Areas of Expertise

• Interest areas in geriatric therapeutics and issues of aging
• student advising issues
• curriculum-college and core

Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)

• Completed the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Leadership Fellows program in 2007.  Have presented group work with that project at AACP meeting and manuscript to be published soon (2008)

Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)

• Associate Professor of Pharmacy practice with current course coordinating responsibilities for Health Sciences Seminar (PX 100) and section facilitator for PX 200 (Introduction to Professional Practice). Teacher for Change and Tradition:  China and Islamic Middle East.  Precept P4 students on academic rotations and mentor P4 posters/projects.
• Assistant Dean for Student Affairs-COPHS:  oversee HSSA, COPHS student organizations, COPHS advising, major student events.

Education/Degrees

• B.S. Pharmacy, Purdue University 1979
  
• Pharm.D., Purdue University 1981

Awards/Honors

• 2006-AACP Innovations in Teaching award winner (with Drs. Maffeo, Tuohy, Kalsekar, and former Dean Chase). Board of Visitors Award of Excellence 2005.
• Featured Speaker for the Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Activity February 2008

Association Memberships (professional/educational)

• Active member of AACP, IPA, ASHP
• President of ISHP Academy of IPA for 2003.
• IPA District V Board representative 2004-2006.
• President Indiana Pharmacists Alliance 2008