2025 Elections

Jeremy Hughes
University of Washington

Jeremy Hughes, Pharm.D., Ed.D. is the Associate Dean for Professional Pharmacy Education at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. He was previously the Associate Provost of Academic Innovation at Chicago State University, where he also served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor at CSU’s College of Pharmacy. Before coming to Chicago State, he was a faculty member and administrator at California Health Sciences University (Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Enrollment) and Pacific University Oregon (Director of Experiential Education; Assistant Dean for Student Affairs). Dr. Hughes is currently the Chair of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Council of Deans Programming Committee, and has previously served as Chair of the AACP Administrative Services Section and as Chair of the AACP Student Services SIG. He received the 2022 James Robertson Jr. Excellence in Student Services Award from AACP and was a member of the team that received the 2016 AACP Excellence in Assessment Award. Dr. Hughes is certified through the Team-Based Learning Collaborative and has taught topics including endocrinology, sexual and reproductive health, veterinary pharmacy, compounding, management, and leadership. He has also taught undergraduate coursework in career development and professional coursework for Doctor of Education, Physician Assistant Studies, and Dental Hygiene. Dr. Hughes graduated with his Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from Washington State University and his Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in learning and leadership from Aspen University.

Kimberly Illingworth
Purdue University

Kimberly S. Illingworth, Ph.D., FAPhA is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice, as well as the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Instruction at the Purdue University College of Pharmacy. Dr. Illingworth obtained her B.S. in Pharmacy from Butler University and her Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration from Purdue University. Her teaching and research interests predominantly focus on patient care, including patient behavior change, motivational interviewing, and health literacy, as well as the evaluation of the instructional methods to teach these topics to students. She established and directs the Purdue University Academic and Ambulatory Care Fellowship program. She served as Chair of the Economic, Social, and Administrative Sciences section of the American Pharmacists Association and the American Association Colleges of Pharmacy Social and Administrative Sciences section. She currently serves as past-chair of the Teaching Academy Executive Council at Purdue. Her honors include being named in the Purdue University Book of Great Teachers and as a Purdue University Teaching Academy Fellow. In addition, she received an honorable mention for two Innovations in Teaching portfolios from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the Dr. Aziz Award for Outstanding Teaching at the Purdue University College of Pharmacy, and the Purdue University Charles B. Murphy Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching. 

Kathy Giacomini
University of California, San Francisco

Kathy Giacomini, Ph.D., B.S.Pharm currently serves as the Dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy and is a world-renowned pharmacologist. Her research focuses on membrane transporters; she and her research group were the first to clone two human drug transporters and recently deorphaned three additional human transporters. She has been at the forefront of pharmacogenomics, having discovered genetic variants that underlie interindividual variation in response to important drugs including allopurinol, metformin, and sulfonylureas. Dr. Giacomini is also the Co-Principal Investigator of the UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI), a major center funded by the FDA. She has received numerous prestigious awards, including the AACP Volwiler Research Achievement Award and the Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Award from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). She is a Clarivate highly cited researcher, and one of the few pharmacist-scientists who is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Giacomini is heavily involved with AACP, having served as RGAC chair from 2023-2024, led the development of the Guided Grant Writing for Pharmacy Faculty program, and participated in several Council of Deans taskforces. In addition, she spearheaded the development and fundraising for the National Academies workshop “Innovations in Pharmacy Training and Practice to Advance Patient Care” held in May 2025. She is now organizing writing teams to publish 16 important manuscripts that will focus on key themes from the workshop, including pharmacy deserts, financially supported roles for pharmacists, and the future of pharmacy education.

Elena Umland
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Dr. Elena Umland is Dean and Professor at the School of Pharmacy, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Her academic career of almost 30 years began at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science; she joined the founding leadership team, as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, at Jefferson College of Pharmacy (JCP) in 2007. She was COD Mentoring Committee Co-Chair (2024-25) and recent member of the Aspiring Advisory Committee, serving both committees since their 2022 inception. As lead for the Women in Academia SIG’s Mentorship committee sub-group developing a mentoring program guide (2024-2025), she now chairs the Mentorship committee. A 2007 AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program graduate, she has served on the AACP Academic Affairs committee and the Institutional Research Advisory Committee (IRAC). On the IRAC, she chaired the sub-task force that developed the initial AACP Preceptor Survey. She has served the AACP Women’s Faculty SIG in elected leadership positions of secretary and later chair; and was an invited member of the AACP Women’s Health Curriculum Task Force for five years. She has served as the Region II Councilor for Rho Chi; and serves as an ACPE site reviewer. During her tenure at JCP, Elena was Co-Director of the University Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (2017-2021). Under her guidance, the Center received honorable mention for the 2019 George E. Thibault, MD Nexus Award by the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education and honorable mention in behavioral health for the USPHS/IPEC 2020 Excellence in Interprofessional Education Collaboration National Award.
 

