms Brown resides in Riverview with her dog Sasha.
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Aimon Chantara, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research
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Amanda DeBruin, Pharm.D., BCPS, CGP
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research
Education: Dr. DeBruin graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and Molecular Biology and later earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. She completed an ASHP-accredited Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Specialty Residency at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina.
Professional Experience: Dr. DeBruin is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice with the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy and an Assistant Professor and Clinical Pharmacist in the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. Additionally she serves as Coordinator for the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) within the USF College of Pharmacy. Previous to joining USF, Dr. DeBruin served as an Assistant Professor with the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in St. Louis, Missouri, with a pharmacist-managed primary care clinical practice at the John Cochran VA Medical Center.
Additionally, Dr. DeBruin has clinical practice experience in inpatient acute care in the community hospital setting, as well as managed care experience managing a Medication Therapy Management (MTM) program for a national Medicare and Medicaid provider. She has served as an experiential preceptor for both introductory and advanced practice pharmacy students in the ambulatory care, hospital, and managed care settings. She has also served as preceptor for multiple PGY1 pharmacy residency programs in various settings, and developed a PGY1 Managed Care Pharmacy Residency Program which achieved ASHP accreditation.
Dr. DeBruin is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist, certified geriatric pharmacist, as well as a licensed consultant pharmacist.
Practice interests: cardiology, diabetes management, and geriatrics. Professional memberships include ACCP, ASHP, and AACP.
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Kamila Dell, Pharm.D., BCPS
Assistant Professor , Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research
Education: Dr. Dell received her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Alberta and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She then completed a Pharmacy Practice and Critical Care residencies at the University of Utah Hospitals. Dr. Dell is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist.
Professional Experience: Dr. Dell is an Assistant Professor with the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy. Previous to joining USF, Dr. Dell was Assistant Professor (Clinical) at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. She has also practiced as a clinical pharmacist in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the University of Utah Hospital.
Practice/Research interests: Critical care – including medication administration in the critically ill, cardiology, and education - including generational characteristics and their impact on learning styles.
Professional Memberships: the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP), and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).
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Sheetal Dharia, Pharm.D. PhD
Instructor , Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research
Education: Dr. Dharia graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelors’ degree in Biological Sciences. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Pharmacy in 2010. Additionally, she earned a post-baccalaureate degree in Aging Studies while at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.
Professional Experience: Dr. Dharia is currently an Instructor in the Pharmacy Practice department at the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy and a postdoctoral fellow at the Johnnie B. Byrd, Alzheimer’s Center and Research Institute.
Practice/Research interests: Current research interests include Alzheimer’s disease, medication-related problems, substance abuse and psychiatric disorders in older adults. Professional memberships include ASCPT and ASCP.
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Shyam R. Gelot, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor , Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research
Education: Dr. Shyam Gelot earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology and his Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2011, he completed an ASHP-accredited general pharmacy practice residency (PGY-1) at Tampa General Hospital.
Professional Experience: Dr. Gelot has experience in both the retail and hospital setting. Prior to starting as a faculty member at USF, Dr. Gelot, worked in various intensive care units at Tampa General Hospital. Currently, Dr. Gelot works with the pain/palliative care team as well as the internal medicine team at Tampa General Hospital.
Practive Interest: Pain Management, Neurology, and Cardiology. Professional Memberships include FSHP, ASHP, and NCAP.
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Marianne Koenig B.S., PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research
Education: Dr. Koenig received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Duquesne University and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina. She completed an Academic Teaching and Research Fellowship at Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy. In addition, Dr. Koenig is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy and has successfully completed the American Pharmacists Association National Certificate program “Pharmaceutical Care for Patients with Diabetes” and “Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery”.
