Faculty and Student Advisory Councils & Sub-Committees

Interprofessional Education Research and Evaluation Committee

J. Scott Parrott, PhD
Director, Rutgers School of Health Professions
Methodology and Statistics Support Team
Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Rutgers School of Public Health
parrotja@shp.rutgers.edu

Emily Sabato, EdD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
sabatoeh@sdm.rutgers.edu

Joyce G. Afran, MD
Associate Dean for Primary Care Education
Co-Director, Patient Centered Medicine and Health Equity (PCMHE)
Director, Family Medicine Clerkship
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
afranjo@rwjms.rutgers.edu

Mary Beth Ali, MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCM
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Special Assistant to the Dean for Interprofessional Health Initiatives
Rutgers School of Social Work
ma930@ssw.rutgers.edu

Paul A. D’Avanzo, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Behavior, Society & Policy
Rutgers School of Public Health
pad196@sph.rutgers.edu

Kim E. Fenesy, DMD
Vice Dean
Associate Professor
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
fenesy@sdm.rutgers.edu

Kate Opsha, PharmD, AACC, FHFSA, HF-Cert
Interim Vice Chancellor for Interprofessional Education (Rutgers Health)
Clinical Associate Professor
Director of Interprofessional Education (IPE)
Co-Director of the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program
Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Clinical Specialist-Cardiovascular Medicine
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
kate.opsha@pharmacy.rutgers.edu

Dipali Yeh, PhD, PA-C, CHSE
Director of Interprofessional Practice and Education, School of Health Professions
Assistant Professor, Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Practice
Adjunct Volunteer Faculty, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers Health
bhattdi@shp.rutgers.edu

Interprofessional Education Case Development Committee

Sue Paparella-Pitzel, PT, MS, DPT
Associate Professor
Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy
Rutgers School of Health Professions
paparesu@shp.rutgers.edu

Mary Beth Ali, MSW, LSW, C-ASWCM
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Special Assistant to the Dean for Interprofessional Health Initiatives
Rutgers School of Social Work
ma930@ssw.rutgers.edu

Stephanie Hubbell, M.S., CCC-SLP
Director of Clinical Education
M.S. Program in Speech-Language Pathology
Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
Rutgers School of Health Professions
stephanie.hubbell@rutgers.edu

Teri E. Lassiter, PhD, MPH
Assistant Dean for Justice, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Education
Associate Professor, Urban-Global Public Health
MPH/MSW Dual Degree Concentration Director
Core Faculty, Rutgers Global Health Institute
Rutgers School of Public Health
lasstiter@sph.rutgers.edu

Ashley N. Pianko, DNP, APN, FNP-BC, NPD-BC, NE-BC, CNE, CNEcl, CHSE, PCCN
Director of Clinical Placement
Clinical Instructor, Division of Simulation and Clinical Learning
Rutgers School of Nursing
anp169@sn.rutgers.edu

Christin M. Traba, MD, MPH (Interim NJMS IPECDC Representative)
Executive Associate Dean for Interprofessional Education
Associate Professor-Clinical Director
Pediatric Clerkship Director
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
morancm@njms.rutgers.edu

Lucio R. Volino, PharmD, FAPhA, RUCIF, NCNTT
Clinical Professor
Director of Assessment
Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacist  Barnabas Health Retail Pharmacy-East Wing  Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
volinol@pharmacy.rutgers.edu

Dipali Yeh, PhD, PA-C, CHSE
Director of Interprofessional Practice and Education, School of Health Professions
Assistant Professor, Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Practice
Adjunct Volunteer Faculty, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers Health
bhattdi@shp.rutgers.edu