Professor of Practice

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 (School of Health Professions).

Medication Management Specialist

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.

Administrative Support Assistant III

Associate Dean, Academic and Professional Affairs - Phoenix
Professor of Practice, Pharmacy Practice and Science

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.

Instructional Designer II

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.

Poison Control Specialist

Assistant Research Professor

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



 

 

Coordinator, Administrative Services

Professor Emeritus, Pharmacy Practice & Science

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.

Communications Manager

Poison Control Specialist

Poison Control Specialist, Certified Specialist in Poison Information, Instructor

Assistant Professor of Practice

Andrea Burns, PharmD, BCACP is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy. Her experience is in pharmacy academia, ambulatory care, and community pharmacy practice. Her professional interests are in interprofessional education and collaboration, patient-centered care, preventative health, and mentorship of students and residents.

Areas of Research:

Interprofessional education and collaboration
Community pharmacy practice
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Coordinator, Graduate Programs

Recruitment Professional I

Associate Professor of Practice
Director of Curriculum - Phoenix

Caitlin Cameron, PharmD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and is the curriculum director for the College of Pharmacy at the Phoenix Bioscience Core Campus.  She has experience in adult acute care and in providing pharmacy services to under-insured and uninsured patients through previous clinical work and community outreach. 

John A. and Frances P. Ware Endowed Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Pharmacist
Director, Residency Programs
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson, Residency Program Coordinator, PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency

Ashley Campbell, PharmD, BCPS is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and a clinical pharmacist in internal medicine and geriatrics at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. where she coordinates the PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency Program.

Professor, Pharmacogenomics,
Director, Pharmacogenomics
Holsclaw Endowed Professorship, Pharmacogenomics

Dr.

Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Director, MSPS In-Person
Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
Member, Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center

Research

Dr. Chen’s laboratory utilizes cutting-edge technologies (e.g. single cell RNAseq, CRISPR, gene-targeting mouse models, etc.) to understand molecular pathogenesis of various lung diseases. The goal is to identify novel targets for therapy and drug development. Dr. Chen’s research has been continuously funded by the National Institute of Health as well as foundations and state departments for over 18 years.

Associate Dean, Research
Director, Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center
Director, Center for Toxicology
Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
1885 Society Distinguished Scholar

Nathan Cherrington, PhD, ATS, associate dean for research and professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology—directs the NIEHS P30 Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center and the NIEHS T32 Training in Environmental Toxicology of Human Disease. He also serves as interim director for the College's Center for Toxicology, and holds joint appointments as professor, Clinical Translation Services and in the Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona.

Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Administrative Operations Manager

Poison Control Specialist, Certified Specialist in Poison Information, Instructor

Director, Experiential Education
Associate Clinical Professor

Janet H. Cooley, PharmD, BCACP, associate professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, serves as director, experiential education and associate director, interprofessional education. Cooley serves as a preceptor for pharmacy student rotations and a mentor for resident scholars.  Her articles, lectures, and presentations have addressed quality improvement education, interprofessional collaboration and education, curriculum development and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Associate Clinical Professor
Pharmacist, Alvernon Family Medicine Clinic

Bernadette Cornelison, PharmD, MS, BCPS, assistant professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, co-coordinates the self-care therapeutics course for first-year student pharmacists. She is the ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at the Alvernon Family Medicine Clinic where she serves as a preceptor for PGY2 Ambulatory Care residents and APPE students.

Director, Assessment

Director, Student Services
PharmD Advisor

Administrative Support Assistant II

Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Abhijit Date, Ph.D., M.Pharm.Sc. is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics track and the Director of the Drug Preformulation, Repurposing and Delivery (D-PReD) research laboratory at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, R. K. Coit College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona.

Clinical Professor

Lisa E. Davis, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCOP, professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science—specializes in adult medical oncology. Davis’ work includes Early Phase Clinical Trials at the University of Arizona Cancer Center where she is also a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program.

Dr. Davis is board-certified in pharmacotherapy and oncology pharmacotherapy. Her research interests include drug development, drug resistance, pharmacokinetics, and other factors that influence drug disposition and response.

Principal Accountant

Fiscal Officer for the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy:

Coordinator, Admissions and Scholarships

Akiko Ota received her Bachelor of Human Science in Social Psychology from Toyo Eiwa Women’s University in Kanagawa in Japan in 1999, and her Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration from the University of Arizona in 2013.