Pharmacy Faculty & Staff
Dean | Scott Swigart, Pharm.D.
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs | Richard O'Brocta, Pharm.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | Warren Richards, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Assessment | Jane Souza, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Christine Birnie, Ph.D.
Acting Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Administration | Jane Souza, Ph.D.
Acting Associate Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Administration | Karl Williams, J.D.
Asim Abu-Baker, Pharm.D., CDE
Title: Assistant Director of Experiential Education
Office: WEGPHR 330
Phone: (585) 385-7379
Email: aabu-baker@sjfc.edu
Education: Ambulatory Care/Endocrinology Residency, Albany College of Pharmacy
Pharm.D., Albany College of Pharmacy
Nabila Ahmed-Sarwar, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 232
Phone: (585) 899-3884
Email: nahmed-sarwar@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharmacy Practice Residency with Emphasis in Family Practice, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Pharm.D., Midwestern University-Chicago College of Pharmacy
B.S. Pharm, Midwestern University-Chicago College of Pharmacy
Lisa Avery, Pharm.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Office: WEGPHR 239
Phone: (585) 899-3733
Email: lavery@sjfc.edu
Education: Infectious Disease Residency, University of Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia PA)
Pharm.D., University of Buffalo
B.S.Pharm., University of Buffalo
Christine R. Birnie, Ph.D.
Title: Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical
Office: WEGPHR 312
Phone: (585) 385-7202
Email: cbirnie@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
B.S.Pharm., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
Pam Carzo
Title: Assistant to the Dean
Office: WEGPHR 217
Phone: (585) 385-8430
Email: pcarzo@sjfc.edu
Lipika Chablani, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 341
Phone: (585) 899-3714
Email: lchablani@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., Mercer University
M.S., Campbell University
B.S., Mumbai University
Gabriela Cipriano, Pharm.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 241
Phone: (585) 385-7203
Email: gcipriano@sjfc.edu
Education: Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency, University of Rochester Medical Center (Rochester NY)
Pharm.D., Washington State University
B.S., California State University at Fresno
Kathryn A. Connor, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCNSP
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 236
Phone: (585) 899-3789
Email: kaconnor@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharm.D., Wayne State University (Detroit,MI)
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD)
PGY-2 Critical Care Specialty Residency, Regional Medical Center/University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis, TN)
Anthony T. Corigliano, B.S. Pharm.
Title: Assistant Professor/Laboratory Experience Coordinator
Office: WEGPHR 305
Phone: (585) 385-8405
Email: acorigliano@sjfc.edu
Education: B.S.Pharm., Northeastern University (MA)
B.S., SUNY Geneseo
Vivek S. Dave, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 335
Phone: (585) 385-5297
Email: vdave@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Maryland
M.S., Bharati Vidyapeeth University, India
B.S., University of Pune, India
Keith DelMonte, Pharm.D.
Title: Director of Experiential Education
Office: WEGPHR 331
Phone: (585) 385-5243
Email: kdelmonte@sjfc.edu
Education: Pediatric Pharmacy Practice Residency, Children’s National Medical Center (Washington DC)
Pharm.D., University of Colorado
B. S. Pharmacy, University of Connecticut
Alexander DeLucenay, Pharm.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 236
Phone: (585) 385-8373
Email: adelucenay@sjfc.edu
Education: Ambulatory Care Residency, Mission Hospitals and Mountain Area Health Education Center (Asheville, NC)
Pharm.D., St. John Fisher College
B.S., St. John Fisher College
Andrea DiGiorgio
Title: Experiential Education Coordinator
Office: WEGPHR 330
Phone: (585) 385-7249
Email: adigiorgio@sjfc.edu
Education: M.S. Higher Education Administration, University of Rochester
M.S. Counseling/Community Psychology, Marist College
Deborah Favro
Title: Assistant to the Faculty
Office: WEGPHR 317
Phone: (585) 385-5271
Email: dfavro@sjfc.edu
Mona Gandhi, Pharm.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 233
Phone: (585) 899-3722
Email: mgandhi@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharm.D., University of Florida
B.S., Rutgers University
Michele Gavigan
Title: Admissions Coordinator
Office: WEGPHR 217
Phone: (585) 385-7254
Email: mgavigan@sjfc.edu
Nanette Huether
Title: Assistant to the Department Chair
Office: WEGPHR 317
Phone: (585) 899-3818
Email: nhuether@sjfc.edu
David Hutchinson, Pharm.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 308
Phone: (585) 899-3831
Email: dhutchinson@sjfc.edu
Education: Pediatrics Residency, University of Michigan Hospital (Ann Arbor MI)
Pharmacy Practice Residency, The Ohio State University Medical Center (Columbus OH)
Pharm.D., University of Buffalo
B.S., St. John Fisher College
Sherry Jimenez, Ed.D.
