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
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs | Elizabeth Bremer
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | Angela Nagel
Assistant Dean for Assessment | Sean Leonard
Assistant Dean for Online Education | Barbara Ellis
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Chair | Vivek Dave
Department of Pharmacy Practice & Administration Chair | Anne Schweighardt
Visiting Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: Molecular biology, molecular pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry.

Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Areas of Interest: Medication adherence, beliefs about medications, health literacy, patient-provider communication, and adolescent knowledge of over-the-counter and prescription medications.

Associate Professor and Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
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.

Associate Professor and Director of Experiential Education & CPE
Areas of Interest: Experiential education, bioterrorism preparedness, mission trips with Global Volunteers, Phi Delta Chi, and antique marbles.

Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Administrative and Social Sciences
Areas of Interest: HIV/AIDS, Medication adherence, Health Disparities, Cultural Competence, Diversity, Inclusivity & Anti-Racism

Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics and Palliative Care

Professor
Areas of Interest: Pharmacoepidemiology, post-market surveillance, secondary data analysis, pharmacoeconomics, population-based healthcare, managed care

Adjunct Professor
Areas of Interest: Global Health, toxicology, neuropharmacology, drug abuse, novel teaching methods and student programming

Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Skills Lab
Areas of Interest: Indigent care, global health, chronic disease state management, geriatrics, patient education

Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Areas of Interest: Novel treatments for schizophrenia, metabolic burden of antipsychotic medications

Associate Professor
Areas of Interest: Cultural competence and healthcare disparities, medication use and adherence in neuromuscular diseases, service learning and community outreach, any and all Pharmacology topics

Visiting Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest: formulation development, advanced analytical techniques for industry and academics

Adjunct Faculty, Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Areas of Interest: Hematology/Oncology, Endocrine Disorders, Community Outreach

Associate Professor and Chair, Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Areas of Interest: Internal Medicine

Assistant Director of Experiential Education and Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Administration

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