Faculty

Department Leadership

Mary L. Warner, DBH, PA-C

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

John Gillum, DSc, PA-C

Director, PA Program
Assistant Professor

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 Program

Faculty

Brandon Beattie, MMSc, PA-C

Assistant Professor, PA Program
Director of Didactic Education

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Allison Colby, MPAS

Assistant Professor

Nicole Curry, MCMS, MJ, PA-C

Visiting Assistant Professor, PA Program

Souheil Ghannouchi, PhD

Assistant Professor, Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medicine and Pre-PA Programs

Jennifer Grover, DHSC, MMS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, PA Program

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Adanna Hackett, MS

Clinical Instructor

Aaron Henry, MSHS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, PA Program

Debra Herrmann, DHSc, MPH, PA-C

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

Malwina Huzarska, MS, MMS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, PA Program

Susannah Jenkins, MPA, PA-C

Assistant Professor, PA Program

​Michael Johnson, MPAS, PA-C

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

Susan LeLacheur, DrPH, MPH, PA-C

Professor, PA Program
Department Director of Equity

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Khalil Nader, MSN

Clinical Instructor

Elizabeth Prevou, MPH, PA-C

Assistant Professor, PA Program

Lauren Ragle, PhD

Assistant Professor, Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medicine and Pre-PA Programs

Tamara Ritsema, PhD, PA-C, MPH

Associate Professor, PA Program
Director of PA Professional Practice

Howard Straker, EdD, PA-C

Director, Physician Assistant/MPH Program
Assistant Professor, PA Program
Assistant Professor, Milken Institute of Public Health

Karen A. Wright, PhD, PA-C

Assistant Professor

Secondary Appointment Faculty

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)