PPTR Faculty Directory
Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research (PPTR)

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Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Robert L. Boblitt Endowed Professor of Drug Discovery, and Department Chair
Microbiome consequences of antibiotic use with a particular interest in C. difficile infection

- Jahangir Alam
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Research Assistant Professor
Healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, applied and environmental microbiology

- Bernadette Asias-Dinh
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Clinical Associate Professor
Ambulatory care pharmacy, diabetes management, chronic disease state management, preventative care

- Eugénie Bassères
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Research Scientist
Clostridioides diffcile infection, microbiome, characterization of new antimicrobials

- Khurshida Begum
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Research Scientist
Molecular Biology, Clostridioides difficile infection, Multidrug resistant organism, C.elegans model

- Nicholas Beyda
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Associate Professor
Antifungal resistance

- Elizabeth Coyle
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Clinical Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Scholarship of teaching and learning, infectious diseases

- Shantera Rayford Davis
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Clinical Assistant Professor
Scholarship of teaching and learning, skill building

- Austin De La Cruz
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Clinical Associate Professor
Mental health disorders in veterans

- Sandy Diec
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Clinical Assistant Professor
Scholarship of teaching and learning, ambulatory care

- Taryn A. Eubank
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Research Assistant Professor
Infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, gut microbiome, gut resistome

- Julianna Fernandez
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Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Department Chair
Preparing learners to best care for older adults, scholarship of teaching and learning

- Karina Garza
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Clinical Assistant Professor
Emergency medicine, transitions of care, hospital administration, mentorship/preceptorship

- Jodie Gee
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Clinical Assistant Professor
Ambulatory care pharmacy, diabetes education and management, continuous glucose monitoring in diabetes

- Lorena Gonzalez
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Clinical Assistant Professor
Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Experiential Education, Mentorship

- Catherine Hatfield
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Clinical Professor and Director, Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) and Interprofessional Education (IPE)
Interprofessional education, practice and simulation experiential education, scholarship of teaching and learning research

- Chenlin Hu
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Research Scientist
Public health microbiology, harmful blue-green algae, multidrug resistance

- Kimberly Nguyen
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Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Student and Professional Affairs
Student success, learning strategies, active learning

- Onyebuchi Ononogbu
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Research Assistant Professor
Cancer health disparities, quality improvement, diversity/equity, inclusion

- Nancy Ordonez
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Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean of Experiential Programs
Experiential education, preceptor development, experiential site development, long-term care consulting pharmacy, geriatrics

- Ronnie Ozuna
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Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean, Rio Grande Valley Pharm.D. Satellite Program
Infectious disease, pharmacy management, student development, clinical and translational research

- Paige Pitman
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Clinical Assistant Professor and Executive Associate Dean
Student affairs and administration in Pharm.D. programs

- Natalie Rosario
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Clinical Assistant Professor
Health disparities, quality improvement, chronic disease management, self care, residency prep

- Aayna Shamsi
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Clinical Assistant Professor
Emotional intelligence, Scholarship of teaching and learning

- Jeffrey Sherer
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Clinical Professor
Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Primary Care, Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine

- Abdulwhab (Abe) Shremo Msdi
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Research Assistant Professor
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Microbial Resistance, and Gut Microbiome/Resistome

- Dhara Surati
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Clinical Associate Professor
Skills labs-based teaching, active learning, infectious diseases, scholarship of teaching and learning

- Vincent Tam
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Professor
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials

- Shane Tolleson
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Clinical Assistant Professor and Director, Ambulatory Based Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
Experiential education, student mindset, ambulatory care

- Meghna Trivedi
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Professor
Target & drug discovery in cancer, cellular & circulating biomarkers, individualization of therapy

- Mabel Truong
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Clinical Assistant Professor and Director, Institutional Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
Experiential education, preceptor development

- Divya Varkey
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Clinical Associate Professor
Health-system pharmacy administration, professional development

- David Wallace
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Clinical Associate Professor
Pharmacy education, underserved populations, interdisciplinary patient care

- Matthew Wanat
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Clinical Professor
Prescription drug misuse prevention, anticoagulation/cardiology, scholarship of teaching and learning

- Elisabeth Wang
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Clinical Associate Professor
Antithrombotic therapy, hypertension, transitions of care

- Joshua Wollen
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Clinical Assistant Professor
Community pharmacy, skills-based pharmacy education, scholarship of teaching and learning, cultural intelligence