The search for the University of Iowa's next dean of the College of Pharmacy will be open and community-driven. 

Search committee co-chairs

Clark Stanford

Clark Stanford

Dean, College of Dentistry; Edwin B. Green Chair in Dental Leadership; professor in the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering

Nicole Brogden

Nicole Brogden

Ting-Fong and Nei-Jia Chin Professor in Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy; associate professor of dermatology, Carver College of Medicine

Search committee

Michael Brownlee

Michael Brownlee

Associate director and chief pharmacy officer, UI Hospitals & Clinics; associate dean for clinical education and clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice and science, College of Pharmacy

Jonathan Doorn

Jonathan Doorn

Professor and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics

Kate Gainer

Kate Gainer

Executive vice president and CEO, Iowa Pharmacy Association; College of Pharmacy Executive Leadership Board member 

Mary Schroeder

Mary Schroeder

Associate professor of pharmacy practice and science, College of Pharmacy; Faculty Council representative

Jay Currie

Jay Currie

Clinical professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science

Samantha Franck-Rezac

Samantha Franck-Rezac

Director of analytical laboratories, UI Pharmaceuticals

Sarah Russett

Sarah Russett

Associate vice president of health sciences development, UI Center for Advancement

Kisara Thompson

Kisara Thompson

Third-year PharmD candidate, College of Pharmacy

Joanne Wakeman

Joanne Wakeman

Associate director regulatory affairs CMC, AbbVie; College of Pharmacy Genesis Board member

Engage with the process

You will have multiple opportunities to engage with the search as it progresses.

The search committee hosted listening sessions with College of Pharmacy students, faculty, and staff via Zoom in mid-December. 

Three final candidates will visit campus to participate in open forums and meet with faculty, staff, students, shared governance, and campus leadership. Members of the campus community will be able to provide feedback on each of the candidates via forms on the finalist webpage.