Ivo Abraham is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, with joint appointments in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (College of Medicine – Tucson) and the Department of Clinical Translational Sciences (College of Health Sciences).

Degree: PhD Student

Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences

Track: Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics

Faculty Mentor: Abhijit Date

Year Enrolled: 2021

Degree: PhD Student
Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Track: Drug Discovery and Development
Faculty Mentor: Jacob C Schwartz
Year Enrolled: 2021
 

Degree: PhD Student
Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Track: Health and Pharmaceutical Outcomes
Faculty Mentor: Terri Warholak, PhD, RPh
Year Enrolled: 2021

Dr. Aguilar is a graduate of University of Illinois-Chicago College of Pharmacy, and has more than 20 years of clinical pharmacy experience. Beginning her career in a large teaching hospital, Dr. Aguilar practiced both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy while providing training and mentoring to pharmacy students as a preceptor. Dr. Aguilar then joined Abbott Laboratories where she created a Global Medical Information Center for the International Division.

Degree: PhD Student

Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences

Track: Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics

Faculty Mentor: Roberto Guzman

Year Enrolled: 2020

Degree: PhD Student
Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Track: Health and Pharmaceutical Outcomes
Year Enrolled: 2022

Dr. Alvarez facilitates learning on leader development topics and is engaged in the Leader Development Institute for the California Pharmacists Association and the Pharmacy Leadership and Education Institute. She also has teaching interests in pain management and palliative care. She belongs to the American Pharmacists Association, served as its 162nd president and was named a fellow for the organization. She has served as president for the Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society.

Brena has been at the University of Arizona for over 6 years: as an undergrad student, a grad student, and now as a staff member. She received her Master’s degree in Educational Technology from UA’s College of Applied Science and Technology. While in grad school, she worked for the Center for Digital Humanities as a project manager and instructional designer, managing and collaborating on various digital projects surrounding cultural heritage and technology.

PhD, Biochemistry, Annamalai University (India), 2012MPhil, Biochemistry, Prist University (India), 2009

J.J. previous served as the Assistant Director of Eller MBA Academic Operations with primary oversight of the #7 ranked Online MBA program. He has also served as Graduate College Admissions and Student Services Specialist, and Faculty Assistant at the James E. Rogers College of Law. Prior to working at The University of Arizona, Arévalo was on staff at the University of Michigan Law School Admissions Office. His last assignment as graduate admissions coordinator completed a nearly decade long career in admissions with Michigan Law.

Dr. Armstrong is professor emeritus in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and president of Strategic Therapeutics, LLC. He obtained his BS in pharmacy from The University of Arizona and his PharmD degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dr. Armstrong has written many articles and given numerous presentations on disease management and pharmacoeconomic applications. Dr.

Degree: PhD Student
Program: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Faculty Mentor: Haining Zhu, PhD
Year Enrolled: 2021

Degree: PhD Student
Program: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Faculty Mentor: Catharine Smith, PhD
Year Enrolled: 2021 

Rhys Axon, PhD, MPharm, MS, MRPharmS, is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, co-director of the Health and Pharmaceutical Outcomes graduate program, and an investigator in the Center for Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics (HOPE Center) at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy. He received his MPharm (2014) from the University of Reading and later practiced community pharmacy in the United Kingdom.

Degree: PhD Student
Program: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Track: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Faculty Mentor: Martha Bhattacharya, PhD
Year Enrolled: 2020

Degree: PhD Student
Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Track: Drug Discovery and Development
Year Enrolled: 2021 

PhD, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 2002MSc, University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India, 1994BSc, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, 1991

Kevin Boesen, PharmD, MBA, is a proud 1996 graduate of the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and a pharmacy leader and entrepreneur with experience in multiple areas of pharmacy, including community, industry, academia, and technology. Dr. Boesen was the founder and CEO of SinfoniaRx, a national leader in medication therapy management technology and services. Prior the sale of SinfoniaRx to Tabula Rasa HealthCare in 2017, SinfoniaRx had 1,000 employees and delivered services to more than 50 million patients nationwide. In 2023, Dr.

Scott Boitano has been associated with the University of Arizona since he moved to Tucson in 2002. He established research in lung toxicology and drug development targeting the protease activated receptor-2 (a G protein-coupled receptor that is expressed in the airway epithelium, where it participates in exacerbations of allergic asthma. It is also expressed in nociceptors (pain sensing neurons), where it participates in pain pathways).At the University of Arizona, Dr. Boitano has been part of a collaboration with Drs. Theodore J.

BS, University of Arizona, May 2022