Faculty

The PA Program is home to many highly accomplished faculty and staff who develop, implement and assess our curricula. As evidence of the program's teaching expertise, 55% of the principal faculty hold Master Teacher Leadership Development Certification. Many faculty serve regional and national organizations as leaders in organizations such as:

Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), (previous President of the Board, 2 current Committee Chairs)
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), (previous Board Chair and current Board member)
Post Baccalaureate Centralized Application Service, (past Co-Chair)
Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), (previous site visitor and current site visitor)
and peer reviewers for multiple medical and education journals (9 journals)

To view a faculty member's full profile, click their underlined name.

	John Gillum, DSc., PA-C Program Director, PA Program Assistant Professor, PA Studies
	Marianne Vail, PhD, PA-C Associate Program Director, PA Program Assistant Professor
	Brandon Beattie, MMSc, PA-C Director of Didactic Education, PA Program Assistant Professor, PA Studies
	Allison Colby, MAPS, PA-C, CDCES Assistant Professor, PA Studies
	Nicole Curry MCMS, MJ, PA-C Assistant Professor, PA Studies
	Jennifer Grover, DHSC, MMS, PA-C Director of Assessment, PA Program Assistant Professor, PA Studies
	Aaron Henry, MSHS, PA-C Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies
	Debra Herrmann, DHSc., MPH, PA-C Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence Assistant Professor, PA Studies
	Malwina Huzarska, MS, MMS, PA-C Assistant Professor, PA Studies
	Susannah Jenkins, MPA, PA-C Director of the Clinical Education, PA Studies Assistant Professor, PA Studies
	Michael Johnson, MPAS, PA-C Assistant Professor, PA Studies
	Susan LeLacheur, DrPH, PA-C Director of Equity, Department of PA Studies Professor, PA Studies
	Elizabeth Prevou, DMSc, MPH, MSHS, PA-C Assistant Professor, PA Studies Advisor to the Tolton Student Society
	Tamara Ritsema, PhD, MPH, PA-C Director of Professional Practice, PA Program Associate Professor, PA Studies
	Howard Straker, EdD, PA-C Director, Physician Assistant/MPH Program Associate Professor, PA Studies
	Sawali Sudarshan MD, PhD Director, Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medicine Program Assistant Professor, PA Studies
	Mary Warner, DBH, PA-C Chair, Department of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Associate Professor, PA Studies
	Karen A. Wright, PhD, PA-C Assistant Professor, PA Studies

Secondary Appointment Faculty

	James Gehring, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies (Secondary) Medical Director, Physician Assistant Program
	Ryan Strauss, MPH, MSHS, PA-C Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine Associate Clinical Professor of Physician Assistant Studies (Secondary)