The Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy

Faculty and Staff

Dean's Office

Amy H Schwartz, PharmD, BCPS
Dean and Professor
Email: aschwartz@uttyler.edu

Rebecca Dunn, PharmD, BCPS
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Clinical Associate Professor
Phone: 903.566.6101
Email: rdunn@uttyler.edu

Pamella Ochoa, PharmD
Associate Dean Experiential Education
Clinical Professor
Phone: 903.565.5596
Email: pochoa@uttyler.edu

Jose Vega, PharmD
Interim Associate Dean for Student Affairs,
Director of Interprofessional Education and Clinical Professor
Phone: 903.565.6581
Email: jvega@uttyler.edu

Elizabeth Yett, PharmD, BCACP, TTS
Interim Assistant Dean for Admissions
Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: 903.566.6438
Email: EYett@uttyler.edu

David Pearson, PhD
Director of Research
Associate Professor
Email: dpearson@uttyler.edu

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Health Outcomes

Rahmat Talukder, PhD, RPh
Chair and Professor
Email: rtalukder@uttyler.edu

May Abdelaziz, BPharm, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Email: mabdelaziz@uttyler.edu

Santosh Aryal, PhD
Associate Professor
Email: SantoshAryal@uttyler.edu

Farah Deba, BPharm, MPharm, PhD
Assistant Professor
Email: fdeba@uttyler.edu 

Joseph Glavy, PhD
Associate Professor
Email: jglavy@uttyler.edu

Ayman Hamouda, PhD
Associate Professor
Email: ahamouda@uttyler.edu

David Pearson, PhD
Associate Professor
Email: dpearson@uttyler.edu

Osama A. Shoair, PhD
Assistant Professor
Email: oshoair@uttyler.edu

Michael Veronin, PhD
Associate Professor
Email: mveronin@uttyler.edu

Yanyan Wang, PhD
Associate Professor
Email: yanyanwang@uttyler.edu

Joseph Chase
Laboratory Supervisor I
Phone: 903.566.6144
Email: Jchase@uttyler.edu

Michael Willis
Administrative Assistant II
Phone: 903.566.6299
Email: MWillis@uttyler.edu

Department of Clinical Sciences

Jonathan Newsome, PharmD
Chair and Clinical Associate Professor
Email: jonathannewsome@uttyler.edu

Brad Brazill, PharmD
Clinical Associate Professor
Email: bbrazill@uttyler.edu

Rachel A. Bratteli, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Associate Professor
Email: rbratteli@uttyler.edu

Rebecca Dunn, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Associate Professor
Email: rdunn@uttyler.edu

Young Ran Lee, Pharm.D, BCPS, BCCCP, BCIDP
Clinical Professor
Email: Younglee@uttyler.edu

Brittany L. Parmentier, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Clinical Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
Email: bparmentier@uttyler.edu

Winter Smith, PharmD
Clinical Professor
Email: wsmith@uttyler.edu 

Jose Vega, PharmD
Clinical Professor
Email: jvega@uttyler.edu 

Takova Wallace-Gay, Pharm.D., BCACP
Clinical Associate Professor
Email: twallacegay@uttyler.edu

Charlotte Weller, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
Email: Cweller@uttyler.edu

Cole Wilder, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Email: Jwilder@uttyler.edu

T. Cindy Yang, Pharm.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Email: tyang@uttyler.edu

Elizabeth Yett, Pharm.D., BCACP, TTS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Email: EYett@uttyler.edu

Frank Yu, Pharm.D., MPH
Director of Advanced Pharmacy Practices Experiences
Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: 903.566.6147
Email: fyu@uttyler.edu 

Office of Experiential Education

Pamella Ochoa, Pharm.D. 
Associate Dean Experiential Education
Clinical Professor
Phone: 903.565.5596
Email: pochoa@uttyler.edu 

Frank Yu, Pharm.D., MPH
Director of Advanced Pharmacy Practices Experiences
Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: 903.566.6147
Email: fyu@uttyler.edu 

Heidi Childers
Administrative Assistant III
Phone: 903.566.6297
Email: HChilders@uttyler.edu

Office of Student Affairs

Jose Vega, PharmD
Interim Associate Dean for Student Affairs, 
Director of Interprofessional Education and Clinical Professor
Phone: 903.565.6581
Email: jvega@uttyler.edu

Elizabeth Yett, PharmD, BCACP, TTS
Interim Assistant Dean for Admissions
Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: 903.566.6438
Email: EYett@uttyler.edu

Nicole Gaston
Administrative Assistant II
Phone: 903.565.5777
Email: mgaston@uttyler.edu 

Office of Academic Affairs

Rebecca Dunn, PharmD, BCPS
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Clinical Associate Professor
Phone: 903.566.6101
Email: rdunn@uttyler.edu

Heidi Childers
Administrative Assistant III
Phone: 903.566.6297
Email: hchilders@uttyler.edu

Information Technology

Jeff Little
Information Technology Coordinator II
Phone: 903.566.6320
Email: jlittle@uttyler.edu

Laboratory and Research Staff

Brittnee Cagle-White, M.S.
Abdelaziz Lab Manager
Biotechnology

Medhat El-Halawany, Ph.D., M.S.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Cell and Molecular Biology

Liaqat Ali, Ph.D., M.Phil
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Zoology and Molecular Cell Biology

Shoukath Sulthana, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Chemistry

Mohd Tayyab, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Neuroscience