Faculty

Mary L. Warner, DBH, PA-C

Chair, Department of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies
Associate Professor

Brandon Beattie, MMSc, PA-C

Director, PA Program
Assistant Professor, PA Studies

Sawali Sudarshan, MD, PhD

Director, Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medicine Program
Assistant Professor, PA Studies

Marianne Vail, PhD, PA-C

Associate Program Director, PA Program
Assistant Professor, PA Studies

Jennifer Beauchamp, DHSC, MMS, PA-C

Director of Assessment, PA Program
Assistant Professor, PA Studies

Allison Colby, MPAS

Assistant Professor, PA Studies
Department Director of Equity

Nicole Curry, MCMS, MJ, PA-C

Assistant Professor, PA Program
Faculty Advisor, James K. Tolton Student Society

Souheil Ghannouchi, PhD

Assistant Professor, PA Studies
Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medicine and Pre-PA Program

Aaron Henry, MSHS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, PA Studies

Debra Herrmann, DHSc, MPH, PA-C

Director of the SMHS Center for Faculty Excellence
Assistant Professor, PA Studies

Malwina Huzarska, MS, MMS, PA-C

Director of Didactic Education
Assistant Professor, PA Studies

Susannah Jenkins, MPA, PA-C

Assistant Professor, PA Studies

​Michael Johnson, MPAS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, PA Studies

Nguyen Park, MS, DMSc

Assistant Professor, PA Studies

Lauren Ragle, PhD

Assistant Professor, PA Studies
Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medicine and Pre-PA Program

Tamara Ritsema, PhD, PA-C, MPH

Associate Professor, PA Studies
Director of PA Professional Practice

Howard Straker, EdD, PA-C

Director, Physician Assistant/MPH Program
Associate Professor, PA Studies
Associate Professor, Prevention and Community Health (Secondary)

Karen A. Wright, PhD, PA-C

Assistant Professor, PA Studies

James Gehring, MD

Medical Director, Physician Assistant Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of PA Studies (Secondary)

Ryan Strauss, MPH, PA-C

Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor of PA Studies (Secondary)