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Pharmacy Faculty and Staff

Fisher faculty are dedicated, highly credentialed professionals who consistently make the advancement of scholarship in their respective fields a top priority.


Dean | Christine Birnie
Associate Dean for Student Affairs | David McCaffrey III
Assistant Dean for Assessment | Sean Leonard
Assistant Dean for Online Education | Andrew Wolf
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | Angela Nagel
Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Todd Camenisch
Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Administration | Lisa Phillips

Assistant Professor
Nabila Ahmed-Sarwar
Visiting Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Molecular biology, molecular pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry.
Remah Ali
Professor
Lisa Avery
Experiential Education Coordinator, School of Pharmacy
Andi Balland
Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Priyanka Bhatt
Professor and Dean, Wegmans School of Pharmacy
Christine Birnie
Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Todd Camenisch
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Drug Delivery, Oncology, Immunotherapy, and Nanotechnology
Lipika Chablani
Associate Professor
Gabriela Cipriano
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Medication adherence, beliefs about medications, health literacy, patient-provider communication, and adolescent knowledge of over-the-counter and prescription medications.
Kelly Conn
Associate Professor
Kathryn Connor
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Excipient characterization and their pharmaceutical applications; contemporary approaches to enhance drug delivery (solubility, permeability, dissolution, etc.); non-invasive approaches to analyze tablet properties; research on extemporaneously compounded preparations.
Vivek Dave
Associate Professor Director of Experiential Education & CPE
Areas of Interest: Experiential education, bioterrorism preparedness, mission trips with Global Volunteers, Phi Delta Chi, and antique marbles.
Keith Delmonte
Associate Professor
Alexander DeLucenay
Experiential Education Coordinator
Andrea DiGiorgio
Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Administrative and Social Sciences
Areas of Interest: HIV/AIDS, Medication adherence, Health Disparities, Cultural Competence, Diversity, Inclusivity & Anti-Racism
Akesha Edwards
Visiting Associate Professor
Shawn Fellows
Visiting Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration Community Pharmacy Practice
Areas of Interest: Advanced community pharmacy practice, public health, social determinants of health
Amanda Foster
Associate Professor
Mona Gandhi
Assistant to the Dean, School of Pharmacy
Coordinator for Online Learning
Jill Hardy
Administrative Assistant to Department Chairs
Dave Herbert
Standardized Patient
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Associate Professor
David Hutchinson
Associate Professor
Kate Juba
Administrative Assistant to Faculty, Wegmans School of Pharmacy
  • Office:Pharmaceutical Sciences Suite 317
  • Phone:(585) 385-5271
  • Email:lknowlton@sjf.edu
Lyndee Knowlton
Professor
Areas of Interest: Pharmacoepidemiology, post-market surveillance, secondary data analysis, pharmacoeconomics, population-based healthcare, managed care
Jill Lavigne
Assistant Dean of Assessment, Wegmans School of Pharmacy
Sean Leonard
Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Cardiac remodeling, developmental biology
Janet Lighthouse
Adjunct Professor
Areas of Interest: Global Health, toxicology, neuropharmacology, drug abuse, novel teaching methods and student programming
Melinda Lull
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
David McCaffrey
Assistant to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Wegmans School of Pharmacy
Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Skills Lab
Areas of Interest: Indigent care, global health, chronic disease state management, geriatrics, patient education
Juliette Miller
Adjunct Professor
Albania Mitchell
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Angela Nagel
Associate Professor
Kobi Nathan
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Novel treatments for schizophrenia, metabolic burden of antipsychotic medications
Chris Noel
Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Cultural competence and healthcare disparities, medication use and adherence in neuromuscular diseases, service learning and community outreach
Amy Parkhill
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Elizabeth Phillips
Professor
Anna Ratka
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ankit Rochani
Visiting Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Hematology/Oncology, Endocrine Disorders, Community Outreach
Diane Rudy
Associate Professor
Ramil Sapinoro
Associate Professor
Anne Schweighardt
Associate Professor
Judianne Slish
Continuing Professional Education Coordinator
Robin Stuart Buttles
Adjunct Professor
Melanie Symoniak
Professor
Karl Williams
Visiting Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Pulmonary conditions, diabetes, immunizations, and the cost-effectiveness of pharmacists in the outpatient setting.
Sha-Pawn Williams
Assistant Dean of Online Education
Andrew Wolf
Visiting Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Experiential Education
  • Office:WEGPHR 133B
  • Phone:(585) 385-7379
  • Email:mzak@sjf.edu
Matthew Zak
Professor Emeritus
Areas of Interest: Dosage forms, drug delivery, pharmacokinetics, compounding, and contract formulation lab services
Fang Zhao