Faculty

Faculty in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science (PPS) address health disparities, medication use, and best practices to prevent and treat a variety of diseases, with clinical research activities focused on better understanding drug efficacy and delivery.

Explore the list below to learn more about each faculty member's practice and research interests.

	Bruce Anderson, PharmD Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Clinical Toxicology (Maryland Poison Center) Research Interests: Clinical toxicology; poison control and surveillance; drug identification and surveillance; clinical outcomes of poisoning treatment and prevention
	Cynthia Boyle, PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP, FASCP Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Community Pharmacy Practice and Management Research Interests: Leadership development; actionable advocacy; entrustable professional activities; professionalism; governance; pharmacy history
	Nicole Brandt, PharmD Executive Director, The Peter Lamy Center for Drug Therapy and Aging Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Geriatrics (Baltimore VA Medical Center; Pickersgill Retirement Community) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in geriatrics (assisted living and long-term care); medication therapy management and practice-based research; Medicare policy development; interprofessional education
	Kimberly Claeys, PharmD, BCPS Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship (University of Maryland Medical Center) Research Interests: Epidemiology; clinical and economic outcomes of health care associated infections and drug-resistant bacterial infections; clinical pharmacology and translation research; optimization of pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of antibacterial agents; development of predictive/prognostic models and decision analysis to improve antimicrobial stewardship and patient outcomes
	Heather Congdon, PharmD Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Ambulatory Care (Mercy Health Clinic) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes (Diabetes and HTN); medication therapy management and practice-based research; underserved populations; interprofessional education
	Catherine Cooke, PharmD, BCPS, PAHM Research Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Outpatient medication management of chronic disease Research Interests: Medication adherence; managed pharmacy care; practice models (PCMH and ACOs)
	Sandeep Devabhakthuni, PharmD Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Cardiology and Critical Care (University of Maryland Medical Center) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in acute care and cardiology; practice-based research; ICU and stress ulcer prophylaxis; interprofessional education
	Bethany DiPaula, PharmD Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Mental Health and Substance Abuse (Springfield Hospital Center; People's Community Health Centers; Howard County Public Health Department) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in mental health and drug abuse; medication therapy management and practice-based research; drugs of abuse and neuropharmacology; mental health; collaborative practice
	Alison Duffy, PharmD, BCOP Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Medical Oncology (University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes and practice-based research related to patients with cancer; interprofessional education; patient safety; educational methods and outcomes
	Allison Dunn, PharmD, MS Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Research Interests: Clinical pharmacology; the applications of pharmacometrics in both clinical practice and clinical development
	Megan Ehret, PharmD, MS, BCPP Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Psychiatric Psychopharmacology, Neurology, Substance Abuse, and Pharmacogenomics Research Interests: Pharmacy leadership and management; educational methods and outcomes; pharmacy informatics; interprofessional education
	Agnes Ann Feemster, PharmD Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Pharmacy Practice Management Research Interests: Pharmacy leadership and management; educational methods and outcomes; pharmacy informatics; interprofessional education
	Joga Gobburu, PhD Professor & Director, Center for Translational Medicine Research Interests: Pediatrics; clinical pharmacology and translational research; comparative effectiveness; pharmacometrics
	Mathangi Gopalakrishnan, MS, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Research Interests: Pharmacometrics, Bayesian applications in drug development, and innovative clinical trial designs
	Mojdeh Heavner, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Critical Care (University of Maryland Medical Center) Research Interests: Performance management and quality improvement; delirium; medication safety; and antibiotic pharmacokinetics and stewardship in the intensive care unit
	Emily L. Heil, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Infectious Diseases, HIV and Antimicrobial Stewardship (University of Maryland Medical Center) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in infectious diseases (multi-drug resistant gram negative infections, immunocompromised patient populations); individualized antimicrobial dosing; antimicrobial stewardship practice based research; interprofessional education; and patient safety
	Lauren Hynicka, PharmD Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Internal Medicine and Hepatology (University of Maryland Medical Center) Research Interests: Chronic disease managment (liver and hepatitis); clinical outcomes in institutional settings; medication therapy management and practice-based research; vulnerable populations
	Vijay Ivaturi, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Research Interests: Development of methods and tools for quantitative clinical pharmacology that can be applied in informed decision making in clinical therapeutics and drug development