Jennifer Robinson
Washington State University

Dr. Robinson received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Washington State University (WSU) College of Pharmacy. Immediately after graduation she managed Jones Pharmacy, an independently owned community pharmacy. At Jones pharmacy, Dr. Robinson oversaw the delivery of several innovative services including rapid influenza and strep throat treatment, point of care testing, consulting services, psychiatric care in long term care facilities and group community education classes.

In 2008, Dr. Robinson joined the faculty at Washington State University. Since 2011 she has served in various administrative roles with oversight over the offices of recruitment, admissions, student affairs, experiential education and academic affairs. She currently serves as the Associate Vice President for Interprofessional Education serving all of WSU Health Sciences.

She serves as the instructor of record for the Point of Care and Clinical Services and Quality Assurance and Patient Safety courses. Dr. Robinson's scholarship and grant funded research is focused on the science of teaching and learning, expanding pharmacist's clinical roles, psychological flexibility, and mental health. 

Karen Marlowe
Auburn University

Karen F. Marlowe, PharmD, BCPS is the Associate Dean for Academic Programs for Auburn University and the Davis Endowed Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and is completing her 25th year with Auburn. She received her B.S. in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy from Auburn University.

She completed her pharmacy practice residency at Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta. After completing her residency Marlowe initiated a practice in the cardiac intensive care and cardiopulmonary transplant units at Egleston, Emory's Children Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Marlowe then accepted a teaching position with Auburn University in 2000.  She created a practice at the University of South Alabama and holds a joint appointment with USA’s Internal Medicine Department.

She has served as the Assistant Dean for Auburn’s Mobile Campus for fifteen years and has been heavily involved in the college’s curricular design.  Dr. Marlowe is the director of Auburn’s Center for Opioid Research Education and Outreach (COACH), which receives federal and state funding and includes researchers from multiple disciplines.

Dr Marlowe has continued to invest in professional organizations throughout her career including those at the state and national level.  She is dedicated to improving palliative care in the state of Alabama through her work on Alabama Palliative Care Task Force.  In addition, she has been active in American College of Clinical Pharmacy including the Pain and Palliative Care PRN.  Throughout her time in academia, she has been active in American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy including the Pharmacy Practice Section and Council of Deans.  Dr. Marlowe also serves as a site visitor for ACPE.
 

Michael Gonyeau
Northeastern University

Michael Gonyeau received his B.S. and Pharm.D. degrees from Albany College of Pharmacy and completed a PGY-1 residency at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Joining the faculty at Northeastern University in 2000, he initiated a PGY1 residency, developed multiple practice sites, courses and curricula, including the recent development of a competency-driven Pharm.D.. He is a Clinical Professor and focuses on curriculum and co-curriculum development and delivery, new instructional and assessment strategies, methods and technologies. 

Dr. Gonyeau is an engaged instructor and active scholar and clinician. He has received numerous teaching awards and continues to revel in the student-educator dynamic. His published/presented works focus on curriculum and course design/innovation and the scholarship of application. He is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist, a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the National Academies of Practice and has completed the AACP leadership fellows program (Go cohort 5!). As Chair of the Northeastern University Faculty Senate, Dr. Gonyeau has worked closely with senior administrators to advocate for faculty issues in a shared governance model and will apply this experience to the Council of Faculties if elected. 

AACP involvement includes chair of the Curriculum SIG, the COS Practice Section Classroom Engagement Task Force, Rules and Resolutions committee and membership a number of committees and taskforces: Pharmacy Practice JCPP Pharmacist Patient Care Process, Professional Affairs, Annual Meeting Programming, Teachers Seminar Programming, Academic Affairs, TiPEL Programming, PPS Strategic Planning, ALFP Anniversary and Assessment SIG Programming. 

Seena Haines
University of Mississippi

Dr. Seena L. Haines is the Director for Professional Well-Being and Belonging for the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and lead faculty for well-being and resilience in the office of well-being at UMMC. She served as Department Chair of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi 2016 to 2022. Prior to joining the University of Mississippi, Dr. Haines served as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Dr. Haines is a nationally board-certified health and wellness coach (NBC-HWC) and certified well-being coach. Dr. Haines is a Positive Psychology Practitioner and has completed certifications in trauma and resilience, managing happiness, MHFA and QPR training. Dr. Haines is a coach for the AACP Mid-Career Recharge Program and was a lead implementation coach for the Well-Being Ambassador program with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Total grant funding to date of $7,061,799 with two HRSA funded grants to support workforce well-being. Other achievements include and representative at large for the council of faculties, board certification in ambulatory care practice, Fellow American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Fellow American Pharmacists Association, Fellow American College of Clinical Pharmacy, AACP Outstanding Service Award, Pharmacy Practice Section, Distinguished Fellow National Academies of Practice, 2021 Women Pharmacist of the Year Awardee, ASHP Distinguished Practitioner from the section of ambulatory care practitioners, AACP Innovation in Teaching Award, Preceptor of Distinction, Hero in Medicine, inaugural AACP academic leadership fellow, and PGY1 and PGY2 residency well-being coordinator. 
 

