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Special Interest Group (SIG) Cabinet 

The SIG Cabinet is composed of the administrative officers (chair-elect, chair, immediate past chair, and secretary of knowledge management) of each SIG and the Administrative Board that represents the collective interests of the SIGs. AACP Members may designate up to two SIGs as their Primary SIGs and there is no limit to the number of SIGs they can designate as Informational SIGs. For a full description of each SIG and the officers please see the list of SIGs below.

Mission Statement

The mission of the SIG Cabinet is to ensure that the unique planning, learning and networking needs of AACP members are effectively met through SIG programs, projects and leadership development opportunities.

SIG Cabinet Administrative Board

The SIG Cabinet Administrative Board represents and advocates for the collective interests of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of the Association. The Administrative Board provides leadership through efforts to facilitate SIG activities that align with the mission and the strategic plan of AACP.

Whitney Maxwell, University of South Carolina (Chair)
Andrew Coop, University of Maryland (Chair-elect)
Otito Frances Iwuchukwu, Fairleigh Dickinson University (Immediate Past Chair)
Kelly Bach, Binghamton University-SUNY (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Michelle Assa-Eley, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Staff Liaison)
Tom Maggio, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Staff Liaison)

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) 

Administrative and Financial Officers

Leads and partners with our members to contribute financial/administrative expertise in a manner that supports the AACP and its membership in advancing pharmacy education, research, scholarship, practice and service to improve societal health.

Leadership

Kristy Ullom, South Dakota State University (Chair)
Travis Barnette, The University of New Mexico (Chair-elect)
Carrie Cunningham, The University of Texas at Austin (Immediate Past Chair)
Liz Funk Smith, University of Wisconsin–Madison (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Assessment

Facilitates faculty exchange of ideas and innovations regarding programmatic assessment planning, implementation, and outcome management as it impacts programmatic improvement.

Leadership

Diana M. Sobieraj, University of Connecticut (Chair)
Lisa Meny, Ferris State University (Chair-elect)
Jacqueline M. Zeeman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Immediate Past Chair)
Kristen L. Goliak, University of Illinois Chicago (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Curriculum

Works within the academy to focus on, promote and address key issues related to curriculum in pharmacy schools to ensure that curricula are always meeting the current and future needs of pharmacy graduates.

Leadership

Andrew Darley, The University of Georgia (Chair)
Maria C. (Pruchnicki) Coyle, The Ohio State University (Chair-elect)
Heather Folz, Notre Dame of Maryland University (Immediate Past Chair)
Kristin E. Montarella, Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Secretary of Knowledge Management)

 

Geriatric Pharmacy

Positively impacts and improves geriatric care and pharmacy education through collaboration and communication of ideas among faculty regarding innovative teaching, clinical practice, research, scholarship, and service activities related to geriatric pharmacotherapy topics.

Leadership

Megan Carr, High Point University (Chair)
Christine Lam, University of the Incarnate Word (Chair-elect)
Leigh Ann Mike, University of Washington (Immediate Past Chair)
Julie Cooper, High Point University (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Global Education

Provides a forum for the exchange of information, ideas and programs that pertain to pharmacy education, research and healthcare on a global basis.

Leadership

Sudip K. Das, Butler University (Chair)
Lan N. Bui, Palm Beach Atlantic University (Chair-elect)
Mikiko Y. Takeda, The University of New Mexico (Immediate Past Chair)
Sally Haack, Drake University (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Graduate Education

Strengthens pharmacy graduate education and post-doctoral training by fostering a national dialogue that will enable development of programs, courses, and shared resources between institutions.

Leadership

J. Douglas Thornton, University of Houston (Chair)
Natalie Hohmann, Auburn University (Chair-elect)
Omathanu Perumal, The University of New Mexico (Immediate Past Chair)
Karunya Kumar Kandimalla, University of Minnesota (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Health Care Ethics

Serves as a resource for members of AACP to exchange ideas and innovations in teaching, research, and patient care related to health care ethics.

Leadership

Angela Rose Baalmann, High Point University (Chair)
Kathleen Horan, St. John’s University (Chair-elect)
Catherine O'Brien, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Immediate Past Chair)
Kate Rotzenberg, University of Wisconsin–Madison (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Health Disparities and Cultural Competence

Supports members in their endeavors to design, implement, assess, and evaluate research, educational, and pharmacy practice initiatives that foster the delivery of culturally and linguistically competent, evidence-based, patient-centered care that effectively addresses disparate health outcomes.

Leadership

Alaa K. Abdelhakiem, The University of Texas at El Paso (Chair)
Divita Singh, Temple University (Chair-elect)
Reshmi Singh, University of Wyoming (Immediate Past Chair)
Olajumoke Amuwo, Roosevelt University (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
History of Pharmacy

Promotes the teaching of pharmacy history at pharmacy schools throughout North America, advances research and scholarship in the history of pharmacy, disseminates historical information about the profession and fosters the collection and preservation of historical artifacts related to the pharmacy profession.

