Graduate Education Committee

The Graduate Education Committee (GEC) serves as the medium in which the Pharmaceutical Sciences on-campus graduate program is reviewed and aligned with the mission and goals of the College and University through the following objectives:

  • The GEC will assess and make recommendations on new and existing on-campus graduate programs in the College of Pharmacy.
  • The GEC will coordinate the recruitment and admissions of high-performing graduate students to the College of Pharmacy.
  • The GEC will develop and implement program-wide best practices, as they relate to graduate education issues in the college and in accordance with the Graduate School regulations.

The Graduate Education Committee is composed of the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, Graduate Coordinators representing each of the departments within the College of Pharmacy that offer an on-campus graduate degree, and the President of the Graduate Student Organization. The Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education serves as the Chair and is a non-voting member of the committee.  The GEC reports to the Dean and meets a minimum of six times per year.

Current Representatives on the Committee are:

Non-voting Chair

Jatinder Lamba
Department: Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research

Jatinder Lamba Ph.D., M.Sc.

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education; Professor And The Frank A. Duckworth Eminent Scholar Chair

Members

Lina Cui
Department: Medicinal Chemistry

Lina Cui Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Natalia V De Moraes
Department: Pharmaceutics

Natalia V De Moraes B. Pharm, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Julio D Duarte
Department: Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research

Julio D Duarte Pharm.D., Ph.D., FAHA

Associate Professor
Mei He
Department: Pharmaceutics

Mei He Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Richard Segal
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Richard Segal R.Ph., Ph.D., M.S.

Professor
Steven M Smith
Department: Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

Steven M Smith PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FAHA

Associate Professor & Chair, Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy; Co-Director, Center For Integrative Cardiovascular And Metabolic Disease
Brandon Warren
Department: Cellular and Systems Pharmacology

Brandon Warren Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Staff

Kimberly Mahoney
Department: Office of Graduate Education

Kimberly Mahoney

Associate Director, Graduate Education
Katie McFarland
Department: Office of Graduate Education

Katie McFarland

Academic Program Specialist I
Rafael D J Gonzalez
Department: Office of Graduate Education

Rafael D J Gonzalez

Graduate Education Admissions Coordinator

Graduate Student Organization Representative

2024-25 GSO President

Nina Erwin