My current position is Director for Student Success in the College of Pharmacy.  This means that I work with our Doctor of Pharmacy students to help them navigate the program from their first year to graduation.  I am their academic advisor, I run the academic support programs (tutoring, SI), provide academic coaching, and make sure that students can get to the people and resources they need if they have a problem that gets in the way of them being successful in the program.  

 

I am a good listener and a creative problem solver.  I have specific background in academic support, career advising, and currently know a fair amount about getting into and getting through a program like pharmacy school. However, I think the best way I can help students is to be a friendly person you can talk to and ask what feel like "stupid" questions even though they are probably not.

 

I am not a native Iowan, and am from the New England/eastern New York area originally and spent most of my life there.  I also lived in southern Ohio for about 5 years.  I volunteer at the animal shelter, like to play in my garden when the weather is nice, am married  and have a cat named Millie.  I also practice tai chi, and you may run into me at the gym since I like group classes.