Faculty and Student Advisory Councils & Sub-Committees
Interprofessional Education Faculty Advisory Council
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
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, 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
Paul A. D’Avanzo, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Behavior, Society & Policy
Rutgers School of Public Health
pad196@sph.rutgers.edu
Robyn Kampf, MD
Assistant Professor
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
rk779@njms.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
Kristen E. Riley, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
kristen.riley@rutgers.edu
Emily Sabato, EdD
Assoicate Dean for Academic Affairs
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
sabatoeh@sdm.rutgers.edu
Tracy R. Vitale, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM, NE-BC, CNE
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
Associate Professor, Advanced Practice Division
Specialty Director for the DNP Project/DNP Project Courses
Rutgers School of Nursing
trv22@sn.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 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
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
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
Robyn Kampf, MD
Assistant Professor
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
rk779@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