University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration Faculty and Staff

The faculty and staff of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration are dedicated to continually improving drug therapy and pharmaceutical care through the discovery, application and dissemination of knowledge about drugs and drug use. Our faculty utilize innovative approaches to teaching, emphasize problem solving, and integrate state-of-the-art technology in the classroom and in patient care and other professional and business environments.

Dr. Poon received her pharmacy degree from St. John's University and completed post-doctoral training at the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of Oklahoma, where she developed expertise in pediatric pharmacotherapy. She coordinates one of the capstone courses, teaches most of the pediatric course material and maintains an active clinical practice in a pediatric intensive care unit.

Thomas C. Bernhardt, BS
Instructor in Clinical Pharmacy
Director of Clerkship Programs
t.bernha@usp.edu | 215.596.8998

Mr. Bernhardt earned his bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University. A past president of the New Jersey Pharmacists Association, he manages Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (rotations) courses in the final year of the Doctor of Pharmacy program and provides focused advising to students and alumni regarding internship and licensure processes.

Michael J. Cawley, PharmD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
m.cawley@usp.edu | 215.895.3136

Dr. Cawley holds a PharmD and BS from USP. A member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, he serves on the editorial boards of several biomedical journals, including Annals of Pharmacotherapy and RT: The Journal of Respiratory Care Practitioners. Dr. Cawley’s research interests are in the area of critical care pharmacotherapeutics, including topics in pulmonary, infectious disease, cardiology, toxicology and neurology.

John E. Connors, PharmD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Assistant Provost, Special Projects and Global Initiatives
j.connor@usp.edu | 215.596.8973

Dr. Connors earned his PharmD from the University of Kentucky and his BS from the University of Wisconsin. His areas of interest include public health, infectious diseases and their management, distance learning, and academic program planning and development.

Lauren Czosnowski, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
l.czosnowski@usp.edu

Dr. Czosnowski earned her PharmD from Purdue University. She has a clinical practice at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania on the internal medicine teaching services.

Quinn Czosnowski, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
q.czosnowski@usp.edu

Dr. Czosnowski earned his PharmD from Purdue University.

Lisa E. Davis, PharmD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
l.davis@usp.edu | 215.596.8831

Dr. Davis received her PharmD from the University of Kentucky and her BS from the University of Arizona. An adjunct faculty member in the Hematology-Oncology Division in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, she is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and is board-certified in pharmacotherapy and oncology pharmacy. Her research interests include factors that influence the variability of anticancer drug disposition in humans and mechanisms of treatment-induced cell death.

George E. Downs, PharmD
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Dean Emeritus, Pharmacy
g.downs@usp.edu | 215.596. 8939

Dr. Downs holds a doctor of pharmacy from USP and a BS from the University of New Mexico. His research interests include prevention of substance abuse, community pharmacy and patient care in the community, and public health.

Grace Earl, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
g.earl@usp.edu | 215.596.8940

Dr. Earl received her doctorate and bachelor’s from USP. She is interested in scholarly areas involving the use of educational interventions to improve outcomes in a heart failure population, scholarship of teaching and cardiovascular pharmacotherapeutics.

Tyan Frazier, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
t.frazie@usp.edu | 215.596.8991

Dr. Frazier earned her PharmD from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. A member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the National Pharmaceutical Association, she also runs a clinic at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, where she actively manages drug therapy for anticoagulation, diabetes, dyslipidemia and hypertension.

Dr. Gans holds a PharmD from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

Gladys Garcia, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
g.garcia@usp.edu

Dr. Garcia holds a PharmD from St. John's University.

Philip P. Gerbino, PharmD
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Linwood F. Tice Professor
President, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
pgerbino@usp.edu

Daniel A. Hussar, PhD
Remington Professor of Pharmacy
d.hussar@usp.edu | 215.596.8880

Dr. Hussar is a member of a number of professional organizations, including the American Pharmacists Association, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Drug Information Association, the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association and the Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Pharmacists Association and is a past president of the Drug Information Association and the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association. Dr. Hussar’s research interests are in the areas of new drugs, drug interactions, patient compliance and issues facing the profession of pharmacy. He writes and edits the Pharmacist Activist Newsletter (http://www.pharmacistactivist.com).

Jomy Joseph, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
j.joseph@usp.edu | 215.596.8867

Dr. Joseph holds a PharmD from USP. Her research interests include epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics in special populations, HIV outreach initiatives and public health.

Lisa A. Lawson, PharmD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Interim Dean, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
l.lawson@usp.edu | 215.596.8870

Dr. Lawson earned her doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky and her BS from the University of Nebraska. Her areas of interest include pharmacokinetics, curricular development, implementation and assessment.

Laura A. Mandos, PharmD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Assistant Dean for Pharmacy Programs 
l.mandos@usp.edu | 215.596.8585

Dr. Mandos received a PharmD from Northeastern University and a BS from Ohio Northern University. She has been an investigator in more than 100 Phase II, III and IV clinical drug trials and has published multiple original research articles. Dr. Mandos serves as a consultant is the sole pharmacist on the editorial board of Prevention magazine. Her areas of interest are mood and anxiety disorders.