Professional Experience: Dr. Koenig is an Assistant Professor with the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy and serves as Coordinator of Clinical Academic Simulation, within the college. Prior to joining USF, Dr. Koenig’s clinical experience encompassed various practice settings, including, acute care within the community and teaching hospital settings, long term care, ambulatory care and community practice. Dr. Koenig has served as an Associate Clinical Preceptor for the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, an Adjunct Clinical Instructor for Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy and a Pharmacy Experience Preceptor for Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Practice/Research interests: Wellness and disease prevention, cardiovascular risk reduction, chronic disease management, simulation technologies for interprofessional education. Professional memberships include American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Pharmacist Association, American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists and American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
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Thea Moore, PharmD, BCPP
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research
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Mark Pennington
Pharmacy Technician, Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research
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L. Douglas Ried, PhD
Professor
Education: Dr. Ried graduated from the School of Pharmacy at the University of Washington with a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy in 1972. Subsequently, he received his Masters (1982) and PhD (1983) degrees from the University of Minnesota.
Professional Experience: L. Douglas Ried, PhD, is Professor and Chair in the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Florida, Tampa. Dr. Ried has nearly 80 peer reviewed publications and 100+ presentations and other publications.
Dr. Ried’s academic expertise is in the area of program assessment and evaluation. He has published numerous articles on the assessment of students’ clinical competency and currently is the recipient of a Department of Education grant to examine the possibility of harmonizing student competencies in the United States and European Union. Dr. Ried was instrumental in developing student exchange programs between European Union countries (United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, and Portugal) and service learning programs in Latin America while at the University of Florida.
Dr. Ried is a Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association, Past President of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Sciences and a member of the APhA Board of Trustees. Dr. Ried is the Editor-in Chief for the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.
Research Interests: Dr. Ried has a longstanding research interest in psycho-geriatric pharmacy practice. He is currently conducting research into the effects of drugs on patients' quality of life and the psychosocial aspects of elderly patients psychotropic drug use. He has conducted a major project investigating the link between use of different antihypertensive medications and the onset of depressive symptoms. His other research interests include metabolic syndrome and second-generation antipsychotic use and reduction of mortality with antidepressant treatment of post-stroke depression.
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Erini Serag, PharmD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research
Education: Dr. Serag graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelors’ degree in Biomedical Sciences and then completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree with highest distinction at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Subsequently, she completed an ASHP-accredited pharmacy practice residency at Tampa General Hospital.
Professional Experience: Dr. Serag is currently an Assistant Professor in the Pharmacy Practice department at the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy and serves as a clinical pharmacist and preceptor at Tampa General Hospital in Internal Medicine. Prior to joining USF, Dr. Serag worked as a clinical pharmacist at Tampa General Hospital.
Practice Interests: Infectious disease, cardiology, oncology, herbal medicines, pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics.
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Glenn Whelan, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Clinical Research
Education: Dr. Whelan graduated from the University of Florida in 1999 earning a Doctorate of Pharmacy (with honors). Dr. Whelan completed a clinical and basic research fellowship from Nemours Children’s Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
Professional Experience: Dr. Whelan is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy and serves as Director of Technology within the College. Additionally, Dr. Whelan serves as an instructor for pharmacology courses with the College of Nursing and College of Medicine at the University of South Florida. He is also the manager of the Clinical Investigational Research Pharmacy. Dr. Whelan serves on several committees and roles within the administration at the College of Pharmacy, and holds a faculty seat with the Division of Asthma/Allergy/Immunology at USF.
Prior to joining USF, Dr. Whelan was employed as a medical director at ClineDavis & Mann in Manhattan, NY, where he was involved in the platform development of drugs which were coming to market, as well as managing several portfolios of drugs which were currently on the market. Dr. Whelan worked as a medical liaison with AstraZeneca, LLP, in which he specialized in the respiratory therapeutic area managing the drugs relevant to respiratory diseases. Prior to this Dr. Whelan worked as a clinical pharmacist specialist at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, CO, where he worked and published in the areas of asthma/
allergy/immunology, and infectious disease.
Practice/Research interests: Asthma/allergy/immunology, pulmonary related diseases, and infectious diseases. Therapeutic drug monitoring/pharmacokinetics are included for these areas. Dr. Whelan has research interests which involve the aforementioned disease states, while focusing on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenomics of the drugs involved.
Professional memberships: ACCP, ASHP, ASCPT and FSHP.
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