Shankar Munusamy
Drake University

Dr. Shankar Munusamy serves as the Director of Assessment and a Professor of Pharmacology at Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Since joining AACP in 2017, he has chaired and served on several committees, including the Biological Sciences Section and Assessment SIG. He also chaired the AACP Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award Committee and served on the COS Standing Rules & Resolutions Committee during 2022-23. As Chair of the Biological Sciences Section (2022-23), Dr. Munusamy introduced awards to recognize scholarly efforts and service and revitalized the mentoring program. His team engaged members through Lunch-n-Learn sessions on key challenges such as Curricular Hoarding and ChatGPT's impact on pharmacy education. Additionally, he reviews applications for the AACP New Investigator Awards, SoTL grants, and poster abstracts.

As section chair, Dr. Munusamy established an "AACP Biological Sciences Section Core Concepts Task Force" to streamline foundational science curricula and reduce curricular hoarding. He serves as the strategic lead for four disciplinary working groups—pharmacology, pathophysiology, biochemistry, and microbiology/immunology—developing a “Foundational Sciences Curriculum Tool Kit” modeled after the ACCP Toolkit. Once published, these toolkits will help pharmacy programs reform and better integrate foundational science content into their curricula.
 

Kathryn (Kate) J. Smith
University of Iowa

Dr. Kathryn (Kate) J. Smith received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree with Leadership Emphasis from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy and completed a PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency with Supervalu/Cub Pharmacy. She was on faculty at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy before joining the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 2023.

Dr. Smith teaching experiences include developing new courses, course coordination, content reinforcement and integration across courses, designing assessments of problem-solving skills, and collaboration with faculty across multiple practice settings. She is intentional about incorporating the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process, clinical communication skills, and professional development into all her teaching.

Dr. Smith has practiced in community pharmacy and ambulatory care in anticoagulation, diabetes, and interprofessional teaching clinics. 

Dr. Smith’s passion for leadership began in pharmacy school. She has developed several required and elective leadership courses for pharmacy students and has hosted informal leadership book clubs with pharmacy faculty across the country. Dr. Smith has been an active member in American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), including the Leadership Development SIG and the Council of Faculties. Her scholarly interests include leadership development and scholarship of teaching and learning. She is a recipient of the AACP Innovation in Teaching Award and the AACP Emerging Teaching Scholar Award. 

In her free time, Kate can be found reading, watching Chicago Cubs baseball, or baking and eating gluten-free treats with her family.

Bhaskara Jasti
University of the Pacific

Dr. Bhaskara R. Jasti is a Professor of Pharmaceutics and Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences, at University of the Pacific. He also is serving as the Executive Director of Jie Du Center for Innovation & Drug Development at the University. He received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from University of the Pacific, CA, M.S. in Pharmacology from Jadavpur University and B.S. in Pharmacy from Kakatiya University, India. Dr. Jasti started his academic career at Wayne State University as a Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Internal Medicine at Wayne State University. He worked as Staff Scientist at Cygnus Therapeutic Systems, and Director of Mucosal Drug Development at Corium Technologies, California. Dr. Jasti served as Pharmaceutics section Chair in 2023 and COS liaison with different section on the taskforce that is working on toolkits for each content area.

Dr. Jasti’s laboratory is studying the influence of ionic species, predictive models in oral mucosal drug delivery. His research also includes the targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic agents using integrin ligands. Dr. Jasti was recognized by University of the Pacific with its highest honor “Distinguished Faculty of the year 2019 and Faculty Research Lecturer in 2009. Dr. Jasti is a founding member and served as the Chair of AAPS Bay Area Discussion Group (BADG). Dr. Jasti has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and co-edited 2 books. His work is funded by both federal (NIH, NSF) and pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Jasti serves on NIH study sections and is the referee for over 10 journals.

Hoai-An Truong 
University of Maryland Eastern Shore  

Hoai-An Truong, Pharm.D., M.P.H, FNAP, FAPhA, is Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration and Director of Public Health, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Public Health from the University of Maryland Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, respectively, and completed a PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Practice Residency training at the same institution. As a pharmacist and educator over 20 years, Dr. Truong has taught, presented and published more than thirty peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and led multiple global health service trips to Ghana, Haiti, South Africa, and Vietnam. He is an editor and author of two books that were published by the American Pharmacists Association. With regards to leadership and service experiences, he has contributed to more than 20 years of service in a variety of positions including Founding Assistant Dean of Professional Affairs, Department Chair, Assistant then Director of Experiential Learning, and Professor. In terms of services with the AACP, he served as Chair of the Public Health SIG, Chair of the Continuing Professional Development Section, Chair of the Annual Mock Trial Competition Task Force, Chair of the Global Education SIG Virtual Symposium Task Force, member of AACP Strategic Engagement Committee and member of the Resolution Committee of the Experiential Education Section. Dr. Truong received the Honored Alumnus Award from his alma mater and Faculty Excellence in Public Service Award from the University System of Maryland. He also completed the AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program.