Title: Director of Assessment
Office: WEGPHR 333
Phone: (585) 385-7208
Email: sjimenez@sjfc.edu
Education: Ed.D., St. John Fisher College
M.S., Nazareth College
B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology
Katherine Juba, Pharm.D., BCPS
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 309
Phone: (585) 899-3705
Email: kjuba@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharm.D., University of Buffalo
Pharmacy Practice Residency, University at Buffalo/Niagara Hospice (Lockport NY)
Jill E. Lavigne, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Title: Associate Professor
Office: WEGPHR 340
Phone: (585) 385-5255
Email: jlavigne@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Rochester
M.P.H., University of Rochester
M.S. Public Policy Analysis, University of Rochester
B.A., Duke University
Brooke Lowry, Pharm.D., BCACP
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 304
Phone: (585) 385-8074
Email: blowry@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharm.D., University of Pittsburgh
Community Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Pittsburgh
Melinda E. Lull, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 310
Phone: (585) 899-3730
Email: mlull@sjfc.edu
Education: Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University
Ph.D., Penn State College of Medicine
B.A., St. John Fisher College
Jennifer L. Mathews, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 339
Phone: (585) 899-3805
Email: jmathews@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
M.S., University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
M.A., University of Northern Colorado
B.A., State University of New York at Potsdam
Angela Nagel, Pharm.D., BCPS
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 231
Phone: (585) 899-3820
Email: anagel@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharm.D., Shenandoah University
B.S., University of Buffalo
Richard O'Brocta, Pharm.D.
Title: Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Office: WEGPHR 216
Phone: (585) 385-7238
Email: robrocta@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharm.D., Ohio Northern University
B.S.Pharm., University of Buffalo
Amy Parkhill, Ph.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Office: WEGPHR 338
Phone: (585) 385-7235
Email: aparkhill@sjfc.edu
Education: Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Ph.D., University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
M.S., University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
B.S., Niagara University
Lisa Phillips, Pharm.D., CACP, BAAP
Title: Associate Professor
Office: WEGPHR 240
Phone: (585) 899-3890
Email: ephillips@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharm.D., University of Buffalo
B.S. Pharm., University of Buffalo
Warren Richards, Ph.D.
Title: Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration
Office: WEGPHR 214
Phone: (585) 385-7234
Email: wrichards@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., Purdue University
M.B.A., Butler University
B.S.Pharm., Butler University
Ramil E. Sapinoro, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 334
Phone: (585) 385-7201
Email: rsapinoro@sjfc.edu
Education: Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Rochester
Ph.D., University of Rochester
M.S., University of Rochester
B.S., Pacific University (OR)
Anne Schweighardt, Pharm.D., BCPS
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 232
Phone: (585) 385-8355
Email: aschweighardt@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharmacotherapy Residency, Texas Tech University Sciences Center (Lubbock TX)
Pharm.D., University of Utah
A.S., Salt Lake Community College
Judianne Slish, Pharm.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Office: WEGPHR 234
Phone: (585) 385-7377
Email: jslish@sjfc.edu
Education: Infectious Disease Residency, St. Mary's Hospital/Rochester Methodist Hospital/Mayo Clinic (Rochester MN)
Pharmacy Practice Residency, Strong Memorial Hospital (Rochester NY)
Pharm.D., University of Buffalo
B.S.Pharm., University of Buffalo
Carla Snell
Title: Assistant to the Office of Student Affairs
Office: WEGPHR 217
Phone: (585) 899-3821
Email: csnell@sjfc.edu
Jane Souza, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Dean for Assessment and Acting Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Administration
Office: WEGPHR 316
Phone: (585) 385-5268
Email: jsouza@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Nebraska – Lincoln
M.Ed., Curry College
B.A., University of Massachusetts – Boston
Anand Sridhar, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 336
Phone: (585) 385-7209
Email: sanand@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Mississippi
B.S., Mumbai University, India
Scott Swigart, Pharm.D.
Title: Dean of the School of Pharmacy
Office: WEGPHR 215
Phone: (585) 385-8430
Email: sswigart@sjfc.edu
Education: Pediatric Residency, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Pharm.D., University of Nebraska
B.S., Wayne State College
Andrea Traina, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 238
Phone: (585) 385-7380
Email: atraina@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharm.D., Albany College of Pharmacy
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Residency and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialty Residency in Endocrinology, Albany College of Pharmacy/The Endocrine Group, LLP
Karl Williams, B.S.Pharm., J.D.
Title: Associate Professor and Acting Associate Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Administration
Office: WEGPHR 333
Phone: (585) 385-5298
Email: kwilliams@sjfc.edu
Education: J.D., University of Kentucky
M.S., University of Rochester
B.S.Pharm., University of Buffalo
Ashley Woodruff, Pharm.D., BCPS
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 237
Phone: (585) 385-8033
Email: awoodruff@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharm.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
General Pharmacy Practice Residency, Upstate University Hospital (Syracuse NY)
Melanie R. Woytowish, Pharm.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: WEGPHR 232
Phone: (585) 385-8390
Email: mwoytowish@sjfc.edu
Education: Pharm.D., University of Pittsburgh
Fang Zhao, Ph.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Office: WEGPHR 337
Phone: (585) 385-5296
Email: fzhao@sjfc.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Kansas
M.S., University of Kansas
B.A., University of Kansas