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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 Bates, Associate Dean; Associate Professor of Pharmacy
Practice. Education: B.S., Ferris State University, 1991; Pharm.D.,
Ferris State University, 2007; At Cedarville since 2016.
Aleda Chen, Assistant Dean. 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.
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.
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 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.
Justin Cole, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Education:
Pharm.D., Ohio Northern University, 2006. At Cedarville since
2016.
Juanita Draime, Instructor of Pharmacy. Education: Pharm.D.,
Cedarville University, 2016. At Cedarville since 2016.
Marty Eng, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Education:
Pharm.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Pharmacy,
2000. At Cedarville since 2012.
Thad Franz, Vice Chair 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, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice.
Education: Pharm.D., Ohio Northern University, 2009. At
Cedarville since 2010.
Jeff Huston, Interim Director of Experiential Programs; 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; Director
of Center for Bioethics; Chair of Institutional Review Board.
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.
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.
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.
Melissa Beck, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Education: B.S., Ashland University, 1995; Ph.D., University of
Michigan, 2001. At Cedarville since 2013.
Elisha Injeti, 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.
Rocco Rotello, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Education: B.A., Chadron State College, 1983; M.S., University
of Nebraska Medical School, 1985; Ph.D., University of Colorado
Medical School, 1991; Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical
School, 1991–94. At Cedarville since 2011.
Denise Simpson , Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical
Sciences. Education: B.S., University of the West Indies, 1999;
Ph.D., University of the West Indies, 2005; Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Iowa/University
of Kansas, 2006–2008; Postdoctoral Fellow, Specialized
Chemistry Center, University of Kansas, 2008–2010. At Cedarville
since 2012.
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