Elizabeth Unni
Touro College of Pharmacy, New York

Elizabeth Unni serves as the Chair of the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Administrative Sciences at the Touro College of Pharmacy in New York. She is also the Founding Director of the Pharm.D./MBA program at her school, in addition to serving as the director of the health disparities fellowship program.

Since joining AACP in 2009, Elizabeth has been an active member of the Academy and is a member of the Academic Leadership Fellows Program (ALFP) Cohort 20. In addition to publishing in AJPE and presenting posters and podium talks at various AACP meetings, she has also been appointed to several committees, including the 2024-25 AACP COD/COF Faculty Affairs Committee, the 2022-24 Strategic Engagement Committee, and the 2022–23 AACP Rufus A. Lyman Award Committee. In addition to these appointed committees, she has also been active with the Women Faculty SIG and the Gender Equity Task Force. Elizabeth has been a mentor through AACP Women Faculty SIG and also enjoys being a part of the Lean In Circle.
 

Michelle Schroeder
University of Toledo

Michelle N. Schroeder, Pharm.D., RPh, BCACP, CDCES, is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, where she also serves as Director of Assessment. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern University and completed a PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency at The University of Toledo/Kroger Pharmacy program.

Dr. Schroeder’s academic career is distinguished by her leadership in curriculum development, assessment, and skills-based education. As Skills Lab Coordinator, she has played a central role in shaping the multi-semester Pharmacy Skills Development course series, integrating innovative teaching strategies to prepare students for clinical practice. Her research spans diabetes education, student success initiatives, and the use of Entrustable Professional Activities in pharmacy education, with numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and national presentations.

Dr. Schroeder served for nearly a decade as Program Coordinator for The University of Toledo Center for Diabetes Self-Management, where she provided individualized and group education, insulin pump training, and interdisciplinary care coordination. She is board-certified in ambulatory care pharmacy and a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, reflecting her commitment to advancing patient-centered chronic disease management.

Dr. Schroeder contributes extensively to college, university, and professional service, including leadership on assessment, curriculum, and accreditation committees. A dedicated advisor and mentor, she has guided countless student pharmacists, residents, and organizations, fostering professional growth and advocacy within the pharmacy profession.

Doreen Szollosi
University of Saint Joseph

Dr. Doreen Szollosi is Assistant Dean for Pharmacy Academic Affairs and a tenured Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) School of Pharmacy and Physician Assistant Studies. She also serves as Director of USJ’s Women’s Leadership Center.  She earned her Ph.D. in Pathobiology (infection and immunity) from Brown University and joined the USJ faculty in 2010.

Dr. Szollosi’s scholarship bridges immunology and pharmacy education. Her research examines mechanisms of novel anti-inflammatory agents and cytokine modulation, advances antimicrobial stewardship, and evaluates writing and critical-thinking outcomes across the Pharm.D. curriculum.

She has published in multiple peer-reviewed outlets and is the author of Antibiotic Discoveries and a Century of Creating Superbugs (2023) and co-editor of Pharmacology of Immunotherapeutic Drugs (2020).

A dedicated educator and mentor, Dr. Szollosi has led courses in the pharmacochemistry of anti-infectives and the immune system, integrated immunology therapeutics, and antimicrobial-resistance electives, while guiding numerous Pharm.D. student research projects. She has presented nationally on integrating immunology into the Pharm.D. curriculum and on building community in pharmacy academia.

Her university service includes leadership on curriculum, assessment, and promotion and tenure committees, as well as contributions to accreditation and strategic initiatives. Beyond the classroom, she engages the public through media interviews on infectious diseases and leads programs that elevate women’s leadership across healthcare and science. Her work centers on preparing practice-ready pharmacists, strengthening antimicrobial stewardship, and empowering communities through science-informed leadership.
 

Amy-Joan Lorna Ham
Belmont University

Amy-Joan L. Ham, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical, Social, and Administrative Sciences at Belmont University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She teaches pharmacology, toxicology, and pharmacogenomics in required and elective courses and precepts advanced pharmacy practice experiences in research. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Pharmacy Administration Team, sits on the self-study committee for ACPE accreditation, and advises the NCODA professional student organization.

