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Career Opportunities
The demand for pharmacists appears to be strong for many
years to come. Current shortages as well as changes and
advances in science and health care will create abundant
opportunities for pharmacy graduates. These opportunities may
include:
• Clinical specialist in cardiology, oncology, nutrition, infectious
disease, diabetes mellitus, psychiatry, etc.
• Community pharmacist
• Compounding pharmacist
• Consultant pharmacist in geriatrics, palliative care, etc.
• Hospital pharmacist
• Long-term care pharmacist
• Managed care pharmacist
• Nuclear pharmacist
• Pediatrics pharmacist
Faculty
Marc Sweeney, Dean; Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Education: B.S., Pharm., Ohio Northern University, 1993;
Pharm.D., The Ohio State University, 1997; M.Div., Southwest
Bible College and Seminary, 2006. At Cedarville since 2008.
Jeffrey Lewis, Associate Dean; Associate Professor of Pharmacy
Practice. Education: B.S., Pharm., Ohio Northern University,
1986; Pharm.D., University of Cincinnati, 1988, MACM, Malone
University, 2004. At Cedarville since 2009.
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Douglas Anderson, Chair; Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Education: B.S., Pharmacy, University of Oklahoma, 1988;
Pharm.D., University of Oklahoma, 1992. At Cedarville since 2009.
Aleda Chen, Vice Chair; Assistant Professor of Pharmacy
Practice. Education: Pharm.D., Ohio Northern University, 2006;
M.S., Purdue University, 2009; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2011. At
Cedarville since 2011.
Miriam Ansong, Director, Drug Information Center; Associate
Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Education: Pharm.D., Howard
University College of Pharmacy, 1998. At Cedarville since 2012.
John Ballentine, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Education: B.S., Pharmacy, University of Houston, 1989;
Pharm.D., University of Kentucky, 1991. At Cedarville since 2011.
Ginger Cameron, Assistant Dean of Assessment; Assistant
Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Education: B.A., Union University,
1996; M.A., Central Michigan University, 2003; ., Walden
University, 2008; Ph.D., Walden University, 2012. At Cedarville
since 2013.
Marty Eng, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Education:
Pharm.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Pharmacy,
2000. At Cedarville since 2012.
Thad Franz, Director of Experiential Programs. Assistant
Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Education: B.S., Pharmaceutical
Science, The Ohio State University, 2003; Pharm.D., The Ohio
State University, 2005. At Cedarville since 2012.
Melody Hartzler, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Education: Pharm.D., Ohio Northern University, 2009. At
Cedarville since 2010.
Jeff Huston, Instructor of Pharmacy Practice. Education: B.S.,
Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 1990. At Cedarville since
2010.
Zach Jenkins, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Education: Pharm.D., Northeast Ohio Medical University. At
Cedarville since 2013.
Emily Laswell, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Education: Pharm.D., Ohio Northern University, 2012. At
Cedarville since 2013.
Chelsea Manion, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Education: Pharm.D., Ohio Northern Universtiy, 2013. At
Cedarville since 2014.
Brenda Pahl, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Education: B.S., Ohio Northern University, 1991; Pharm.D., The
Ohio State University, 2007. At Cedarville since 2015.
Mark Pinkerton, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Education: B.A. in chemistry, Cedarville University,1983; M.S. in
chemistry, Miami University, 1985; M.D., Medical College of Ohio
at Toledo, 1991. At Cedarville since 2014.
Andrew Straw, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Education: Pharm.D., Ohio Northern University, 2014. At
Cedarville since 2015.
Dennis Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Education:
B.S., Youngstown State University, 1974; M.D., Case Western
Reserve University, 1978; Diplomate, American Board of Surgery,
1985; Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1996; M.A. (Ethics),
Trinity International University, 2004. At Cedarville since 1996.
Phillip Thornton, Vice Chair of Experiential Programs; Associate
Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Education: B.S., University
of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy, 1990; Ph.D., Wake Forest
University, 1999; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Brain
Aging and Dementia, University of California at Irvine, 1999–2000;
Postdoctoral Fellow, Disease Pharmacotherapy Traineeship,
ASCP Foundation, 2002. At Cedarville since 2012.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Rebecca Gryka, Chair; Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical
Sciences. Education: B.A., University of California San Diego,
1974; Pharm.D., University of Southern California, 1980; Ph.D.,
University of Southern California, 1984; Postdoctoral Fellow,
University of California Riverside, 1985–86. At Cedarville since
2010.
Elisha Injeti, Vice Chair; Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical
Sciences. Education: B.S., Andhra University, 1995; M.S., Andhra
University, 1997; Post Baccalaureate Certificate, Biomedical and
Clinical Ethics, Loma Linda University, 2002; Ph.D., Loma Linda
University, 2008. At Cedarville since 2009.
Samson Amos, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Education: B.Pharm., Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, 1989;
., University of Jos, Nigeria, 1998; Ph.D., University of
Nigeria, 2002. At Cedarville 2013.
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