	Amy Ives, PharmD Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Internal Medicine (Georgetown University Hospital) Research Interests: Critical care; practice-based research; educational methods and outcomes
	Wendy Klein-Schwartz, PharmD Professor Emeritus Clinical Expertise: Clinical Toxicology (Maryland Poison Center) Research Interests: Clinical pharmacology and translational research; clinical toxicology; pediatrics; drugs of abuse and neuropharmacology
	Cherokee Layson-Wolf, PharmD Professor & Associate Dean for Student Affairs Clinical Expertise: Medication Therapy Mangement (Maryland P3 Program) Research Interests: Chronic disease management in community pharmacy; medication therapy management and practice-based research; point-of-care testing; immunizations
	Raymond Love, PharmD Professor & Vice Chair for Collaborative Initiatives Clinical Expertise: Mental Health (Mental Hygiene Administration, State of Maryland) Research Interests: Drugs of abuse and neuropharmacology; mental health; pharmaceutical outcomes; drug policy
	Lynn McPherson, PharmD Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Pain and Palliative Care (Hospice of the Chesapeake; Hospice Network of Maryland); Primary Care (UniversityCare) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in palliative care; pain and diabetes; practice-based research; vulnerable populations; palliative care; opioid management; educational methods and outcomes
	Jill Morgan, PharmD, BCPPS Professor & Chair, Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Pediatrics (University of Maryland Medical Center) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in pediatrics; practice-based research; educational methods and outcomes; interprofessional education
	Jason Noel, PharmD Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Mental Health (Spring Grove Hospital) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in mental health; medication therapy management and practice-based research; vulnerable populations; educational methods and outcomes in continuing education
	Zachary R. Noel, PharmD Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Cardiology (University of Maryland Medical Center) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in cardiology; teaching pedagogy and educational outcomes; and practice-based research
	Neha Pandit, PharmD Professor & Vice Chair for Research and Scholarship Clinical Expertise: Infectious Diseases and HIV (Evelyn Jordan Center and Stohler Clinic) Research Interests: Patient counseling and education; clinical outcomes in AIDS/HIV patients; infectious diseases; chronic disease; practice-based research; clinical pharmacology and translational research
	Kristine Parbuoni, PharmD, BCPPS Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Pediatrics (University of Maryland Children's Hospital) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in pediatrics (infectious diseases, critical care); pharmacokinetics in pediatrics; educational methods and outcomes in simulation; post-graduate training
	Kathleen Pincus, PharmD Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Family Medicine (University Family Medicine) Research Interests: Chronic disease management (asthma; anticoagulation; diabetes); clinical outcomes in the Patient-Centered Home Model; medication therapy management and practice-based research
	Charmaine Rochester-Eyeguokan, PharmD Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Diabetes Management (Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Bay West Endocrinology Associates) Research Interests: Chronic disease management (diabetes); medication therapy management and practice-based research; vulnerable populations; tobacco cessation; collaborative practice
	Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD Felix Gyi Endowed Memorial Professor in Pharmapreneurship Associate Dean of Clinical Services and Practice Transformation Clinical Expertise: Pharmacotherapy (Baltimore VA Medical Center) Research Interests: Chronic disease management; clinical outcomes in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases; medication therapy management and practice-based research; vulnerable populations; collaborative practice; cultural competence
	Leah Sera, PharmD, MA, BCPS  Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Palliative Care; Ambulatory Care Research Interests: Clinical outcomes; medication therapy management and practice-based research; chronic disease management; vulnerable populations; palliative care and pain management
	Deanna Tran, PharmD Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Family Medicine (University Family Medicine); Community Pharmacy Practice; and Immunizations Research Interests: Skills-based lab (community prescription verification); chronic disease in community pharmacy; medication therapy management and practice-based research; immunizations; point-of-care
	James Trovato, PharmD, MBA, BCOP, FASHP Professor & Vice Chair for Academic Affairs Clinical Expertise: Medical Oncology (Baltimore VA Medical Center) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in oncology; practice-based research; collaborative practice; interprofessional education; post-graduate training.
	Kathryn Walker, PharmD Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Clinical Expertise: Pain and Palliative Care (Union Memorial Hospital) Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in palliative care and pain; medication therapy management and practice-based research; interprofessional education
	Kristin Watson, PharmD Associate Professor & Vice Chair for Clinical Services Clinical Expertise: Cardiology (University of Maryland Medical Center); Heart Failure (Baltimore VA Medical Center) Research Interests: Chronic disease management (heart failure); clinical outcomes in cardiology patients; practice-based research; post-graduate training
	Chanel F. Whittaker, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Clinical Expertise: Geriatrics and Nephrology (Baltimore VA Medical Center); Anticoagulation Therapy Management (University Health Center) Research Interests: Chronic disease management (hypertension and chronic kidney disease); medication therapy management and practice-based research; geriatrics; pharmacogenomics