Dr. Ham earned her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Arizona and completed postdoctoral training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining Belmont in 2012, she spent nine years at Vanderbilt University as a research faculty member in biochemistry and proteomics. Her research focuses on proteomic biomarker discovery, cancer biology, and more recently the scholarship of teaching and learning, with an emphasis on integrating foundational sciences into pharmacy curricula. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and a book chapter in pharmacogenomics.

An AACP member since 2012, Dr. Ham has been an active contributor to the Biological Sciences Section, serving on award committees, reviewing abstracts, student awards, and new investigator awards, and co-chairing the Pharmacology Task Force to define science competencies for pharmacy education. She also provides national leadership through the Pharmacogenomics Special Interest Group, where she served as Chair during strategic planning and expansion of webinars, as well as the AACP Leadership Forum.

Manas Mandal
Roseman University of Health Sciences

Dr. Manas Mandal is a Fulbright Scholar, Specialist and Professor at the Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy. He has received Ph.D. in Science from the Jadavpur University, India, and did post-doctoral research at the University of Chicago, and University of Michigan. He held research faculty positions at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy and Virginia Tech’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He is an Adjunct Faculty at the JSS AHER, Mysuru, and BITS, Pilani, Goa Campus, India. Dr. Mandal’s expertise is immunology teaching and research. He is professionally involved with AACP, ACPE, NABP, AAPS, and AAI.

Dr. Mandal has been active with AACP in various capacities specifically serving Biological Sciences Section (BSS): AACP COF Faculty Affairs Committee member (2008-09, 2010-11 & 2011-12); AACP Council of Section Mentorship Committee (2020-21); BSS Membership Sub-Committee Chair (2011-12); BSS Programming Committee (2023-24); BSS Mentorship Committee Member (2019-20) & Chair (2021-22); AACP annual meeting abstract reviewer (2014, 2013 & 2012); AJPE reviewer (2012); AACP SoTL Grant reviewer (2019-20); AACP NIA grant reviewer (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2013 & 2012).

Dr. Mandal has made poster and podium presentations (2024 & 25) in successive AACP annual meetings and chaired scientific sessions at the AACP, AAPS and AAI national meetings. He also gave seminars, webinars, and chaired sessions at international meetings. He has published in high impact pharmaceutical science and immunology journals. He has received US Fulbright Scholar award (Egypt, 2023-24) and Nehru Fulbright Scholarship (India, 2022).
 

Stacy Brown
East Tennessee State University

Stacy Brown, Ph.D., is a Professor and Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences at East Tennessee State University. She came to ETSU to join the inaugural faculty of the College of Pharmacy in 2007. Prior to 2007, Dr. Brown was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. While teaching at The Citadel, she discovered her passion for implementing evidence-based teaching practices in the classroom, specifically Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL). In her current role, Dr. Brown teaches Medicinal Chemistry, Toxicology, and Biochemistry in the Pharm.D. curriculum. She recently completed the Academic Leadership Fellows Program from AACP, further enhancing her leadership capabilities in pharmacy education. Dr. Brown was raised in northeast Tennessee with a vision to one day return to the region. Her academic journey began at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as an undergraduate chemistry major. This led her to doctoral training in Medicinal Chemistry at The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Dr. Brown would describe herself as a 'Bulldog in Blue & Gold', combining her love for her current academic home and alma maters.

Terry-Elinor Reid
Concordia University Wisconsin

Dr. Terry-Elinor Reid is a Medicinal-Computational Chemist and Associate Professor at Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) School of Pharmacy (SOP), where she also serves as the Director of the Master's in Natural Products Sciences program. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 2005 and her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2015 from Howard University. Dr. Reid has worked in the biotech, healthcare, and academia industries for 19 years. In addition to teaching, she actively engages in scientific research. She has published her work in various journals, including the Journal of Chemical Information & Modeling and Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, and mentored graduate students who are thriving in their careers. Her research utilizes computer-aided drug design and Artificial Intelligence-assisted tools to support drug discovery efforts, complemented by extensive expertise in wet-lab applications. Dr. Reid maintains various collaborations within the CUW research community and with external partners within academia and the Pharma industry, thus getting the opportunity to work on multiple research programs, including the drug discovery of novel, anti-cancer, and antimicrobial agents. Dr. Reid is actively involved in the AACP community, where she is an active member of the graduate education SIG and the Minority SIG. She has also served as a delegate and co-chair on the Graduate Education SIG: Programming Committee. In addition, she is passionate about introducing and fostering young learners to the world of science.

Ettie Rosenberg
West Coast University

Dr. Ettie Rosenberg earned a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)) from the University of Southern California, and Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Southwestern University School of Law. Inspired to capitalize on her dual skillsets, she pioneered a mock-trial project in pharmacy education as an active learning strategy and opportunity to develop student competencies in both affective and cognitive domains. The mock-trial project received Honorable Mention in the 2017 AACP Innovations in Teaching Competition (“Development, Implementation, and Lessons Learned from a Mock-Trial as a Teaching and Assessment Activity in a Required Evidence-Based Practice Course”). The project has since expanded to incorporate a second Pharm.D. program (2017-2018), a “virtual” competition between two Pharm.D. programs (2019), and cross-institutional collaboration between students at two pharmacy programs via Blackboard Collaborate (2019). Following a successful journey of scholarly exploration, the mock-trial project gained recognition and support from AACP and CPD Section; and an annual AACP Mock Trial Competition enters its fifth year (2022-2026).

