College of Pharmacy
Dean
Sheila Mitchell (2007). Dean of the College of Pharmacy. B.S. and Pharm.D., University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
George DeMaagd (2008). Associate Dean for Academic Administration and Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S., Western Michigan University; Pharm.D., University of Michigan.
Kim Madewell Jones (2007). Assistant Dean for Student Services and Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Pharm.D., University of Tennessee.
Mark Stephens (2007). Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S. and Pharm.D., University of Tennessee.
Staff
Rita Conaway (2011). Administrative Assistant to the Dean.
Carol Courtner (2005). Coordinator for Continuing and Experiential Education.
Michael Renfrow (2021). Director for Pharmacy Admissions and Recruitment. B.G.S., M.P.A., Indiana University.
Janie Steinbach (2012). Coordinator for Experiential Education and Pharmacy Practice.
Union University’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE, www.acpe-accredit.org), the national organization that accredits Doctor of Pharmacy programs offered by Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy in the United States and selected non-U.S. sites. Questions about the status of the University’s accreditation may be posed to the Dean of the College of Pharmacy’s office (731.661.5958) or to ACPE (312.664.4625).
Mission Statement
The mission of the Union University College of Pharmacy is to develop compassionate, comprehensively trained practitioners who are equipped to meet the immediate and future demands of pharmaceutical science and patient care in an ever changing health care environment.
Faculty
Blake Watkins (2008). Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Director of the Center for Pharmacometrics and Molecular Discovery. B.S., Union University; Ph.D., University of Georgia.
Jodi L. Taylor (2009). Chair, Pharmacy Practice and Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; Pharm.D., University of Tennessee.
Sean King (2009). Director for the Center for Interprofessional Education/Population Health and Rural Medicine and Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., University of Mississippi.
Kimberly Lindsey-Goodrich (2008). Director of Interprofessional Education and Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S. and Pharm.D., University of Tennessee.
Andrew Martin (2008). Director of Assessment and Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S., Bob Jones University; B.S. and Pharm.D., Ferris State University.
Taylor Mathis (2018). Director of Student Success and Wellness and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S.P.S., University of Mississippi; M.S., University of Cincinnati; Pharm.D., University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy.
Ashley Pugh (2015). Assistant Director of Experiential and Interprofessional Education and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S. and Pharm.D., Union University.
Richard Addo (2010). Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. B.S., University of Science and Technology--Kumasi, Ghana; Ph.D., Mercer University.
Lunawati Bennett (2012). Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. B.A., Bogor Agricultural Institute; M.S., University of Missouri; M.R.E., Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D. and Pharm.D., Idaho State University.
Jennifer Smith Byrd (2011). Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Pharm.D., University of Tennessee.
Austin Camp (2018). Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S. and Pharm.D., Union University.
Andrew Castleman (2017). Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. M.S., University of Maryland; Pharm.D., Union University.
Alfred Custer (2013). Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Pharm.D., South Carolina College of Pharmacy at University of South Carolina.
Nate Daniels (2021). Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. B.S., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
Zac Halford (2016). Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Pharm.D., University of Utah.
David Kuhl (2008). Baptist Memorial Health Care Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S., Kearney State College; Pharm.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Haley O'Neal (2021). Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S. and Pharm.D., Auburn University.
Bethany L. Murphy (2011). Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Pharm. D., Ohio Northern University.
Jeffrey Snow (2021). Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. B.S., Pensacola Christian College; Pharm. D., Union University.
Admissions Criteria
Students seeking admission to the College of Pharmacy should visit the College website at https://www.uu.edu/programs/pharmacy/admissions/.