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Executive Committee
Dr. Sean Vasaitis, Interim Dean for the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Phone: (410) 651-7664
Office: 125 Somerset Hall
Email: tsvasaitis@umes.edu
Dr. Timothy Gladwell, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assessment and Associate Professor
Phone: (410) 651-8097
Office: 124 Somerset Hall
E-mail: tdgladwell@umes.edu
Dr. S. Victor Hsia, Chair for Pharmaceutical Sciences and Professor
Phone: (410) 651-8491
Office: 227 Somerset Hall
E-mail: vhsia@umes.edu
Dr. Miriam Purnell, Chair for Pharmacy Practice and Administration and Associate Professor
Program Director, PBC Rural Health Disparities and Social Inequities
Phone: (410) 621-3777
Office: 109 Somerset Hall
E-mail: mcpurnell@umes.edu
Dr. Lana Sherr, Assistant Dean for Professional Affairs and Associate Professor
Phone: (410) 621-2288
Office: 118 Somerset Hall
E-mail: lsherr@umes.edu
Dr. Fred Tejada, Interim Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor
Phone: (410) 621-2123
Office: 303 Somerset Hall
E-mail: frtejada@umes.edu
Dr. Kawanda Williams, Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Assitant Professor
Phone: (410) 651-6120
Office: 1038 Hazel Hall
E-mail: kmwilliams3@umes.edu
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. S. Victor Hsia, Chair for Pharmaceutical Sciences and Professor
Phone: (410) 651-8491
Office: 227 Somerset Hall
E-mail: vhsia@umes.edu
Dr. Patrice L. Jackson-Ayotunde, Associate Professor
Phone: (410) 621-3044
Office: 208 Somerset Hall
E-mail: pljackson@umes.edu
Dr. Adel H. Karara, Professor
Phone: (410) 651-6186
Office: 209 Somerset Hall
E-mail: ahkarara@umes.edu
Dr. Madan K. Kharel, Associate Professor
Phone: (410) 621-2230
Office: 214 Somerset Hall
E-mail: mkkharel@umes.edu
Dr. Miguel Martin-Caraballo, Professor
Phone: (410) 651-6526
Office: 226 Somerset Hall
E-mail: mmartin@umes.edu
Dr. Anjan Nan, Associate Professor
Phone: (410) 651-8190
Office: 213 Somerset Hall
E-mail: anan@umes.edu
Dr. Jocelyn Reader, Assistant Professor
Phone: (410) 621-3130
Office: 106 Somerset Hall
E-mail: jreader@umes.edu
Dr. Mark A. Simmons, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Phone: (410) 621-2028
Office: 313 Somerset Hall
E-mail: masimmons1@umes.edu
Dr. Fred R. Tejada, Interim Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor
Phone: (410) 621-2123
Office: 303 Somerset Hall
E-mail: frtejada@umes.edu
Dr. T. Sean Vasaitis, Interim Dean for the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Phone: (410) 651-7664
Office: 125 Somerset Hall
E-mail: tsvasaitis@umes.edu
Dr. Bi-Dar (Peter) Wang, Associate Professor
Phone: (410) 621-2240
Office: 227 Somerset Hall
E-mail: bwang@umes.edu
Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Dr. Miriam C. Purnell, Chair for Pharmacy Practice and Administration and Associate Professor
Program Director, PBC Rural Health Disparities and Social Inequities
Phone: (410) 621-3777
Office: 109 Somerset Hall
E-mail: mcpurnell@umes.edu
Dr. Rondall Allen, Acting Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Professor
Phone: (410) 651-7843
Office: Suite 1104 JT Williams Administration Bldg
Email: reallen@umes.edu