Dr. Rosenberg’s service within AACP includes alternating as Chair and Co-Chair, AACP Mock-Trial Competition Committee (2022–2026); member, CPD Resolution Committee (2019–2026); and in various prior capacities within AACP Special Interest Groups: Founding Editor/Editor, Pharmacy Chronicles: Past, Present, Future, History of Pharmacy SIG Newsletter (2015–2016); member, AACP Continuing Professional Development Resolution Committee (2019–2026); Chair-Elect, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Health Care Ethics SIG (2019–2020); Chair-Elect, Chair, Immediate Past Chair, History of Pharmacy SIG (2017–2019); member, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Substance Abuse Education and Assistance SIG (2015–2020); member, Leadership Development SIG (2013–2017). 

Heather Kehr
Wingate University

Dr. Heather Kehr is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy at Wingate University School of Pharmacy in North Carolina. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Maryland, Baltimore in 2004. She then went on to complete a 2-year Pharmacotherapy Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. As a Pharmacy Practice faculty member, she maintains a practice site at a local hospital where she works with the Cabarrus Family Medicine Residency Inpatient Service and takes third- and fourth-year pharmacy students on rotation. Her primary didactic teaching responsibilities include drug information skills, renal pharmacotherapy, chronic coronary disease pharmacotherapy, and co-coordinating one semester of skills lab. Additionally, Dr. Kehr serves as one of the faculty advisors for the Beta Omega Chapter of the Phi Delta Chi Professional Fraternity. She has been a member of the Drug Information and Library Science Section for 5 years and served on the Programming Committee for the past 4 years.

Rachel Whitney
Medical University of South Carolina

Rachel Whitney, MLIS, AHIP, is an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina where she works as a Research and Education Informationist to support the College of Pharmacy. In this role, she provides embedded instruction on drug information resources and literature searching to support evidence-based practice. Additionally, she holds a joint appointment in the College of Pharmacy and serves on the curriculum committee. In 2023, Rachel established library involvement with the pharmacy residency program where she provides an onboarding session, a critical appraisal lecture for the residency research certificate, and serves on the scholarship committee. 

Rachel has been a member of AACP since 2020 and has actively been involved in the Drug Information and Library Science (DILS) since 2021. She has served as chair of the Communications Committee, co-chair of the Professional Resources Committee, and currently serves as co-chair of the Membership & Communications Committee. She has also served on the Programming, Awards, and Artificial Intelligence Committees. Rachel participated in the Medical Library Association's 2023-2024 Rising Stars program, a year-long leadership cohort designed to develop the skills and knowledge needed to become an effective leader. 

Rachel is passionate about finding ways to improve student engagement, such as gamification, and explores utilizing new technology in the classroom. Her current research interests include evidence-based librarianship, the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL), and evidence synthesis.
 

Krystal Bullers
University of South Florida

Krystal Bullers, MLIS, AHIP is the Associate Research and Education Librarian and Pharmacy Liaison at the University of South Florida’s USF Health Libraries. Since 2013, she has worked with students at the Taneja College of Pharmacy, teaching drug information and evidence-based clinical reasoning. As a co-editor of Basic Resources for Pharmacy Education, she has focused on improving its accessibility and usability.

Janel Soucie
University of Florida

Janel Soucie, Pharm.D. is an Instructional Associate Professor, Office of Experiential Programs (OEP) Regional Coordinator, and OEP Disability Resource Center Liaison at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. Janel provides leadership for the implementation of accessible rotation experiences, as well as oversight, quality evaluation, and preceptor and student support of experiential sites and rotations in Central Florida. Janel has nearly 19 years of experience in experiential education (EE) between her current roles and prior experience as a clinical preceptor for APPEs and residents. 

Janel earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2002 and completed a Primary Care Pharmacy Practice Residency in 2003. Her area of clinical expertise is ambulatory care. 

Janel has been actively involved with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and the Experiential Education Section (EES) for over six years. She has served on four EES committees, chairing two: the Scholarship Committee (2022-2023) and the Newsletter Committee (2020-2021). Additionally, she has participated in the EES Mentoring Program and served as an EES poster abstract reviewer for five years. Janel has actively contributed to the Laboratory Instructors Special Interest Group Programing Committee for nearly five years.