Leadership

Wesley P. Sparkmon, Creighton University (Chair)
Eric L. Welch, University of Kentucky (Chair-elect)
Andrea Kjos, Drake University (Immediate Past Chair)
Tracey Mersfelder, Ferris State University (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Inclusive Advancement in Pharmacy Academia

To identify issues impacting inclusivity and advancement among pharmacy faculty and assist the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in responding to them.

Leadership

Jonathan Newsome, High Point University (Chair)
Vacant (Chair-elect)
Frank North, Texas A&M University (Immediate Past Chair)
Vacant (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Laboratory Instructors

Improves laboratory course content by providing direction for laboratory courses in the professional pharmacy curricula.

Leadership

Apryl Peddi, Virginia Commonwealth University (Chair)
Ashleigh Barrickman, West Virginia University (Chair-elect)
Stephanie Hunziker, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Immediate Past Chair)
Kelly Lempicki, Midwestern University (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Leadership Development

Supports the development of leaders in all facets of the pharmacy profession and the Academy.

Leadership

Krystal L. Edwards, Texas Tech University (Chair)
Hardeep Saluja, Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Chair-elect)
Charlotte A. Farris, Texas A&M University (Immediate Past Chair)
Michael Wolcott, University of Colorado (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Mentorship, Advancement, Development, and Engagement (M.A.D.E.) in Academia

Identifies and addresses issues affecting SIG members  and strives to support and promote well-being, as well as career and leadership advancement.

Leadership

Adenike Atanda, University of North Texas Health Science Center (Chair)
Maria Marzella Mantione, St. John’s University (Chair-elect)
Elizabeth A. Hall, University of Tennessee (Immediate Past Chair)
Ashley Crowl-Glissman, The University of Kansas (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Pediatric Pharmacy

Facilitates pediatric faculty collaboration and communication of ideas and innovations in teaching, research, practice, and service activities related to neonatal and pediatric pharmacotherapy that will positively impact student learning.

Leadership

Caroline Sierra, Loma Linda University (Chair)
Mary Riedy, University at Buffalo (Chair-elect)
Norman E. Fenn, III, Manchester University (Immediate Past Chair)
Ha Phan, The University of Mississippi (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Pharmacogenomics

Provides an interdisciplinary academic forum for the exchange of ideas and resources pertinent to the effective teaching of pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics in the professional curriculum of colleges/schools of pharmacy and facilitates the implementation of pharmacogenomic sciences and technologies in the member institutions.

Leadership

Emily J. Cicali, University of Florida (Chair)
Samantha Frear, MCPHS University–Boston (Chair-elect)
Marina Galvez-Peralta, West Virginia University (Immediate Past Chair)
Moom Rahman Roosan, Chapman University (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Public Health

Works to enable the Academy to focus on issues and impacts that serve to protect, promote, enhance the health and well-being of all people and the environment; and prevent disease in a global framework.

Leadership

Tara Driscoll, University of Illinois Chicago (Chair)
Jennifer Ko, Chapman University (Chair-elect)
Prashant Sakharkar, Larkin University (Immediate Past Chair)
Kendra Damer, Butler University (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Self-Care Therapeutics/Nonprescription Medicine

Facilitates faculty exchange of ideas and innovations regarding teaching methodology, experiential education, research and scholarly activities in the self-care arena and to positively impact student learning.

Leadership

Laura E. Knockel, The University of Iowa (Chair)
Joseph M. Walter, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Chair-elect)
Kendall Guthrie, University of Missouri-Kansas City (Immediate Past Chair)
Ellen Jones, Harding University (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Student Services

Represents all aspects of student services activities within a college or school of pharmacy and brings together professional staff, faculty and administrators to discuss issues of importance in the student activities arena.

Leadership

Laura H. Waite, Mercer University (Chair)
Molly Minze, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Chair-elect)
Justin Samuel, The University of Texas at Austin (Immediate Past Chair)
Amanda Galindo, Texas A&M University (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Substance Use Disorder

Promotes and enhances professional and public education concerning substance abuse, to promote and foster the provision of appropriate substance abuse assistance and recovery support for professionals and the public, and to promote scholarly inquiry concerning substance abuse as it impacts the profession of pharmacy and the public whom we serve.

Leadership

Joseph R. Dutzy, Concordia University Wisconsin (Chair)
Archana Jhawar, University of Illinois Chicago (Chair-elect)
Casey Gallimore, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Immediate Past Chair)
Carolanne Wartman, The University of Mississippi (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
Technology in Pharmacy Education and Practice

Maintain a focus on learners, instructional strategies, and informatics by identifying, promoting, developing, and facilitating the use of educational and healthcare technology in pharmacy education.

Leadership

Anthony Blash, Belmont University (Chair)
Dayanjan Shanaka Wijesinghe, Temple University (Chair-elect)
Kathryn Lin, The University of Texas at Austin (Immediate Past Chair)
Hunter Stout, Texas A&M University (Secretary of Knowledge Management)
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