Faculty & Students

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
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

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

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

Kristen E. Riley, PhD
Clinical Health Psychologist
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University
kristen.riley@rutgers.edu

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