Janel is passionate about EE, and her scholarship reflects this enthusiasm. She has published and presented nationally on various EE topics. Janel received the AACP Award for Excellence in Experiential Education in 2021. In 2025, she received the University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Award for her work in EE including her leadership in disability access in pharmacy experiential education.

Sara N. Trovinger
Manchester University

Sara N. Trovinger, Pharm.D., M.S.Ed, is the Director of Clinical Education for Pharmacy and an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Manchester University.
She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from Purdue University in 2008 and worked in community and hospital pharmacy in Fort Wayne, Indiana, before completing a Master’s Degree in Education focusing on learning design and technology with Purdue University in 2018. She transitioned to academia in 2015, joining Manchester University as Assistant Director of Experiential Education. After serving as Chair of Experiential Education at Palm Beach Atlantic University, she returned to Manchester in 2021.

Sara’s research focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning. She has spoken both locally and nationally on topics related to experiential education, as well as presenting posters and publishing in peer-reviewed pharmacy education journals and publications. Recently she has begun to explore the world of generative artificial intelligence and what it means to pharmacy education.

Sara is deeply involved in the American Academy of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and has served as the Chair of the Women Faculty SIG and the Technology in Pharmacy Education SIG. She is also a member of the Allen County Board of Health, serving as its only pharmacist. Sara was honored to receive the Bowl of Hygeia Award in 2025 in recognition of her extensive community service work.
 

Medha Joshi
Midwestern University

Dr. Medha D. Joshi is a tenured Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Science at Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, with a joint appointment in the College of Pharmacy and the College of Graduate Studies. She earned her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, India. Dr. Joshi leads cutting-edge research in nanomedicine for drug delivery, emphasizing lipid-based systems such as solid lipid nanoparticles, microemulsions, SMEDDs, nanosuspensions, and liposomes. Her current work targets nephrotoxicity reduction, peptide delivery across the blood-brain barrier, and minimizing maternal-fetal drug toxicity. She has secured multiple federal and intramural/extramural grants, including from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and NIH, and has over 40 peer-reviewed articles, 2 patents, 3 book chapters, 20+ invited international presentations, and 90+ conference abstracts. She also serves on editorial boards and as a peer reviewer for numerous journals and grant agencies. An accomplished educator, Dr. Joshi directs and teaches core and elective courses in the Pharm.D. program, including Pharmaceutical Calculations and Pharmaceutics-I, and mentors graduate students in the Master of Biomedical Sciences program. Through her leadership, mentorship, and innovative research, Dr. Joshi continues to advance pharmaceutical sciences and inspire the next generation of pharmacists and researchers.

Dr. Joshi has been an active member of the AACP Pharmaceutics Section for 15 years, serving as Secretary of Knowledge Management from 2023 to 2025. She has organized and delivered multiple webinars for the section.

Rajesh Vadlapatla
Marshall B. Ketchum University

Rajesh Vadlapatla is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Marshall B. Ketchum University College of Pharmacy. He holds a B.S. in Pharmacy, an M.S., and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, with over 18 years of teaching and research experience in pharmaceutical sciences and more than a decade of administrative leadership as Department Chair.

Since joining academia in 2007, Dr. Vadlapatla has maintained an active and sustained involvement with the AACP Pharmaceutics Section. His service includes roles as Secretary (two-year term), Chair of the Strategic Alignment Committee, Learning Outcomes Committee, and Learning Outcomes Taskforce; mentor in the Junior Faculty Mentoring Program; reviewer for the New Investigator Award and annual meeting abstracts; member of the Programming, Planning, Educational Outcomes, and Nominations Committees; judge for the trainee poster competition; presenter of 19 posters; invited speaker in two sessions; and volunteer at PS business meetings and other section activities.

Beyond the Pharmaceutics Section, he has contributed to multiple other AACP sections, special interest groups, and invited committees/task forces. His service record reflects a strong commitment to advancing pharmacy education, mentoring future faculty, and supporting collaborative scholarship.

In recognition of his sustained service and leadership, the Pharmaceutics Section honored him with its prestigious Service Award. Dr. Vadlapatla remains dedicated to fostering innovation, collaboration, and excellence within AACP and the broader pharmacy education community.
 

Lydia Newsom
Mercer University

Dr. Lydia Newsom, a Clinical Associate Professor at Mercer University College of Pharmacy, exemplifies a commitment to excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship. Since joining AACP in 2014, Dr. Newsom has been actively engaged in AACP’s Pharmacy Practice section, contributing through committee service, leadership, and mentorship. Dr. Newsom has served on the Programming, Faculty Development and Communications Committees within the section including serving as the vice chair, chair, and immediate past chair of the Communications Committee. She has also served as both a mentee and mentor within the section’s mentorship program. Dr. Newsom brings a collaborative, forward-thinking approach to service, education and patient care. Her excellence in teaching has been recognized at Mercer and at AACP. In 2024, she was honored as an Emerging Teaching Scholar by the AACP Council of Faculties. As a board certified ambulatory care pharmacist, she maintains an internal medicine clinical practice site within the Emory Clinics in Atlanta, Georgia where she is an integral member of the healthcare team and precepts pharmacy students and residents. Her scholarly work focuses on clinical reasoning, transitions of care, and chronic disease management. Dr. Newsom is passionate about the broad and evolving opportunities pharmacy practice educators have in impacting pharmacy education and patient care. 