Dr. Lauren Antal, Assistant Professor
Phone: (410) 621-2121
Office: 212 Somerset Hall
E-mail: lnantal@umes.edu
Dr. Yen H. Dang, Associate Professor and Director of Global Health
Phone: (410) 651-8169
Office: 210 Somerset Hall
E-mail: ydang@umes.edu
Dr. Tosin David, Assistant Professor
Phone: (410) 651-6801
Office: 1040 Hazel Hall
E-mail: tdavid@umes.edu
Dr. Richard A. DeBenedetto, Assistant Professor
Phone: (410) 621-2250
Office: 206 Somerset Hall
E-mail: radebenedetto@umes.edu
Dr. Dana R. Fasanella, Assistant Professor
Phone: (410) 621-3085
Office: 212 Somerset Hall
E-mail: drfasanella@umes.edu
Dr. Timothy D. Gladwell, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assessment and Associate Professor
Phone: (410) 651-8097
Office: 112 Somerset Hall
E-mail: tdgladwell@umes.edu
Dr. John Jordan, Associate Professor
Phone: (410) 543-7054
Office: 306 Somerset Hall
E-mail: jtjordan@umes.edu
Dr. Michael Miller, Assistant Professor
Phone: (410) 677-6683
Office: 306 Somerset Hall
E-mail: mtmiller@umes.edu
Dr. Nkem P. Nonyel, Associate Professor and Director of Student Organizations
Phone: (410) 621-2077
Office: 1041 Hazel Hall
E-mail: npnonyel@umes.edu
Dr. Marie-Therese Oyalowo, Associate Professor and Director of Drug Information
Phone: (410) 621-3045
Office: 1048 Hazel Hall
E-mail: moyalowo@umes.edu
Nancy Rodriguez-Weller, Assistant Professor and Director of Community Initiatives
Phone: (410) 621-3086
Office: 1042 Hazel Hall
E-mail: nrodriguezweller@umes.edu
Mr. Gregory Shaeffer, Assistant Professor
Phone: (410) 651-6355
Office: 302 Somerset Hall
E-mail: gkshaeffer@umes.edu
Dr. Lana Sherr, Assistant Dean for Professional Affairs and Assistant Professor
Phone: (410) 621-3130
Office: 118 Somerset Hall
E-mail: lsaad@umes.edu
Dr. Hoai-An Truong, Professor and Director of Public Health
Phone: (410) 651-8975
Office: 304 Somerset Hall
E-mail: htruong@umes.edu
Dr. Kawanda Williams, Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Assitant Professor
Phone: (410) 651-6120
Office: 1038 Hazel Hall
E-mail: kmwilliams3@umes.edu
Professional Staff
Mrs. Helen Branch, Information Technology Specialist
Phone: (410) 651-6998
Office: 127 Somerset Hall
E-mail: hbranch@umes.edu
Mrs. Diana Calcagno, Experiential Education Coordinator, Experiential Education
Phone: (410) 651-7478
Office: 1034 Hazel Hall
E-mail: dlcalcagno@umes.edu
Ms. Pamela Douglas, Administrative Assistant, Dean of School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Phone: (410) 651-8327
Office: 121 Somerset Hall
E-mail: pldouglas@umes.edu
Dr. Lynn Lang, Director of Assessment
Phone: (410) 621-2060
Office: 112 Somerset Hall
E-mail: llang@umes.edu
Mrs. Sharon R. Neal-Horsey, Admissions Coordinator
Phone: (410) 621- 2292
Office: 116 Somerset Hall
E-mail: snhorsey@umes.edu
Ms. Pamela Polk, Administrative Assistant, Pharmacy Practice and Administration
Phone: (410) 651-7782
Office: 107 Somerset Hall
E-mail: papolk@umes.edu
Mrs. Verne Shaw-Johnson, Administrative Assistant, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Phone: (410) 651-8496
Office: 107 Somerset Hall
E-mail: vshawjohnson@umes.edu
Dr. Rick Ward, Admissions Recruiter
Phone: (410) 621-2298
Office: 120 Somerset Hall
E-mail: rtward@umes.edu
