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
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
sabatoeh@sdm.rutgers.edu

Joyce G. Afran, MD
Director, Family Medicine Clerkship
Co-Director, Patient Centered Medicine
Assistant Professor
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
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
fenesy@sdm.rutgers.edu

Patricia Findley, DrPH, MSW
MSW Director
Associate Professor
Special Assistant to the Dean for Interprofessional Health Initiatives
Rutgers University School of Social Work
pfindley@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
Associate Dean for Interprofessional Education and Practice
Chairperson & Professor
Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences
School of Health Professions, Rutgers University
alma.merians@rutgers.edu

Mary L. Wagner, PharmD, MS
Associate Professor
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
mlwagner@pharmacy.rutgers.edu

Dipali Yeh, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
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

Joyce G. Afran, MD
Director, Family Medicine Clerkship
Co-Director, Patient Centered Medicine
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
afranjo@rwjms.rutgers.edu

Mary Beth Ali, MSW, LSW, C-ASWCM
Instructor of Teaching
Field Education Coordinator
Rutgers School of Social Work
ma930@ssw.rutgers.edu

Sophia W. Chen, DO, MPH
Co-Director, Phase I (Preclerkship) Curriculum
Director, Patient Centered Medicine
Assistant Director, Pediatric Clerkship
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
chensw@njms.rutgers.edu

Teri Lassiter, PhD, MPH
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Assistant Professor, Urban-Global Public Health
Rutgers School of Public Health
lasstiter@sph.rutgers.edu

Amy Cottone Spagnolo, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
Rutgers School of Health Professions
amy.spagnolo@sph.rutgers.edu

Debora L. Tracey, DNP, RN, CNE
Assistant Dean
Assistant Professor
Center for Clinical Learning
Rutgers School of Nursing
traceydl@sn.rutgers.edu

Lucio Volino, PharmD
Clinical Associate Professor
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
volinol@pharmacy.rutgers.edu

Abhinav Wadkar, MDS
Assistant Professor
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
wadkarap@sdm.rutgers.edu

Dipali Yeh, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Rutgers School of Health Professions
bhattdi@shp.rutgers.edu