Evan Williams
Roseman University of Health Sciences

Dr. Evan William serves as Director of Accreditation and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy in Henderson, Nevada. Clinically, he practices at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, where he provides transitions of care services and precept pharmacy students and residents. His scholarship has focused on clinical practice, education, and pharmacy student and resident well-being.

AACP has been his professional home since he entered academia. Dr. William’s service within AACP has included roles as Chair of the Pharmacy Practice Section Resolutions Committee, membership on several task forces for the Council of Faculties, and leadership within the Assessment and Lab SIGs. These experiences have resulted in several publications, valuable professional relationships and networking, and personal career advancement. He has enjoyed the opportunity to serve alongside many talented individuals in these roles who have enhanced his ability to contribute to pharmacy education and practice.
 

Heather Girand
Ferris State University     

Heather Girand, Pharm.D., BCPPS, is Chair and Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Ferris State University College of Pharmacy. She earned her Pharm.D. from the University of Michigan, followed by a PGY-1 residency at Detroit Children’s Hospital and a PGY-2 residency in pediatrics at the University of Michigan Health System. Dr. Girand has been an active member of AACP’s Pharmacy Practice Section and the Pediatric Pharmacy SIG, where she recently chaired the Pediatric Pharmacy SIG Member Engagement Committee and served as Vice Chair, Chair, and Past Chair of the PPS Faculty Development Committee.

Taylor D. Steuber
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Dr. Taylor Steuber is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Pharmacy at MU and an Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. She previously served as an Associate Clinical Professor and Assistant Director of Professional Programs at Auburn University’s Harrison College of Pharmacy. Dr. Steuber earned my Pharm.D. from UMKC at MU in 2014 and completed a 24-month pharmacotherapy residency with Indiana University Health and Butler University.

Dr. Steuber has served on the PPS Faculty Development and Programming Committee, Resolutions Committee, and Communications Committee. Additionally, she contributed as a poster reviewer, House of Delegates representative, and member of the Council of Faculties Emerging Teaching Scholar Committee.

 

Alina Cernasev
University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Dr. Alina Cernasev is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy, USA. She earned her Pharm.D. in 2015 and her Ph.D. in Social and Administrative Pharmacy in 2019 from the University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy. Additionally, she holds a Master's Degree in Drug Delivery from the University of London, UK (2004) and a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from Romania (2002).

Throughout her leadership career, Dr. Cernasev has held various roles at regional, national, and international levels. She served as Chair of the Graduate Social Administrative Pharmacy Education Committee for AACP, and as an Executive Member of the SAS of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). 

During her AACP leadership roles, she learned to manage teams effectively by collaborating closely with section members, actively listening to their concerns, and taking on leadership responsibilities. Over the past five years, she has played a key role in developing and delivering three AACP webinars aimed at advancing the SAS Section.

Qian Ding
Ferris State University

Dr. Qian Ding is a tenured Associate Professor in the College of Pharmacy at Ferris State University, where she has served for over ten years. Dr. Ding is an active researcher with 19 peer-reviewed publications and over 30 professional conference presentations with a focus on medication safety and health outcomes research in Rheumatoid Arthritis. As a dedicated researcher and educator, Dr. Ding has advised more than ten Pharm.D. students through doctoral research projects and the SAS Summer Research Exchange Program. At her institution, Dr. Ding currently chairs the Scholarships and Recognitions Committee, overseeing $1 million annually to support academic excellence. She was elected Chair-elect of the Faculty Advisor Council for the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) for 2025–2026 term.

Dr. Ding is a long-standing and engaged member of AACP, particularly within the Social and Administrative (SAS) Section community. She currently serves on the SAS Curriculum Committee (2024–2025) and previously chaired the SAS Awards Committee (2023–2024). She has also served as a mentor in the AACP Women’s SIG Mentor-Mentee Program for the past four years, supporting early-career faculty across the U.S. and Canada.
 

Kristin Villa
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Dr. Kristin Villa completed her Pharm.D., M.S. in Pharmacy Administration, and Ph.D. in Health Services, Outcomes, and Policy at Purdue University. She is currently an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy. Her responsibilities include delivering pharmacy law education to students in the school and helping prepare individuals for pharmacist licensure and legal practice in different states. Dr. Villa’s research focuses on combining health outcomes data with regulatory requirements to determine the impact of laws on pharmacy practice and patient outcomes.