Lauren McCluggage, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
l.mccluggage@usp.edu

Dr. McCluggage earned her PharmD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her current practice site is with the hospitalist based internal medicine teams at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

William F. McGhan, PharmD, PhD
Professor of Pharmacy
Director, Pharmacy Administration Graduate Program
w.mcghan@usp.edu | 215.596.8852

Dr. McGhan holds a PharmD from the University of California, San Francisco, and a PhD from the University of Minnesota. He has generated substantial amounts of outside funding as principal investigator on numerous grants and contracts. He has published several books as well as more than 200 journal articles and chapters. He is a past president of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science and has served on the board of directors of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Dr. McGhan’s research focuses on decision analysis, outcomes research and clinical economics.

Thomas W. O'Connor, RPh, PharmD, MBA
Associate Professor of Pharmacy
t.oconnor@usp.edu | 215.596.7596

Dr. O’Connor earned his PharmD and BS in pharmacy from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and his MBA from Babson College. He has 35 years of teaching experience at institutions including Albert Einstein Medical Center, Ohio State University, Temple University, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences and Thomas Jefferson University, where he has taught pharmacy students, pharmacists, nurses and industry professionals. His research interests include patient medication adherence and compliance techniques, pharmaceutical marketing, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacy management and implementation of patient counseling services.

Lindsay Palkovic, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
l.palkovic@usp.edu

Dr. Palkovic earned a PharmD from the University of Pittsburgh. She has specialized training in care of critically ill patients. Her research interests include optimizing drug therapy for the medical and surgical intensive care unit populations.

Andrew M. Peterson, PharmD, PhD
Interim Dean, Mayes College of Healthcare Business and Policy
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
a.peters@usp.edu | 215.596.8877

Dr. Peterson holds a PhD from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, a PharmD from Medical College of Virginia and a BS from Rutgers University. He is a member of several pharmacy organizations, including the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the Pennsylvania Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Dr. Peterson has concentrated his years of research in pharmacy management, managed care pharmacy, pharmaceutical care and medication compliance.

Jill Pfeiffenberger, MBA, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy
Assistant Dean of Operation and Finance in PCP
j.pfeiffenberger@usp.edu

Dr. Pfeiffenberger earned a PharmD from Duquesne University and an MBA for St. Joseph's University. 

Jennifer Reinhold, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
j.reinhold@usp.edu

Dr. Reinhold earned her PharmD from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Jean M. Scholtz, PharmD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
j.scholt@usp.edu | 215.596.8524

Dr. Scholtz received her PharmD from Purdue University and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh. As a clinician and educator, she promotes improving patient care and educating students, pharmacists and physicians. Dr. Scholtz is board-certified in pharmacotherapy, and has been actively involved in the Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Steven L. Sheaffer, PharmD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Vice Chair, Experiential Learning
s.sheaff@usp.edu | 215.596.8773

Dr. Sheaffer holds a PharmD and BS from USP. His practice and teaching interests include medication safety, emergency preparedness and medication use systems, including automation, information systems and pharmacy and therapeutics committees and formulary processes. Dr. Sheaffer was presidential officer of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists from 2000 to 2003 and previously served on the ASHP Board of Directors as the chair of the ASHP House of Delegates. He also chaired the ASHP Research and Education Foundation.

Gary E. Sloskey, PharmD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
email: g.sloske@usp.edu

Sarah A. Spinler, PharmD
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Director, Residency and Fellowship Programs
s.spinle@usp.edu | 215.596.8576

Dr. Spinler received a PharmD and BS from the University of Minnesota. A fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, she serves as a regent of ACCP and on the editorial boards of several biomedical journals, including Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacotherapy and American Journal of Managed Care. Dr. Spinler has published more than 100 research articles, reviews and books chapters in the area of antithrombotic therapy.

Karen J. Tietze, PharmD
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
k.tietze@usp.edu | 215.596.8854

Dr. Tietze holds a doctor of pharmacy degree from the USP and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas. She conducts clinical research at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Medical Intensive Care Unit and is the author of numerous textbook chapters and articles in pulmonary and critical care therapeutics. Dr. Tietze is the author of the textbook Clinical Skills for Pharmacists: A Patient Focused Approach (Mosby) and is an editor for the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs, published by the American Pharmacists Association.

Trent G. Towne, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
t.towne@usp.edu

Dr. Towne holds a PharmD from Purdue University

Craig Whitman, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
c.whitman@usp.edu | 215.596.8882

Dr. Whitman earned his PharmD from Rutgers University. He has a clinical practice at the Trauma Intensive Care Unit at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. Dr. Whitman’s research interests involve the clinical use of drug therapy in critically ill patients.

Vincent Willey, PharmD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
v.willey@usp.edu

Dr. Willey earned his PharmD from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Department Staff

Eileen Facciolo 
Assistant to the Chair
e.faccio@usp.edu | 215.596.8876

Scott D. Greene
Experiential Field Supervisor
s.greene@usp.edu | 610.804.1310

Beverly J. Harrell
Administrative Assistant
b.harrel@usp.edu | 215.596.8996

Matthew Land
Experiential Field Supervisor
m.land@usp.edu | 215.596.8986

Anne S. Le
Administrative Assistant
a.le@usp.edu | 215.596.6514

Sondra Schultz, BS
Experiential Field Supervisor
s.schult@usp.edu | 215.596.8884

Henry M. Schwartz, PharmD, CDE
Director, Community Pharmacy Practice Experiences
h.schwartz@usp.edu | 215.596.8688

Yen M. Ta
Administrative Coordinator, Experiential Education
y.ta@usp.edu | 215-596-8579