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
- Office:WEGPHR 232
- Phone:(585) 899-3884
- Email:nahmed-sarwar@sjf.edu

Visiting Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Molecular biology, molecular pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry.
- Office:WEGPHR 310
- Phone:(585) 899-3716
- Email:rali@sjf.edu

Experiential Education Coordinator, School of Pharmacy
- Office:WEGPHR 133F
- Phone:(585) 385-5246
- Email:aballand@sjf.edu

Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Office:WEGPHR 337
- Phone:(585) 899-3863
- Email:pbhatt@sjf.edu

Professor and Dean, Wegmans School of Pharmacy
- Office:WEGPHR 312
- Phone:(585) 385-7202
- Email:cbirnie@sjf.edu

Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Office:WEGPHR 312
- Phone:(585) 385-8125
- Email:tcamenisch@sjf.edu

Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Drug Delivery, Oncology, Immunotherapy, and Nanotechnology
- Office:WEGPHR 341
- Phone:(585) 899-3714
- Email:lchablani@sjf.edu

Associate Professor
- Office:WEGPHR 241
- Phone:(585) 385-7203
- Email:gcipriano@sjf.edu

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.
- Office:WEGPHR 332
- Phone:(585) 385-8159
- Email:kconn@sjf.edu

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.
- Office:WEGPHR 335
- Phone:(585) 385-5297
- Email:vdave@sjf.edu

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.
- Office:WEGPHR 133A
- Phone:(585) 385-5243
- Email:kdelmonte@sjf.edu

Associate Professor
- Office:WEGPHR 236
- Phone:(585) 385-8373
- Email:adelucenay@sjf.edu

Experiential Education Coordinator
- Office:WEGPHR 133E
- Phone:(585) 385-7249
- Email:adigiorgio@sjf.edu

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
- Office:WEGPHR 307
- Phone:(585) 385-8147
- Email:aedwards@sjf.edu

Visiting Associate Professor
- Office:WEGPHR 235
- Phone:(585) 385-3704
- Email:sfellows@sjf.edu

Visiting Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration Community Pharmacy Practice
Areas of Interest: Advanced community pharmacy practice, public health, social determinants of health
- Office:WEGPHR 236
- Phone:(585) 385-7380
- Email:afoster@sjf.edu

Coordinator for Online Learning
- Office:WEGPHR 133G
- Phone:(585) 385-5247
- Email:jhardy@sjf.edu

Administrative Assistant to Department Chairs
- Office:WEGPHR 317
- Phone:(585) 899-3818
- Email:dherbert@sjf.edu

Associate Professor
- Office:WEGPHR 308
- Phone:(585) 899-3831
- Email:dhutchinson@sjf.edu

Administrative Assistant to Faculty, Wegmans School of Pharmacy
- Office:Pharmaceutical Sciences Suite 317
- Phone:(585) 385-5271
- Email:lknowlton@sjf.edu

Professor
Areas of Interest: Pharmacoepidemiology, post-market surveillance, secondary data analysis, pharmacoeconomics, population-based healthcare, managed care
- Office:WEGPHR 340
- Phone:(585) 385-5255
- Email:jlavigne@sjf.edu

Assistant Dean of Assessment, Wegmans School of Pharmacy
- Office:WEGPHR 133D
- Phone:(585) 385-7269
- Email:sleonard@sjf.edu

Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Cardiac remodeling, developmental biology
- Office:WEGPHR 336
- Phone:(585) 385-7209
- Email:jlighthouse@sjf.edu

Adjunct Professor
Areas of Interest: Global Health, toxicology, neuropharmacology, drug abuse, novel teaching methods and student programming
- Office:WEGPHR 310
- Phone:(585) 899-3730
- Email:mlull@sjf.edu

Associate Dean for Student Affairs
- Office:WEGPHR 216
- Phone:(585) 385-7234
- Email:dmccaffrey@sjf.edu

Assistant to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Wegmans School of Pharmacy
- Office:WEGPHR 217
- Phone:(585) 899-3821
- Email:vmcelroy@sjf.edu
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
- Office:WEGPHR 134
- Phone:(585) 385-8074
- Email:jmiller@sjf.edu

Adjunct Professor
- Office:WEGPHR 135
- Phone:(585) 385-8176
- Email:amitchell@sjf.edu

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- Office:WEGPHR 214
- Phone:(585) 899-3820
- Email:anagel@sjf.edu

Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Novel treatments for schizophrenia, metabolic burden of antipsychotic medications
- Office:WEGPHR 237
- Phone:(585) 385-7378
- Email:cnoel@sjf.edu

Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Cultural competence and healthcare disparities, medication use and adherence in neuromuscular diseases, service learning and community outreach
- Office:WEGPHR 338
- Phone:(585) 385-7235
- Email:aparkhill@sjf.edu

Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration
- Office:WEGPHR 240
- Phone:(585) 899-3890
- Email:ephillips@sjf.edu

Visiting Assistant Professor
- Office:WEGPHR 238
- Phone:(585) 385-8358
- Email:arochani@sjf.edu

Visiting Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Hematology/Oncology, Endocrine Disorders, Community Outreach
- Office:WEGPHR 233
- Phone:(585) 385-7351
- Email:drudy@sjf.edu

Associate Professor
- Office:WEGPHR 316
- Phone:(585) 385-8355
- Email:aschweighardt@sjf.edu

Continuing Professional Education Coordinator
- Office:WEGPHR 133H
- Email:rstuart-buttles@sjf.edu

Visiting Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Pulmonary conditions, diabetes, immunizations, and the cost-effectiveness of pharmacists in the outpatient setting.
- Office:WEGPHR 333
- Phone:(585) 385-8146
- Email:sdwilliams@sjf.edu

Visiting Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Experiential Education
- Office:WEGPHR 133B
- Phone:(585) 385-7379
- Email:mzak@sjf.edu

Professor Emeritus
Areas of Interest: Dosage forms, drug delivery, pharmacokinetics, compounding, and contract formulation lab services
- Office:WEGPHR 222
- Email:fzhao@sjf.edu
