Faculty and Student Advisory Councils & Sub-Committees
Interprofessional Education Faculty Advisory Council
Denise V. Rodgers, MD, FAAFP
Vice Chancellor for Interprofessional Programs
RBHS Endowed Professorship in IPE
Professor of Family Medicine
Director, Rutgers Urban Health and Wellness Institute
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
denise.rodgers@rutgers.edu
Joyce G. Afran, MD
Associate Dean for Primary Care Education
Co-Director Physicianship
Director Family Medicine Clerkship
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
afranjo@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Sophia W. Chen, DO, MPH
Associate Dean for PreClerkship Education
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
chensw@njms.rutgers.edu
Kim E. Fenesy, DMD
Vice Dean
Associate Professor
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
fenesy@sdm.rutgers.edu
Mary Beth Ali, MSW, LSCW, C-ASWCM
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Special Assistant to the Dean for Interprofessional Health Initiatives
Rutgers School of Social Work
ma930@ssw.rutgers.edu
Marybec C. Griffin, PhD, MPH, MA
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Behavior, Society & Policy
Rutgers School of Public Health
mcg197@sph.rutgers.edu
Alma S. Merians, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
Associate Dean for Interprofessional Education and Practice Professor
Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
Rutgers School of Health Professions
alma.merians@rutgers.edu
Kristen E. Riley, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
kristen.riley@rutgers.edu
Tracy R. Vitale, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM, NE-BC, CNE
Interim Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs Associate Professor Specialty Director for the DNP Project/DNP Project Courses
Division of Advanced Nursing Practice
Rutgers School of Nursing
trv22@sn.rutgers.edu
Kate Opsha, PharmD, AACC, FHFSA, HF-Cert
ACC Cardiovascular Team State Liaison (NJ Chapter of ACC)
Clinical Associate Professor
Director of Interprofessional Education (IPE)
Co-Director of the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
ybor@pharmacy.rutgers.edu
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
Assiociate Dean for Primary Care Education
Co-Director, Physicianship
Director, Family Medicine Clerkship
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
afranjo@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Kim E. Fenesy, DMD
Vice Dean
Associate Professor
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
fenesy@sdm.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
Marybec C. Griffin, PhD, MPH, MA
Assistant Professor
School of Public Health
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
mcg197@sph.rutgers.edu
Alma S. Merians, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
Associate Dean for Interprofessional Education and Practice Professor
Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
Rutgers School of Health Professions
alma.merians@rutgers.edu
Kate Opsha, PharmD, AACC, FHFSA, HF-Cert
ACC Cardiovascular Team State Liaison (NJ Chapter of ACC)
Clinical Associate Professor
Director of Interprofessional Education (IPE)
Co-Director of the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
ybor@pharmacy.rutgers.edu
Dipali Yeh, PhD, PA-C, CHSE
Assistant Professor
Coordinator, Simulation and Interprofessional Education Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Practice
Rutgers School of Health Professions
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
Sophia W. Chen, DO, MPH
Associate Dean for Preclerkship Education
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
chensw@njms.rutgers.edu
Teri Lassiter, PhD, MPH
Assistant Dean for Justice, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Education
Assistant Professor, Urban-Global Public Health Core Faculty, Rutgers Global Health Institute
Rutgers School of Public Health
lasstiter@sph.rutgers.edu
Kelly Ann Peña, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD, CBIST
Assistant Clinic Director & Bilingual Clinical Educator
M.S. Program in Speech-Language Pathology
Rutgers School of Health Professions
kp1030@shp.rutgers.edu
Ashley N. Pianko, DNP, APN, FNP-BC, NPD-BC, NE-BC, CNE, CNEcl, CHSE, PCCN
Clinical Instructor
Division of Simulation and Clinical Learning
Rutgers School of Nursing
anp169@sn.rutgers.edu
Lucio Volino, PharmD, CTTS
Clinical Associate Professor Director of Assessment
Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
volinol@pharmacy.rutgers.edu
Dipali Yeh, PhD, PA-C, CHSE
Assistant Professor
Coordinator, Simulation and Interprofessional Education Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Practice
Rutgers School of Health Professions
bhattdi@shp.rutgers.edu