College of Pharmacy Faculty and Staff Directory
Leadership
Chair, Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
Christopher K. Finch, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP
cfinch@uthsc.edu
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research
Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS
bmeibohm@uthsc.edu
Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs
Director, Nuclear Pharmacy Programs
Susan Morgan, PharmD, MBA, BCNP
smorgan@uthsc.edu
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
Selena Strong, MBA, CAP
sstrong7@uthsc.edu
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
Rachel E. Barenie, PharmD, JD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Assistant Director of Continuing Professional Development
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
rbarenie@uthsc.edu
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Bradley Boucher, PharmD, FCCP, MCCM, FNAP
Professor - Emeritus
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
bboucher@uthsc.edu
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Michael L. Christensen, PharmD, BS, AS
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
mchristensen@uthsc.edu
Lab Website
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Theodore J. Cory, PharmD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
tcory1@uthsc.edu
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Catherine M. Crill, PharmD, FCCP, BCNSP
Associate Professor
Director of Experiential Learning and International Programs
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
ccrill@uthsc.edu
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Roland N. Dickerson, PharmD, BCNSP, FCCP, FASHP, FCCM, FASPEN
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
rdickerson@uthsc.edu
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Benjamin Duhart, Jr., MS, PharmD
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
btduhart@uthsc.edu
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Ashley Ellis, PharmD, MBA, CDECS
Assistant Professor
ImPAcT Director
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
aellis46@uthsc.edu
Julie Farrar, PharmD, BCCCP
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
jfarrar7@uthsc.edu
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Christopher K. Finch, PharmD, FCCM,FCCP
Professor and Chair
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
cfinch@uthsc.edu
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Shannon W. Finks, PharmD, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS, AHSCP-CHC
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
sfinks@uthsc.edu
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James “Hunter” Fly, PharmD
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
jfly1@uthsc.edu
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Jarrod R. Fortwendel
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
jfortwen@uthsc.edu
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Christa M. George, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES, BCACP
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
cgeorge1@uthsc.edu
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Elizabeth A. Hall, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
liz.hall@uthsc.edu
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Dawn Havrda, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
dhavrda@uthsc.edu
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Oscar R. Herrera, PharmD
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
oherrera@uthsc.edu
Joanna Q. Hudson, PharmD, BCPS, FASN, FCCP, FNKF
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
Department of Medicine (Nephrology)
jhudson@uthsc.edu
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Camaron Hole, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
chole@uthsc.edu
Karl R. Kodweis, PharmD
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, Memphis
kkodweis@uthsc.edu
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Steven C. Laizure, PharmD
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
claizure@uthsc.edu
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Minghui "Sam" Li, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
mli54@uthsc.edu
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Katherine L. March, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Professor
Director of Skills-Based Education
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
kmarch@uthsc.edu
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Susan H. Morgan, PharmD, MBA, BCNP
Assistant Dean, Nuclear Pharmacy
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
smorgan@uthsc.edu
Glen E. Palmer, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
gpalmer5@uthsc.edu
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Robert B. Parker, PharmD, BA
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
rparker@uthsc.edu
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Brian M. Peters, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
bpeter21@uthsc.edu
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Kelly C. Rogers, PharmD, BCCP, FCCP, FACC
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
krogers1@uthsc.edu
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Chasity Michelle Shelton, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCPPS
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
cshelto1@uthsc.edu
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Joseph M. Swanson, PharmD,
FCCM, FCCP
Assistant Director of Experiential Learning and International Programs
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
jswanson@uthsc.edu
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Junling Wang, MS, PhD
Vice-Chair of Research
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
jwang26@uthsc.edu
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G. Christopher Wood, PharmD
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
cwood@uthsc.edu
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Nathan R. Helms
IT Technologist III
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
nhelms@uthsc.edu
Flavenia L. Leaper
Senior Administrative Services Assistant
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
fleaper@uthsc.edu
Faculty
Alina Cernasev, PhD, PharmD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
acernase@uthsc.edu
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Kelsey Frederick, PharmD
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
kfrederick@uthsc.edu
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Tracy M. Hagemann, PharmD, FCCP, FPPA
Associate Dean, Nashville
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
thageman@uthsc.edu
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Kenneth C. Hohmeier, PharmD
Professor
Director of Community Affairs
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
khohmeie@uthsc.edu
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Joel C. Marrs, PharmD, MPH, BCACP, BCCP, BCPS
Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Outreach
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
jmarrs3@uthsc.edu
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Jeremy Stultz, PharmD
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
jstultz2@uthsc.edu
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Staff
Adam Brown
Sr. IT Technician II
abrow247@uthsc.edu
Carol Taylor
Administrative Aide
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
ctaylo17@uthsc.edu
Andrea Franks, PharmD, BCPS
Vice Chair for Education
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
afranks@uthsc.edu
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Leslie A. Hamilton, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, FNCS, BCPS, BCCCP
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
lhamilt4@uthsc.edu
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Brandon Hawkins, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
bhawkin9@uthsc.edu
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Thaddeus McGiness, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
tmcgines@uthsc.edu
Tyler Melton, PharmD, MPH, BCPS
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
tmelto11@uthsc.edu
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A. Shaun Rowe, PharmD, MS, BCCCP, FNCS, FCCP, FCCM
Director of Faculty Affairs
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
arowe@uthsc.edu
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James S. Wheeler, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
jwheele4@uthsc.edu
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Nikki Bozarth
Senior Conference Specialist
College of Pharmacy, Continuing Education Office
Knoxville Campus
sbozarth@uthsc.edu
Kevin Carmon
Senior IT Technologist II
kcarmon@uthsc.edu
Melissa Edwards
Administrative Aide
medwar16@utk.edu
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Hassan Almoazen, PhD
Director of PhD Program
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
halmoaze@uthsc.edu
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Sarka Beranova-Giorgianni, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
sberanov@uthsc.edu
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Hao Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Hchen55@uthsc.edu
Daniel Collier, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
daniel-collier@uthsc.edu
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Isaac O. Donkor, PhD, MS, BPharm
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Associate Dean for Students and Recruitment
College of Graduate Health Sciences
idonkor@uthsc.edu
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Francesco Giorgianni, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
fgiorgia@uthsc.edu
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Maxwell Gyamfi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
mgyamfi@uthsc.edu
David N. Hayes, MD, MPH
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Medicine - Hematology
neil.hayes@uthsc.edu
Kirk Hevener, PharmD, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
khevener@uthsc.edu
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Jonathan H Jaggar, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Physiology
jjaggar@uthsc.edu
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Jianxiong Jiang, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
jjiang18@uthsc.edu
Lab Website
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Colleen B. Jonsson, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry
Director of Regional Biocontainment Laboratory
cjonsson@uthsc.edu
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Santosh Kumar, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
ksantosh@uthsc.edu
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Michio Kurosu, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
mkurosu@uthsc.edu
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M. Dennis Leo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
mleo@uthsc.edu
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Distinguished Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Director of UTHSC College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery Center
Faculty Director of Shared Instrument Facility
wli@uthsc.edu
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Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research
Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
UTHSC Distinguished Professor
Harriet S. Van Fleet Endowed Professor in Pharmaceutics
bmeibohm@uthsc.edu
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Duane D. Miller, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
dmiller@uthsc.edu
Bob M. Moore, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
bmoore@uthsc.edu
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Frank Park, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
fpark@uthsc.edu
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Udai P. Singh
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
usingh1@uthsc.edu
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Bhupesh Singla, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
bsingla@uthsc.edu
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Zhongjie Sun, MD, PhD, FAHA
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professor and Chair
Department of Physiology
zsun10@uthsc.edu
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Chalet Tan, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
ctan5@uthsc.edu
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Zhongzhi "Jim" Wu, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
jimwu@uthsc.edu
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Chao-Yie Yang
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
cyang26@uthsc.edu
NCBI Bibliography
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Ying Yu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yyu26@uthsc.edu
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David R. Clark
Senior Administrative Services Assistant
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
dclark42@uthsc.edu
Office Staff
Geraldine Anderson
Business Manager
gander18@uthsc.edu
Vanessa Baker
Director, Finance and Administration
vbaker@uthsc.edu
Nathan Ball, MA
Marketing and Communications Manager
nball2@uthsc.edu
Alicia Brookins
Accounting Specialist III
apalmer4@uthsc.edu
Mechelle Dickerson
Human Resources Coordinator
mdicke18@uthsc.edu
Tori Fleming
Administrative Aide
tflemi10@uthsc.edu
Joyce Freeman
Accounting Specialist III
jfreem46@uthsc.edu
Joe Hooker
Grants Coordinator
jhooker8@uthsc.edu
Latoya Ivory
Administrative Aide
livory1@uthsc.edu
Trena Jackson
Grants Coordinator
tjacks75@uthsc.edu
Tiffany Johnson
Administrative Coordinator I
tjohn198@uthsc.edu
Debra Jones
Business Manager
djone127@uthsc.edu
Jamie Mix
Administrative Aide
jmix2@uthsc.edu
Reaunna Morgan
Administrative Aide to Accounting Specialist III
psl573@uthsc.edu
Demetria Sisk
Administrative Specialist II
dsisk3@uthsc.edu
Oryn Smith
Administrative Aide
osmith29@uthsc.edu